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The long‑anticipated redevelopment of the former Alki Lumber site is entering its final pre‑construction phase, marking the most significant movement on the project since the Sweeney family sold the lumber business in 2021 but retained the land…MORE

On February 21, 2026, the Hiawatha Community Center in West Seattle celebrated its grand reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, marking the end of a nearly six-year closure.

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Information from Woodland Park Zoo

Information from Washington State Department of Transportation

Washington state legislators are considering a significant shift in infrastructure financing that would allow regional transit authorities to issue bonds with terms of up to 75 years.

On a classic Pacific Northwest day, local advocates, scientists, and city officials gathered at Roxhill Park to celebrate a "major milestone" in the restoration of the Roxhill Bog.

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The West Seattle Nursery has been awarded the Display Garden Founders Cup – Best in Show award for Best Hardscape at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival.

The Precinct 4 Special Emphasis Team (SET) part of the City of Burien Police Department has made another bust with the help of drug sniffing dog “Quinn.”

Seattle Public Schools (SPS)  officially proposed at the end of January that the newly rebuilt Alki Elementary serve as the new Southwest Region site for its Highly Capable (HC) "cohort pathway" model.

King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda has introduced an ordinance that would restrict federal authorities from using county-owned and controlled property for civil immigration enforcement.