If you've opened your doors in the last three years, chances are you are not listed on the Chamber and Sound Transit sponsored website. YourCapitolHill.com is going through a major transformation and turning into a lifestyle blog where merchants and non-profits can add their events and news for FREE. Let your neighbors know what's happening inside your doors with this community site.

The Capitol Hill Chamber will be promoting the website and the blog content to residents and tourists in our ongoing effort to make Capitol Hill a destination neighborhood for all Seattleites and out-of-town visitors. We'll be moving all our community news from the Chamber website and the weekly newsletter onto the YourCapitolHill.com site and newsletter starting July 19.

The beautifully (DEI Creative) designed Pike/Pine Independent Retail Map is so popular we're ready to order the third printing. That's over 10K maps distributed in four months! If your retail business opened after the design of the map, please email your contact info to Michelle. We'll get you on the next one.

Remember, this is for indie retailers only. More 

Three young writers you should know - Jodi Angel, Jennine Capó Crucet, and Hugo House writer-inresidence Peter Mountford - each will read from short stories and essays about the seedier parts of life that will make you laugh, cringe, and be thankful you aren't one of their characters. The theme reflects Angel's new collection of stories, "You Only Get Letters from Jail." The event will be hosted by memoirist Elissa Washuta.More
 

Solar Group Purchase Campaign Launches for Central and Southeast Seattle 

Solarize Seattle: Central/Southeast will be the seventh campaign of Northwest SEED's Solarize Washington program. Northwest SEED's four campaigns in Seattle have resulted in over 1 MW of solar added to the city's electric grid.  To date, Solarize Washington campaigns have educated over 1,750 people at public workshops, encouraged nearly 300 residents to install solar on their homes, and injected more than $7.5 million into the local solar economy.

Registration for Solarize Seattle: Central/Southeast opens Monday, July 8.  Registration is open to Seattle residents who live in the geographic area bordered by the Montlake cut to the north, I-5 to the west, Lake Washington to the east, and the City of Seattle boundary to the south.  Free educational workshops will be held on Jul. 23, Aug. 15, Aug. 27, and Sep. 18.  For more information, visit www.solarizewa.org.

Friends of the Conservatory Need Your Help

Over the past several years, the Friends of the Conservatory (FOC) has tackled many significant challenges in their role as advocates and supporters of the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Such challenges include keeping the Conservatory open in 2009, raising funds for the final stage of restoration of the Conservatory and serving a point of contact between the public and the Seattle City Council. 

Recently, the FOC has seen a sharp reduction in cash flow and is turning to the community for emergency help to keep the FOC running. Much like their previous call to action when the Conservatory was in danger of closing, the FOC is now asking for YOUR help to continue their important work. For more information about the FOC's current situation, click here. To contribute financially to the FOC, click here. 

Ms. Allred's work will be on display through August 17, Friday and Saturday, 7PM to 8 PM, except for Thursday, July 18, and Thursday, August 8, when the theater will be open 5PM to 8 PM.  

For more information go to www.schmeater.org or call 206-324-5801

Member to Member Discount:

Chamber members receive a 25% discount for a first time ad campaign on Capitolhillseattle.com and get an ad on Centraldistrictnews.com for FREE. Check the regular ad rates here.