{"id":59628,"date":"2022-01-14T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=59628"},"modified":"2024-09-12T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:49:41","slug":"seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/","title":{"rendered":"H&#038;R Block Brightens Seattle\u2019s Ballard Neighborhood with New Community-Painted Mural"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Make Every Block Better | Community Mural | H&amp;R Block\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w72hVzMIj9Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Hear from the neighbors of Seattle\u2019s Ballard neighborhood on how H&amp;R Block helped them to create a new space for families and friends to come together. &nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNot only is the meaning of the mural community, but it is the new community. It just means that the end goal and the process can have an impact on the community as we have wanted it to,\u201d said Natalia Sotelo, a Seattle resident and artist who is a part of Urban Artworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ballard Business District in Seattle was abruptly damaged in 2019 after a devastating fire destroyed several small businesses on the city\u2019s main street. Since then, one building has remained vacant \u2013 a reminder of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a member of the Urban Artworks Mural Apprenticeship Program where she installs public murals throughout King County, Sotelo saw an opportunity to transform the space and create new community connections with the help of a Make Every Block Better grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seattle\u2019s Ballard Business District was awarded a Make Every Block Better grant in 2021 as part of H&amp;R Block and Nextdoor\u2019s partnership to connect neighbors and uplift their communities. For Ballard\u2019s neighbors, a thriving community can really benefit from just sitting down with each other and listening. \u201cIt\u2019s wonderful when people can use the new space. The murals give it a sign that somebody loves this space and it\u2019s important to somebody,\u201d said volunteer Christie Wolf. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In partnership with Urban Artworks, H&amp;R Block and Nextdoor provided a community paint day that allowed neighbors, H&amp;R Block associates, and young artists to come together to paint a new mural on the vacant Business District building. The mural was designed by artists with family roots in Seattle\u2019s Ballard neighborhood and included community-specific symbols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the future, I want people to walk by and see that before it was an empty wall and empty space, and I just want it to brighten people\u2019s days up. I want them to get inspired and try to bring some color into their lives, as well,\u201d said Sotelo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear from the neighbors of Seattle\u2019s Ballard neighborhood on how H&amp;R Block helped them to create a new space for families and friends to come together. &nbsp; \u201cNot only is the meaning of the mural community, but it is the new community. It just means that the end goal and the process can have an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":406,"featured_media":59662,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[19308],"news-categories":[23336],"class_list":["post-59628","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-make-every-block-better","news-categories-people-culture"],"acf":{"post_rest_thumbnail_alt_id":""},"yoast_head":"<title>Community-Painted Mural | H&amp;R Block Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ballard Neighborhood in Seattle received a Make Every Block Better project, supported by H&amp;R Block and Nextdoor, as a way to bring the community together. Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"H&amp;R Block Brightens Seattle\u2019s Ballard Neighborhood with New Community-Painted Mural\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ballard Neighborhood in Seattle received a Make Every Block Better project, supported by H&amp;R Block and Nextdoor, as a way to bring the community together. Learn more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"H&amp;R Block\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-12T14:49:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"319\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"145\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hrblock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/\",\"name\":\"Community-Painted Mural | H&R Block Newsroom\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-14T13:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-12T14:49:41+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Ballard Neighborhood in Seattle received a Make Every Block Better project, supported by H&R Block and Nextdoor, as a way to bring the community together. Learn more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/01\\\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg\",\"width\":319,\"height\":145,\"caption\":\"JPEG\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/people-culture\\\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Newsroom Articles\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/newsroom\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"H&#038;R Block Brightens Seattle\u2019s Ballard Neighborhood with New Community-Painted Mural\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"H&amp;R Block\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Community-Painted Mural | H&R Block Newsroom","description":"The Ballard Neighborhood in Seattle received a Make Every Block Better project, supported by H&R Block and Nextdoor, as a way to bring the community together. Learn more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"H&R Block Brightens Seattle\u2019s Ballard Neighborhood with New Community-Painted Mural","og_description":"The Ballard Neighborhood in Seattle received a Make Every Block Better project, supported by H&R Block and Nextdoor, as a way to bring the community together. Learn more.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/","og_site_name":"H&amp;R Block","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","article_modified_time":"2024-09-12T14:49:41+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg","width":319,"height":145,"type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@hrblock","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/","name":"Community-Painted Mural | H&R Block Newsroom","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg","datePublished":"2022-01-14T13:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-12T14:49:41+00:00","description":"The Ballard Neighborhood in Seattle received a Make Every Block Better project, supported by H&R Block and Nextdoor, as a way to bring the community together. Learn more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Seattle-MEBB-Thumbnail-Image-1.jpg","width":319,"height":145,"caption":"JPEG"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/people-culture\/seattle-ballard-neighborhood-community-painted-mural\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Newsroom Articles","item":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"H&#038;R Block Brightens Seattle\u2019s Ballard Neighborhood with New Community-Painted Mural"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/","name":"H&amp;R Block","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/59628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newsroom"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/59628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59628"},{"taxonomy":"news-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-categories?post=59628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}