Community Listening Sessions for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We want to hear from you! Join the City of Bothell for a Community Conversation about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB), facilitated by our DEIB consultant Chanin Kelly-Rae. Sign up for one of several virtual Zoom sessions being offered ov...

City Appoints Members to DEI Public Advisory Committee

Several months ago, the City solicited volunteers to serve on a new temporary Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) advisory committee.  Committee members will help a DEI consultant and city staff draft a long-term DEI Action Plan for City Counci...

Black History Month, The Life of Benjamin McAdoo

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the extraordinary contributions Black Americans have made in our nation's history. This month, we are honored to share the story of Benjamin McAdoo, Washington State's first licensed Black architect who at one po...

Apply for Pop-Up Retail Business Incubator by July 25th

The City of Bothell is accepting applications from qualified businesses to participate in a new Pop-Up Retail Incubator Program.  Learn more and apply by July 25th at  www.mercycorpsnw.org/bothellpopup.  

Bothell City Council rec...

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Open House - Sept 22

Raising of the Pride Flag on Monday at 10am / Other Updates

Pride Month  

On June 1st, City Council issued a Pride Proclamation to honor and celebrate our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers. We were honored to have Ginger Chien accep...

Staff Evaluating Merits of Consultant

April 5th, 2021 - Hello! Late last year, City Council prioritized Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and added some funds to our budget for a part-time coordinator.

As we talk with other cities and consultants, we’re learning that hiring a part-time...

Community Survey on DEI

March 16, 2021 - Last summer city staff began taking a closer look at our internal processes and how we approach diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Staff and City Council discussed Bothell demographics, which show a beautiful, growing, and changing c...

DEI Update

May 13, 2021

Hello! Just wanted to give a quick DEI update.  

Consultant and Staff Timing

As many of you know, we’ve spent the last few months doing a lot of DEI research.  After meeting with other cities and area consultants, sta...

City of Bothell Selects Four Businesses for Pop Shops on Main

The City of Bothell has selected four successful applicants for Bothell’s new retail incubator program. Bothell City Council approved a pop up incubator program to support the creation of new small businesses and provide more opportunities for m...

City Seeks Advisory Committee Volunteers to Help “Tell Bothell’s Full Story”

The City of Bothell Landmark Preservation Board has been awarded a special grant to fund a "Telling Bothell's Full Story," project and we need help from the community! Inspired by an initiative launched by the National Trust for Histori...

Join the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee

The City of Bothell is seeking community members to serve on a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Advisory Committee. 

Those interested should apply by January 10, 2022.

In late 2022, Bothell City Council adopted a new goal to "Pursue ...

The Mighty Miss Helen DeVoe: Bothell's First Teacher

 Helen Godwin DeVoe was born in Verona Township, New York in 1856 or 1857, the daughter of a physician and a “homekeeper.”  She attended Oberlin College and as of the 1880 census was working as a music teacher and living with her parents...