SouthendSeattle.com, a community blogging project focusing on the passions, expertise and shared resources of people in South Seattle launches May 24th, 2010. Celebrating the wide cultural and social diversity of residents and businesses in the region, volunteer contributors populate eight categories including Business, Community, Culture, Family, Home and Garden, Neighborhoods, Well-being and a Give Back section highlighting the Rainier Valley Food Bank.
While neighborhood blogs are seen as newspapers, SouthendSeattle.com is a magazine format, including content from the perfect Georgetown Saturday to the inside scoop on the plan for the new Rainier Beach community pool, ways to relieve stress, and recipes inspired by local restaurants. Neighbors will discuss ways to build sustainable communities and what grows best in Southend gardens, as well as the rich resources found within Seward Park. Additionally, Sam Osborne will share the stark realities and stories of hope from his experience as the Executive Director of the Rainier Valley Food Bank. The site is also offering an events calendar, resource listing and free classified advertising.
The site covers territory surrounding America’s most diverse zip code, 98118, where over 60 languages are spoken and over 40% speak a language other than English at home. Roughly bordered by Interstate 90 to the north, the Duwamish River to the West, the area north of Grady Way in Renton, and east of Lake Washington to the east, communities include Beacon Hill, Mount Baker, Genesee, South Park, Georgetown, Columbia City, Hillman City, Lakewood-Seward Park, Rainier Beach, Bryn Mawr- Skyway, Lakeridge, and northern portions of Renton. The site currently offers translation into 23 different languages through Google Translate.
For more information contact Maia Segura at 206-898-7090 or maia@southendseattle.com.
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