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The curtain is raised on the 38th Seattle International Film Festival on Thursday, May 17th. This is the largest film festival in the United States...it is huge! Whatever genre you’re looking for, you’ll find it at SIFF.
Seattle’s celebration of film lasts for nearly a month, with the 38th Seattle International Film Festival running from May 17th to June 10th. There is a film for just about every genre you can think of, such is the case when 460 films (short and feature) are on tap for the largest film festival in the United States. With more attendees than any other such festival, SIFF has become the preeminent destination for filmmakers since the 1970s.
The curtain raises on SIFF with the Opening Gala on May 17th at McCaw Hall at Seattle Center. From there, it is...
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The Metropolitan Improvement District addressed two problem areas in Downtown Seattle, providing a facelift and a little piece of mind.
Great food, interesting shops, fun attractions and picturesque views. If those aren’t good enough reasons to visit Seattle’s waterfront on Mother’s Day, here’s one more – you can park there for free.
Mark your calendars for this year’s DSA Annual Meeting, which will have a return engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Tuesday, June 12.
Last week Downtown Seattle was the site for a number of May Day demonstrations – ranging from peaceful large-group marches to violence and destruction by a much smaller group of individuals resulting in property damage, economic losses, traffic shut-downs, transit disruption and fear.
Join Commute Seattle in celebrating Bike Month this Friday, May 11th, for the 2nd Annual Bikes & Bagels at McGraw Square, 5th Avenue and Stewart Street in Downtown.
A phone booth bank used more for drug deals than for phone calls and a highway exit ramp taking a dangerous turn toward becoming an encampment. These two problems were growing and unchecked until the Metropolitan Improvement District stepped in to help find solutions.
Mark your calendars for this year’s DSA and MID Annual Meetings, which will have a return engagement at The 5th Avenue Theatre on Tuesday, June 12.
The Downtown Seattle Association was honored at the 11th Annual Champions for Foster Kids Luncheon on March 20 for our charitable efforts in the holiday season, particularly with the Wonderland Carousel at Westlake Park.
Seattle Met and Best Companies Group are polling both employees and employers in the greater Seattle area. If you love your coworkers like family, if you work on a flexible schedule, or if your office has an extra-cozy nap room, then your company may qualify for the elite, ranked list of top employers.
Register today to take the survey: bestcompaniesseattle.com. For more info, visit seattlemet.com/companies2012.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 25, 2012
Register today to take the survey: bestcompaniesseattle.com. For more info, visit seattlemet.com/companies2012.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: MAY 25, 2012
Thanks to voter support, the Pike Place Market has completed its $68.6 million renovation – on time, and on budget.
The Downtown Seattle Association is a proud community partner of this year’s Seattle Foundation “GiveBIG” campaign, which returns on Wednesday, May 2, with a goal to meet or beat the inaugural event’s great success last year.
The Downtown Seattle Association will publish its 2012/13 Membership Directory in June, and needs your help to verify the accuracy of your current contact information for listings in both the print directory, as well as for the online version.
The Seattle City Council provided a big boost to Seattle’s growing life sciences sector by waiving business and occupation tax on government research and development grants received by local research organizations.
The Downtown Seattle Association is a proud community partner of the GoGreen ’12 Seattle conference which empowers organizational decision-makers with effective strategies, best practices and tools for achieving sustainability within their business.
April 3rd marked our second Get Connected event hosted by Hotel Monaco-Seattle, a longtime DSA member. More than 35 representatives from new-member companies and organizations gathered to enjoy the delicious happy hour fare provided by Sazerac, as well as to meet and ask questions of DSA Board leadership and staff.
The Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) invites you to help shape the Denny Triangle, Pioneer Square, Waterfront and West Edge neighborhoods’ marketing efforts!
Approximately 125,000 Summer in the City guides will be distributed throughout the region this summer, jam-packed with events, festivities and celebrations happening in Downtown Seattle this Summer season!
Commute Seattle is hosting an informative, hands-on workshop for employers to learn creative, fun and innovative ways to encourage employee bike commuting and participation during National Bike Month.
In a letter to Seattle’s Department of Transportation (SDOT), the Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) requests additional criteria for measuring the impacts of Seattle’s current on-street parking rates and hours.
Downtown’s collection of 12 neighborhoods is Seattle’s largest residential community and the Downtown Seattle Association wants to be the neighborhood association for its growing residential population.
The Downtown Seattle Association, with support from the City’s Office of Economic Development, has published three studies which show the significant economic impact of healthcare delivery, Major Institutions and global health/life sciences in Downtown Seattle.
As champions of a healthy, vibrant urban core – the DSA and Metropolitan Improvement District implement a variety of programs throughout the year to attract visitors, residents, employees and businesses to Downtown. These events and programs serve as a great opportunity for companies and organizations to increase their exposure and support a vibrant Downtown.
Join the Downtown Seattle Association and Commute Seattle to learn how growing bike travel is good for Downtown and business.
City Business Casual is back this Thursday, March 8 from 5-7 p.m. with the release of DSA’s Financial Services assessment summary.
Last Tuesday, the DSA joined members of the Mayor’s office, City Councilmembers, property owners, business leaders and City Department officials to officially kick-off a new initiative to make Third Avenue cleaner, safer and more welcoming for everyone.
The newly relocated Downtown Seattle Nordstrom Rack will open its doors to the public, with festivities beginning at 7 a.m.
On any given day, members of the Metropolitan Improvement District (MID) Clean Team can be seen performing a variety of services on Downtown sidewalks. From extensive sweeping and trash clean-up to graffiti and leaf removal, they are out with one mission: to maintain the cleanliness and safety of Downtown’s urban core.
City University is celebrating its return to Downtown Seattle with a march, and a special announcement regarding tuition. You are invited to participate this Friday.
The Downtown Seattle Association is working to make Downtown more family and kid-friendly, and has identified development of an outdoor children’s play space in the Retail Core as an immediate priority.
Every day non-profit organizations and social service agencies face a multitude of challenges. And, depending on the cause and demand of those organizations, some may have more than others.
Join us for the DSA Annual Meeting “Downtown in Play” on June 12 as we examine progress toward our strategic plan, celebrate our collective successes and present our Downtown Champion Award. 
