Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
On Sunday (Feb. 26), a totem pole carved by the Williams family and others to commemorate native woodcarver John T. Williams will be carried in a procession from downtown to Seattle Center, where it will be ceremonially raised at its permanent home. The public is invited.
The fact that millions of fellow citizens are trapped in poverty is on our minds, and not only because of a Mitt Romney remark. A UW panel proposed a few remedies.
When SPD and the community disagree, says a key city leader, there needs to be a place to go where all sides routinely gather to solve problems together. But a meeting to discuss one model turns tense.
The foundation builds strong relationships with each community so that gifts will leverage the community's strengths. Working with Native American groups highlights the importance of a sense of reciprocity.
A group of neighbors contested the location of the Crisis Solutions Center in the Jackson Place community. King County Superior Court ruled in DESC's favor, but the delay (and cost to taxpayers) continues.
