Category Archives: Living Here

Broadview Eight Weeks to Trim Your Waste -Diverting Textiles

Waste Management’s Think Green Recycling Challenge is going to end in March, these are the last weeks to reduce and reuse and recycle! With two months to go, we are in the thick of our competition. Check out the campaign: http://www.wmnorthwest.com/seattle/seattlerewards.html It’s still anyone’s ballgame, and we want to share some tools that will really…

Ingraham High School’s First Annual Baseball/Softball Skills Clinic.

Ingraham High School’s First Annual Baseball/Softball Skills Clinic. The clinic is free for boys and girls grades 3-8. Click here to see bigger flyer or to print it:   Clinic Flyer-Final Thank you so much, Colleen Lawler Ingraham Softball-Head Coach

Shoreline Farmers Market

Greetings Broadview Community Council and Residents! As you may or may not have heard, there is a new Farmers Market coming to the N Seattle, Shoreline area this summer. The Shoreline Farmers Market will be opening June 16th of this year. This Farmers Market will benefit residents of North Seattle and particularly, the Broadview neighborhood….

Broadview Neighbors, looking for fun activities to get through these winter days?

Looking for some new activities while waiting for our warmer days? I recently stopped by a new book store  Book Larder.  It opened last October and is located in the upper Fremont area.   What a great book store!  As big book chain stores close one wonders how a new small book store will do in…

News from Terrie Johnston, our North Percinct Crime Prevention Coordinator

 Mayor McGinn and the Seattle City Council decided last November to maintain the 3 remaining Crime Prevention Coordinators for another year. This means I will continue serving the North Precinct’s neighborhoods with establishing and maintenance of Block Watches; conducting free security surveys for both commercial spaces and residents.  I am available for personal safety trainings;…

HELP GET SEATTLE WALKING.

Would someone from our neighborhood be up for the fun task? Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board seeks new members  SEATTLE―The Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board is accepting applications for new members to help make walking in Seattle safer and easier. The volunteer board, which was created by Seattle City Council in 1993, plays an influential role in implementing…

Save Money on Energy Costs

Sustainable Works, a local non-profit, has a program to help residents reduce home energy use and costs.  Here is their recent press release. Seattle, Wash. (January, 2012) –Seattle residents have an exciting opportunity to access stimulus funds to improve the energy efficiency of their home through a City of Seattle program called Community Power Works….

Short on Cash?…. Creative Ways to Save Is The Broadiew Community Council January Meeting Topic

Join us Tuesday  January 17th for the Broadview Community Council Meeting as we discuss creative ways to cut back on daily expenses and save money.  We will look at everything from home energy audits to composting to recycling to refinancing.  Bring your ideas to share! Kristin Kinder from Waste Management will review ways to save…

Happy New Year Future Broadview/ Bitter Lake P-Patchers!

We’re capturing the momentum of the new year with a meeting to design the shed for the future Bitter Lake P-Patch.   Date:  Thursday, January 12  Time: 6:30-7:45 pm Place: Broadview Library (12755 Greenwood Ave N, Seattle, 98133,  206-684-7519) The final conceptual design of the P-Patch includes a two-level shed that is accessible from two sides…

Seattle Public Library would like to get citizen input on Library services.

 Here’s your chance to give some feedback  on services at the Broadview Branch. Make sure when you go on line to use the word Broadview in your comments. If citizens cannot attend the meetings, they can offer their comments on line at: http://www.spl.org/about-the-library/libraries-for-all/lfa-plan/share-your-thoughts In January, the Library will be holding 3 important meetings to get citizen input…