On Saturday, the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic hosted their fall homecoming event and open house welcoming community to the site of the planned Central District location to learn about the resources available through the clinic and hear from guests and speakers.

Led by local business owners, Central District community gathered for a conversation about community safety on Monday afternoon at Made Space following a wave of violence across the neighborhood and the city. Led by area business owners, community advocates, artists, residents and more were all present to propose and discuss possible solutions. 

“I don't want to feel like this. You know, I'm tired. I'm tired.”

That’s how Appollonia Washington feels after Monday’s shooting that shattered some of the windows at her learning center.

Children at Voices of Tomorrow, a preschool in Rainier Beach, enjoy play time as part of their day at the school. They ride bikes—with training wheels. They play around a sand pit, climb a toy house, and play with African-style drums. 

Hundreds of protestors marched in South Lake Union to demand accountability for the Seattle police officer who fatally struck Jaahnavi Kandula with his car in January and the vice president of the Seattle police officers guild who was heard on tape mocking the death just hours later.

It was an emotional return to the Rainier Beach Safeway for the Boys and Girls Club of King County team that was present during a shooting that wounded five people nearly two weeks ago. The group’s leader addressed the community and media for the first time since the shooting.

The students at the Pacific Northwest Ballet are some of the most elite. They come from all over the country, representing 35 states. There are a few from Canada, but some come from as far away as Japan and Bulgaria.

It was a community reunion in the #CentralDistrict on Sunday as @africatownlandtrust hosted their annual Reunion On Union creating space for those who used to call the CD home but have been displaced over the years to come back home to the neighborhood to fill their hearts, souls, and stomachs. Over 450 seats lined East Union Street between 23rd and 24th Avenue in the shadow of ACLT’s Liberty Bank Building as generations of Central District residents greeted, laughed, and cried.

Powell Barnett Park in the Central District is a peaceful place that neighbors use for play, exercise, family gatherings and more. 

But that tranquility could come to an end. Seattle Parks and Recreation is considering installing a fenced-in, off-leash dog park in an open, grassy section of the park—right next to a picnic area.

On Wednesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell unveiled details of the Downtown Activation Plan he announced in April. The plan aims to bring people back to downtown, which has seen a steep decline in visitors since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Wednesday was a youth-centered day—at Ingraham High School in North Seattle, the announcement of a new initiative to prioritize youth mental health.

It was nearly 60 years ago that the Renton School District bought John Houston’s parents’ farm and home, an occurrence which Houston claims destroyed his family and left them with almost nothing.

“Behind us is the land that we owned,” said John Houston, as he pointed at a neighborhood in the Highlands in Renton.

This is not how he and the Houston family members expected their lives to turn out.

“It was swampy land, but it was home, land owned by my parents,” said Houston, who is almost 70 years old. “It’s kind of heartbreaking to see it now, and realize the dreams that my parents had.”

Yesterday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his ‘Downtown Revitalization Plan’ as he outlined his vision to crack down on illegal drug trafficking and decrease fentanyl-related deaths as well as rebuild the downtown area that was hit hard during the pandemic.

A beloved jazz band teacher in one of the most highly valued music programs in Seattle is about to lose his job because of a budget shortfall at Seattle Public Schools. The community – students and parents alike – has rallied to save the program.

Jonah Perry pleaded with the SPS board at its last meeting to keep Mike Sundt, the teacher who will be cut. 

It was an evening of celebration in Rainier Valley on Friday, as community members honored the life of Elijah Lewis, who was shot and killed just a week ago in downtown Seattle.

Nearly 900 people gathered in a downtown Seattle ballroom to show their support for King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay and his push to improve mental health access, and to honor King County residents who have worked to improve their communities.

Wednesday was a day of celebration in South Seattle, as a new mural honoring the lives of the founders of Tiny Tots Development Center, the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic and Seattle Children’s was unveiled.

The women who were honored—Odessa Brown, who fought for children’s health and the namesake of the pediatric clinic, Helen Hicks, founder of Tiny Tots, and Anna Herr Clise, founder of the Children’s Orthopedic Hospital now known as Seattle Children’s – all touched the lives of countless Seattleites over decades.

T.R. (Troy) Miles has been creating art for more than 40 years—and he’s not about to stop any time soon, with projects coming up in several parts of Seattle.

Miles produces public art in the form of murals, but he also creates fine art for galleries.

“This piece, appropriately, is called Sunshine. What's more inspiring than seeing kids, as they say, frolicking in the sunshine? People drive by. People see this--this might be the start of your day. This might be the first thing you see,” said Miles. 

Neighbors and community members rallied on Sunday to support Nurturing Roots, an urban farm in Beacon Hill that is facing eviction at the end of the month.

The farm gives free, fresh produce and eggs to more than 500 people annually, and it also provides agricultural education, pots and seeds to many more. Some of the produce also goes to food banks.