Summer Breeze at Labateyah
Summer Breeze at Labateyah Youth Home Our neighbors at Labateyah Youth Home are doing incredible work in the community. If you’ve ever walked by the big white building with the beautiful garden and wondered what happened there, the answer is: a whole lot. As their name suggests, they offer a bridge housing program. They are a part of United Indians of All Tribes Foundations and they also provide support to a wide range of ages through five different programs. You can support their work by helping them keep things cool this summer. Join the drive for box fans now [...]
Rest in Peas, Fred
Fred Miller: peace activist, gardener, sailor, avid bicyclist, and storyteller. Fred was a leader of the Seattle Peace movement. Maybe you caught his street performance as Major Warren D. Struction back in the day. Fred was a long time member of From Hiroshima to Hope and helped make the annual Aug 6 lantern floating ceremony happen. On Sundays, you would find Fred on the water with the Center for Wooden Boats. The rest of the week, Fred led the Crown Hill Community Garden to grow and donate thousands of pounds of food to [...]
Crown Hill-O-Ween 2024- A Barking Great Time!
Pets Know How to Party at Crown Hill-O-Ween The 2024 Crown Hill-O-Ween competitors were in rare form on Saturday, and no rain could spoil our parade! One rabbit, one cat, and many, many dogs, along with their humans, turned out and they really brought the flair! These pets used all of their considerable patience and goodwill to strut their stuff. Our honorable judges had a tough time choosing among the splendid array of looks on the runway. We’d like to thank our judges for tackling the very challenging task of choosing only four winners from all of [...]
Goonies Never Say Die
Goonies Never Say Die! but. We had to rethink our plan. Rain in August!?! The Crown Hill Outdoor Movie was transformed into a last minute indoor movie. Our amazing volunteers spent months planning the summer movie, then with the help of neighborhood organizations they changed the plan to save the day. The Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society shared their rehearsal space and it was the perfect cozy spot for our movie. So perfect we are plotting how to host a series of movies there! ARC Dance joined in on the fun - they sold concessions and welcomed [...]
Summer Street Fest 24 wrapup
Summer?? Street Fest The annual Street Festival felt more like a winter event, but Crown Hill was not to be deterred. The surf band made us want to catch a wave as we all dodged the lighting storm! Set up was treacherous but neighbors managed to get the event ready despite the pouring rain. We were excited to welcome neighborhood businesses who helped to make the event so special. Sasha Moon Salon offered hair tinsel so participants were sparkling despite the gloom. The folks from Korazon Tattoo sold plants and applied [...]
Help Pick the Outdoor Movie
Outdoor Movie Night The date is set - August 23rd. We aren't popping the corn, but the order is in with Mimi's Zero Waste. The final big piece? We have to pick the movie! The Princess Bride was so much fun last year - and we will definitely do that again - but we wanted to mix it up this year. We couldn't choose so we hope you will vote for the Crown Hill Outdoor Movie.