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SPU and Cedar Grove team up for compost giveaway "Big Dig"
Tue, 03/27/12
press release As part of Cedar Grove’s commitment to composting Seattle’s yard waste for almost 20 years, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) and Cedar Grove have partnered to thank City of Seattle residents for diverting over 125,000 tons of food and…MORE
Missing person last seen in Ballard
Tue, 03/27/12
Thirty-five year-old Heather has been missing since March 20th, and she was last known to be in the Ballard area, according to brother Ian Schmitz.
She's 5'11'' tall, has blond hair, and wears glasses. Schmitz says she's seriously…MORE
Crews to work on the Burke Gilman trail this week
Tue, 03/27/12
Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will remove 14 bollards this week along the Burke Gilman Trail between NW 43rd Street and NW 36th Street. They plan to perform this work on Wednesday and Thursday, March 28 and 29, from 9 a.m.…MORE
New Boys & Girls Club president understands the urgency to serve youth
Tue, 03/27/12
By Christy Wolyniak, Contributor
Growing up as a Club kid, Calvin Lyons unknowingly prepared himself to one day become the president and CEO that would champion youth in need. The Boys and Girls Club of King County hired Lyons last week.…MORE
UPDATE - SLIDESHOW: Person rescued off south beach of Lincoln Park has died; Taken to Harborview after an hour in the water
Mon, 03/26/12
By Patrick Robinson and David Rosen
Update as of 8:35am
The man who got pulled from the water unfortunately did not survive.
A man said to be in his 20's, in the water off the south beach of Lincoln Park for over an hour, was…MORE
Des Moines Area Food Bank wins award for local child hunger program
Mon, 03/26/12
Press release: The Des Moines Area Food Bank received $5,000 and one of the 2012 Agency Excellence Awards for the organization’s exemplary approaches to ending hunger through its mobile summer meals program for children in low-income households…MORE
Cape Cod style for Des Moines buildings suggested by council
Mon, 03/26/12
A new “beachy” look will be coming to the Des Moines Marina District and downtown buildings.
The City Council voted 5-2 on March 22 to set guidelines for building design in the downtown and marina areas of the city. The style the council…MORE
Des Moines teacher honored as Teacher of the Week
Mon, 03/26/12
On Friday, March 23rd, radio station STAR 101.5 surprised Des Moines Elementary teacher, Paula Escher, by presenting her with the STAR 101.5’s Teacher of the Week award.
In a local contest conducted by the radio station, Escher, a 2nd…MORE
Two meetings upcoming on Barton CSO rain garden project
Mon, 03/26/12
Information from King County King County will be hosting two community meetings for Westwood Village Sunrise Heights neighbors to discuss the Barton Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) project. This project is designed to control CSOs at the Barton…MORE
