Under pressure from county and local political leaders, the King County Library System board agreed to postpone consolidating the White Center and Boulevard Park libraries into one facility near Southwest 128th Street until after the North…MORE
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Noise complaints will be heard by FAA and Port on Nov. 13
Tue, 11/13/12
Anyone with concerns over current aircraft noise or other issues is invited to a public forum with the FAA and Port of Seattle, with jurisdiction over SeaTac Airport and Boeing Field.
Here are the details from the FAA: The Federal Aviation…MORE
Buy art to support St. Alphonsus Parish School
Tue, 11/13/12
If you've been inside the Ballard Branch Library these past couple weeks, you've probably noticed all of the art on display.
That art, which was created by students at the St. Alphonsus Parish School for the 24th Auction and Gala, will be…MORE
Changes continue at Metro as they respond to Rapid Ride volume; Trips increase tonight
Tue, 11/13/12
The number of evening RapidRide bus trips increases tonight as Metro continues to change and address growing ridership between downtown Seattle and West Seattle.
Two more RapidRide bus trips will carry evening commuters making it six added…MORE
One bus added to RapidRide D Line
Tue, 11/13/12
Starting today, Nov. 13, Ballard will be getting one more bus for it's RapidRide D Line; meanwhile, King County Metro's emphasis is improving the C Line to West Seattle.
Metro is adding two buses for the evening commute today, bringing the…MORE
UPDATE 5: Teen charged as an adult in home invasion robbery and rape near Top Hat
Mon, 11/12/12
UPDATE for Jan. 7 The King County Prosecutor's Office charged 17-year-old Dailone R. Brooks-Harris with rape and robbery in the first degree on Jan. 7.
Brooks-Harris was linked to the crime through DNA evidence, and is accused of invading…MORE
Home invasion leads to pistol whipping and sexual assault near Burien
Mon, 11/12/12
The Highline Times news partner KCPQ FOX 13 is reporting that the King county sheriff confirms two men pistol whipped a man, sexually assaulted a woman during a home invasion while their 18 month old child was sleeping. The assailants are…MORE
Genesee-Schmitz council seeking public input on future school
Mon, 11/12/12
While Seattle School's infrastructure improvement levy will not be put to a vote until February 2013, the Genesee-Schmitz Neighborhood Council is taking an active role in helping the community shape a proposed new school on the Genesee Hill site…MORE
UPDATE Community Advisory Committee to be formed for proposed Urban Rest Stop
Mon, 11/12/12
UPDATE Nov. 14, 12:00 p.m.: Low Income Housing Institute Executive Director Sharon Lee said that the advisory committee consists of a range of community stakeholders, from those who are concerned, to neutral, to supporters of the project. Their…MORE
UPDATE: White Center Library apparently saved
Mon, 11/12/12
“Awesome.”
That was the one-word reaction from Liz Giba, a leader in the fight to keep the White Center Library, following a King County Library System (KCLS) planning committee meeting in Burien on Thursday, Nov. 15.
With the…MORE
