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New Preschool Open In Seattle's Central Area

AUGUST 25, 2019 | WEBSITE SUBMITTED

Sunshine Room is a home preschool providing a nurturing, fun and safe environment for children to explore and grow. Our individualized curriculum caters to your child’s specific needs and interest. We encourage life-long learning and motivate children to be loving and independent, free thinkers. 

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Areas of focus include:

Arts & Crafts
Fine & Gross Motor Skills
Music
Self love & confidence
Language & Pre-Reading Skills
Science
Early Mathematic
Social Skills
Compassionate problem solving

…and more 

Students will also participate in onsite gardening and regular community outings.

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We are licensed by Washington State Department of Child, Youth and Families
www.dcyf.wa.gov

Please visit our website for more information
https://www.growinsunshine.com

Call 206 769 3693 or email [email protected] to schedule a visit.

We look forward to meeting you :)

 

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Tutors Needed

AUGUST 21, 2019 | WEBSITE SUBMITTED

Invest In Youth is a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that provides tutoring and enrichment programs to public school students at no cost.

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The group is currently seeking tutors for the 2019-2020 school year. Tutors volunteer one hour each week at the following local schools: 

Roxhill Elementary on Monday afternoons in West Seattle.
Beacon Hill International School on Tuesday afternoons on Beacon Hill.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary on Thursday afternoons in the Central District.
Daniel Bagley Elementary on Thursday afternoons in the Green Lake neighborhood.
South Shore Elementary on Friday afternoons in the Rainier Beach neighborhood.

Tutoring begins the first week of October and runs through May. On-going training, support and encouragement is provided to all of the volunteer tutors throughout the school year.

https://www.investinyouth.org/volunteer

 

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Pets of Madison Valley

AUGUST 11, 2019 | WEBSITE SUBMITTED

Here are this month’s furry friends visiting All the Best Pet Care on E Madison St.

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Atlas poses for a quick picture.

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Our store dog, Ava celebrates her 11th birthday!

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Jackie Robinson sits pretty for a picture.

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Leo looking cute.

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Paco waits for a treat.

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Ray enjoys one of our store-made pupsicles!

August is Feline Hydration Month at All The Best. Stop in for some free healthy, hydrating samples for your cat.

All the Best Pet Care
2713 E Madison, Seattle, WA 98112
206.329.8565
allthebestpetcare.com

 

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Land Use Notices Madison Valley Area, July 1 - July 31, 2019

AUGUST 6, 2019 | KATHRYN KELLER

Here are the Seattle OPCD and SDCI Land Use notices and City planning activities in the last month for communities from 18th Ave. to Lake Washington and E Union St. to SR-520.


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1730 19th Ave

Land Use Application to allow a 4-story, 3-unit rowhouse building. Parking for 3 vehicles proposed. To be considered with project at 1726 19th Ave for shared parking. Early Design Guidance Review conducted.

Notice of Application

 

1726 19th Ave

Land Use Application to allow a 4-story, 9-unit townhouse building. Parking for 13 vehicles proposed. To be considered with project at 1730 19th Ave for shared parking. Early Design Guidance Review conducted.

Notice of Application


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131 18th Ave E

Streamlined Design Review for a 5-story, 10-unit apartment building. No parking proposed. Existing building to remain. Design Proposal which is under review.

Notice of SDR

 

2301 E Union St

Land Use Application to allow a 7-story, 433-unit apartment building with retail. Parking for 255 vehicles proposed. Existing buildings to be demolished. Design Review documents can be found linked here.

Notice of Decision

 

1431 24th Ave

Land Use Application to allow a 4-story, 6-unit townhouse building. No parking proposed. Existing building to be demolished.

Notice of Decision

1823 26th Ave

Land Use Application to subdivide one development site into three unit lots. This subdivision of property is only for the purpose of allowing sale or lease of the unit lots. Development standards will be applied to the original parcel and not to each of the new unit lots.

Notice of Application

 

1833 25th Ave

Land Use Application to subdivide one development site into four unit lots. This subdivision of property is only for the purpose of allowing sale or lease of the unit lots. Development standards will be applied to the original parcel and not to each of the new unit lots.

Notice of Application

 

Resources
Land Use Information Bulletins – NEW
Property & Building Activity Interactive Map
Permit and Property Records
Design Review Board
Buildings in Design Review Map

 

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Summer Rock Camp for Kids

AUGUST 6, 2019 | WEBSITE SUBMITTED

We hope that you are having a great summer! We still have 2-4 more spots open for our Summer Rock Camp on August 12th-14th! This rock camp will teach campers how to write and record their own music with guidance from two of The Music Factory’s resident teachers! If you or someone you know could benefit from this camp, please feel free to share! Age perimeter is 7-16. 

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Our end of summer recital is fast approaching! If you are a student and would like to perform in this recital, please let your teacher know as soon as possible to allow for preparation! It will be at Volunteer Park as a part of the 39th Annual Seattle Peace Concert Series! Our recital starts at 11:30am. See you there!

The Music Factory in Madison Valley is offering lessons in guitar, piano, bass, voice and most wind and string instruments.

The Music Factory
http://musicfactorynw.com
206-420-3896

 

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