You Paid For It—You Might as Well Use It: a quick guide to the City of Seattle

by Sol Villarreal

http://seattle.gov/ignite

Info Guide/Staff Directoryhttp://www.seattle.gov/customerservice/docs/infoguide2010ver2.pdf

http://www.seattle.gov/directory/

City of Seattle news releaseshttp://seattle.gov/news/

Citywide Events Calendarhttp://seattle.gov/calendar/

My Neighborhood Maphttp://web1.seattle.gov/mnm

http://data.seattle.gov

Municipal archiveshttp://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/docs1.htm, http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/phot1.htm

Seattle Channelhttp://www.seattlechannel.org/

City Councilhttp://www.cityofseattle.net/council/guide.htm

Mayor’s Officehttp://seattle.gov/mayor/

Neighborhood Service Centershttp://www.seattle.gov/neighborhoods/nsc/locations.htm

Office of Film & MusicBlog: http://seattlefilmandmusic.wordpress.com/ Music & Film festivals/directories:

• http://www.seattle.gov/music/festivals.htm,

• http://www.seattle.gov/filmoffice/festivals.htm

• http://www.seattle.gov/music/directory.htm

• http://www.seattle.gov/filmoffice/filmdirectory.htm

Parks & Recreationhttp://class.seattle.gov/parks

http://www.seattle.gov/parks/calendar/volunteer.htmhttp://www.seattle.gov/parks/facilities/rentals/

Seattle Public Utilitieshttp://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Recycling/LookupTool/index.htm

http://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Garbage/KeepSeattleClean/Adopt-A-Street/index.asphttp://www.seattle.gov/util/Services/Drainage_&_Sewer/Keep_Water_Safe_&_Clean/AdoptADrain/index.htm

Human Serviceshttp://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/

Non-English Language Resourceshttp://www.seattle.gov/html/citizen/language.htm

Seattle Public LibraryOnline homework help:http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=audience_teens_homework

Meeting/stud y rooms:http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=info_visit_meetingrooms

Department of TransportationBike maps/code:http://www.cityofseattle.net/transportation/bikemaps.htm, http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikecode.htm

Planned construction map:http://web1.seattle.gov/sdot/constructionmap/ccmonline.htm

Grants & funding opportunitieshttp://seattle.gov/html/citizen/grants.htm

MiscellaneousSister Cities: http://www.seattle.gov/oir/sistercities/cities.htm

SPD Blotter:http://spdblotter.seattle.gov/