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Community leaders recognized at U District Awards Ceremony

This year’s Annual U District Awards Ceremony provided an opportunity to honor some very deserving community members. The event was held February 26th at the Burke Museum, and featured guest speaker Dr. Julie Stein, Director of the Burke. Congratulations to all who were recognized for their great accomplishments!

Awards

LUCID – U District Small Business of the Year Award

Chaco Canyon Organic Café – Cal McCune Community Service Award

King County Sheriff Metro Street Crimes Unit – Public Safety Award

Miles Richardson, General Manager, University Audi – Business Person of the Year Award

Shultzy’s – Make the U District Beautiful Award

Louise Little, CEO, University Book Store – Honorable Recognition: Service as a Co-Chair on the U District Board in 2014

Coming to a neighborhood near you: 13th Annual Food Bank Benefit Dinner March 19

Thursday, March 19th is a great opportunity to benefit the U District Food Bank by dining out at one of the following Seattle restaurants: Eastlake Bar & Grill, Greenlake Bar & Grill, or Lake Forest Park Bar & Grill. Have dinner at any one of these locations, and at least half of your bill will go to the U District Food Bank.

Be sure to mark your calendar and invite your family, friends, and co-workers for happy hour, dinner, or just some quality time watching the NCAA basketball tournament. The event is hosted by the Neighborhood Bar & Grill Restaurant Group.

New housing development offers pre-leasing for UW employees

Bridges@11th, a new housing development opening in May, is offering UW employees the opportunity to pre-lease apartments before the general public. Priority for the apartments is split between UW and Seattle Children’s Hospital employees. During the initial occupancy, the developer will hold 92 apartments for each institution’s eligible applicants. Apartments will be filled from the waiting list according to the order received. A waiting list of eligible faculty and staff will be maintained for future vacancies.

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The development features comfortable, urban apartments and town home living, and is located in the heart of the University District. Adjacent to the UW Tower and close to the Seattle campus, Bridges@11th is the result of a partnership between the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Both institutions had a shared interest in providing high quality housing for their employees. Security Properties/Madrona Ridge was selected to build and operate the project.

It should be noted that only benefits-eligible faculty and staff with active 9-month or longer UW appointments are eligible to apply for the priority pre-leasing.Temporary employees and retirees are not eligible, but may apply for residency if no eligible employees are waiting for apartments.

Should you become eligible for an apartment, you must act within five days of notification in order to receive priority. If no UW or Children’s employees are on the waiting list, apartments can be offered to the public after April 2, 2015.

Contact Madrona Ridge directly at bridgesat11th@madronaridgellc.com to apply for pre-leasing. Be sure to provide your name and employee ID number so we can verify your eligibility.

For more details,click here.