Traditionally, many junior high and high school students have seen the prospect of going to science classes as a dim one: a gauntlet of numbers, formulas and memorization.
University of Washington professors and researchers Elham Kazemi…MORE
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Cops to hit the bars in SeaTac, Burien and Tukwila Saturday night
Thu, 08/30/12
Coinciding with the ongoing Drive Hammered, Get Nailed extra DUI patrols, law enforcement and community members in South King County are banding together Saturday, Sept. 1 to canvass bars in South King County, including SeaTac, Burien, Tukwila,…MORE
Burien Walk n' Talkers headed for Chelsea Park neighborhood on Sunday
Thu, 08/30/12
Press release:
Let’s walk Chelsea Park again! We walked and talked along this route 6 months ago at the beginning of March when it was chilly and heavy jackets were welcomed.
Since then, the weather has changed and we likely won’t…MORE
Pirate play "Bold Grace: The Voyages of the Pirate O’Malley" offers pay-what-you-will performances at Burien Little Theatre
Thu, 08/30/12
Press release:
Burien Little Theatre presents the rip-roaring pirate play “Bold Grace: The Voyages of the Pirate O’Malley”, written by Ashley Schalow, in two pay-what-you-will fundraiser performances on Friday, Sept. 7 and Saturday, Sept.…MORE
Donate food, get free clam chowder at Ivar's
Thu, 08/30/12
Got a hankering for Ivar’s? Well, maybe this once, that hankering will actually go to a cause worthier than your stomach.
Ivar’s new campaign “Shell-Out for Hunger” campaign seeks to benefit local nonprofit Northwest Harvest to help combat…MORE
Exhibit seeks to explain, present Sami culture
Thu, 08/30/12
The non-Scandinavians out there might look at the title of the Nordic Heritage Museum’s new exhibit, “The Eight Seasons in Sapmi, The Land of the Sami People,” and ask, “What is Sapmi, and who are the Sami people?”
Of course, that is…MORE
ArtsWest wins $10k grant from American Theater Wing; First theater in state to win
Wed, 08/29/12
West Seattle's ArtsWest Theater has won a $10,000 grant from the American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards. The grant, one of the organization's 2012 National Theatre Company grants was given to only…MORE
Burien residents happy with city--just not as happy as before
Wed, 08/29/12
Two-thirds of Burien residents think the city is headed in the right direction, according to the results of a community assessment survey presented at the Aug. 27 City Council meeting.
However, that is a slight decrease from 2010 when 72…MORE
West City Kitchen coming soon to former Bohemian location
Wed, 08/29/12
Workers are busy outfitting the former Bohemian Restaurant at 3405 California Ave. s.w. as it becomes the newest in a small chain of restaurants by owner Greg Beckley. West City Kitchen (the name used on the city permit), if all goes well will…MORE
Mayor Mcginn responds to West Seattle concerns
Wed, 08/29/12
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn held a town hall meeting with West Seattle residents on Aug. 28 to answer a multitude of questions.
McGinn opened the meeting with a summary of Seattle’s economic situation, saying our city is leading the state in…MORE
