Wedgwood Community Council

You’re invited to join us for our April board meeting on Tuesday, April 4th at 7PM via Zoom (meeting details below). Our agenda is still being finalized, but we anticipate it will look something like the following: Welcome and Introductions Public comments Review and approve past meeting minutes Landuse Check-In Security Properties presentation of Wedgwood Center Redevelopment concepts Wong’s Redevelopment Update Social equity check-in Seattle Audubon name change Tent City 3 Update NE Seattle Softball Tournament Scheduled! Questions Here is the link to the WCC’s upcoming April 4th board meeting. Topic: Wedgwood Community Council’s April 2023 Board Meeting Time: Apr 4, Read More …

Now that it’s Spring, many get the urge to purge and want to get rid of all those things that have been accumulating.  Well, if you’ve got a vehicle you’re looking to get rid of, consider donating it to benefit Ryther – located on the edge of Wedgwood.  Ryther provides behavioral and methal health for children, teens, young adults, and their families throughout the greater Seattle area. Ryther has recently added a vehicle-donation process, thorugh with folks in the community can donate their car, boat, RV, etc. The vehice will be picked up and sold, and Ryther recieves the majority Read More …

In June 2022, Security Properties submitted very early plans proposing the redevelopment of the Wedgwood Center – the commercial area along the east side of 35th Ave NE, between NE 85th Street and NE 82nd Street, stretching from the Homestreet Bank at the south to the former QFC site.  The plans were really just prepared for feasibility level review and to initiate formal discussion with the city.  But, no purchase agreement had been reached between Security Properties or the owner. As part of this early process, Security Properties led some outreach to the existing businesses and to the Wedgwood Community Council.  Read More …

About the author: Jacqueline Houston is a member of the Wedgwood Garden Club and a Master Gardener of King County. She has been gardening in Seattle for over 30 years. Wedgwood Garden Club always welcomes new members – contact Jacqueline at tppoems@comcast.net for more information on their monthly meetings. What zone are we actually gardening in, here in Seattle? The answer usually given is either USDA zone 7 or 8, but one of the single most useful pieces of advice I got from our Wedgwood Garden Club presenters was to play it safe and garden as if we are zone Read More …

Unfortunately, due to schedule conflicts, we have to cancel our March board meeting.  Our next board meeting will be scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th at 7PM.  We are already working on the agenda for that meeting.

About the author: Jacqueline Houston is a member of the Wedgwood Garden Club, and also a Master Gardener of King County. She has been gardening in Seattle for over 30 years. Wedgwood Garden Club always welcomes new members – contact Jacqueline at tppoems@comcast.net for more information on their monthly meetings. What should we be doing now to make our gardens more welcoming to pollinators? If you grow fruit, vegetables, or ornamental berries, or just want to help the struggling bee populations in our city, you can help by providing a varying buffet of bloomers for your bees from early March Read More …

You’re invited to join us for our February board meeting on Tuesday, February 7th at 7PM via Zoom (meeting details below). Our agenda is still being finalized, but we anticipate it will look something like the following: Welcome and Introductions Public comments Review and approve past meeting minutes Social equity check-in e-Newsletter Review Landuse Check-In NE Seattle Softball Tournament Check-In Questions Wedgwood Community Council is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: WCC’s February 2023 Board Meeting via Zoom Time: Feb 7, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84432405470?pwd=cHZaeXFYL2k5cXRlc21QbUFvTjM3UT09 Meeting ID: 844 3240 5470 Passcode: Read More …

NEST will be hosting a little fundraising concert of love for the community and for the organization. If you have a fondness for classical opera music, musical theater, and art songs, you don’t want to miss this event. Spend an afternoon with us for a selection of love songs featuring local artists Ksenia Popova, Glenda Williams, and Michael Drumheller. Wedgwood Presbyterian Church, Saturday, February 11, 2–3pm NEST members and volunteers $15, non-members $30. Buy Tickets Here. Want to know more? Call the NEST office at 206-525-6378

The film, Roosevelt High School: Beyond Black & White, will be screened at the University Heights (UHeights) building at 5031 University Way NE, on Thursday, February 7th, 7-9PM, followed by a discussion. The documentary debuted last January and explores issues of race at Roosevelt High School over the last 50 years.  It’s a truly excellent film prepared by Roosevelt Alumni for Racial Equity (RARE).  Doors open at 7PM with the screening beginning at 7:30.  A post-film discussion will run from 8-9PM.  RSVP here.  

You’re invited to join us for our December board meeting on Tuesday, December 6th at 7PM via Zoom (meeting details below). Our agenda is still being finalized, but we anticipate it will look something like the following: Welcome and Introductions Public comments Review and approve past meeting minutes Social equity check-in Landuse Check-In Treasurer Report Fundraising brainstorm Event Planning Questions Wedgwood Community Council is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: WCC’s January 2023 Board Meeting Time: Jan 3, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84096000999?pwd=NlNDNFBzN0pQcUVWMnJiUXl0RVZVdz09 Meeting ID: 840 9600 0999 Passcode: WCC