On July 17, community members gathered to celebrate the 40th Annual InterIm CDA’s 40th summer pig roast potluck and the Danny Woo Community Garden. Deputy Mayor, Hyeok Kim, poses for a picture after reading the Seattle Mayor’s proclamation honoring Bob Santos and the Danny Woo Community Garden . The annual summer pig roast potluck gathered […]
EDITORIAL: The Supreme Court’s decision deserves a wedding ring
Last week’s announcement by the Supreme Court that same-sex marriages will be acknowledged country-wide, certainly sparked high-fives, rainbow-colored facebook profiles, and bitter denouncement (along with countless essays about the rules of marriage). Here at the Weekly, we are not schooled in what is apparently a gazillion views on the rules of marriage, but what we […]
Mayor, Council candidates respond to API concerns
By Travis Quezon Northwest Asian Weekly More than two hundred people gathered at the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) building in South Seattle Friday night for the API Candidates Forum, a historic collaboration of 15 organizations to bring API concerns straight to electoral candidates.
Seattle Community Colleges MLK celebration to spotlight leaders and leadership
Friday, Jan 13, 2012 Noon -1:30 pm at Mount Zion Baptist Church | 1634 19th Avenue (Capitol Hill) | Seattle 98122 The Seattle Community Colleges 38th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration will focus on leaders and leadership, inspired by the example of Dr. King and the thousands of others who have led change […]
Feb. 23: Tom Rasmussen fund-raises in the ID
Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen held a fundraiser at Four Seas Restaurant. About 40 people attended the event and $4,000
Oct. 2: Shen Consulting, Inc. and Schemata Workshop win business awards
Two businesses owned by Asian Americans won the Seattle Mayor’s Small Business Award.
Businesses upset as break-ins increase in the ID
More than seven stores were broken into during the week of Aug. 17. With the help of May Wan, the Greater Seattle Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s senior adviser, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) summed all related complaints and appointed an officer to deal specifically with them.
Nominations for Seattle Mayor’s Small Business Award are out
On July 14, the city of Seattle announced that it is taking nominations for the Mayor’s Small Business awards.