Press release: Seattle Public Schools will remain closed on Friday, Jan. 20 because of continued winter weather conditions. The John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence will also be closed.
“The snow is still falling and…MORE
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Road conditions expected to remain a problem; City urges people to head home as early as possible
Thu, 01/19/12
Press release: Ice and snow continue to make roads slick. Residents are encouraged to make their way home before dark if possible. The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory calling for an ongoing mix of more sleet, freezing…MORE
City encourages residents to get home before dark
Thu, 01/19/12
With ice and snow continuing to cause challenging travel conditions, the City of Seattle is encouraging people to get home before dark if possible. After dark, icy conditions may worsen and ice will become more difficult to see.
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Mary Schile hosts 10th annual Pie Party for cancer research
Thu, 01/19/12
Mary Schile, Ballard's Queen of Pie, is hosting her 10th annual Pie Buffet on Saturday, January 21, to raise funds for the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research at Swedish Hospital.
As a member of the American Pie Council,…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Shots from the Storm
Thu, 01/19/12
Updated on Jan. 23 - more photos from the storm are trickling in!
Updated on Jan. 20 - added some great reader-submitted photos from Sharon Wheatley in Des Moines.
Highline Times editor Eric Mathison ventured out on Jan. 18 to…MORE
Manhattan Village meeting postponed
Thu, 01/19/12
The City of Normandy Park has postponed the Joint City Council/Planning Commission meeting on the Manhattan Village Draft Integrated Subarea Plan/EIS scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 19th.
A new date and time for the meeting…MORE
Tukwila staffers come through for dialysis patient in snowstorm
Thu, 01/19/12
Cynthis Flash from Flash Media Services offers the Times/News a nice story about a good deed by Tukwila city staffers during this week’s snowstorm:
Kidney dialysis patients rely on their visits to the dialysis center every other day for…MORE
Ballard Greenways a candidate for funding
Thu, 01/19/12
At a January 10 meeting of Seattle Greenway Organizers at the Beacon Hill Library, Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw, chair of the newly formed Seattle City Council’s Parks and Neighborhoods, announced a set of pilot Neighborhood Greenways…MORE
Maplewild Closed, Power Out at Three Tree Point
Thu, 01/19/12
The city of Burien’s website is reporting that a fallen tree on Maplewild Ave. SW cut power Thursday morning to 338 customers in the Three Tree Point area and forced the closing of Maplewild from SW. 156th St.
Seattle City Light estimates…MORE
UPDATE: Power outages hit thousands across the region
Thu, 01/19/12
Update at 7 p.m. A large number of Seattle City Light and Puget Sound Energy customers in Tukwila, SeaTac, Burien and beyond are still dealing with power outages as a result of today's ice storm - mostly the result of fallen trees taking down…MORE
