This Wednesday, May 16th, Capitol Hill Housing will take 12th Avenue Arts before the Seattle Design Review Board for its final design and zoning review. Achieving approval by the Design Review Board is a critical step in 12th Avenue Arts moving forward in order to start construction this year.

We invite you to attend the Design Review Board meeting and share your support for 12th Avenue Arts! There will be a short presentation by the project team followed by an open period for public comment.

Wednesday, May 16, 6:30 – 7:30pm
Seattle University Student Center, Room 130

UPDATE: Corrected map to location

View the full presentation to the Design Review Board (PDF, 66Mb)

Capitol Hill Housing’s 7th Annual Community Forum   

Moderator: Former HUD Deputy Secretary and King County Executive Ron Sims

Distinguished panelists:
•    Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn
•    Denis Hayes, President of the Bullitt Foundation and founder of Earth Day
•    Naomi Cole, EcoDistrict Program Director at Portland Sustainability Institute
•    Llewellyn Wells, President of Living City Block
•    Rebecca Saldaña, Equitable Transit Oriented Development Program Director at Puget Sound Sage

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway, Seattle, WA  98122
•    5:00 PM Doors open
•    5:30 PM Presentation & Panel Discussion
•    7:00 PM Reception

Capitol Hill Housing is leading the effort to create an EcoDistrict in our neighborhood.

We invite you to hear a presentation on Capitol Hill EcoDistrict research, join a discussion with a panel of local and national urban sustainability leaders, and find out how you can become an active participant in the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict. Together we can make Capitol Hill a model for sustainable development!

Free and open to the public – RSVP required – Register now.

Learn more about the EcoDistrict.

Produced by the Capitol Hill Housing Foundation in partnership with The Bullitt Foundation, GGLO, Preservation Green Lab, Seattle University; Event sponsors: Boeing, Weyerhaeuser

Some of the ways you could help

• Get 12 to Give $12: Ask 12 friends to donate $12 for 12th Avenue Arts. No event planning necessary!
• Co-host a neighborhood happy hour: Select a neighborhood bar or coffee shop, turn out your friends, and one of our team members will give an introduction to the campaign.
• Host a house party: Provide the space and snacks for 15-20 of your friends who’d be willing to support the campaign (all contribution levels welcome). We’ll give a presentation and provide an opportunity to ask questions and learn more.
• Put a decal in the window of your business or contact other local businesses and encourage their support.
• Put up a yard sign showing your support.

If you are interested in getting involved, contact us at campaign@capitolhillhousing.org to learn more!

If you are interested, there is still time to join the team. Participants receive perks such as weekly training runs, a free technical shirt, and the camaraderie of a community of walkers and runners helping to make a difference in their community! Weekly training runs take place on Wednesday evenings at 5:30pm. Runners meet at the Capitol Hill Housing offices located at 1406 10th Avenue East.

If running 13.1 miles doesn’t sound like your cup of tea but you want to help – consider sponsoring a runner. This year’s team is aiming to raise $5,000 to support CHH’s work providing homes for low-income residents throughout the Seattle area.

Click here to learn more or to make a donation!

On March 29, King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle Council President Sally J. Clark, Seattle Councilmember Nick Licata, Seattle Councilmember Tim Burgess, and community leaders Michael Shiosaki, Roger Nyhus and Rod Hearne hosted a special evening of conversation about 12th Avenue Arts and what it will bring to the Capitol Hill neighborhood.

Thanks to local supporters Via Tribunali for supplying food, and to Oddfellows, NuBe Green, Tango Restaurant, Rudy’s Barbershop, and Caffe Vita, who provided a goodie bag of gift cards for a drawing among people making donations at the event. Seattle Academy teacher and co-owner of Vino Verite Tom Hajduk was the lucky winner!

View more photos from this event.

Stay up to date and learn about coming events and other ways to get involved in the campaign — “Like” 12th Avenue Arts on facebook!

Seattle Boxing Studio’s underground event in support of 12th Avenue Arts was a rousing success.

On March 24, we were entertained by exhibition and amateur boxing matches, sassy ring girls, and delicious pizza and cocktails. Capitol Hill Housing’s own Henry “Scribes” Kleveland and all the contenders that night did a great job of fighting for the arts. Thanks to Via Tribunali, Mistral Kitchen, Batch 206 Distillery, The Stranger and everyone who participated in this event to raise awareness and support for the campaign!

View more photos on the 12th Avenue Arts facebook page and the Stranger Slog.

Join the CHH team and run or walk the Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle Marathon or 1/2 Marathon, and help raise funds for Capitol Hill Housing.

All donations will support CHH’s work to build vibrant, engaged communities and provide affordable housing for low-income families in Seattle.

Team members can take advantage of free weekly training runs with an experienced coach – starting Wednesday, March 28.

Check out the Run for Homes page on Crowdrise and join now!

This month’s 12th Avenue Stewards meeting features a presentation from King County about the most recent plans for redeveloping the King County Youth Services Center, streetcar traffic impacts, and Catholic Housing Services project on 13th and Marion.

Learn more about the 12th Avenue initiative.

Read more about King County’s redevelopment plans.

March 24, 6pm
Seattle Boxing Studio, 1432 Broadway, Seattle
$50 for seats; $25 standing room only – Buy tickets here

Exhibition Fights:
~“Irish” Ron Rosella vs.
Anthony “The Magic Man” Burasco
~Daniel “The Hitman” Nieder vs.
Henry “Scribes” Kleveland
~Anna “Bone Crusher” Johnson vs.
Jess “J-Ca$h” Bohonik

Amateur Bouts:
~”AK47″ Manny Dunham vs. “Dynamite” Duron Smith (Additional TBA)

Plus handcrafted Batch 206 and Counter Gin cocktails mixed by Mistral Kitchen (cash bar), amuse-bouches provided by Via Tribunali, and Kitten LaRue as the ring girl!

Special thanks to campaign leadership team member Liz Weber for helping to make this event possible.

Get your tickets today!

Capitol Hill Housing will hold its Annual Meeting, April 9th, 2012 from 6:00 pm to 7:00pm at Seattle University (901 12^th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122) in the Casey Building just past the Quad.

The agenda will include the election of members to the Board of Directors, reporting on program activities and the presentation of the annual budget for the current fiscal year and annual statement for the previous year’s fiscal affairs.