04.19.10
Call for design team/artists: Public art installation for the I-5 King Street Column Project
In conjunction with the Chinatown/Japantown/Little Saigon – International District Streetscape Committee, InterIm Community Development Association (InterIm CDA) is seeking professional design teams and/or artists to submit their qualification for an opportunity to develop a design and/or conceptual art plan for the King Street columns underneath the I-5 freeway.
03.04.10
Samaki Commons featured in Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Samaki Commons was featured in the March 3, 2010 issue of the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. The article highlighted how Arellano Christofides Architects made good use of repetition in design, while also avoiding monotony, such that extra amenities uncommon in low-income housing could be added with the cost savings.
01.07.10
Ken Katahira from InterIm CDA speaking in Smart Growth Conference workshop
InterIm CDA’s Real Estate Development Director, Ken Katahira, will be speaking at the 9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in a workshop on Equitable Development in Asian Communities.
12.01.09
2009 Annual Report
View our 2009 Annual Report in the linked PDF below.
11.21.09
Danny Woo Community Garden celebrates Lowe’s Grant funded renovations
On Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, members of the community celebrated the completion of renovations in the Danny Woo Community Garden, thanks to generous funding from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation.
11.04.09
InterIm CDA’s ED named Co-Chair of King County Executive transition team
InterIm CDA Executive Director Hyeok Kim will co-chair King County Executive-elect Dow Constantine’s transition team. She joins State Senator Fred Jarrett from Mercer Island in chairing the transition committee.
11.04.09
Seattle Approves Affordable Housing Levy
Seattle voters easily approved Proposition No. 1: Low-income housing levy! As of 8:22 PM November 4, 64% voted in favor of the proposition.
10.16.09
Greening Cities, Growing Communities: Learning from Seattle’s Urban Community Gardens
The Danny Woo Community Garden is one of six community gardens featured in a new book about Seattle’s urban gardens pblished by the University of Washington Press!
09.19.09
InterIm CDA Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary Gala
On Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, InterIm Community Development Association was joined by over 330 friends and supporters to celebrate our 40th anniversary! This was a night to reflect on four decades of serving the Chinatown/International District and the Asian Pacific Islander community, and we couldn’t have made this evening a success without you.
08.12.09
New housing project in Southeast Seattle goes green
The name for a new affordable-housing project in Seattle’s Rainier Valley seems to be a perfect fit since it’s located next door, at 3925 South Bozeman Street, to the Lao Highland Community Center. “Samaki” is a Lao word that means “people” or “individuals coming together.”
07.01.09
Paving A Right Of Way: Maynard Avenue Green Street
Read the article on the Nihonmachi Maynard Avenue Green Street project in the current issue of the International Examiner.
05.06.09
The $300M Dearborn Project is No More
The multi-million dollar project has flat-lined. Quang Nguyen, the executive director of the Washington Vietnamese American Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the Downtown Street Coalition for a Livable Neighborhood, a group representing more than 40 organizations, confirms that developers will not pursue the project.
04.06.09
Recession stalls building boom along South Seattle light-rail tracks
This article in the April 6, 2009, issue of the Seattle Times focuses on development projects along light-rail in South Seattle given the current economic challenges. The article also mentions a bright spot among nonprofit housing developers, including InterIm CDA and the soon-to-be completed Samaki Commons housing project.
03.31.09
Grand Mall Seizure: A Final Strategy to Stop a Mall in Rainier Valley
Published in the March 31, 2009, issue of The Stranger, this article puts a spotlight on a newly-formed coalition, the Community Alliance for Responsible Development (CARD). InterIm CDA helped establish CARD to represent the interests of community members who continue to have significant concerns about the long-term impacts of the Dearborn Street Project, in particular on the Little Saigon Business District.
02.02.09
InterIm: Roots Grow Deep in the International District
In its January/February 2009 issue, edibleSEATTLE magazine featured the Danny Woo Community Garden and InterIm CDA as a “local hero.”
01.20.09
Neighborhood Matching Fund Grant for the Children’s Garden
We thank the City of Seattle Department of Neighborhoods for awarding a $15,000 grant for planning and constructing an interactive Children’s Garden to be located in the Danny Woo Community Garden in the International District. Qualifying for these matching funds was made possible by the numerous donors who contributed to the Children’s Garden at our 2008 gala. Many thanks!
InterIm CDA’s Annual Gala 2010 Luncheon with Keynote Speaker RON SIMS
Friday, September 10, 2010—11:00am-1:00pm
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35th Annual Pig Roast
8pm Friday, July 16 - 2pm Saturday, July 17, 2010
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