“It is clear that citizens in our community want their libraries open the shelves filled,” city librarian Marcellus Turner said after Seattle voters approved a seven-year, $122 million levy by 62 percent in the August 2012 primary election.
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SLIDESHOW: Freezin' For A Reason - Annual Angle Lake Polar Bear Plunge and Food Drive 1-1-13
Wed, 01/02/13
Here are some pictures and captions by Kurt Howard from this years Annual Angle Lake Polar Bear Plunge and Food Drive.
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Easy Street Records to close Queen Anne store
Wed, 01/02/13
A staple of West Seattle’s retail Junction core since 1988, Easy Street Records rang in the New Year with sad news for audiophiles to the north: their Queen Anne store will close in January after 12 years in operation.
Easy Street owner…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Photojournalist introduces faces of Highline
Wed, 01/02/13
(Editor’s Note: The Highline Times has been honored to feature the work of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Jerry Gay during the past year. Gay won the Pulitzer while working at The Seattle Times for a photo of Burien firefighters at a…MORE
Des Moines dealing out Waterland Cards
Wed, 01/02/13
The city of Des Moines is launching a new campaign to give incentives to ‘Support Waterland’ and shop locally. A new program called ‘Waterland Cards’ is being launched to encourage residents to take advantage of local businesses.
Over 80,…MORE
Walk and talk with a doc around Lake Burien on Jan. 6
Wed, 01/02/13
On Sunday, Jan. 6, WABI Burien will help city residents start their year off right by offering a special Walk-n-Talk-with-a Doc.
Dr. Michael Schlitt, neurosurgeon and Chief of Surgery at Highline Medical Center, will speak to WABI walkers…MORE
Presentation on new Genesee Hill elementary plans set for Jan. 10
Wed, 01/02/13
The Genesee-Schmitz Neighborhood Council is holding a public meeting on progress in designing a new elementary school at the Genesee Hill site in West Seattle. The school will be funded with passage of the BEX IV Levy in February, and is…MORE
UPDATE: Suspect fleeing crime scene involved in injury accident on Delridge Way
Tue, 01/01/13
Update for Jan. 3 Det. Renee Witt with the Seattle Police Department confirmed the suspect in a burglary, who fled the scene in a stolen vehicle and crashed into another car on Jan. 1, is still in the hospital with a broken pelvis and facial…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Annual Alki Polar Bear Swim draws large brrrrave crowd
Tue, 01/01/13
SLIDESHOW: Click on photo to see more, or click on image below in photo gallery. Video by David Rosen. Still photos by Steve Shay.
The New Years Day Annual Alki Polar Bear Swim organizer (and White Center Chamber of Commerce President)…MORE
SLIDESHOW: The Space Needle dazzled with a brilliant show for 2013
Mon, 12/31/12
By David Rosen and Patrick Robinson
The Space Needle's annual New Year's fireworks show saw improvements over previous years with a higher range on some of the effects and new smokeless fireworks which largely eliminated the smoky haze…MORE
