The Phinney Neighborhood Association (PNA) will launch its latest community program - the PNA Village - in January of 2012. This membership program is designed to help people remain in their homes and neighborhoods while staying active and…MORE
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Overnight fire ruled accidental
Sat, 12/17/11
Seattle Fire Department reports that an overnight fire that damaged two homes in the block of 43th and 5th Avenue NW was determined accidental.
Seattle Fire investigators discovered that the fire started when combustibles piled too close…MORE
More heartache for Jayme Thomas’ family
Fri, 12/16/11
While Carrie Thomas, mother of murder victim Jayme Thomas, and I were talking on the telephone Dec. 14, a neighbor came to her door and told her that Jayme’s little cat had just been run over by a car.
Jayme told me about her little cat…MORE
Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield to step down in June
Fri, 12/16/11
By Anne-Marije Rook
Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announced today that she won't seek nor accept the permanent position of superintendent when her contract ends in June.
"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my…MORE
Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield to step down in June
Fri, 12/16/11
Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announced today that she won't seek nor accept the permanent position of superintendent when her contract ends in June.
"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my commitment to Seattle and to…MORE
Metro will operate on reduced schedules Dec. 19 through Jan. 3
Fri, 12/16/11
press release: Between Monday, December 19 and Tuesday, January 3, some Metro routes will operate on reduced schedules, and there will be two Monday holidays when Metro operates Sunday service.
Some Metro bus routes have reduced service…MORE
Department of Justice investigation finds excessive use of force, calls Seattle Police Dept. ‘broken’
Fri, 12/16/11
U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan and Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez presented the findings of their investigation of SPD in a press conference on Dec. 16, reprimanding the department for excessive use of force and a lack of oversight and…MORE
Highline Medical Center to merge Tukwila ER into Burien campus
Fri, 12/16/11
On Dec. 20, Highline Medical Center (HMC) will merge their Tukwila Specialty Campus emergency room (ER) into the recently expanded ER at their main campus in Burien, according to Highline CEO Mark Benedum.
The other functions of the…MORE
Overnight closures of Spokane Street Viaduct reduced
Fri, 12/16/11
press release: The contractor working on the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening Project for the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has been able to reduce the number of overnight closures due to favorable progress on construction, and thus…MORE
Seattle Police Dept. posts 2010 'Use of Force' report
Fri, 12/16/11
The Seattle Police Department has posted their 2010 Use of Force report and it notes that it was up only slightly, 2.6% but that complaints rose 30%. That number is lower than the national average, by "nearly one third" for metropolitan police…MORE
