Ya live in the 'hood, ya take care of the 'hood; it's no harder than making your bed or wiping the stovetop. Unlike, say, mowing the lawn. And today was The Day: Seattle Paint Out.
Greenlake roomies Sara and Sarah (a political consultant and a software marketer, respectively) don't live in the nabe; they were recruited through Craigslist. (Good way to meet cute boys.) Hand them a map of Belltown and bucket of paint, they track down trash, stickers and graffiti as if hunting renegade dust-bunnies. "Love to clean the bathroom," says Sarah. "Instant gratification," says Sara. Me? I pull the wagon and admire their energy.
Note to serial offending sticker-er Katzenhof, wherever you may be: the difference between graffiti and art is permission. More about controlling graffiti in Seattle here.
We live in New York so the serial stickering might of been done by the Seattle street team. We love Seattle and are truly sorry if any stickering or sticker placement was found offensive.
KTZNHF.
Wow, I'm stunned.
Many thanks for writing. Would that every careless tagger would be so willing to take responsibility.
I'll pass your message along to volunteers, city officials and the (print) news weeklies.
Cheers,
Ronald