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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

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

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

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

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

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"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

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 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

Viking Bank announced on November 8 that, at a special meeting of shareholders held earlier this month, Viking shareholders approved the plan of merger and acquisition by AmericanWest Bank.

The votes cast in favor of the transaction…MORE

The Seattle School District announced on Monday that it will withdraw a policy proposal involving school district-sponsored freedom of expression.

Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield said that school board directors and district…MORE