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In celebration of National Night Out on Aug. 6, the community of White Center put their business core's best on display and offered a dizzying array of food options at only $2 a pop.

The mission statement for National Night Out is to…MORE

The Paul G. Allen (of Microsoft co-founder fame) Family Foundation ponied up a $91,000 one-year pilot grant to allow the Seattle Public Library to provide expanded services to libraries at Sanislo and Roxhill elementary schools in West Seattle…MORE

Seattle Public Schools announced their replacement for Director of Schools for the Southwest region (including West Seattle) on Aug. 6. In mid-July Carmela Dellino announced she was leaving the position to take a job with the City of Seattle.…MORE

All ballots for the primary and special elections most be returned today.

Ballots can be returned by mail or simply be dropped off in one of the drop boxes around town.

By mail, ballots must have a first class postage and be…MORE

Update for 11:40 a.m. According to the Seattle Police Department, West Seattle's excitement for the day started with a witness calling 911 around 10:20 a.m. to report he or she was following a man in a stolen gray pickup full of landscaping…MORE

Compiled by Katie NelsonDeadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.…MORE

By Rachel M. LusbySPECIAL TO THE HIGHLINE TIMES Five years ago a well-intention and experienced former Starbucks employee, Mike Condon, and his wife Cindy opened up “Mike’s Community Cup” in the SeaTac area, with the goal of serving a great…MORE

By Katie NelsonHIGHLINE TIMES

An aerobics class geared toward women who are in treatment for or have beaten cancer began in June at Burien’s Highline Medical Center.

The class is sponsored by Team Survivor Northwest, a nonprofit…MORE

A distant relative of Burien’s namesake traveled from Germany to the city last week to research his family’s past.

Uwe Burian’s great-great grandfather, Karl Burian, was Gottlieb Burian’s brother. In the 1880s, Gottlieb Burian homesteaded…MORE

Kiteboarder Tony Bergrude tests the waters off the Des Moines Marina fishing dock earlier this summer. The sport is also sometimes known as kitesurfing.

In the second photo, Bergrude relaxes at Des Moines Beach Park.