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Bike Works is providing free to sliding scale bike repairs via the Bike Mobile, which will be visiting the Georgetown Playfield from 3-6pm on select Fridays this summer!

Shop 30 makers and artists selling handmade goods, home decor, metalworking, prints, soap, paintings, candles, and more. This event is free to attend; you only pay for the items you wish to purchase and the drinks you want to consume!

Did you know there are over 40,000 jobs in the Duwamish Valley, and at last count, only 93 are held by Duwamish Valley residents? Let's change that! You're invited to the Duwamish River Community Coalition's Duwamish Valley Job Fair!

For years, Georgetown residents have eagerly anticipated the Gazette's annual April Fools' edition, featuring fabricated and humorous takes on local events and happenings. However, in an effort to shift toward more serious journalism and to maintain the Gazette's credibility, the editorial board has made the difficult decision to end this tradition. While some may lament the loss of a lighthearted issue each April, the Gazette would like to remind everyone that being alive is no laughing matter, and that Georgetown is a serious neighborhood where no fun is to be had. Please find here a completely not made up April Gazette, featuring normal news for a completely normal neighborhood.

Look around the neighborhood right now for a seasonal treat: Miner's lettuce is a native groundcover that also happens to be edible and tasty. Also known as winter purslane, the plant has pairs of quarter-sized heart-shaped leaves that sprout up in shady areas in early spring. As more sun arrives, the lettuce adds green rosettes (actually two conjoined leaves) with tiny pink or white flowers in the center. The plant is named for its history as a staple during the California Gold Rush, when it helped prevent scurvy. Before that, the Cahuilla people of Southern California called it "palsingat." The entire above-ground plant is edible and it's high in vitamin C. The plant's leaves are best eaten raw in salads our sautéed like spinach. Here's a good-looking salad recipe if you need ideas of what to pair the greens with. Wash the lettuce first, of course.

Photo Credit: Kelly Thomas A police chase began in Burien on Monday evening and ended in Georgetown. Around 6:40 p.m. Monday, King County Sheriff's deputies attempted to stop a driver suspected of driving under the influence in the 15200 block of 1st Avenue S in Burien, according to the sheriff's office. The vehicle fled and made its way to Georgetown with several police vehicles from multiple agencies in pursuit with lights and sirens blaring through the neighborhood. Police stopped the vehicle on Corson Avenue near the Harbor Freight store by performing a Pursuit Immobilization Technique, or PIT Maneuver, according to the sheriff's office. They took the driver, a male, into custody. There were no injuries, but paramedics were called as a precaution for a possibly pregnant female passenger. The incident remained under investigation Tuesday afternoon. The identity and possible charges the driver may face were not available.

Join Dirt Corps, the Georgetown Youth Council and Seattle Tree Stewards at Gateway Park North (7551 8th Ave S) to help clean up the park, assist with plant management and get to know some of the fabulous folks bringing this park to life! Event runs from 10am - 1pm.

Dozens of local vendors will offer small bites and specials from 11 am - 4 pm on Saturday, March 30. Purchase your "bites" tickets in the Georgetown Trailer Park Mall.

The March 2024 Gazette covered the impending departure of Cascade Cliffs, a winery tasting room on 12th Ave S. that will cease operation in April and relocate to Woodinville. While I began reading the news of the closure with sympathy, Cascade Cliffs’ stated reasons for leaving Georgetown not only indicated a lack of accountability, but were tone deaf about our neighborhood to such a degree that by the end of the article I was ready to call and offer to help them pack their bags. To revisit a few of their reported operating challenges: City regulations caused the tasting room to lose its sidewalk patio - To clarify, this “patio” was an unpermitted collection of barrels and rope that encroached onto the sidewalk and made it difficult for pedestrians to pass by, let alone anyone in a wheelchair. The City has an Outdoor Dining permit process to review and approve any food service business who wants to operate on a public right-of-way; perhaps Cascade Cliffs should have applied (I could not locate any permit records or applications on file with the City) to determine if barrels would be appropriate on that stretch of sidewalk. Georgetown’s “charm doesn’t attract people from outside” - Have you been here on a weekend? Georgetown is a destination neighborhood. Restaurants and bars are packed. We have regular events like the Georgetown Flea Market and Art Attack!, as well as tons of annual events–the Georgetown Carnival, Garden Walk, Dead Baby Downhill, Seafair, R-Day, Equinox Studios’ Very Open House, Georgetown Bites, and more–that draw in loads of outside visitors year round. “Other business districts advertise” - The Georgetown Merchants Association (GMA) does advertise: for example, Art Attack! brings in visitors to the neighborhood monthly and directs them to participating businesses. I checked on the Art Attack! website and Cascade Cliffs was not listed as a participant; seems like a missed opportunity for foot traffic. I also spoke with the GMA, who confirmed that Cascade Cliffs last paid membership dues in 2019, but has not in the years since. Nearby encampments, concern for car break-ins, graffiti - This is not unique to Georgetown. I had my car broken into when I lived on Capitol Hill. Encampments exist in many parts of the city - try visiting Ballard. You can probably find graffiti in over 75% of the restaurant bathrooms in Seattle. I understand that Georgetown faces a specific combination of overlapping challenges: we’re in an industrial area, we have a small residential community and we experience environmental, social and health impacts in heavier ways than other neighborhoods. But is Georgetown really to blame for your business operating challenges? What about the many bars and restaurants–including several often bustling wine tasting rooms within a 2 block radius of Cascade Cliffs–that are thriving here? If you don’t think the business district is doing enough to advertise, why not actively participate in the GMA? If your customers are really “used to something shinier and brighter” than this drab, unsafe neighborhood, then perhaps rethink your own curb appeal: I for one never went into Cascade Cliffs because the space looked dark and uninviting, not because of someone sleeping in a tent 150 feet away. Maybe it’s not that Georgetown wasn’t a good fit for you, but rather that you were not a good fit for Georgetown. Best of luck up north.

We need your voice! Support the development of a Georgetown neighborhood center. Image, courtesy City of Seattle, outlines the initial planning phases of the Georgetown Neighborhood Center Visioning project. Are you one of many Georgetown residents who has longed for a neighborhood center? Somewhere "the community can come and gather for anything or nothing," as current Georgetown Community Council (GCC) board chair, Heather Carney, states in her March Peeps in the Neighborhood feature? Well then, complete the "Georgetown Neighborhood Center Space Needs" survey! Administered by the City of Seattle's Duwamish Valley Program, this survey seeks to gather input about a community owned and operated center. (In other words, what would your ideal Georgetown neighborhood center look like?) It can be completed in approximately 15 minutes and can be accessed via this link: https://forms.office.com/g/FD2YzTz4qY. More details about the project, including ways to receive updates, are provided within the survey as well. So what are you waiting for, Georgetown neighbors and friends? Click the link and share your ideas, and please encourage others who live, work, and play in the neighborhood to do the same! The goal is to have at least 100 survey responses by April 1. Questions can be directed to Grant Gutierrez at grant.gutierrez@seattle.gov.

Here are 2024’s Georgetown Community Council directors and meeting dates. After seven years as GCC Chair, Greg Ramirez becomes vice chair. Six-year resident Heather Carney is the new chair. For more about Heather, see this month's Peeps in the Neighborhood. 2024 GCC Directors Heather Carney - Chair Greg Ramirez - Vice Chair Robin Schwartz - Secretary Jason Clackley Clint Bergquist Derrick Elsea Kevin Byers Marianne Clark Tim Neill Marty Cortez Krystal Pope 2024 GCC Meeting Schedule GCC public meetings are typically held the third Monday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Old Georgetown City Hall, 6202 13th Ave S. Any changes in location will be announced in the Gazette. The 2024 meeting dates are listed below: Mar 18 Apr 15 May 20 Jun 17 Jul - no meeting Aug - no meeting Sep 16 Oct 21 Nov 18 Dec - no meeting

By Maria G. Ramirez For the past 14 months a coalition of neighbors called Reconnect South Park have explored options for a preferred future for the portion of State Route 99 that bisects South Park. The largest drivers for visualizing a preferred future are the disproportionate health outcomes (i.e., shorter life spans and high rates of disease including asthma and COPD), noise and air pollution in South Park. We also consider the impacts of global climate change (flooding and lack of green space); the need for affordable housing; small businesses, and safety for pedestrians, bikers and children playing outdoors. In 2023, the RSP group worked with a consultant to create a story map of the area. Please visit the RSP Coalition website to view the story map, timeline, and our first annual report: https://reconnectsouthpark.org Last month we kicked off a series of RSP coffees in South Park and Georgetown. By the end of March, we will have held eight of them. We invite you to join us to learn about RSP and hear what people have on their minds. There is no agenda, no PowerPoint and no talking heads!! Through these coffees, participants will identify priorities that will be explored further in coffees planned for May and June. The goal is for the community to come together to visualize the preferred future for the folks that live, work, and play in the Duwamish Valley. Please join us at an upcoming Reconnect South Park (RSP) Coffee: Thurs, March 21, 5 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Duwamish Longhouse, 4705 W Marginal Way SW Mon, March 25, 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Mini Mart City Park, 6525 Ellis Ave S Dinner and childcare will be provided at both coffees. RSP is led by María G. Ramirez. Maria has lived in Westwood for nearly 30 years and is the chair of the Duwamish Valley Affordable Housing Coalition CLT. Maria can be reached at: connect@reconnectsouthpark.org