Seattle Parks and Recreation is hosting two public meetings on the Roxhill Park renovation project. The meeting focusing on the skatespot is Monday, November 14, 2011 and the meeting for the play area is Wednesday November 30, 2011. Both meetings…MORE
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Election 2011: Bad year for incumbents in Highline races
Wed, 11/09/11
Two long-term city lawmakers have been voted out of office in the Nov. 8 general election while four more are in razor-thin races too close to call.
Two-term Burien City Councilman Gordon Shaw was trailing challenger Bob Edgar by 21…MORE
Seattle Public Schools hosting three public engagement meetings on Short-Term Capacity Management planning
Wed, 11/09/11
press release: Seattle Public Schools will host three community meetings, to be held on Nov. 28, 29 and Dec. 1, to share information and ask for feedback about the District’s short-term Capacity Management plan for the 2012-13 school year. The…MORE
Clothing bank looking for warm gear as another cold winter looms
Wed, 11/09/11
With another cold, wet La Niña winter on the horizon, a Ballard clothing bank is looking for warm gear donations for the homeless.
Open since June, The Bridge Care Center's clothing bank serves 50 people a week, providing them with…MORE
Burien blood drive is Wednesday, Nov. 16
Wed, 11/09/11
The City of Burien is holding a blood drive on Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the city’s multipurpose room on the first floor of the City Hall/Burien Library building, 400 S.W. 152nd St.
Walk-ins are welcome.
The drive will be between 10 a.m…MORE
Burien shoreline plan still on hold while Tukwila plan approved
Wed, 11/09/11
The state Department of Ecology (DOE) has announced that it has approved Tukwila’s shoreline master plan.
Shoreline plans for Des Moines and SeaTac were previously approved, although it took three tries before the Des Moines plan was given…MORE
Revisit the 1962 World's Fair: Ballard Historical Society to host authors of the 50th anniversary book
Wed, 11/09/11
Astronauts, Elvis, sky rides, royalty, the Kennedys, religion, topless showgirls, the Canadian tattoo, the Cold War and futurist speculation ‒ the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair had it all and tonight the Ballard Historical Society is giving people a…MORE
UPDATE: Whale Tail Ale, local brew, launches tonight in area bars
Wed, 11/09/11
UPDATE, WED, 9:10 p.m.
"It's good," said Feedback Lounge co-owner, Jeff Gilbert. "It's like the winter version of Lowman Brau. I don't know a lot of beer terminology but I've heard it's got a lot of 'notes'. "
Gilbert's counterpart…MORE
Election 2011: First round of results are in
Wed, 11/09/11
King County has posted results from their first round of ballot tallies and we have reposted the results below. Results are not final until Nov. 30. Current leaders' names are in bold.
CITY OF BURIEN Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: *…MORE
UPDATE: Chimney fire ignites in West Seattle townhouse
Wed, 11/09/11
Update for 2 p.m., Nov. 9 The townhouse fire on the 8400 block of 26th Ave S.W. was ruled accidental, starting in a chimney with a fire that "had grown out of control," according to Seattle Fire.
No one was injured and investigators…MORE
