From the Seattle Police Blotter: On Sunday, July 24th, Aggressive Driving Response Team (ADRT) officers issued the following citations:
Officers from the ADRT issued the following citations:
West Seattle Bridge – 45 mph zone 1 at 80…MORE
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Preview of Seattle Opera's "Porgy and Bess" at the Ballard Library today
Tue, 07/26/11
The Seattle Public Library will host Seattle Opera previews of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" at the Ballard Library today.
Starting at 2 p.m., Members of Seattle Opera's education staff will lead an informal opera talk designed to to answer…MORE
Reminder: The Seattle Public Library is closed this week for budget cuts
Tue, 07/26/11
The Seattle Public Library system will be closed Monday, Aug. 29 through Sunday, Sept. 4 due to citywide budget cuts. All libraries will be closed for the Labor Day holiday Monday, Sept. 5. Regular Library operations will resume Tuesday, Sept. 6…MORE
New Chamber director learning the lay of the land
Tue, 07/26/11
Lynn Wallace was recently appointed as the new CEO of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce (SKCC), replacing Nancy Damon.
Wallace comes into this position already having been the president and CEO of the Chamber of Eastern Pierce…MORE
Community pea patch opens in Des Moines
Tue, 07/26/11
The Daisy Sonju Community Garden & Pea Patch at Sonju Park became Des Moines newest park earlier this summer.
"There is a lot of community interest," said Kim Richmond, who donated over 200 hours to prepare the gardens. "Every month…MORE
Retired teacher did anything to get students engaged
Tue, 07/26/11
Jim Glennon, teacher and professor for fifty years, retired from Highline Community College at the end of this last Spring Quarter.
After a career that introduced him to around 16,000 students and stretched from rural Rosalia, Washington,…MORE
King County postpones vote on car tab fee for transit
Tue, 07/26/11
The King County was expected to vote on the $20 Congestion Reduction Charge on Monday, July 25, but after hearing from hundreds of transit riders, the Council chose to delay a vote on the proposed vehicle license fee intended to prevent dramatic…MORE
UPDATE 2 - SLIDESHOW: Unconscious man near Salty’s; Rushed to hospital by SFD
Mon, 07/25/11
By David Rosen and Ty Swenson
Update 2 for July 26, 9:19 pm: When the 65-year-old man collapsed in front of Salty's on Alki several off-duty firefighters celebrating a Seattle Fire Department Chief's retirement at the restaurant rushed…MORE
Community Calendar Week of 7-25-11
Mon, 07/25/11
Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week's Times/News print edition. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com Items can…MORE
UPDATE: Roxhill Park murder defendant sentenced to 11 years
Mon, 07/25/11
Update for Sept. 27 21-year-old Chatri Thip was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Sept. 23 for the beating death of Bernard Ray Martin at Roxhill Park on Sept. 21, 2010.
Thip pleaded guilty to a second-degree murder charge in July.
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