This Spring, three homeless people were found dead in Ballard. These men were Charles Tompkins, who died of hypothermia near the Ballard Locks, Ken Trygg, whose body was found near a dumpster near Market Street NW, and Thomas Mumby, who was found…MORE
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A 4th full of fun, fireworks set for Highline
Tue, 06/28/11
(Note: Pease click the above photo to see a map of the Burien Independence Day Parade route)
Fuel prices have inched down slightly but still not enough to justify unnecessarily filling up the old gas-guzzler to search far and wide for…MORE
Man 'flashes' children in West Seattle
Tue, 06/28/11
Just before 3:30 p.m. on June 26 two girls, ages 13 and 14, and their 8-year-old brother were “flashed” by an unknown male suspect walking by as they played outside a relative’s home near the corner of 44th Ave S.W. and S.W. Hanford St.
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If Metro does not receive additional revenue, the service cuts will heavily affect Ballard bus riders
Tue, 06/28/11
If a congestion reduction charge is approved by the County Council or voters, it is likely that only small service adjustments to achieve efficiency and productivity targets would be needed over the next two years.
If the congestion charge…MORE
UPDATE 3: SLIDESHOW: West Seattle house fire on 39th Ave S.W. ruled arson
Tue, 06/28/11
Update 3 for 6/29 Det. Renee Witt with the Seattle Police Department said the man arrested for suspicion of arson was the same injured man who emerged from the blazing house as firefighters arrived on the scene. Furthermore, Det. Witt said the…MORE
WSDOT wants to minimize Independence Day weekend traveling heachaches
Tue, 06/28/11
Traveling somewhere this Independence Day weekend? The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) offers information and tools to keep holiday travel headaches to a minimum.
Delays:
Drivers should expect congestion and…MORE
Spoke & Food invites the community to bike to dinner tonight
Tue, 06/28/11
Tonight, the second annual Spoke & Food event invites you to eat out to dinner and to forgo your car by biking to a local restaurant.
"In doing so, you'll get the opportunity to better connect with your community and surroundings, you'…MORE
SLIDESHOW: A Terrible Beauty set to open June 28; Irish pub gets underway with an invitation only preview
Mon, 06/27/11
A Terrible Beauty Irish Pub is about to open on June 28 and the owners Jenna Shannon Garvey O'Brien and Paddy O'Brien threw an invitation only preview party for friends, supporters and the media Tuesday, June 27.
Like its sister restaurant…MORE
SLIDESHOW: The Grove West Seattle Inn open house shows off revamped facility
Mon, 06/27/11
Lynn Sweeney and husband Matt Pedersen talked about what the intent was in the re-invention of West Seattle's only motel, The Grove West Seattle Inn, during a public open house June 27.
Using a code phrase known and understood by locals…MORE
Local start-up to change music industry with a sheet music app
Mon, 06/27/11
Local entrepreneurs Matt Mostad and Matthew Sutton have partnered up to revolutionize the music industry. Launched last week, their sheet music app, iSheetMusic, enables musicians to access thousands of songs anytime, anywhere.
"We're…MORE
