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press release: Incoming kindergarten students and other families new to Seattle Public Schools for the 2013-2014 school year can get a jump on the enrollment process starting this week. Early enrollment is offered through Jan. 31, 2013.

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As the West Seattle Herald reported this past spring students from White Center's Evergreen campus, comprising three local high schools, began painting a giant mural on the north wall of the new Super Savers Market (formally the Albertson's store…MORE

RapidRide Line C launched today in West Seattle (and Line D in Ballard) and changes greeted the daily commuters. Metro had teams out during the day helping commuters adjust to the changes. Those teams will be out again throughout the week.

On Friday October 5 the West Seattle Rotary Club will meet at “The Cask” located at 2350 California Ave SW from 5 PM till 7PM. They are asking the community to stop by to meet their local Rotarians and drop off a food donation for the West…MORE

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A 20 year old man was found stabbed this weekend and police searched an area next to I-5 for the knife used in the stabbing.

The incident started around 7 AM Saturday when police were called to the 13200 block of 2…MORE

Last Wednesday, Sept. 26, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it will not make the scheduled payment of $5.6 billion to prefund retiree health benefits, which was due Sunday, Sept. 30.

The payment was mandated by Congress under a 2006…MORE

While there was reasonably light turnout for the event, the Beat the Burn 5K sponsored by The Port of Seattle Fire Department/Local 1257 Firefighters and the Washington State Council of Fire Fighters Burn Foundation got off to a great start on…MORE

Each year, tens of millions of gallons of untreated water from combined sewer overflow (CSO) gushes into Salmon Bay. In 2011, the number totaled 43,700,000 gallons of water, according to a report from the Washington State Department of Ecology.…MORE

The 2013-14 city of Seattle budget -- and all of the benefits and ramifications it could bring -- doesn’t end with the mayor’s proposal.

Now that the mayor has set forth his ideas, it is time for the city council to do their own…MORE

You’ve seen the new fancy-schmancy red and yellow bus. You’ve met the LED-sunglass-and-cape-wearing RapidRide man. And you’ve heard both the boasting and the mocking of what the new bus line will do (or not do) for the Ballard neighborhood.