The Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project (CWCAP) will celebrate the Clean Water Act, signed into law on October 18, 1972 with a special event on October 15.
The federal Environmental Protection…MORE
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Seattle launches incentive-based school attendance campaign
Mon, 10/03/11
Seattle’s public school students now have some pretty strong incentive to show up for class thanks to the citywide Be Here Get There campaign officially launched on Oct. 3 at the new Denny International Middle School.
Mayor Mike McGinn…MORE
Amanda Knox declared NOT guilty
Mon, 10/03/11
Nearly 11 hours following Amanda Knox's impassioned plea for freedom, which she gave in front of the courtroom, the same courtroom that convicted her of murdering Meredith Kercher nearly two years ago, she was freed. She could now return to her…MORE
UPDATE 5: Amanda Knox is back in Seattle
Mon, 10/03/11
Update 7:52 pm Amanda Knox and family came back to West Seattle but in a move designed to protect her from the intense media scrutiny her case has generated, she was taken to an undisclosed location. Her father, Curt Knox came home and spoke to…MORE
High Point Community Center 3rd Saturday Fabulous Fun Family Series begins Oct. 15
Mon, 10/03/11
press release: Seattle Parks and Recreation’s High Point Community Center is hosting the Fabulous Family Fun Series the third Saturday of each month through the end of the year. The series features entertainers and music that is sure to amuse…MORE
Highline Medical Urgent Care center opens in West Seattle
Mon, 10/03/11
Highline Medical Center Urgent Care opened in West Seattle on Monday, October 3 in the space adjacent to Highline Medical Group’s West Seattle Family Medicine in the Alaska Junction business district at 4744 41st Ave SW, Suite 101. It offers…MORE
Gatewood Elementary teacher a finalist for 2012 Teacher of the Year
Mon, 10/03/11
press release: Julie Trout, a former art teacher at B.F. Day Elementary School, and now a teacher at Gatewood Elementary, is one of nine finalists for Washington state’s 2012 Teacher of the Year award to be announced Oct. 3.
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Ballard author makes publishing debut with a young adult novel about a futuristic civil war
Mon, 10/03/11
By Theresa Edwards, Intern
Ballard author Jeffrey David Payne made his publishing debut in mid-September with a novel titled "Far From the War".
Aimed at young adults, the book chronicles the adventures of a teenage girl who finds…MORE
UPDATE 4: Amanda Knox DECLARED NOT GUILTY
Mon, 10/03/11
UPDATE 12:55 Amanda Knox was declared not guilty of murder in the conclusion of a four year ordeal. She was declared guilty of defamation of Patrick Lamumba and ordered to pay 22,000 Euros. See our wrap up story here. Updates will follow there…MORE
Mountain to Sound Outfitters celebrate expansion, ski pro Molly Baker appears
Sun, 10/02/11
Although we in West Seattle were bathed in sun and warmth today, the winter snow is just around the corner. Mountain to Sound Outfitters, 3602 SW Alaska St., celebrated its expansion, from 1800 square feet to 3800 square feet, this weekend, and…MORE
