On the same day ballots started arriving in mailboxes with the option for North Highline residents to approve or reject annexation to Burien, the city hoping to take them on hosted their final information meeting on Oct. 18 at Cascade Middle…MORE
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Accessible voting center open in Renton
Fri, 10/19/12
Press release: A new, expanded accessible voting center (AVC) opens in Renton today to help ensure that voters with disabilities are able to cast a private and independent ballot. The AVC is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays…MORE
North Highliners get their last bit of annexation info before the vote
Fri, 10/19/12
On the same day ballots started arriving in mailboxes with the option for North Highline residents to approve or reject annexation to Burien, the city hoping to take them on hosted their final information meeting on Oct. 18 at Cascade Middle…MORE
UPDATE: Lafayette Elementary Walk-A-Thon beats fundraising goal (Slideshow)
Fri, 10/19/12
Update for Dec. 4 Just in from Stacy Sayles, organizer for the 2012 Lafayette Elementary Walk-A-Thon:
Lafayette Elementary's Walk-A-Thon this year raised $84,293 - a number that far surpassed our goal and could not have been reached…MORE
Now open: South Spokane Street, between Sixth and Fourth avenues
Fri, 10/19/12
SDOT Press release: After being closed for the last three years due to the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project, the Seattle Department of Transportation has reopened the westbound travel lanes of surface S Spokane Street between Sixth and…MORE
West Seattleites vent transportation woes at forum
Fri, 10/19/12
The who's-who of transportation in King County and Seattle were invited to a Sustainable West Seattle Transportation Forum on Oct. 15, and were met with a sea of frustration from over 50 West Seattle residents over loss of service and unfulfilled…MORE
North Beach Park first recipient of Groundswell NW's microgrant program
Fri, 10/19/12
The first lucky winner of Groundswell NW's new microgrant program is Friends of North Beach Park, who have been working to restore North Beach Park and Nature, according to a press release.
The microgrant program awards $500 to support…MORE
Ballard Chamber of Commerce director resigns, replaced by interim
Fri, 10/19/12
After 12-and-one-half years, the Ballard Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Beth Miller has resigned from her position.
The move was sudden and unexpected, but a replacement was quickly found.
Taking her place as Interim…MORE
Rethinking City Council elections
Thu, 10/18/12
Ever wonder what city council member represents you?
Well, don't, because under the current system, every city council member represents you. That's because they are not divided by district, but rather, by committee. In fact, Seattle is…MORE
As residents sing for a better Burien, lawmakers struggle with budget constraints
Thu, 10/18/12
On an evening when Burien lawmakers were entertained by a citizens group “dreaming of a better Burien,” council members wrestled with how to maintain services without raising taxes or dipping into city reserves.
Cameras were in abundance…MORE
