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The NW Facts will be publishing its Annual Black History Special in February of 2016.

January 9, 2016 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

    Celebrating Our History will be Special Editions published to focus on the accolades and achievements from local Pioneers here in the Pacific Northwest .

 

We would like for your company to help salute Our Communities History by sponsoring a display ad in our publication.
Your ad will be featured on our website NWFACTS.com, NWFACTS Facebook page as well as all our social media partners .

 

If you are interested we will offer you the opportunity to feature one of your employees in a 150 word (with photo) write-up (that must be submitted by your company), with your display ad (Quarter Page or larger).
Also if you want to recognize and salute the Trailblazer or Matriarch in your Family and would like to share your family history that is also available to feature during these editions.

If you have any questions about fees and placement, please feel free to contact us at (206) 261-1500
We look forward telling your story and making history together.

 
 

Filed Under: Featured Stories

Mayor Murray signs legislation creating Central Area Arts and Cultural District

January 9, 2016 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Mayor Murray signed legislation today creating the Historic Central Area Arts and Cultural District, the second Seattle neighborhood to be named a designated Arts & Cultural District. The Central Area is a center of African-American heritage and history as well as a neighborhood undergoing rapid change. The Arts District designation recognizes the culturally rich neighborhood and seeks to preserve its character.

“With this designation, we recognize the importance of the Central Area and the contributions of African Americans to Seattle’s rich and diverse cultural traditions as we seek to both honor and shape the legacy of the neighborhood,” said Mayor Ed Murray. “We also seek to build a vibrant arts environment and opportunities for creative industries to thrive in the Central Area for years to come.”

“The idea of an arts and cultural district in the Central Area actually predates the recent efforts to establish these districts,” said Steve Sneed, Historic Central Area Arts and Cultural District co-chair. “We’ve talked about and dreamt about something like this for more than 20 years, and now we’ve been able to turn that into action.”

The Historic Central Area Arts and Cultural District designation is dedicated to:

  • Preserving an African and African-American legacy in the Central Area.
  • Sustaining and strengthening the physical identity and sense of place for Black cultural relevancy.
  • Establishing continued support of artistic creation, economic vibrancy, livability, affordability, desirability and artistic vitality.

“The heritage of African-Americans in the Central Area has served this city in so many ways and now we have an opportunity to bring new life and meaning to a sacred past, and to be a force that helps to shape the future,” said Stephanie Johnson-Toliver of the Black Heritage Society of Washington. “The arts offers unlimited opportunity to stand firm in the present while giving honor to the past, and creating new paths to the future.”

The arts district designation creates access to the Creative Placemaking Toolkit, a suite of tools designed to preserve, strengthen, and expand arts and cultural places. The district will have access to $50,000 to be used towards the toolkit’s programs: signs to identify neighborhood borders and provide directions to significant places and landmarks; music and art in public places; pop-up activation; and parklets. The toolkit was designed by the Seattle Office Arts and Culture to support artists, art spaces, and neighborhoods in maintaining and investing in their cultural assets.

Central Area

The Central Area is Seattle’s historically African-American neighborhood and in a rapidly changing environment remains the nucleus for black art, business and culture. The Central Area has been home to some of the world’s most respected artists, including Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Theaster Gates, James Washington, Vitamin D, Ernestine Anderson, Ray Charles, Art Chantry and numerous others.

 
 

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Community News

Go Hawks!

January 9, 2016 by NWFacts Leave a Comment

Go Hawks

Mayor Murray and Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges entered into a friendly wager ahead of Sunday’s first-round playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Minnesota Vikings.

If the Minnesota Vikings defeat the Seahawks, Mayor Murray will send fresh salmon from Pike Place Fish Market, coffee from Starbucks, and baked goods from King Donuts in Rainier Beach to Minneapolis. If the Seahawks win, Mayor Hodges will send beer from Indeed Brewing Company, a “North” stocking hat and mittens from Askov Finlayson, dates from the Karmel Mall, and a Prince t-shirt.

Filed Under: Professional, Sports

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