New Woodland Park Zoo residents will make their public debut this weekend during the "Pigs, Warts and All" program. The new animal residents are a wild pig species called African warthogs and Visayan warty pigs.
Visayan warty pigs are…MORE
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Fauntleroy Expressway short-term lane closure rescheduled for May 2nd & 3rd
Tue, 05/01/12
press release The Seattle Department of Transportation previously announced that they would be inspecting the Fauntleroy Expressway bridge deck (the raised roadway at the west end of the West Seattle Bridge) on April 30th. Due to unexpected…MORE
Community Calendar Week of 4-30-12
Tue, 05/01/12
Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com Items can be accepted…MORE
LETTER: Burien lacks animal control concern
Tue, 05/01/12
In the April 13th edition of Letters, Mr. DeLorm stated that the previous animal control program to CARES was unsuccessful. It was most indeed successful!
Dr. Kasper started up the program in July of 2010 and had regular office hours and…MORE
Port has big Sea-Tac Airport plans for next 25 years
Tue, 05/01/12
SeaTac City Council members heard a presentation recently by Port commissioner John Creighton on the Port of Seattle’s Century Agenda. The agenda is the Port’s strategic plan for the next 25 years.
Creighton noted the Port celebrated its…MORE
Des Moines welcomes hybrid garbage trucks
Tue, 05/01/12
The city of Des Moines is the first in the country to use new “hybrid” hydraulic launch assisted waste disposal trucks and Mayor Dave Kaplan welcomed them with a ribbon cutting ceremony April 24 at City Hall.
Four –year-old Aiden, a Des…MORE
Hunger walk set in Des Moines
Tue, 05/01/12
Participants from six churches and students from the Highline Community College Global Health class are participating in the Des Moines CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, May 6.
Funds raised are used for digging wells and sand dams that bring…MORE
GETTING IT JUST RIGHT
Tue, 05/01/12
Graham resident Kaylynn Henson works on her personalized teapot creation at Burien’s Moshier Arts Center.
On Saturday, the potters will sell their pottery to the public from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the center, 430 S. 156th St.
With spring…MORE
Ballard student wins humanitarian award
Tue, 05/01/12
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is recognizing an exceptional Ballard High School student for making significant contributions to intergroup relations at its annual Student Human Relations Program reception on May 10, 2012.
Over 20…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Vietnamese Cultural Center's Candle Vigil adds warmth on windy eve
Mon, 04/30/12
While the wind tried its best to blow out some flames Monday night, the 37th Candle Light Vigil at the Vietnamese Cultural Center seemed to offer plenty of warmth, and take the edge off the chilly wind as people remembered the over one million…MORE
