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Last night, members of the Ballard District Council unanimously voted to sign onto a letter drafted by the Central Ballard Residents Association and members of the Ballard Partnership for Smart Growth. The letter asks the Seattle City Council,…MORE

The September 11th meeting of the 34th District Democrats found them voting to contribute $3,300 to the Senate Democratic Campaign Committee.

The donation will primarily benefit Nathan Schlicher who is running in a hotly contested Senate…MORE

The 2013-14 season local West Seattle theater opens with a bang in the form of a Co-World premiere of The Taming October 2 - 19.

The play written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by Tammis Doyle was initially inspired by Shakespeare's…MORE

It took a full year to get it completed but the Barton Street P-Patch (itself only 2 1/2 years old) fired up its community pizza/bread oven on Sept. 11 and fed many of the volunteers who made it happen. The oven designed by architect Chris Luthi…MORE

Good afternoon members of the committee, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for having me today. My name is John Urquhart, and I am the Sheriff of King County, WA.

Seattle is located in King County, and with almost 2 million residents, we are the…MORE

From St. Alphonsus Parish School

When the bell rang for the start of the school year at St. Alphonsus Parish School, a new face welcomed students, teachers and parents. Mr. Matt Eisenhauer is the new principal of St. Al’s, and the…MORE

King County Sheriff John Urquhart was invited to Washington D.C. to speak before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for a hearing on conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws.

King County represents the largest local…MORE

Coming up Sept. 16 the public is invited to join Sustainable West Seattle and Tox-ick.org for a presentation and panel discussion on the work being done by citizens, organizations and the government to keep Puget Sound healthy and restore the…MORE

LGBTQ students and allies in Catholic high schools in the Seattle area are beginning to speak out, demanding the ability to form official on-campus groups, or Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) clubs.

While in many cases students have already…MORE

There once was a time, before the economic meltdown of 2008, when an extra $500,000 a year was set aside in Seattle’s budget for the Neighborhood Matching Fund, where grassroots community groups can apply for aid in bringing everything from…MORE