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UP#223 Council Supports Zoo Garage

By City Councilmember Nick Licata. Urban Politics (UP) blends my insights and information on current public policy developments and personal experiences with the intent of helping citizens shape...

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UP#258 Surveillance Cameras In Parks

By City Councilmember Nick Licata. Urban Politics (UP) blends my insights and information on current public policy developments and personal experiences with the intent of helping citizens shape...

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UP#276 A Tale of Two Trees

By City Councilmember Nick Licata. Urban Politics (UP) blends my insights and information on current public policy developments and personal experiences with the intent of helping citizens shape...

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The Future of Magnuson Park

This past Saturday, while I was addressing the Seattle Care Congress at the Greenwood Senior Center, my Legislative Aide Frank Video was participating in a half-day planning workshop at Warren G....

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A Waterfront Writers Park

On Monday, March 5th, I will participate in a public forum hosted by the Central Waterfront Committee at Seattle’s Town Hall titled “Setting the Stage: How do we create vibrant spaces for arts, culture...

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How Should We Use Housing Levy Funds?

Because of concerns some advocates of low income housing have expressed to me about too many housing levy funds being used by the Seattle Housing Authority for the redevelopment of Yesler Terrace, on...

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Giving Peace a Dance at the Center House

Saturday was the first day of six-months celebrating the 50th anniversary of the World’s Fair hosted by Seattle Center in 1962. The Century 21 Exposition drew 10 million visitors, ended in the black...

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Chihuly Garden and Glass

Pacific Sun, by Dale Chihuly (Photographed by Nick Licata) As I strolled through Chihuly Garden and Glass during one of its opening celebrations recently, I was struck by the scale of Dale’s work –...

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Read With Me

I recently blogged about an inspiring public art project called the Spiral of Hope. It turns out the artist behind that project, Bryan Ohno, is also behind another art project that caught my attention:...

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Benefit for Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center

After a $3,800.000 renovation that started in March of last year, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center will celebrate both its re-opening and its 40th anniversary with a special benefit this...

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Jammin’ at Lavizzo Park

Last year, I was invited to speak at the opening of The Jackson Street Music History Project, which promotes youth education and historic preservation of black music traditions and culture in the...

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Tuesdays & Thursdays @ City Hall

Tuesdays Every Tuesday, through September 15th, Pike Place Market Express brings the bounty of local farmers to City Hall Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you’re near the south end of downtown, this...

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Little Free Libraries for the Waterfront?

In February, I blogged about envisioning a writers park at the water’s edge along our central waterfront. Over the weekend, I came across news of a grass roots literary idea called Little Free Library....

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Redesigning the Central Waterfront

Image from http://waterfrontseattle.org/ On Monday, July 23 the City Council will hear the recommendations of the Central Waterfront Committee about how to redesign the Downtown Seattle waterfront. The...

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THE YESLER TERRACE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT

On September 4, the City Council approved four pieces of legislation giving the Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) the green light to move ahead with its 30 acre, $300 million redevelopment of Yesler...

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New Parks Policy

The Parks Department has announced a  new City policy changing the use of  authority granted by the Park Exclusion Ordinance, passed by the 1997 City Council.  This new policy was negotiated thanks to...

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Staffing Cultural Development & Volunteer Park

Included in the 2013-2014 City budget my colleagues and I finalized today are two staffing issues I fought for. One is the retention, though unfunded, of a full time gardener position in 2013 for the...

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Good News on Building 30

There’s good news on the renovation of Magnuson Park’s Building 30, owned by the City and managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). Click here and here to read my previous comments on...

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Magnuson Park Bldg. 11 Dispute Resolved

In early 2009, the City Council passed Ordinance 122814, authorizing the Parks and Recreation Department to enter into a lease agreement with Building 11 Investors LLC for the renovation, development...

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Art in the Park & African American Film Fest

SEATTLE’S AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL The 10th Annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival kicks off April 13th at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute. It will run through April...

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