A loud cannon blast and a gunpowder smoke cloud causes the kids to shriek in terror and delight. The parade is nearing its end and here come the men most kids have been waiting for. Dragging their swords and axes, the Seafair Pirates are the…MORE
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Lions Club Mural coming together in White Center
Sun, 06/17/12
The White Center Lion's Club commissioned artist Xavier Lopez Jr. to create a mural, joining the others put in place during the community Spring Clean event at the end of May. This work is going up on the wall of the building just adjacent to…MORE
Cloudy skies didn’t dampen the spirits of Chief Sealth’s graduating class of 2012
Sat, 06/16/12
by Greg McCorkle
Full of pent up anticipation the 2012 class from Chief Sealth International High School let everything out at memorial Stadium today. With laughter, and some high jinks, students and teachers poked at each other in that…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Westwood Village Street Fair fun even on a cloudy day
Sat, 06/16/12
While the weather on Saturday, June 16 was cloudy that didn't stop hundreds of West Seattleites from crowding into the Westwood Village shopping center for their annual street fair.
The event featured a lot of facets from series of…MORE
Leave early; the Alaskan Way Viaduct is closed again this weekend
Fri, 06/15/12
press release: Drivers should expect a series of closures of the State Route 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct next week as crews continue to reinforce a two-block section of the structure located above the route of the future SR 99 tunnel.
SR 99…MORE
UPDATE: Bus stops on 35th s.w and Avalon Way s.w. may open week of June 18
Fri, 06/15/12
Seattle Department of Transportation shared this information:
After some unforeseen challenges that delayed work on the RapidRide bus stops at 35th Avenue SW and SW Avalon Way, the contractor has begun pouring the new sidewalk on the west…MORE
Local fans join thousands at Sonics rally
Fri, 06/15/12
Thousands of Seattle SuperSonics NBA fans converged on Occidental Park in Pioneer Square June 14 to cheer their favorite former players, Detlef Schrempf, Slick Watts, Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Nate Robinson and others, and boo their least favorite…MORE
'Bark of Morgan' canine competition set for June 23
Fri, 06/15/12
The very first "Bark of Morgan" canine competition is now set to take place June 23 during the Morgan Junction Community Festival. The festival is held at the intersection of California Ave SW and Fauntleroy Way SW in West Seattle and is…MORE
City of Burien seeks volunteers to prepare pro & con statements on annexation
Fri, 06/15/12
Press release:
Members are being sought for pro and con committees to prepare statements on the proposed annexation of North Highline that will be included in the King County Local Voters’ Pamphlet.
At its April 2 meeting, the…MORE
Summer food program offered in Des Moines
Fri, 06/15/12
The Des Moines Area Food Bank will be offering a summer feeding program to children in the area.
The summer meals program has developed over the past three years in response to the high need for food among children in the area.
Two…MORE
