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While the primary structures are up at Roxhill Park, (as the Herald reported Nov. 6) there is work remaining according organizers Mat and Whitney McBride who are seeking volunteers for the finishing and detail phase of the project. What's left?…MORE

Asa Buehler, and his friend Kyle Jensen, two nine-year old West Seattle kids, have been working for the past six months on an international robotics competition called "MoonBots." The competition is about future robotic missions to the moon. The…MORE

Silhouette artist Karl Johnson returns to West Seattle to make paper silhouettes of your children this Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Curious Kidstuff, 4740 California Ave SW. 206-937-8788.

"Silhouettes take only 90 seconds and squirmy children are…MORE

Boeing Press Release:

Northwest salmon are closer to getting a much needed resting area for their annual migration down the industrial Duwamish Waterway now that Boeing (NYSE: BA) has begun the initial rough grading that will start the…MORE

A Honda driven by an older man jumped the curb and smashed into the northeast door and window of the McDonald's restaurant at Westwood Village Saturday Nov. 10. According to witnesses the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle which came…MORE

Fire Station 11, built and dedicated in 1970 is a, "stout structure," according to architect Hank Weaver but is due for some seismic upgrades and other notable changes over the course of the next year or so. The station held an open house on…MORE

Washington State Ferries announced today that there will be a temporary capacity reduction on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route starting Friday evening and prior to the beginning of service, Saturday, Nov. 10.

The 90-car Sealth will…MORE

For the most part, Seattle City Council didn't touch items affecting the Ballard area in their 2013-14 city budget deliberations, which they voted unanimously on today. The budget will be adopted officially on Monday, Nov. 19.

The biggest…MORE

10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than turning off the engine and restarting it, and an idling vehicle emits 20 times more pollution than one traveling 32 mph. Those sobering facts and others are part of an educational effort seeking volunteer…MORE

Legislators have asked Gov. Christine Gregoire to take action and have the full, state-wide impact of coal trains studied.

In a letter sent on Wednesday, Nov. 7, seven state representatives, including Rep. Reuven Carlyle (D-36), signed and…MORE