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Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week's Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com Items can be accepted…MORE

A snowy owl chick hatched at the Woodland Park Zoo on June 13. The chick marks the first offspring between the mom, estimated to be 22 years old, and the father, 14 years old. The gender of the chick has not been determined.

The parents…MORE

While the final tallies won't be available on Tuesday, June 28, the Seattle Foundation's one-day GiveBIG challenge is already being called the biggest single day of charitable giving in King County history. More than 18,800 donations were made in…MORE

By David Rosen

Seattle firefighters quickly responded to a garage fire in West Seattle shortly after 11:00 pm Thursday night around the 6300 block of 37th Ave SW on June 23.

Michael Silva the homeowner said, "There was a fire in my…MORE

Conner Homes’ planned two-building, seven story apartment/retail complex at the southeast corner of West Seattle’s Alaska Junction got the go ahead by the Seattle Department of Planning and Development today in a decision posted on their website…MORE

Advanced Marketing students in Alana Vinther’s Global Connections High School class in SeaTac were one of the first U.S. participants in an international Eco-Office program this spring – an experience (with a lot of hard work along the way) that…MORE

Today, the Ballard Historical Society is completing their Bring the Ring Back project and invites the community to celebrate.

At 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 5, the ring returns to Ballard at last.

Starting at 5:30 p.m., the event will…MORE

The map above shows crime density for West Seattle in the first five months of 2011.

Press release:

The city-wide and precinct major crime statistics for the first five months of 2011 have now been posted to the Seattle Police…MORE

West Seattle Elementary is competing in a contest, sponsored by variety store Big Lots to win their share of $100,000 in cash prizes:

As part of the 2011 Lots2Give contest, the public is being invited to view the videos submitted by the…MORE

UPDATE

Mayor Mike McGinn shares his reaction to plot with West Seattle Herald: "My reaction was to be grateful for the hard work of the police department. This is a reminder that we also need to be vigilant, if you look back to the Jewish…MORE