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Published 3 hours agoDolly Parton’s legacy of giving books to kids broadens in WA
Parton’s Imagination Library and the Page Ahead Children's Literacy Program have a new partnership.
Ballard Alliance refreshes flower planters for fall
Ballard’s seasonal flower planters will stick around a little longer this year. The Ballard Alliance has refreshed its 26 flower planters with new plants that are better able to withstand ... Read more
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Published September 3040 Acre Conservation League seeks to protect land for future generations
California's first Black-led land conservancy is named for the broken promise made to formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War.
How InvestigateWest sparks change across the Pacific Northwest
What happens when local news disappears? Polluters pollute more. Governments become less accountable. Entire communities are left in the dark. Since 2009, InvestigateWest has been building something the Pacific Northwest desperately needed: a nonprofit investigative newsroom —…
Ole Miss student completes 4,500-mile cross-country cycling journey for charity
From June 5 to Aug. 8, senior entrepreneurship major Nathan Won went on a 67-day, 4,500-mile journey by bicycle across the country. Won and his teammates pedaled from Seattle to Washington, D.C., to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. Won, a member of the Pi…
Ballard Alliance joins call for citywide public safety plan
The Ballard Alliance is joining other Seattle business leaders in asking the city for a public safety plan with a timeline and measurable goals. Ballard Alliance Executive Director Mike Stewart ... Read more
Annual Pet Celebration returning to Ballard Commons Park
The annual Pet Celebration and St. Luke’s pet blessing will return to Ballard Commons Park on Sunday, Oct. 4, from noon to 3 p.m. The event invites people to bring ... Read more
Local conservationists partner with Woodland Park Zoo to turn invasive blackberries into gorilla feed
Since May, several Western lowland gorillas at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle have been enjoying several truckloads of the invasive Himalayan blackberry plants. The Seattle-based conservation group Mountains to […]
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Published September 16Climbing Mount Tahoma (aka Mount Rainier)
A group of Indigenous teens and young adults train to climb to Camp Muir on Mount Tahoma.
The Urbanist Fall Member Drive: Staffing Up to Expand Our Coverage
Help us hit our goal of 100 new members in our annual fall member drive. We rely on reader donations to fund our work!
Sharing—a Simple Approach to a Better Future
From Seattle to Houston to Asheville, North Carolina, (and beyond!) tool libraries and other sharing hubs are saving people money, preventing waste, and building spaces for resilience.