Archive for 'Take 21'
We examine the future of Yesler Terrace, Seattle's oldest public housing development and the nation's first racially integrated public housing. Built in 1941, Yesler Terrace's aging buildings are falling apart. It also sits on 30 acres of valuable real estate on the edge of downtown. How should the city proceed with redeveloping
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Posted: May 4th, 2012 under City Issues, Economy, Growth and Development, Housing and Human Services, Take 21.
Tags: Brian Callanan, City Inside/Out, Development, Neighborhoods, public housing, Yesler Terrace
We drop by photographer Davis Freeman's installation at Seattle Center featuring life-size portraits of young social entrepreneurs and have a good laugh with actor/director Frank Ferrante who takes on the great Groucho Marx. Hungry? We track down Where Ya At Matt? for the best N'Orleans-inspired po'boy in town and settle in for
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Posted: May 4th, 2012 under Art Zine, Music, Take 21, Theater.
Tags: Art Zone, Food, Music, Nancy Guppy, theater
By Feliks Banel It’s been fifty years since the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair, and a special anniversary celebration is underway to mark the occasion. The celebration is called “The Next Fifty,” and, like the fair, is a look forward to Seattle’s future. This time, it’s not so much about rockets and jetpacks
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Posted: May 4th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Next 50, Seattle Center
We go behind the scenes at the renovated Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center – back in business after a major structural rehab – and learn what’s on the bill at the beloved African American cultural hub. And it’s back to the future, as Seattle Center celebrates the 50th anniversary of the World’s
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Posted: May 3rd, 2012 under Seattle Center, Take 21.
Tags: CityStream, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center, Next Fifty, Seattle Center
Award-winning children's book author Walter Dean Myers explains "Why Reading Is Not Optional" – the theme for his term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Myers' literacy message is shaped by his own experience as a high school drop-out in Harlem who went on to build a successful writing career, largely
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Posted: May 2nd, 2012 under Literary, Take 21.
Tags: Books, children, Seattle Public Library
Councilmembers Tim Burgess, Nick Licata and Mike O’Brien will appear on May’s City Inside/Out: Council Edition with host Brian Callanan. Join the conversation. What should be the top priority for Seattle Public Schools' new superintendent? What’s the City doing to prepare for the upcoming plastic bag ban? How can residents get involved in the budget process?
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Posted: May 1st, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: City Inside/Out: Council Edition, Mike O'Brien, Nick Licata, Seattle City Council, Tim Burgess
Dr. Jay Richards discusses his new book Indivisible: Restoring Faith, Family, and Freedom Before It's Too Late. The book tackles tough, controversial political issues facing conservative Christians today. Richards is joined by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow George Gilder to discuss the institute's new center. Premieres Tues., May 1, 8 p.m.
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Posted: May 1st, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: Discovery Institute
Seattle voters will decide this summer whether to support a new $123 million levy to restore and enhance library services across the city. Will property owners support a seven-year tax increase? Critics contend the tax hike doesn't include enough accountability for how the funds will be spent. We hear from library patrons
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Posted: April 27th, 2012 under City Issues, Take 21.
Tags: City Council, Jean Godden, library levy, Richard Conlin, Seattle Public Library
Brazilian artist Sandra Cinto hand paints a gorgeous mural on the Olympic Sculpture Park's pavilion walls. Artist Mandy Greer teams up with the community to crochet a "river" at Seattle Center as part of the Next Fifty celebration. Photographer Phil Borges shares images from his new book Tibet: Culture on the Edge.
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Posted: April 27th, 2012 under Art Zine, Music, Take 21.
Tags: Art Zone, Music, Nancy Guppy, painting, photography, Seattle Center
Take a break and tune into this week's episode of CityStream, where the theme is compassion and helping those in need. We take a trip to Ethiopia with doctors from Swedish hospital as they provide supplies, education and plain old-fashioned elbow grease to help improve operating rooms in the capital city. In this tough
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Posted: April 26th, 2012 under Take 21.
