UPDATE: On Wednesday night, The Seattle School Board Wednesday officially offered Anaheim City Schools Superintendent José Banda the position of Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.
With a 6-0 vote in favor of Banda, the Board…MORE
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West Seattle woman wins WSU award for children's book
Wed, 05/02/12
WSU Junior and West Seattleite Jessica Peterson won the WSU 2012 Inga Kromann Book Award for a children's book she created en route to an education degree. Here are the details from WSUNews:
Washington State University press release What…MORE
Sixteen Washington state legislators endorse Initiative 502 to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for Adults
Wed, 05/02/12
Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36th District), Representative Mary Lou Dickerson (D-36th District) and 14 other Washington state legislators announced their endorsement of Initiative 502 today.
I-502 would legalize, tax, and regulate…MORE
Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund allocation process is still open
Wed, 05/02/12
When Seattle voters passed the Parks and Green Spaces levy in 2008, part of that levy was the establishment of an Opportunity Fund. Proposal applications are sought for projects that would improve Seattle Parks for everything from benches, to…MORE
Seattle Public Schools to host conference on how families can support student learning during the summer
Wed, 05/02/12
press release Seattle Public Schools is hosting workshops on Saturday, May 12 to provide families with tools and information to support their children’s learning during the summer.
The “Building Bridges for Summer Learning” symposium will…MORE
SLIDESHOW: May Day protests marked by violence and destruction
Tue, 05/01/12
The protests in downtown Seattle May 1 were marked by violence and destruction, much of it accomplished by self described anarchists, who, dressed in black carried tire irons and hammers and smashed out windows on buildings and cars in the core…MORE
SLIDESHOW: UPDATE 2: West Seattle home gutted by fire; occupants escape
Tue, 05/01/12
Update 2 for 10:30 pm, May 1 Seattle Fire investigators have determined the fire that ravaged a 20th Ave S.W. home on May 1 was accidental, caused by “improperly disposed of smoking materials.”
Damages are estimated at $150,000 to the…MORE
Salty's on Alki to hold fundraiser for Fallen Heroes Project Tues., May 8
Tue, 05/01/12
From Salty's:
Help Raise Funds for“Fallen Heroes Project”
Salty's on Alki Bar-Café Tuesday, May 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, May 8, we welcome “Fallen Heroes Project” honoring Americans for their ultimate sacrifice during…MORE
New board members announced for West Seattle & Fauntleroy YMCA
Tue, 05/01/12
The West Seattle & Fauntleroy YMCA announced that Dan De Santis, Managing Broker, RSVP Real Estate Miles Ewing, Principal, Deloitte Consulting LLP and Mary Anne Vance, Attorney, The Law Office of Mary Anne Vance, P.S. have been elected to…MORE
Ballard Clothing Bank in need of men's jeans and blankets
Tue, 05/01/12
The Bridge Care Center, on 1516 NW 51st St., was successfully able to clothe people through the wet and cold winter months, but as the chilly nights linger, they're running out of jeans and blankets.
"The numbers that The Bridge are…MORE
