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WISE WORDS: What makes a diverse, vibrant neighborhood (Part 2)

November 5, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

“Since 1906 Neighborhood House has been helping children and families in neighborhoods throughout Seattle and King County.  It is in these neighborhoods where we find huge capacity and potential for people to work together to build stronger and healthier communities.” — Mark Okazaki Executive Director, Neighborhood House “The International District is special. It’s important everyone […]

Filed Under: Wise Words Series Tagged With: 2015, BIA, China Harbor Restaurant, Chinatown International District, Cindy Charlie Martin, EBC, East Africans, Ethnic Business Coalition, Executive Director, Hsiao-lin Wang, Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House, PDA, Richard Chang, SPU, Seattle Pinball Museum, Taylor Hoang, Unlike Lake Union, Vol 34 No 46 | November 7 - November 13

Confused about composting? — Here’s what you need to know to avoid fines and help our environment

April 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Peggy Chapman Northwest Asian Weekly If you weren’t aware, starting January 1, 2015, all residents and businesses are required to compost. So yes, you should already be composting now! And starting next year residents could be fined $1 if there is too much food waste or food-soiled paper in their garbage.  Apartment owners and businesses […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Eastern Oregon, Food Yard Waste, International District, Northwest Asian Weekly, Peggy Chapman, SPU, Seattle, The Green Issue, Vol 34 No 18 | April 25 - May 1

In memory of … Ticiang Diangson: A legacy of environmental justice

February 13, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

A pioneer in the field of environmental justice, Ticiang Diangson died peacefully on Jan. 29 at her home on Beacon Hill.  The legacy of her work lives on in Seattle and in cities throughout the nation. Born in Chicago in 1941 during the pre-civil rights era, Diangson experienced extensive racial intolerance as a half Polish, […]

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2015, Asian Pacific Women, Bastyr University, Chinatown International District, City Light, Environmental Justice, MSW, Martin Luther King Jr., Native Americans, Puget Sound, SPU, Seattle City, Seattle Public Utilities, Shoreline College, South End, Ticiang Diangson, Vol 34 No 8 | February 14 - February 20

Control (and compost) your garbage — New regulations take effect in 2015

December 19, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Starting January 1, 2015, the City of Seattle will no longer allow food or compostable paper, including pizza boxes, paper napkins and paper towels, in the garbage.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, 2014, 2015, BC, CA, Mayor Ed Murray, NY, New York, SPU, San Francisco, Seattle City Council, Vol 33 No 52 | December 20 - December 26

Ticiang Diangson honored with Seattle Management Association award

January 9, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Ticiang Diangson Ticiang Diangson, director of Seattle Public Utilities Environmental Justice and Service Equity (EJSE) Division of the Human Resources and Service Equity Branch, was awarded the 2011 Management in Race and Social Justice Award by the Seattle Management Association (SMA) on Dec. 8 at the Columbia Tower Club. 

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Columbia Tower Club, Environmental Protection Agency, SPU, Seattle, Ticiang Diangson, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13

Vietnamese salon goes green through SPU’s Get on the Map program

December 10, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Going green pays off for Fancy Nails and Spa, a popular beauty salon frequented by the residents of Lake City.  Since enrolling in Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) newly launched Get on the Map program, the salon has received a variety of free marketing tools and cost-saving tips that have resulted in a surge of new […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: Fancy Nails, Lake City, Resource Venture, SPU, Seattle, Thao Nancy Tran, Vietnamese

ID alleys beware: compost bins are moving in and taking over

August 20, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Owners of 25 restaurants and businesses are kicking the stink of communal dumpsters by enrolling in the City of Seattle Compost Collection service. Food scraps are collected in 60-gallon, 8-yard containers and hauled to Cedar Grove Organics Recycling, LLC for composting.

Filed Under: News, Community News Tagged With: 2009, Cedar Grove Organics Recycling, Chinatown International District Business Improvement Area, Fifth Avenue, Food Service Best Practices, Fu Lin, ID, Korean, LLC, Phnom Penh, Resource Venture, SPU, Seattle, South King Street, Vivian Luu, language, vol 28 no 35 | August 22 - August 28

With tennis in the blood, brothers open dream courts

July 16, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Roger Mark, a tennis coach, and Byron, his younger brother and business partner, started playing tennis when they were 9 years old. At the time, tennis was considered a rich white man’s sport and Asian American players playing at private clubs was unheard of. However, Roger and Byron Mark recently gained ownership of their own tennis club.

Filed Under: News, Business, Community News Tagged With: Amy Yee Tennis Center, Asian American, Avanti Sports, Chinese American, Mill Creek Tennis Club, Nina Huang, Northwest Asian Weekly, Pacific Northwest, Roger Mark, SPU, Seattle Pacific University, UW, United States, Vol 28 No 30 | July 18 - July 24

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