Seattle is off to a bad start when it comes to violent crime.
With nine homicides this year (including one in West Seattle: the shooting death of 36-year-old Micheal Travis Hood on Jan. 21) and 11 additional aggravated assaults that…MORE
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Stay away from Seal Pups! A resting pup in Lincoln Park attracts the curious
Wed, 02/22/12
A Seal pup was observed, just adjacent to Point Williams near Colman Pool this afternoon, Feb. 22 and it attracted the attention of the curious, even though it was hard to see, the view obscured by some driftwood
SealSitters.org took…MORE
Friends of Hicklin Lake hoping to land water cleanup grant
Wed, 02/22/12
Friends of Hicklin Lake (of Lakewood Park in White Center) are angling towards a grant from the Puget Soundkeepers Alliance to help cleanup the body of water beset with pollution. For background, check out the Herald article, "Hello Hicklin Lake…MORE
Update: Financially struggling Highline Medical Center in Burien outsources jobs, looks for partner
Wed, 02/22/12
By Gordon Weeks
Highline Medical Center in Burien, one of the few remaining independent hospitals in the state, is sizing up potential partners after suffering $16 million in losses in 2011.
The 50-year-old medical center's Board of…MORE
No more nighttime Fauntleroy Expressway closures
Wed, 02/22/12
press release: The contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation on the Fauntleroy Expressway, the raised roadway at the west end of the West Seattle Bridge, completed nighttime work on Tuesday, February 22. No further closures…MORE
Seattle Christian Schools Hosts Open House for Prospective Families on Feb. 23
Wed, 02/22/12
Press release:
Seattle Christian Schools will hold an Open House for future families, Kindergarten through 12th grade, on Thursday, February 23, at 7 p.m.
The school wide meeting will take place for students enrolling for the 2012-…MORE
Critically Acclaimed Jazz Singer, Stephanie Porter, To Perform at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival
Wed, 02/22/12
Press release:
The Rotary Club of Des Moines is pleased to have acclaimed jazz singer, Stephanie Porter, perform at the 8th Annual Poverty Bay Wine Festival.
Porter, a Seattle native, is a naturally-gifted vocalist, who has had a…MORE
Des Moines fire levy election set for April 17
Wed, 02/22/12
The South King Fire & Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners is informing their citizens of an important ballot measure that will be occurring on April 17th, 2012.
South King Fire & Rescue, the fire district serving the nearly 150,000…MORE
Gymnastics: Mount Rainier takes third in state
Wed, 02/22/12
TACOMA - Mark down another monumental milestone for Mount Rainier.
Mixing power packed and finely finessed skills, the Mount Rainier gymnastics team set its third school record of the season on the way to the 2012 Class 4A team state…MORE
AmericanWest Bank named as the WestSide Business of the year; Award presentation set for April 18
Wed, 02/22/12
The annual WestSide Awards sponsored by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce have been announced and Shannon Felix of Avalon Glass has shared the announcement. Atop the awards list are AmericanWest Bank, The Grove West Seattle Inn, Pete Spalding…MORE
