http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave for all things 12th avenue Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:51:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We are moving the 12th Avenue blog so please update your bookmarks to this page: www.12thaveseattle.com The new page also features the brand new 12th Avenue walking map and info about upcoming neighborhood events. http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1467 SDOT will be repaving 12th Avenue between Pike and Madison Streets on July 20-21. Looks like they plan to keep one lane open to traffic during this time and the sidewalks will also remain open. That means that the The 12th Avenue Neighborhood Festival will be home to ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1465 Izilla Toys is celebrating their move to their new, street level space this Saturday, July 17th. Festivities will include face painting, magic show, a raffle, cupcakes, ice cream, and 20% off all merchandise! Check out their website here. Check out the fun at 1419 12th Avenue (between Pike and ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1462 [caption id="attachment_1457" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Cloud mock-up"][/caption] The 12th Avenue Stewardship Committee got together last night for a great discussion about the James Court Park. Seattle Parks and the design team (Hewitt Architects and Ellen Sollod) presented 2 schemes for the park.  The majority of folks preferred the first ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1455 Please join the Parks Department,  design team, and 12th Avenue community for a meeting next Tuesday, July 13th to discuss the design for the James Court Park. The team will be showing us several schematic designs for the park based on input from the community meeting back in ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1442 Back in May the 12th Avenue Stewardship Committee met with the Parks Department and members of the design team at Hewitt to discuss ideas for the James Court Park. Below are some images from an exercise at that meeting. Community members were given green dots to place on ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1439 Please join us and our neighborhood friends for a party to celebrate Pike/Pine next Wednesday. The party is geared to reach out to folks who live and work in the neighborhood and also to those who just plain love Pike/Pine. The evening will feature a variety of ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1430 The 12th Avenue Stewardship Committee put together an application to the Seattle Parks Department a couple months ago for funding for the James Court woonerf project. (Woonerf, a Dutch word, describes a street where bikes and pedestrians have priority over cars and is used as a way to slow down ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1426 On Sunday, August 15th we’ll be closing down 12th Avenue between Pike and Madison Streets from noon to 6pm to celebrate the 12th Avenue and Pike Pine neighborhoods in style. You won’t be able to get the usual strawberry shortcake or ear of corn from this street festival ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1423 The East Precinct is holding a street party this Saturday on 12th between Pike and Pine Streets. Come by to eat some food, say hi to your neighbors, and meet your local police officers. I hear that there may also be some K-9 dogs and police horses. ... http://CAPITOLHILLHOUSING.ORG/12thave/?p=1418