April Tips from the Wedgwood Garden Club

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 …

March Tips from the Wedgwood Garden Club

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 …

Join Us for our February WCC Board Meeting, Tues, February 7th, 7PM via Zoom

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 Benefit Concert at Wedgwood Presbyterian Church – Saturday, February 11, 2-3PM

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

Roosevelt High School: Beyond Black & White screening at UHeights

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.  

Join Us in 2023 for our January WCC Board Meeting, Tues, January 3rd, 7PM via Zoom

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

Join Us for our December WCC Board Meeting, Tues, December 6th, 7PM via Zoom

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 Tent City 3 Discussion Wedgwood Parks discussion Discussion with members of Think Big Wedgwood! and the Wedgwood Garden Club 2023 Work Plan Questions Wedgwood Community Council is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: WCC’s December Board Meeting via Zoom Time: Dec 6, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Read More …

Tent City 3 May Be Coming to University Unitarian Church

UPDATE: The UUC announced that they have “offered Tent City 3 the opportunity to set-up in our (UUC’s) parking lot for three months starting in mid-March 2023.”  See below for the complete text of their announcement. The University Unitarian Church (UUC) located on 35th Ave NE will be deciding soon whether to host Tent City 3. UUC is actually not located in “Wedgwood,” but is rather part of the Ravenna-Bryant Community Association. However, we recognize that many believe “Wedgwood” extends south of NE 75th Street and realy these weird hyper-local boundaries are beside the point for those interested in UUC Read More …

Join Us for our November WCC Board Meetin. Tues, November 1st, 7PM via Zoom

You’re invited to join us for our November board meeting on Tuesday, November 1st 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 Update on proposed redevelopment of Wedgwood Center (QFC) Other landuse updates Wedgwood Parks discussion Discussion with members of Think Big Wedgwood! and the Wedgwood Garden Club Halloween Trick-or-treat debrief Big News regarding NE 95th Street Mobility Improvements Questions Wedgwood Community Council is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Read More …