After a year of hibernation, Sustainable Capitol Hill is back with a string of Spring meetings focusing on food and the environment.  At the first of these meetings Capitol Hill Housing will give an introduction to our organization and then plunge into a workshop on sustainability and the connections between food systems, stormwater infrastructure, and urban gardening.  The workshop comes thanks to research CHH has done as part of our EcoDistrict Initiative.  Stay tuned for announcements about the release of our EcoDistrict report later this Spring.

The March meeting is just around the corner (Monday).  Details and facebook sign up below.

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We’ll start at 6:30pm with a potluck and continue with
the meeting at 7pm.

Hope to see you there!

Sustainable Capitol Hill March Meeting

Monday, March 5
6:30p Potluck

7:00p CHH & EcoDistrict Presentation

At Bluebird Microcreamery

1205 E Pike St., Suite 1A

Second Floor Meeting Room

RSVP at https://www.facebook.com/events/175327292582826/

Please join Feet First, Seattle Councilmember Nick Licata and Seattle Housing Authority Executive Director Tom Tierney on a Walk and Talk tour of Yesler Terrace.

Tuesday, November 2nd
5:30 – 7:30pm
Meet at Yesler Community Center

Community leaders will lead a short walk, stopping at three locations to illustrate the project’s future redevelopment opportunities, specifically with regard to walkability, connectivity and access to area amenities.

Walk & Talk participants will have the opportunity to learn how the Yesler Terrace neighborhood will be transformed into a more walkable and livable area. The walk will end with a reception at the Jessie Epstein Center.

For more information and to reserve your spot, visit Feet First’s website.

You must check out Smash Putt this weekend! Take a break from the family and the turkey-induced coma (or better yet, bring the family!) to this crazy indoor putt putt experience. Smash Putt is 18 holes of putt putt fun with gadgets, moving parts, catapults, drill presses, and mopeds and was some of the best fun I’ve had in long time.

Catapult in Action!

Brought to you by the good folks at the Hazard Factory, Smash Putt is housed in the purple brick warehouse at 912 12th Avenue between Spring and Marion Streets. Check it out soon though because November 27, 28 and 29th  are the LAST DAYS of Smash Putt. They recommend buying advance tickets so check out their website , get tickets, and go score a hole in one!

Golf Ball Air Gun!

As most of you know by now, the SPD East Precinct, located at 12th + Pine, tragically lost Officer Timothy Brenton on Halloween night.  Details of this terrible crime can be found here on CD News.

Tomorrow, Friday, November 6th from 9am to Noon, the memorial motorcade procession will travel through the City of Seattle. We estimate that it will arrive past the East Precinct at about 10:30am. Details of the route can be found here.

Please consider coming out to pay your respects to Officer Brenton.

Velocity Dance Center has gotten one step closer to realizing their dream of a new long term home on Capitol Hill.  One of the may non-profits being dislocated from the Oddfellows building- they have found a beautiful new home at 1621 12th Ave- the old Capitol Hill Arts Center space.
Seismic upgrades and a needed change of use by building landlord Elizabeth Linke took some time over the summer and early fall.  In the last week, Velocity has gotten the go-ahead for the city to being their demolition and construction work.
Velocity has their own blog chronicling their capital campaign and move.

Capitol Hill Housing is up for consideration in this year’s Strangercrombie fundraiser!

If you are so inclined, please visit this SLOG post and consider voting for CHH so that we can continue to deliver great affordable housing and community development work in the City of Seattle.