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May 4th, 2010 in Business, Community, Education, Health, News, Partners, People | No Comments
 The White Center Food Bank, in partnership with the White Center Community Development Association, along with Lee’s Produce and Samway Market, is pleased to announce implementation of the White Center Healthy Food Gift Certificate Program. This unique program will provide $5.00 gift certificates to food bank customers that will allow them to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables through local produce vendors.
“Food bank customers often lack adequate access to fresh fruits and vegetables because of their high cost. As a result, low-income people frequently have higher rates of a variety of diet related health problems such as type 2-diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, heart disease and stroke,” said Rick Jump, Executive Director of the White Center Food Bank.
“We’re excited to work with the White Center Food Bank to also support our two goals with our Fresh Marketplace Initiative: to increase access to healthy food options locally for residents as well support the economic development of our small businesses in White Center,” said Aileen Balahadia, Executive Director of the White Center Community Development Association.
Samway Market and Lee’s Produce were selected to participate in this pilot program because they specialize in produce that suits immigrants’ desires for traditional fruits and vegetables which are not always readily available in local supermarkets. The White Center Food Bank currently provides food for approximately 1,500 families each month, many of them immigrants and refugees.
This pilot project is funded by the WCFB and donations to sustain it would be greatly appreciated. To make a donation online or for more information about the White Center Food Bank’s many programs visit www.whitecenterfoodbank.org or contact Rick Jump at (206) 762-2848. Donations may also be mailed to WCFB, 10829 8th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98146.
This program will be launched on May 6, 2010 at 10:00am at Samway Market located at 9811 15th Ave SW and at 10:30am at Lee’s Produce located at 9435 Delridge Way SW.
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April 26th, 2010 in Business, Community, People | No Comments
Originally introduced in 2008, the White Center Discount Card features dozens of participating local businesses. Discount on coffee from Cafe Rozella? Sure! 10% off food orders at Triangle Pub? Why not?
Click and print out your very own Discount Card here: White Center Discount Card (.jpg)
Click and print out a list of participating businesses here: Download Discount Card Flyer (.pdf)
We look forward to updating this card and the list of participating businesses in the future, so please let us know what you think, and if you have any questions. Happy shopping!
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April 13th, 2010 in Arts, Business, Community, Events, People | No Comments
April White Center 3rd Saturday Art Walk!
Saturday, April 17th
6:00 PM until 9:00 PM
Salvadorean Bakery: Cullen Bryan: pen, pencil, and charcoal drawings. Cullen is a senior at TEC on the Evergreen High Campus. He is a prolific and very talented artist. The current selection is comprised of the best of his depictions of professional wrestling. A must see exhibition.
Cafe Rozella: Carlos Espinoza: Carlos is a favorite local artist who works in many medium, but mostly sculpts. Besides Rozella, Carlos also has works at Full Tilt. For more about Carlos visit www.carlosespinozaart.com
Full Tilt Ice Cream: Isaac Stewart and Richard Olmsted: More about these artists to come soon.
Proletariat Pizza: Mary Silva: acrylic on plywood. You must check out this beautiful and fanciful work. Eating a slice of pizza, drinking a beverage of choice, and staring at these sounds like a blissful evening to me. Or just pop in for a peep. http://marysportfolio.blogspot.com/
Dzul Tattoo: The Dzul brothers, keepin it real! As always, I encourage everyone to stop and check out this shop. These boys do beautiful work. Come out with a new item of clothing, or, oops, a tattoo!
Dubsea Coffee: Jameson Hubbard: Wood Block Prints. Bird Eating Deer is the umbrella alias of the various artistic undertakings of Jameson Hubbard. Currently living in Seattle, WA, Jameson loosely attends the Gage Academy of Art. Primary interests regarding subject matter: The age-old question of mans relationship with nature and the consequent friction; the role of animals in contemporary and past societies and the meanings applied to them; native cultures, primarily precolonial. Join us Saturday evening from 7-9 pm to welcome Jameson Hubbards new work into Dubsea Coffee and meet the artist himself! His large scale wood block prints, along with drawings and paintings will grace the walls from mid-April through mid-May. Looking forward to Saturday! To see more of his work online visit: www.birdeatingdeer.com
As always, thank you for supporting arts in White Center!
White Center for the Arts
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April 5th, 2010 in Business, Community | No Comments
Young’s Restaurant was the most recent recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation at the last White Center/South Delridge Community Safety Coalition meeting. Read below for the new batch of nominees and how you can nominate a local business. Also keep in mind that the CDA has monthly business mixers, giving local businesses the opportunity to share resources, network and vocalize their issues surrounding the business district.
Hi Everyone,
It was really great to be able to present Young’s Restaurant with the Certificate of Appreciation at our last meeting. Well, it’s time to start thinking about who will get the award this month. So far, we have the five businesses listed below, please stop by one of these establishments and let us know what you think, or nominate your favorite business.
We will present the next certificate at our next meeting on Thursday, April 22nd.
The nominees are . . .
Golden Village Market ( 9810 14th Ave. S.W. )
Total Fashion (1618 S.W. Roxbury
Restaurant: Banh Mi 88
Restaurant: Full Tilt (In the heart of downtown White Center .)
Grocery: New Angkor Market
We look forward to hearing from you soon!
You can email the White Center/South Delridge Community Safety Coalition at wcsdsc@yahoo.com.
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April 5th, 2010 in Business, Community, Environment, News, Partners, People, Youth | 1 Comment
We visited Mysty Beal at the pool today and we’re excited about the re-opening of the pool on Saturday, May 1. Community members (and their kids!) are scrubbing, sweeping and pressure washing the facility, which hopes to attract a lot more members of the community. Culturally competent programs, lessons, even an opportunity to rent out the pool in the future all sounds promising. As a friendly reminder, you can swim for free for two hours after our White Center Spring Clean event on Saturday, May 15. Read what WhiteWater Aquatics Management sent to the CDA by clicking here. Check out the photos we took this afternoon:
 The pool will shed its security fence soon!  The supportive "tree" column design was made in the early 1970s. It still looks hip today.  The pool itself is generally shallow (3-4 feet), but there is a deep end in the corner of the pool that measures 10 feet. There are a total of 8 lanes for lap swimming.  The water boiler was inspected just this morning and is looking pretty good. You probably wouldn't want to jump in it, though!
March 31st, 2010 in Arts, Business, Community, Environment, News, Partners, People, Politics, Youth | No Comments
 Logos courtesy of their respective organizations to use on the White Center CDA website. After spending most of your morning and early afternoon at Spring Clean, visit the Evergreen Community Aquatic Center and swim for 2 free hours! Here’s the announcement from our community partner, WhiteWater Aquatics Management:
Drop by the Pool after your hard day’s work!
Join us for a Free Public Swim!
WhiteWater Aquatics Management is pleased to invite you to the re-opened Evergreen Community Aquatic Center after the White Center Spring Clean on May 15th. We can’t wait to have you play around in the pool after all the work you’ve done! Bring the kids to play - we’ll have the pool toys available, and Life Guards and Water Safety Instructors on deck to keep an eye on them. Check out our new swim programs, jump in the pool, or just cool off on the patio with your friends. We’ll be glad to meet you again.
Saturday, May 15th
3:00 to 5:00
“See you…at the Pool!”
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March 30th, 2010 in Business | 1 Comment
 Mmmm.... Photo of one of Proletariat Pizza's lovely pies courtesy of Ian Dapiaoen Today only! $10 for $25 worth of pizza and and brews at White Center’s own Proletariat Pizza.
Housed in a former bakery, this husband-and-wife pizza palace invites diners to kick back while the pies crisp and the staff zigzags around the room like a fleet of choreographed Roombas. Each circle of dough is hand mixed and flattened into a thin, flakey, fitting throne for each fresh topping. Creations are 18 inches in diameter and range from classic to creative like the ham and egg pie with prosciutto, soft yolks, mozzarella, and homemade tomato sauce ($18). The aptly named vegetarian combines sun-dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, and goat cheese ($18) for a meatless masterpiece. The Favorite is rumored to cure cooties with its toothsome Italian sausage, fragrant garlic, and Mama Lil’s hot peppers ($18).
CLICK HERE FOR THE COUPON (courtesy of Groupon)
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March 19th, 2010 in Arts, Business, Community, Environment, Events, People, Youth | No Comments
From Shelli at WCFTA:
Hello! Be in White Center on March 20th for the March Third Saturday Art Walk!! The Art Walk starts at 6 PM and ends at 9 PM. Here is the lineup. Remember, we are a volunteer organization. We can use you!! Many hands…you know the rest. We will be posting a list of volunteer opportunities soon. We are an organization for all artists, all mediums, and for the whole community. Spread the word.
Proletariat Pizza: Lonjina Verdugo: I am inspired by my children. I created my first collage for my daughter when I couldn’t find that special and unique piece when decorating her room. Art for my children quickly led to gifts for friends and family and then special requests. As an artist and designer, I am attracted to the texture, weight and design of paper. In my collages, I am taking another artists work (the paper) and ripping, tearing, cutting and creating whimsy, spontaneity, humor, fantasy and delight. I’ve always been drawn to color and shapes, whether in decorating my home or graphic design for my clients. The pieces hanging at Proletariat Pizza are a representative of my own aesthetic of texture, contrasting colors, and abstract designs.
www.lonjina.com
Salvadorean Bakery: Julio Castro: Beautiful photography from San Salvador.
Cafe Rozella: Rasta Rich: Jewelry.
Big Al Brewing: Raina Anderson: Photography from Raina’s personal collection.
New Start High Photography: These students have vision. Support these burgeoning artists.
Full Tilt Ice Cream: Julie Luke: Rockin’ outsider beauty. Acrylic.
Megan Jane Pickerel: Haunting and lovely acrylics.
DZul Tattoo: Airbrush and Tattoo Art, Custom clothes. Hometown heroes.
DubSea Coffee: ASARO ” The Assembly of Revolutionary Artists of Oaxaca ” Photographical documentation by Courtney Anderson, with musical ambiance courtesy of DJ Michael J. Olsen.
On the street! 16th Ave SW across from Full Tilt at 6:30: Evergreen Dance Crew: Fusion!!!
Art to the People!!!
Shelli
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March 15th, 2010 in Arts, Business, Community, Education, Environment, Events, Faith-Based, Housing, News, Partners, People, Youth | No Comments
As of Friday, April 16, 2010, over 500 volunteers have signed up. We’re looking forward to a people-powered event at which last year, we painted one block-long mural previously plagued with graffiti, cleaned and painted art on 21 trash cans for the business district, removed invasive plant species at six parks, and hauled away two tons of garbage. Volunteers covered 70 neighborhood blocks, picking up litter and completing 19 individual beautification projects developed by local residents and groups.
This year, besides a complementary BBQ/burger lunch at the KCHA’s Greenbridge Plaza, you and your family will be treated to a host of family-oriented events:
- Entertainment by the Suns and Stars Dance Troupe & Drumline Company.
- Learn how to make spring rolls with Chef Nicki Nguyen (Banh 88 Restaurant) and buy ingredients from WC’s produce markets!
- Participate in “pancake flipping race” - an old-time tradition in White Center: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=8616
- Swim for free at the Evergreen Swimming Pool from 3pm-5pm.
- Buy delicious ice cream at discount from Full Tilt Ice Cream’s bicycles
- 10% discount at DubSea coffee for volunteers
- We will award the Clean & Safe award to a dedicated White Center resident/business/etc.
Registration for this event is now closed. For questions, please contact Nhan Nguyen, Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager at (206) 694-1082 or at whitecenterspringclean@gmail.com.
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