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5 New FareStart Restaurants Set For South Lake Union With Help From Amazon
The nonprofit will launch five different restaurants on the same block.
Obviously, Amazon is affecting Seattle in big ways. Less obvious is the impact of FareStart, an organization that has quietly and consistently been influencing our city through social services and quality meals for the past 25 years with the help of longtime supporters—like Amazon. The South Lake Union (SLU) megacorp is donating 25,000 square feet…
Seattle arts programs expand outreach, take on homelessness together
A look at the impact of experiential arts programs on people living in homelessness
Last November, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray declared a State of Emergency for King County’s homelessness crisis. While addressing the concern has proven to be a lofty task for councilmembers and citizens alike, Seattle’s arts programs continue to take initiative on the complicated social issue. On June 21, the Seattle Symphony announced “Simple Gifts,” a multi-year,…
Tent Cities and Seattle’s Growing Homeless Population
Even as shiny skyscrapers pop up all around Seattle, a second city of tarps and cardboard is booming
You probably see them all over. Bands of tents set down in a wooded area, flashes of blue tarp dangling from a freeway overpass, or clusters of cardboard wrestled into shapes that will provide some kind of shelter. They’re small, ad hoc camps of homeless people, and their numbers are growing. This year’s One Night…
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