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On December 20, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the renewal of federal homeless assistance grants totaling more than $21.8 million. These funds make it possible to continue to provide a range of…MORE

The Seattle City Council encourages Seattleites and library patrons to attend one of the Seattle Public Library’s upcoming community meetings. Three meetings will be held in January to provide an overview of library use and discussion on options…MORE

Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will begin a significant road repair project on N/NW 85th Street between 15th Avenue NW and I-5 today. Commuters and neighbors should try to avoid major traffic impacts during construction, anticipated…MORE

press release: The contractor working for the Seattle Department of Transportation on the Spokane Street Viaduct Widening project will close the westbound lanes of the Spokane Street Viaduct tonight and tomorrow night, December 21 and 22 as…MORE

A white Christmas? Could be – at least in the mountains. Forecasts call for a snowstorm to hit the mountain passes just in time for Christmas holiday travel, and travelers should plan to pack tire chains and a winter kit alongside presents before…MORE

Updated description of the suspect for 12/23 The suspect is described as a black male in his mid to late 20's, around 6 ft. tall, "chubby," with a diamond stud earring in his left ear and a natural split in his lower lip (not a split lip from…MORE

An unknown male entered an apartment on the 13700 block of 12th Ave S.W. (The Heights) in Burien around 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 posing as a maintenance man, and once inside he attempted to rape a 13-year-old girl, according to the King County Sheriff’s…MORE

On Jan. 11, King County detectives arrested a man suspected of stealing two bottles of liquor and striking a fearless clerk in the head with one of those bottles in the robbery of a White Center liquor store on Dec. 20, according to the King…MORE

The appeal made by the owners of Alki Crab and Fish to be the vendors at Seacrest Park was rejected today by the Seattle Parks Department. As we reported on Dec. 5, the lease was opened for bid and Marination Mobile won that bid.

Eric…MORE

Sustainable Burien will hold its monthly gathering on Sunday, Jan. 8
at the Burien Library multi-purpose room, 400 S.W. 152nd St. The doors will open at
1:30 p.m. with the gathering running from 2-4 p.m.


Elizabeth Weldin, of the Toxics…MORE