Category Archives: Community

Thornton Creek Work Party Sunday

The Thornton Creek Alliance is sponsoring a work party to help clean up the Kingfisher Natural Area (aka Thornton Creek) on Sunday, November 17th starting at 11 AM. Help restore Thornton Creek at Kingfisher Natural Area by planting trees and … Continue reading

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Victory Heights Community Council Meeting November 19th

This month’s meeting of the Victory Heights Community Council will be on Tuesday, November 19th starting at 7 PM at the Pre-School in Victory Heights Park. The featured speaker will be from the city’s Office of Emergency Management (rescheduled from … Continue reading

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City Librarian Community Conversation November 16th

The Seattle Public Library provides many resources both at branch libraries and online. However, they want to know if there are other programs, resources, books or materials that would more effectively support our community. To learn more about how the … Continue reading

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Legislative Town Hall Meeting November 12th

With the election season now behind us, those interested in politics can turn their focus onto the actual process of government and attend a Legislative Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday, November 12th at North Seattle Community College.  Similar to the … Continue reading

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Victory Heights Little Free Library Open For Business

Victory Heights now has its first of two planned Little Free Libraries up and running. Located just down the street from the park, passerbys will be able to borrow and add books to the custom-made shelters built by resident Robert … Continue reading

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November Windstorm Knocks Out Power

The large windstorm that struck the Puget Sound area on Saturday knocked out power to most of Victory Heights. City Light has a map that shows affected areas: http://www.seattle.gov/light/sysstat/  

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Proposed North Precinct Site Open House October 26th

The City of Seattle has identified property – located at the southeast corner of Aurora Avenue North and North 130th Street – as the recommended site for a new police station serving North Seattle. City Council review and approval of … Continue reading

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Thornton Creek Alliance Meeting October 24th

The Thornton Creek Alliance will be holding its monthly meeting on Thursday, October 24th from 7:15 PM to 9 PM at the Meadowbrook Community Center, 10517 35th Avenue NE. There will be a number of presentations about the presence of … Continue reading

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School Fundraisers Need Your Help

Tis the season for school fundraisers. Both the local schools serving Victory Heights have drives going on currently. The Victory Heights Co-Op Preschool is fundraising to support family scholarships, field trips/special programs, replacing and updating toys and the park playground … Continue reading

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Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill Thursday Morning

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 17th, people all over the world will be participating in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill. Locally it will “occur” at 10:17 AM. Washington State has also gotten into the act, encouraging individuals or families that register for … Continue reading

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