Brian Gershon

We had about 60-70 people at our Multicultural Committee Potluck and Clothing & Book Exchange tonight!
Here’s the 10-min video we showed, featuring some of our local youth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtGsDTVBRpo):

“Youth on YouTube” is a June program working with youth in our community to create 1-3 minute videos.  The program was created by Nhi Tran (our Neighborhood House Technology Center [...]

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When we took a recent vacation, we weren’t sure what to do with our pets.  Boarding seemed a bit traumatic and expensive.
We called our favorite Vet, Four Paws Veterinary Center  http://www.yelp.com/biz/four-paws-veterinary-center-seattle in Seward Park, and they mentioned pet sitting as an option, and had recommendations.
A short time later we received a call from Urban Paws [...]

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An hour after the Blue Angels soared above as part of Seafair, on a day that was only in the high 80’s (instead of record-breaking 100’s just days before), under the afternoon shade of the Bennett town homes bordering the alley, across from the Riley town homes on MLK, and book ended by recycle-bins that [...]

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I felt like I was in a whole new Seattle today, as I commuted from Columbia City to Downtown on the new Light Rail.
As the train clickety-clacked out of the Beacon Hill tunnel toward Downtown, its elevated position over the city made me think I was in a city more known for its public transportation.  [...]

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Our New Rainier Vista Multicultural Committee meeting is always fun, and this month we learned from our Ethiopian residents about the Oromia region of Ethiopia and some of its culture and food.  Oromo means “The Powerful”.
I was impressed with the fact that (traditionally) people would recall between say 7 and 17 generations of their fathers.  [...]

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Congratulations to Mark Okazaki from Neighborhood House (which has a location here at New Rainier Vista in Seattle) and Jon Ramer from Interra Project for their upcoming awards from the Center for Ethical Leadership.
This award “celebrates Puget Sound leaders whose vision, commitment and unceasing efforts are significantly advancing social, environmental, and economic justice.”
Tickets are available [...]

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Last night was my first sighting of a real live Sound Transit Light Rail.  Trains are just in testing now, but will be live this summer.

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I attended my first Multicultural Committee meeting this month at New Rainier Vista.  I had a great time!
There’s something special about a community coming together (with the help of translators speaking several different languages) to provide a way to get to know each other, problem-solve community issues together, and plan events/dinners together.
My favorite part was [...]

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We are new residents of the Rainier Vista community, which is a culturally-diverse neighborhood where 14 languages are spoken, and new people are moving in at a pretty good clip — the home owner community has grown from 23 units to 126 units this past year.
I’ve just started to explore nearby Columbia City, having visited [...]

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