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First Hill Community News and Updates
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Memorial Walk and Vigil planned for Rebecca Scollard, 8/13 9:30am
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Rebecca Scollard was killed crossing James Street on Thursday, July 31. Seattle Neighborhood Greenways has organized a memorial for her, to be followed by a community debrief with City representatives who have the power to make our streets safer and prevent future deaths.
The Memorial Walk for Rebecca Scollard will begin at 9:30 am on Wednesday, August 13 with a gathering in front of St. James Cathedral on 9th Avenue. We will carry signs and walk quietly to the site of Rebecca's death at 9th and James, where we will hear a few words from people who knew and cared for Rebecca. Singer/songwriter Jim Page will offer a song or two.
After the Memorial Walk, we will move to a nearby location to debrief and discuss ways that safety for people who walk, bike and use transit can be improved along James Street.
More information about this event can be found here.
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Art Interruptions installed throughout First Hill in August
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Ten emerging artists have created temporary art installations throughout the First Hill neighborhood for the project Art Interruptions 2014. The artworks will inhabit city sidewalks and parks and offer passers-by a brief interruption in their day, eliciting a moment of surprise, beauty, contemplation or humor. Each artist will develop artworks on display for approximately ten weeks beginning in August.
Read more, including a link to the downloadable map, here!
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Spend your Tuesday playing Scrabble with your neighbors! Tournament August 12th at intersection of University, Union, and Boylston!
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Come join the life-sized Scrabble Tournament at the intersection of University, Union and Boylston in the First Hill neighborhood! Hosted by SDOT and their community partners, the intersection will be temporarily closed for the event.
Scrabble participants will be determined by lottery. Join the Scrabble player lottery at streetscrabble@gmail.com.
The night of the event, we'll will draw 16 participants and pair them up into teams. Each game will be 20 minutes. The tournament will have a referee and scorekeeper, and is a single elimination format.
There are prizes from local businesses for the winners! Bring a few table top games to play while you watch or wait your turn! More information is here.
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PARK(ing) Day application deadline approaching
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PARK(ing) Day happens once a year, on the third Friday in September, and is an opportunity for any Seattleite to temporarily turn parking spaces into parks. The event raises awareness about important issues like creating a walkable, livable, healthy city and helps people re-think how our streets can be used.
Last year, Seattle boasted 45 pop-up parks around the city, each offering a fun and unique way to engage with the local community. The deadline for PARK(ing) Day applications is Friday, August 29, and instructions for submitting are here.
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The First Hill Improvement Association serves the First Hill community through advocacy, information dissemination, event programming, and stewardship of resources. Our mission is to make First Hill a safe, vibrant, and inviting place for all. If you want to become a member, have a community announcement you'd like included in this newsletter, or just want to say hi, contact FHIA Coordinator Alex Hudson at alex@firsthill.org.
Our next public meeting is September 9, 2014. It will be at the Frye Art Museum (704 Terry Ave) starting at 6pm. The meeting topic is "High Rise Development" and we'll be hosting representatives of private developers as well as government agencies working on land use issues in our neighborhood.
Thanks for being our neighbor!
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