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Upcoming Events
ID Art Walk
Saturday July 18, 2009 (and 3rd Saturdays Aug 15 and Sept 19)
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Free!
Come to the first-ever Chinatown ID Art Walk! Visit indoor and outdoor venues featuring work by local artists, performances, music, cheap eats, movies in the park, and more. Maps will be available at starting point Theatre Off Jackson and all participating venues.
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SCIDPDA programs preserve the cultural traditions of the ethnically-diverse Chinatown International District while enhancing the quality of life for neighborhood residents, workers, and visitors. Through a variety of community programs, SCIDPDA helps keep the neighborhood clean and safe, promotes economic vitality and smart growth, and provides the critical neighborhood resources to maintain a healthy community.
What's New
"How Do You Preserve a Neighborhood?" - International Examiner, April 1 - 14 2009 Issue
The Chinatown International District is one of the unique areas that make Seattle unlike any other city in the nation... Read more
"Clearing the Air" - International Examiner April 15 - May 5 2009 Issue
I remember going to Chinatowns up and down the east coast with my family when I was a kid – New York, Philly, DC, Boston... Read more
Q & A with James Sun, ID Spring Roll Eating Contestant and The Apprentice Finalist
James Sun, CEO of Zoodango... Read more
Design Center and Partners Envision Hing Hay Park, King St Corridor Developments
University of Washington (UW) Landscape Architecture Professor, Jeff Hou, recently completed a six-week studio with visiting students from Taiwan, developing 7 alternative design concepts for the redevelopment of Hing Hay Park... Read more
ID 2030 Resources and Design Center Recieves City of Seattle Grants
SCIDpda's ID 2030 Resource and Design Center recently received two grants from the City of Seattle in support of our efforts to increase community participation in neighborhood revitalization... Read more
Bank of America awards SCIDpda $25,000
We thank Bank of America for awarding us a $25,000 general operating grant in support of our work to “preserve, promote and develop the Chinatown ID as a vibrant community and unique ethnic neighborhood”... Read more
The Mayor's “Livable South Downtown”
In May, the Mayor released his “Livable South Downtown” Draft Land Use Recommendations for neighborhoods that include Chinatown ID and Little Saigon... Read more
New Central Rehab Project in the News
"Loan package jump-starts renovation"
Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) - July 13, 2007, by Jeanne Lang Jones, Staff Writer
The New Central Hotel at 657 S... Read more