User:Stevenarntson/Seattle

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=Literacy=

Bookstores

 * Left Bank Books, in the Pike Street Market.
 * Elliott Bay Bookstore, in Pioneer Square (soon to be Capitol Hill).
 * Open Books, a Poem Emporium, in Wallingford.
 * [www.pilotbooksseattle.com Pilot Books] in Capitol Hill

Libraries

 * the Seattle Public Library has many branches all over Seattle, all of which are listed on their website. Particularly excellent are the Central Branch, the Ballard Branch, the Douglass-Truth branch, and the Columbia City branch.
 * See also my engaging page Ten Things You Should Know about the Seattle Public Library

Open Mics and Readings

 * Subtext is a reading series for experimental writing.
 * the Seattle Poetry Slam.
 * Works In Progress at the Richard Hugo House.

Seattle Reads

 * This happens annually.

=Education=
 * The Richard Hugo House on Capitol Hill has many writing classes.
 * ZAPP, the Zine Archive and Publishing Project, housed at the Hugo House.
 * Seattle DIY
 * the UW Experimental College.
 * Seattle Center for Book Arts
 * Seattle Free School

=Transportation=

Maintenance

 * The Bikery 1265 S Main St. #104 (near 14th and South Jackson)
 * The Bike Shack @ the Wayward Cafe 55th and Roosevelt in the University District Hours vary - check the website

Busses

 * the Metro Trip Planner

Feet

 * Feet First is a pedestrian advocacy organization that provides free maps and resources.

= Shelter =
 * the Low-Income Housing Institute
 * Nickelsville Seattle
 * Seattle Housing Authority

= Food =
 * the Seattle Farmers Market Alliance
 * Dumpstering

=Other Things=
 * Freeattle is a great website aggregator of free Seattle events.
 * Seattle Really Really Free Market is really, really free.
 * Home Alive teaches self defense classes for women.
 * the Sightline Institute is an environmental watchdog and news organization.
 * Solid Ground helps people.
 * the Vera Project puts on all-ages shows, among other things.

= Public Space =
 * Seattle Parks and Gardens
 * Seattle Public Library
 * the Ballard Locks
 * the Pike Place Market
 * Seattle Community Centers
 * the Olympic Sculpture Park