The Big Dig: Asphalt Missing from Small Faces Playground

Missing Pavement: Scene of the Crime VOLUNTEERS NEEDED It has been recently reported that asphalt pavement has been removed from the playground area at Small Faces (on the east side of the building). Some neighbors reported the perpetrators were operating “a trencher or maybe a backhoe and a dump truck.” Seizing the moment, retired Small Faces director, Lynn [...] [...]

Crown Hill Center Playground Update

We’ve just received this from Lynn Wirta about the Crown Hill Center Playground version 2.0. You can view the plans presented at the April 28th meeting here. This is a great opportunity to meet neighbors and community members interested in helping out with this community resource. The Committee is looking for large landscape rocks-2 yard size [...] [...]

Gilbert & Sullivan Housewarming and Open Rehearsal, June 8th, 2010

(click to enlarge) The Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society cordially invites all members of the Crown Hill community for a gala housewarming and open rehearsal preview of selections from their upcoming productions HMS Pinafore and Cox and Box. Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 7PM Crown Hill Center 9250 14th Ave NW FREE! Perhaps you noticed all the construction going on in the former [...] [...]

Crown Hill Park Meeting Wrap-up

Crown Hill Park Meeting On April 28th, 2010, more than 50 community members gathered in room 4 of the Crown Hill Center (formerly Crown Hill Elementary School) to hear about, see and provide community input on the latest plans for the soon to be Crown Hill Park. Kim Baldwin, Pamela Alspaugh, and Shwu-Jen Hwang of the [...] [...]

New Playground Plans for Small Faces

Lynn Wirta unveils the new playground plans At the recent Seattle Parks and Recreation Dept. community meeting to present the proposed plan for the new (as yet unnamed) Crown Hill park, Lynn Wirta presented the conceptual drawings for the new Small Faces playground. Lynn is the recently retired director of Small Faces, and she now serves [...] [...]

Our New Crown Hill Park Needs a Name....

We received the following press release from Seattle Parks and Recreation about naming 3 new parks in Seattle. One of the parks is our new Crown Hill Park.  They are actively seeking submissions of names from the community now until June 2nd, 2010. Please submit suggestions for park names in writing by June 2, 2010, [...] [...]

Poll: Crown Hill Community Center Playground

The Crown Hill Community Center recently received a Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Small and Simple grant for $17000 to work on upgrading the play ground at the Crown Hill Center. We received an appeal from Johnny Otto, Director of Small Faces Child Development Center for community input in the form of an online survey. Please take [...] [...]

Crown Hill Park Public Input Meeting

The future Crown Hill Park is nearly here! The temporary Fire Station #35 will be moving back into the new quarters later this year. And that clears the way to move forward on the Crown Hill Park.  The park is to be located on the southern portion of the former Crown Hill Elementary School site. [...] [...]

Small Faces Fences

Lynn Wirta, Small Faces Emeritus Executive Director, has asked for community input and assistance in designing the play field fences east of the school building. Small Faces is slowly moving towards renovating the playground, (including the fence issue) now that the building has been secured.  We have several draft drawings that are a result of children, [...] [...]

Crown Hill Arts Festival, November 7, 2009

The Crown Hill Project Working Group is proud to present the 2009 Crown Hill Arts Festival! Admission is FREE! Doors open at 6:30pm Arts Festival Poster Artwalk Stroll the Artwalk and enjoy paintings and photography from local artists. Local community groups and building tenants will have information tables in the hallway. Performances View amazing performances including Irish dancing, flamenco and ballet. Beer Garden Listen to [...] [...]

Crown Hill Center Ribbon Cutting!!!

[ August 16, 2009; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Crown Hill Center will be held in conjunction with Lynn Wirta’s retirement (er.. graduation) party as Director of Small Faces. As we recently reported, the old Crown Hill School Site was officially sold in two pieces. The playfield was sold to Seattle Parks and Recreation Department and will be [...] [...]

Crown Hill School Site Sale Complete!

This wonderful news just in from Catherine Weatbrook: Congratulations! The former Crown Hill Elementary building officially became the property of Small Faces Child Development Center today, June 30th, 2009, just after 2pm. The Crown Hill Project team, made up of representatives of 10 different groups and non-profit organizations, worked through a three year process to [...] [...]

Crown Hill School Sale Nears Completion

MyBallard.com reported on Friday, June 26th, the sale of the Crown Hill School building to Small Faces is nearly complete. The money to effect the sale has now been received from the State (Economic Development and Trade grant) and the city. The two grants total $1.3 million dollars. The sale may close as early as [...] [...]

Vinyasa Class Dance Recital, June 23rd, 2010

[ July 23, 2010; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Vinyasa Class Dance Recital, with Summer Works in Progress by Taj Yoga Teatro Friday, July 23, 2010 11:00 a.m. – noon Cost: Free Students from the 5th Annual Vinyasa Intensive conclude their week’s study with a yoga dance recital. Click here for more information about this week-long class. In addition, Theresa and members of Taj Yoga Teatro will perform [...] [...]

Yoga Teacher Training Open House

[ June 25, 2010; 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. ] Pacific Yoga 500-Hour* Teacher Training Open House When: Friday, June 25, 2010, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Where: Taj Yoga in Crown Hill, 9250 14th Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117 (old Crown Hill Elementary School) Join us for a Pacific Yoga open house in Crown Hill where you can meet instructors, ask questions, and learn more about the [...] [...]