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Jessa Timmer will be new CIDBIA Executive Director

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The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Association (CIDBIA) announced Jessa Timmer as its new Executive Director.  Timmer comes to the CIDBIA with experience working on business development at Neighborhood Ventures, a community business organization, and the State of Michigan’s Main Street program. She has an extensive background in community engagement, capacity building and organizational leadership and […]

Chinatown gets a new shine

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Hundreds gathered at Hing Hay Park on April 26 for the 13th annual “Comcast Cares” spring clean event in the International District. Several community groups formed teams and went to work beautifying different areas, including the Asian Counseling and Referral Service food bank and the Danny Woo Community Garden. Graffiti was painted over and trashed […]

SDOT: Parking rates in the ID seem good enough for now

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By Marino Saito Northwest Asian Weekly A year has passed since the parking rates in the Chinatown-International District were lowered, after

CIDBIA hosts annual Night Market and Autumn Moon Festival

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The Chinatown–International District Business Improvement District hosted its fifth annual Night Market and Autumn Moon Festival on Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to midnight. This year’s festival was held in Union Station Plaza and 5th Ave. South.

Dragon Fest a boon to families, businesses

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By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly The International District is open for business. That’s what over 25,000 people attending the International District’s Dragon Fest 2013 last weekend learned as vendors lined the streets and restaurants opened their doors for the neighborhood’s annual summer festival.

EDITORIAL: The ID is a destination, but there’s still more work to do

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Earlier in May, The Seattle Times released a list of Seattle’s top 10 attractions in preparation for the summer months. Nestled between Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the International District made an appearance buoyed by its long history, restaurants, shops, and the Wing Luke Museum.

EDITORIAL: New parking rates are a good step forward

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Street parking in the International District has been an issue for a while. In tandem with the weak economy, restaurants in the International District have seen a drop in dinner-time business by up to 40 percent since the original increase in parking rates. But there’s good news. After much work by the CIDBIA, parking rates […]