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Clean Sweep is just around the corner!
10am Sunday, June 3 at
Cal Anderson Park
Kick off Pride Month by helping to clean the streets and public spaces of Capitol Hill. A local favorite! We'll feed you, give you a stylish t-shirt (first come, first-served) and all the tools you'll need to give our neighborhood a nice polish. Register as an individual or team today!
We'll gather in the morning at
Cal Anderson Park for coffee and pastries before dispersing to clean the streets of Capitol Hill (thanks
Starbucks!). After the clean-up, volunteers will be treated to music and
Sizzle Pie pizza and ice-cream (thanks
Umpqua bank!) in the park.
Special thanks to our generous event sponsors!
"Beautification Buff" level:
Kaiser Permanente &
Recology Cleanscapes
"Litter Whiz" level:
Republic Services
"Street Sweeper" level:
Broadway BIA,
Hunters Capital, Linda's Tavern, Oddfellows Cafe + Bar, Smith &
Tallulahs.
It's not too late to sponsor Clean Sweep!
You can help make Clean Sweep a success with a
sponsorship or in-kind food & beverage donation! Email
[email protected] for more information.
Clean Sweep is produced by the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce in partnership with our friends at PrideFest
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Community Care Day is Friday, June 8
The Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Be:Seattle, Community Lunch, The Beyond Project, and other local services providers to offer free haircuts, healthcare, care packages and resources to the community during free lunch hours. MORE INFO
Special thanks to our generous event sponsor: Kaiser Permanente
Donate or Volunteer
You can help make Community Care Day a success! Email [email protected] to make a donation, volunteer services or help promote the event to our low-income, no-income and homeless neighbors in need.
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Business News & Resources
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Office of Economic Development Launches Small Business Advocate Office Hours in Capitol Hill
10am-2pm May 23
Cafe Solstice (925 E Thomas Street)
Listening to what small business owners and operators are concerned about and keeping City Hall informed of what they're hearing in the small business community is an essential part of what
Small Business Advocates do in the Office of Economic Development (OED).
Starting this month, Michael Wells
, Small Business Advocate at the
City of Seattle OED will
setting up regular monthly office hours on Capitol Hill, as well as the other neighborhood business districts. The idea is to make it easier for small business owners to speak to an OED Small Business Advocate by bringing the office to the neighborhood.
This month Michael will be setting up shop at Café Solstice, 925 Thomas Street on Wednesday, May 23, from 10am-2pm. Joining him from 12-2pm will be
Egan Orion, the Broadway Business Improvement Area (BIA) Administrator and
Phillip Sit, the City's BIA Advocate. No appointment is needed, but
if you'd like to schedule a specific time on that date please email [email protected] or call 206-684-8612.
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See litter, illegal dumping, graffiti or sharps?
Download the Find it Fix it app.
With Find It, Fix It, reporting an issue is as easy as snapping a photo with your smartphone, adding detailed information, and hitting submit. The map's "drag and drop" feature or the phone's own technology can be used to pinpoint the location.
"Find It, Fix It" is a smartphone app offering mobile users one more way to report selected issues to the City of Seattle. It is available for
Android and
iOS.
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 5-Minute Employer Pre-Tax Survey
TAKE THE SURVEY
Our friends at
Commute Seattle are gathering information from local businesses to assess awareness of public transportation benefit options.
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Member News, Community News & Events
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Upcoming Events, Classes, and Workshops
Members: Get your event listed here!
Login to your Chamber account and Add an Event from your dashboard. Questions? Email
[email protected]
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Bikes and Bagels
7-9am May 18
Lake Union, Occidental Park, Othello Station
It is that time of year: the sun is out, and the days are getting longer. Time to tune up your bike and start riding.
May 18th is the 8th Annual Bikes and Bagels celebration and this year we will be at three locations.
Join Commute Seattle to celebrate biking in the city! Swing by, on foot or bike, to celebrate your active commute with a bagel and coffee on your way to work.
MORE INFO
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Be a Reel Queer Youth Mentor!
Mentor Applications due May 21
Youth Applications due June 30
Reel Queer Youth (RQY) is a video production and media literacy training for LGBTQIA+ youth and allies ages 13-20.
MORE INFO
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Transit Talks
8:30-10am May 24
University Book Store
4326 University Way NE
Link light rail is coming to the U District in 2021, expanding economic capacity and growth in the area. How does this change affect our business district? And what does it mean for customers traveling to and from the U District?
Join us for an opportunity to engage with leaders who have experienced transportation-related changes in their neighborhoods and discuss how you can be ready for the change.
MORE INFO/RSVP
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Capitol Hill Design Guidelines Open House
5:30-7:30pm May 30
Pike Pine Rm, 12th Ave Arts (1620 12th ave)
Capitol Hill is experiencing a phase of rapid growth. Since the neighborhood design guidelines were adopted in 2005, nearly 50 new building designs have gone through the Design Review program and received development permits. As the neighborhood continues to grow, the City of Seattle is teaming up with Capitol Hill Housing, the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict and local community members to update the existing Capitol Hill Neighborhood Design Guidelines, which will serve as a guide for future development throughout all areas within the Capitol Hill Urban Center.
We are hosting a Community Open House on Wednesday, May 30th to share the Draft Guidelines and hear what you think of them. The draft guidelines will be ready for your review on the
OPCD website before the open house at the end of the month. Join our staff to learn more and share your opinions
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MORE INFO
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Bite of Greece
June 1st thru 3rd:
Fri 4-10pm,
Sat 11am-10pm,
Sun 12-6pm
Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption
1804 13th Ave
The Greek Orthodox Church of the Assumption presents the "Bite of Greece Seattle"! This will be a fantastic event! Enjoy all the delicious Greek foods you love, made by our parishioners from ages-old top secret recipes from their ancestral homes in Greece. So come, enjoy the food, drink some wine and listen (and dance, if you to live music!)
MORE INFO
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Ride Transit Day
June 7, All Day
Kick off Ride Transit Month right by choosing your favorite mode and taking a trip to your favorite transit accessible destination.
Help spread transit cheer by saying hello to fellow passengers, offering up a seat, or celebrating the transit riders in your life.
Keep an eye out for pop-up celebrations across the Puget Sound for a chance to win awesome prizes and swag.
Take a transit selfie using #RideTransit and tag @Transpochoices to be entered to win!
MORE INFO
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Brushes and Breakfast
10am-12pm June 9
Bright Horizons (1002 E Seneca)
We invite you and your family to join us for a morning of family fun! Enjoy breakfast with us and create a masterpiece with your little artist. Our teachers will lead the group in a step by step process to create a beautiful abstract painting using tape. This event is geared towards children 2 - 6 years old.
MORE INFO
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Volunteer Park Pride Festival
12-7pm June 9
The Volunteer Park Festival (formally known as Seattle Pride Picnic) is Seattle Pride's celebration of queer arts, music, performance and culture held in Volunteer Park on Saturday, June 9th from 12pm-7pm. The festival is free to attend and will feature a beer garden, music stage, food trucks, small local craft fair and sponsor & nonprofit informational booths.
MORE INFO
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PrideFest Capitol Hill
12-9pm June 23
Broadway Ave, Cal Anderson Park, Denny Way
Now in its 5th year, PrideFest Capitol Hill is now expanded to encompass Broadway from John to Roy, as well as Denny Way and Cal Anderson Park for Family Pride and Queer Youth Pride. An event for the traditional LGBTQ neighborhood, now fully managed by PrideFest exclusively. All ages.
Presented by Delta with support by the Broadway BIA. MORE INFO
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Stay tuned for more Capitol Hill Pride Events in next month's newsletter!
Get your Pride event listed!
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Sponsored by our Community Leaders
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Community Leader Level Members:
Community Partner Level Members:
1st Security Bank of WA, Amazon, Capitol Cider, Capitol Hill Housing, CapitolHillSeattle.com, Capitol Hill Times, Guild Seattle (Big Mario's, Comet, Grim's, LostLake), Modera Capitol Hill, Queer/Bar,
Ragen and Associates, Redhook Brewlab, Seattle Academy, Seattle Central College,
Seattle University NCS, Starbucks Coffee Company, Substantial, Swedish Medical Center,
The Derschang Group (Oddfellows, Linda's, SMITH, Tallulah's), The Lyric
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If you would like to connect with the Chamber or have questions or comments, please contact us at
[email protected] .
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