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from the SPD Blotter:

On July 19th, just after 4:30 PM, a 29 year old male suspect was involved in a traffic dispute with another driver. Both vehicles had just exited the West Seattle Bridge onto Delridge. The suspect raised a semi-auto…MORE

The West Seattle Health Fair is set to take place at High Point Neighborhood House this Friday, July 22 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with lot of activities and information all aimed at improving the public health to match their slogan, "A Healthier…MORE

The "Giant Egg" as some call it, which is the SBX-Band Radar towering over Vigor Shipyard was tugged out, and into Elliott Bay this afternoon as the offshore-drilling unit, Shell Oil's Kulluk, in from Dutch Harbor, Alaska, headed into Vigor.…MORE

press release: South Seattle Community College’s TRiO-Talent Search (TS) grant has been renewed by the US Department of Education for the period 2011-2016. This is good news for more than 600 Highline and Seattle Public School students served…MORE

UPDATE: People attending tonight's hearing are asked NOT to park in the City Hall/Library parking lot. The lot next to the formal parking and underground parking are available for those attending the meeting.

Press release from King County…MORE

Santtu Winter, a local young entrepreneur, has launched a small business to build and sell an outdoor tossing game called Palikka.

Based on several Scandinavian lawn games like Kubb and Molkky, Palikka is an outdoor tossing game perfect…MORE

The In Ballard Merchants Association is hosting a “Ballard Gives Back” day today, as part of the Tuesdays in Ballard 2011 campaign.

This is an organized effort on behalf of the merchants in the Ballard business district to give back to…MORE

At Wednesday's General Membership meeting, the 36th District Democrats will host a panel discussion on the Burke-Gilman Trail “Missing Link”, asking the question, 'when and where will it be built?'.

Starting at 8 p.m., the meeting will…MORE

UPDATE July 21: The economic justice petition begun by Vera Johnson, and aimed at Bank of America has gained more than 3000 signatures and continues to grow as the story of her imminent foreclosure spreads. But Johnson is hoping to make…MORE

Clarification: In speaking with sources familiar with the ever-changing medical marijuana landscape in Washington, it appears "dispensaries" is no longer an accurate term for operations in Seattle that act as a source for patients to purchase…MORE