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With snowfall and dropping temperatures making the case for a real winter at lower elevations, King County Metro has released a few reminders for Metro riders:

Metro Transit ready for winter weatherRider checklist: Transit alerts, snow…MORE

Each December, local artist Marge Ellsworth and Highline Times editor Eric Mathison host a Christmas ornament making party in their Burien home.

Burien photographer Maureen Hoffmann describes it as “good clean fun” and an opportunity “for…MORE

The two ensembles of Seattle Girls’ Choir, pictured, will perform advent Lessons and Carols at Holy Rosary Church in West Seattle (4210 SW Genesee St., 98116 http://www.holyrosaryseattle.org). An elegant prelude to Christmas, this wonderful…MORE

UPDATE Dec. 31 12:15pm Alki Polar Bear Swim organizer Mark Ufkes shared this update on the event set for New Years Day at 10:00am

We have grown from 30 friends to over 300 last year. We do not have early sign up, folks just show up ready…MORE

UPDATE Dec. 22 11:30am With showers likely and a temperature of 42 degrees it won't be comfortable on Alki this evening but the Candlelight Vigil to honor the victims of Newtown will go on. The original Facebook invitation shows only 13 people…MORE

A Gift Wrapping Fundraiser with Furry Faces and Animal Aid & Rescue Foundations At two locations: Beer Junction 4511 California Ave. S.W. Dec. 20, 6-9 p.m. and Dec. 23, 1-6 p.m. Beveridge Place Pub 6434 California Ave. S.W. Dec. 24, 2-7 p.m.…MORE

The 12.8 foot high tide at 8:17 am was sort of the perfect storm combination with the high winds that hit the area on Dec. 17. It brought waves crashing on to the beach and up and over bulkheads, cars and roads as the wind reached gusts of 55 mph…MORE

In a firm but formally toned letter sent on Wednesday, Dec. 12, the Ballard District Council re-requested that a formal community advisory committee be formed as Seattle Public Utilities makes progress on Phase 2 of the Ballard Roadside Rain…MORE

By Patrick Robinson and David Rosen

The storm that hit the Seattle area during the early morning hours of Dec. 17, when coupled with a high tide of 12.8 caused a storm surge that flooded Alki Beach, the promenade, and beach front houses.…MORE

King County Sheriff press release: Over 7,000 Wii game consoles were stolen from a distributing warehouse in SeaTac in the last 24 hours and detectives are asking for the public’s help in locating the van and trailers they were stolen in.

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