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UPDATE: Today three engines from Space Shuttle Trainer just arrived to Museum of Flight
Mon, 04/16/12
UPDATE, Tuesday, 8:45 p.m.
One of three engines belonging to the Space Shuttle Trainer arrived yesterday by truck, and was unveiled this morning shortly after 11:00 a.m. at the Seattle Museum of Flight's new Charles Simonyi Space Gallery.…MORE
Des Moines decriminalizes non-nuisance fireworks
Mon, 04/16/12
Possession and discharge of fireworks in Des Moines will no longer be a criminal offense and will now be considered a class 1 civil infraction.
The Des Moines City Council voted 6-1 on April 12 to decriminalize nuisance type fireworks…MORE
Artist selected for mural on Dollar Store wall
Mon, 04/16/12
A big white blank spot in downtown Burien will be transformed this summer into a colorful mural.
An artist has been selected to paint the Dollar Store wall across from the Burien Library/City Hall. The painting will most likely start in…MORE
UPDATE: Unveiled- Three engines from Space Shuttle Trainer just arrived at Museum of Flight
Mon, 04/16/12
4:00 p.m. Tuesday update
One of three engines belonging to the Space Shuttle Trainer arrived yesterday by truck, and was unveiled this morning shortly after 11:00 a.m. at the Seattle Museum of Flight's new Charles Simonyi Space Gallery.…MORE
Severe penalties for errant shot
Mon, 04/16/12
A missed shot or-- even worse--an air ball could be a severe foul at this basketball hoop on the end of South 147th St. in SeaTac. Private Sea-Tac Airport property looms on the other side of the basket.
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Former figure skater takes the helm at Des Moines’ Judson Park
Mon, 04/16/12
Nikole Jay, a veteran in retirement community care, has been named the executive director of Judson Park, an American Baptist Homes of the West community with about 300 residents in Des Moines.
Jay previously served as health services…MORE
UPDATE: Second Aviation HS student appointed to West Point this year
Mon, 04/16/12
Aviation High School senior Sean Crowley has been appointed to West Point Military Academy by Congressman Rick Larsen. He is the second AHS student to win an appointment to West Point this year, joining classmate Drew Hidalgo who was appointed…MORE
West Seattle Metro riders see new information signs about Rapid Ride
Mon, 04/16/12
King County Metro has begun putting signs up at various bus stops around West Seattle to inform bus riders about the coming RapidRide Line C, due to go into service at the end of September.
The signs say:
Service between West…MORE
Friends of Hicklin Lake excited about “Floating Island” prospect solving pollution woes
Mon, 04/16/12
Friends of Hicklin Lake (the heavily polluted body of water in White Center’s Lakewood Park) met on April 12 to discuss the idea of installing floating islands planted with native vegetation that could theoretically filter contaminants out of the…MORE
