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As summer comes to a close, Halloween excitement is starting to brew! The GCC’s Spooky Stroll is back for its third year, ready to showcase the quirky, the eerie, and the downright spooky.  Mark your calendar for Saturday, October 25th, from 5pm to 9 pm at Mini Mart City Park. Pick up a map, enjoy games and treats, and wander through the neighborhood to discover big and small Halloween displays crafted by your neighbors! 🎃 Want your home on the map? Show off your spooky spirit and be part of the neighborhood stroll. Sign up by October 19th to be included! Get all the details at https://www.georgetowncommunitycouncil.com/spooky-stroll-contact .

Looking to add a tree to your property? As part of the Trees for Neighborhoods planting program, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is offering Georgetown residents, businesses, schools or places of worship with yard space the opportunity to receive one of many remaining free yard trees from their 2025 program. Seattle aims to have 30% tree canopy coverage in every neighborhood, and South Seattle is of particular focus for SPU due to the higher heat island effect and lower tree canopy that currently exists when compared with other areas of the city. Since 2009, the Trees for Neighborhoods Planting Program has helped Seattle plant over 15,400 trees at homes, schools, businesses, places of worship, and along streets. The program offers 1,000 trees per year from 12-14 different species. Seattle residents, businesses, or schools who apply can receive free tree(s) delivered to their home, school, or business with a water bag and a bag of mulch for every tree. Along with tree delivery, water bags, and mulch, participants who receive a tree(s) will get summer watering reminders for the next 5 years, be invited to free mulch giveaways and pruning workshops, as well as other educational opportunities to continue supporting tree stewards for years to come after they plant their trees. This fall, Trees for Neighborhoods will be hosting Planting and Care workshops (both in person across the city and virtual) to teach participants how to plant and care for their tree(s) before tree deliveries start in October - November.     Interested? Apply online: https://civiform.seattle.gov/programs/free-trees      The below graphic showcases the yard trees SPU has remaining more information about them  is listed on the SPU website. If you or someone interested has any questions, email or call SPU at 206-327-2434 or treesforneighborhoods@seattle.gov .

The Ridge to River Coalition (R2R) recently announced the 2025 West Duwamish Greenbelt Public Survey. Community members are invited to share experiences, connections, and ideas for Seattle’s largest remaining forest. The West Duwamish Greenbelt is a forest and natural area that stretches from the West Seattle Bridge to White Center. It provides vital habitat for birds and animals, offers opportunities for recreation, walking on trails to destinations, or simply enjoying the outdoors close to home. The Ridge to River Coalition is a group of neighbors from West Seattle and the Duwamish Valley working to create a community vision for the greenbelt that supports environmental stewardship, respects its cultural context and addresses the needs of the surrounding communities. This survey is an opportunity to have a say in what would make the greenbelt welcoming and usefu, and will help shape a community-led Vision and Concept Plan. In 2026, R2R will return to gather public feedback on specific proposals developed from survey responses and environmental studies by a consultant team. To take the online survey, visit the R2R website r2rduwamish.org  and click the “Share Your Ideas” button (or go directly to https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/AODzlN ). Several language options are offered. The Ridge to River Coalition is sponsored by the Seattle Parks Foundation in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation. Technical assistance is being provided by the National Park Service’s River and Trail Corridor Assistance Program, and planning is made possible by a grant from the King County Parks Levy Fund. To learn about R2R, visit the R2R website r2rduwamish.org .

SDOT proposes big changes on East Marginal Way S UPDATED 9/14/2025: SDOT representatives will not present their proposed design plans for East Marginal Way at Monday night's Georgetown Community Council meeting. They are now scheduled to present and answer questions at the Oct. 20 meeting, GCC President Heather Carney confirmed. SDOT support staff is unavailable for Monday night and SDOT wants to have a subject matter expert on hand to field questions, SDOT officials told Carney. A repaving project on East Marginal Way S hopes to improve bike and pedestrian safety, but at what expense? The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) plans to repave and redesign East Marginal Way S between 1st Avenue S and the Tukwila city line. The road is one of Georgetown’s major thoroughfares for commuters and a major freight truck corridor. While the project includes safety upgrades for people biking and walking—such as a new two-way protected bike lane, wider sidewalks and ADA curb ramps—it comes with trade-offs that could have major impacts on Georgetown’s residents and business owners. SDOT’s current proposed design would reduce   southbound East Marginal Way S to one lane between S River Street and 4th Avenue S down to Ellis Ave S to accommodate a two-way bike lane.  For Georgetown drivers, this means a higher chance of traffic delays—particularly during peak commute times. This year, we’ve already experienced the impacts of lane reductions on Airport Way S: backups, delays and restricted access. This project threatens to repeat these challenges and make an already congested area even harder to navigate.  When asked at a recent poorly attended online forum if there might be an impact from future increased freight traffic on East Marginal Way S, SDOT project managers said they needed to consult traffic engineers. They pointed to a survey  with more than 150 respondents who said they largely approved of or were neutral to the proposed changes. Well, yes, we all like safety and bike lanes, but what if these changes force more impatient drivers looking for shortcuts into our neighborhoods? What if we find ourselves sitting through multiple light cycles just to get to work? Isn’t there a happy medium that can preserve traffic lanes and create some more space for bicyclists and pedestrians? SDOT is still in the design phase, about 60 percent complete. This is the time to weigh in. They expect to reach 90 percent design by November . As we’ve learned from other SDOT projects, once the design reaches that point, there’s no turning back. If Georgetown doesn’t speak up now, we may be stuck with a design that overlooks the day-to-day traffic of residents and local businesses. View the Project : E Marginal Way S Paving and Safety Improvements - Transportation | seattle.gov What you can do:  SDOT will present its plan at the Georgetown Community Council meeting at 7 p.m., Sept 15 (rescheduled to Oct. 20), in Old City Hall. Please attend to voice concerns, ask questions, and make sure we, too, can move safely in and out of the neighborhood regardless of whether it is on foot, two wheels or four wheels.

Georgetown will host a limited run farmer's market starting on Thursday, Sept. 4 and running weekly on Thursdays through Oct. 9. Details: Dates : Thursdays from 9/4 - 10/9 (9/4, 9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9) Hours : 3pm - 7pm Location : Outside Bloom Bistro & Grocery, 6601 Carleton Ave. S The farmer's market will be offering fresh fruits, vegetables and more, which is a welcome addition to a neighborhood already considered a food desert. The market is run by the Georgetown Business Association (GBA) with support from the City of Seattle's Office of Sustainability and Environment, who have grant funding allocated for projects and programs in the Duwamish Valley. Debra Broz from the GBA commented that the market has been something the neighborhood has been asking for a long time, and Bloom Bistro owner Marisa Figueroa had a vision for putting it together based on previous farmer's market experience. Broz also noted that funding for future years from the City remains to be seen. If the market is successful, the GBA will attempt to obtain future grants and sponsorships to hopefully continue the market in 2026. Help make it successful this fall! Check out the Georgetown Business Association  website for additional information and to follow updates on the market. Note: the poster above is a misprint, and the farmer's market begins on September 4th.

by Jenn Gosma Georgetown’s middle school students have a brand new, state of the art building to call home this year. Finished in the nick of time for the 2025-26 school year, the 174,000-square-foot building is a thing of beauty for the 6-8th graders of Georgetown and Beacon Hill. Previously, the approximately 800 students attended school in an outdated bunker-like building with aging portables and a cracked pavement outdoor space. The new building has been reoriented and moved closer to the street to be more inviting and prominent at 1600 S Columbian Way, next to the VA Hospital and Jefferson Park. According to the architecture firm, Bassetti Architects, the sustainable, low-carbon building was designed to highlight the natural beauty of the area with native trees, ample daylight, large timber common areas and views of the community and mountains beyond. Bassetti Architects note that the central corridor of the building serves as the main thoroughfare and draws inspiration from the native name of the land, meaning “green and yellow spine.” This concept went on to additionally influence the layout, materials and color palettes. Teachers and students returned to school this month with rave reviews. Georgetown’s favorite 8th grade history teacher, Anna Howell of Flora Avenue S, said, “The staff at Mercer are so excited to start the school year in our new building on Beacon Hill. The space is full of natural light and communal spaces for the students to access. The library and commons area are the best parts of the new building. We are all so proud to be here!” Let’s go Mercer Mustangs! Here’s to a wonderful year of middle school!

The Georgetown Haunted History Tour is returning for its 22nd year! Tour around Georgetown and experience haunted stories straight from the headlines of newspapers and residents' personal accounts of experiences with the paranormal, put on by the Friends of Georgetown History (FOGHI). This year's tour will take place on the following dates starting at The Stables : Wednesday, Oct. 8 Thursday, Oct. 9 Friday, Oct. 10 Tickets will be available at FOGHI.org starting Oct. 1. Volunteers Needed! The Haunted History Tour runs on volunteer power! Interested in being a part of this spooky tradition? It's a great way to meet your neighbors and get creative! Email info@foghi.org .

Moments of magic among the hardships RENO, Nev. (September 1, 2025) ꟷ Last night my partner Will and I landed in Reno dusty and exhausted after five days at Burning Man. This year was my fifth burn, although the last time I went was in 2011 when I was a spry 37-year-old. This year, at age 51, the heat just about killed me. We came prepared with an air conditioning unit we installed in our tent, but our camp’s main generator failed on our second day there. Lesson learned: Bring your own back-up generator. That’s Burning Man in a nutshell, though. What can go wrong probably will, but here’s the thing: You find in yourself a resilience and ingenuity that we generally don’t get to experience from ourselves in our day-to-day lives. Your soul is lifted as you witness people coming together to build, help, solve problems and support each other. And the sheer scale of art and creativity is truly beyond. A hot air balloon lifts at sunrise It reminds me a little of Georgetown: We build, create, and innovate. We support each other with everything from a stick of butter at a crucial baking moment to co-creating events like Georgetown Pride. We make art ꟷ lots and lots of art ꟷ and offer it generously at roundabouts, galleries and even on telephone poles. It’s no coincidence that so many burners call our neighborhood home, and I can’t wait to get back.

Oct. 17-18 dance performance in Georgetown explores grief and transformation Catch "Impossible Maps" Oct. 17-18 at Yaw Theater in Georgetown. spector of my eye– sun catches moon wave touches cloud lion lunges for lamb self brims with other who are you to resist the moon tugging at your sleeve for the leaving and the leaving the crying and the crying. Impossible Maps  is a full-evening dance work that journeys through grief and transformation. Created by Georgetown resident C. Asa Call, the inhabitants of the piece take a pilgrimage across a landscape through the liminality of loss in search of awe–the connection to vastness that pulls us from the brink of horror.   In the midst of nature’s cyclical patterns that wreck ships and build sand dunes, humanity’s constructed systems that push outliers to the edges and connect us to the design of our past, we map the imaginal space of the afterlife. In the process we reshape ourselves around who we’ve lost and chart a new course. One that allows us to carry them with us into the still unknown. Cast: Ellie van Bever, Sara Caplan, Chloe Dylla, Rainbow Fletcher, Nicole Flores, Madeleine Gregor, Maisy Neill, Janet Nguyen, Alana O Rogers and guest Devin Mu ñ oz. Set Contribution from: Julie Alexander This performance is approximately one hour in length with an intermission. What: Impossible Maps dance work by C. Asa Call When: 7:30pm, Oct. 17-18 Where: Yaw Theater, 6520 5th Ave. S Tickets: Click Here or scan QR Code:

Vitamin R gets its annual day on Airport Way, but the San Gennaro Festival takes year off Seattle grunge rock legends Mudhoney will headline this year’s R-Day festival this Saturday, Sept. 6, in Georgetown. The annual block party held in front of the original Rainier brewing site will take place 4-10 p.m. on Airport Way S. The road will be closed to traffic between S. Doris and S. Carstens beginning in the morning for set-up so Georgetown drivers should plan to take an alternate route. The road is expected to reopen at midnight. For those wondering, no, Rainier is no longer brewed in Georgetown nor at the site to the north with the big red ‘R’ sign. R-Day began in 2013 when the red 'R' was reinstalled atop Rainier's former brewery north of the neighborhood on Airport Way S. It had been missing for several years. The quirky festival celebrates all things Rainier Beer with games, music, art, food trucks plus lots of Rainier-branded clothing and merch for sale. A fenced beer garden will run from Star Brass Works Lounge up to the Georgetown Ballroom. KEXP’s DJ Jewel will kick off the music at 4:30 p.m. followed by Tres Leches at 6:10 p.m. and La Luz at 7:15 p.m. Headliner Mudhoney is scheduled to take the stage about 8:45 p.m. R-Day is free to enter, but attendees must be 21 and over. A pre-party is scheduled outside Fantagraphics Bookstore and Gallery from 2-4 p.m. at 1201 S Vale Street. Tacoma garage rockers Girl Trouble and DJ Thirst 'n' Howl will play. While the annual party for Rainier goes on, another annual Georgetown festival is taking the year off. The San Gennaro Festival, held the first weekend after Labor Day, is pausing to “rethink and refresh” the event, according to a statement on the group’s web site and social media. The street fair on S Angelo Street celebrates Italian culture and heritage over three days with food, a beer and wine garden and live music. Last year's event was the festival's 10th year. Rising costs combined with a lack of time and volunteers to help with behind the scenes planning made the hiatus necessary, said Angela Koumriqian, the San Gennaro Foundation president. "We really hope to come back. We don't want to take too much of a break," she said. Those with experience in securing arts and culture grants or those wanting to help plan a future festival can email Angela at info@sangennarofestivalseattle.org .

Georgetown residents are invited to the next Vision 2045 Open House on September 25th King County International Airport-Boeing Field (KCIA), also known as Boeing Field, is hosting the Vision 2045 Airport Plan open house to gather community input on future airport plans. This is the fourth open house for the Vision 2045 Airport Plan and Part 150 Study. Register at kciaplanning.com to receive reminders and updates about this open house and the Vision 2045 Airport Plan. Registration is optional and not required to attend the open house. Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Drop by any time) Location: KCIA Flight Service Station, 6526 Ellis Avenue South   Agenda: Learn about alternatives for how the airport can adapt and evolve to meet forecasted aviation demand over the next 20 years. Provide input on the alternatives the airport is considering. Meet with study team members to ask questions about the Vision 2045 Airport Plan. To request language interpretation or other accommodations at the open house, please email KCIACommunityOutreach@kingcounty.gov or call  206-296-7380 . Parking and transit: Parking is available in the service station lot and on nearby streets. A King County Metro stop at Ellis Ave S. & S. Warsaw St., across from the service station, serves the 124 and 60 lines.

Come one, come all, to the Georgetown Super 8 Film Festival, hosted at the Georgetown Steam Plant on Saturday, September 6th! This year's festival has two separate programs: a family friendly selection of this year's films during matinee hours, and an evening program where anything goes! Secure your tickets here ! See below information for each screening. Upon your arrival provide your name to the front desk volunteer -- no need to print or show a ticket. Thanks to the generous support of 4Culture, complimentary tickets are available for anyone in our community for whom ticket cost would be a hardship. Matinee Show RSVP for FREE  to the matinee: Doors at 2pm Show starts at 3pm and runs approximately 2 hours. Evening Show Purchase your tickets to the evening program at a sliding scale: Doors at 6pm Show starts at 7pm and runs approximately 2 hours Awards to follow the screening! Volunteers needed . The Georgetown Super 8 Film Festival needs your help to make our screening event run smoothly! First Shift (Matinee Show): Sat, 9/6, 1pm - 6pm Second Shift (Evening Show): Sat, 9/6, 5pm - 10pm Volunteer for one (or both!) shifts and receive a volunteer button, free baked potato from our famous potato bar, popcorn, drink, and last year's t-shirt (XL sizes only, but we will have scissors on hand if you want to modify). Training for each shift will happen 1 hour before doors open. Help us share our community's films, allowing us to ensure the people of Georgetown, South Park, and the Duwamish Valley at-large can define, document, and share their stories. If you can help, please contact Laura Wright at gs8filmfestival@gmail.com with “Volunteer” in the subject line and which shift you are able to help with.