By Christina Gramling During a special meeting on Dec. 13, Des Moines City Council approved a 5 percent raise for the city manager.
The City Council met Tuesday night to vote on last minute amendments to the 2011 budget as well as a wage…MORE
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Aileen Balahadia, WCCDA Exec. Dir. leaving post next spring
Thu, 12/15/11
press release: The Board of Directors of the White Center Community Development Association (CDA) today announced that the CDA Executive Director, Aileen Balahadia, plans to leave her position next spring. Ms. Balahadia has served as the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Artisan bike racks appear in White Center
Thu, 12/15/11
The core of White Center’s business district along 16th Ave S.W. has a unique upgrade popping up along the sidewalks: handcrafted bike racks built by a local blacksmith with a passion for promoting self-propelled transportation and community…MORE
Extension cords to blame in West Seattle shed fire
Thu, 12/15/11
Seattle firefighters were called to the 8600 block of Fauntleroy Ave S.W. around 8 a.m. on Dec. 15 to battle a raging shed fire.
According to Seattle Fire, "quick actions stopped a quickly growing shed fire from spreading to neighboring…MORE
UPDATE- SLIDESHOW : VAIN salon set to open Dec. 17 in preview/soft open mode
Thu, 12/15/11
VAIN, a salon that has locations downtown and in Ballard is opening a West Seattle location in preview/soft open mode on Dec. 17 at 4513 California Ave s.w. in half of the space formerly occupied by the junction liquor store and West Seattle…MORE
Update: Fisher blasts Patterson and McKenna as he exits SeaTac council
Wed, 12/14/11
Deputy Mayor Gene Fisher left the SeaTac City Council Dec. 13 after serving 12 years. He didn’t go quietly. Fisher was defeated in the November general election by former councilman Barry Ladenburg. A reported $159,000—more than seven times any…MORE
Sen Kohl-Welles introduces legislation requiring higher ed employees to report suspected child abuse
Wed, 12/14/11
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, has introduced legislation requiring higher education employees to report suspected child abuse or neglect in Washington state.
“After hearing of the recent Penn State University abuse scandal and…MORE
Sound Transit receives $10 million TIGER grant for South 200th street light rail extension project
Wed, 12/14/11
Press release:
The U.S Department of Transportation has awarded $10 million in TIGER funding to Sound Transit in support of constructing an extension of Link light rail from Sea-Tac Airport to South 200th Street.
The 1.6-mile…MORE
Road Map Project Report highlights urgent need to improve education –cradle to college and career–in South King County and South Seattle
Wed, 12/14/11
Press release:
The Road Map Project released its Baseline Report Wednesday, Dec. 14 showing the troubling state of education in South King County and South Seattle.
The Road Map Region includes the Auburn, Federal Way, Highline,…MORE
UPDATE: Task force created to crack down on unsafe commercial vehicles in Seattle
Wed, 12/14/11
Seattle Police Department press release:
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has partnered up with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to create a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squad (CVES…MORE
