Save the Ballard P-Patch!
Save the Ballard P-Patch! The Ballard P-Patch is an important part of our community. The garden grows and donates food to the Ballard Food Bank, offers garden space to neighbors, and hosts educational and arts events. The garden is also a beautiful green space, untouched by development. A committed group of volunteers are working to raise the funds to save this neighborhood gem, and we hope you will join them in this mission. Sign the petition! They are asking the City Council for emergency funding so that they can qualify for a King County grant that requires [...]
Food Donated to Ballard Food Bank
Food Donated to Ballard Food Bank The gardeners took over the space in front of the Crown Hill Center this spring. As they grew their plan for the garden space as urban food forest, they also grew over 500 pounds (and counting) of food to donate to the Ballard Food Bank. What an innovative way to work for our community! We are looking for volunteers as we expand the program to the Holman Grove around 90th st and Mary Ave NW. Contact us for more information.
We Worried About Smoke…
We Worried About Smoke... As we planned the summer street festival series, we worried about the smoke forcing us to cancel August. Instead we had a heavy fall of rain - that didn't deter folks from the food truck and music. Several brave neighbors even waded through the evening to watch the original Jurassic Park. A fun night of food, music, and dinosaurs.
Crown Hill Road Mural
Crown Hill Road Mural The second street festival brought bubbles, an encore from Off the Rez, a DJ, and a neighborhood art project. Working with neighborhood artist Andy Miller (@mantisart77), Crown Hill got to channel its inner artist to spruce up this hub of activity. Andy designed the mural, and drew the outline on the street. Neighbors of all ages got to pick up a brush to bring color and life to the painting. Stop by 90th st NW between Mary and 14th Ave NW (the back of Turtle Coffee) and check out the neighborhood produced art! [...]
Off the Rez
Holman Grove Street Festival Food Truck We are so excited to have Off the Rez as our food truck at the first Holman Grove Street Festival! This amazing business was started by a resident of Crown Hill!
Crown Hill Neighborhood Heart
Crown Hill Neighborhood Heart Crown Hill is full of neighbors and small businesses working to create a connected community. One challenge is that the center of our neighborhood is Holman Road, which feels more like a separating corridor. Creating a place for neighbors to connect and small businesses to grow is a priority. The Crown Hill Village Association is working with non profit groups and the City to vision a neighborhood heart. Someplace close to the major bus lines but a bit off the main corridor. After walking the neighborhood, we identified the area behind the Crown [...]