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Meerkats, grizzlies, orangutans, hippos, and even sow bugs will be treated this Fourth of July to a picnic featuring a menu of star-shaped popsicles, watermelons, corn on the cob and other picnic fare.

Presented by Zookeeper and Columbia…MORE

Update 4: July 7 It's official: SDOT has cleared up the treacherous sidewalk on Delridge Way S.W. across from Home Depot.

West Seattleite Kieth Ramsey is the one to thank for taking the issue into his own hands and making a YouTube video…MORE

By: Christy Wolyniak

Brain-hungry and merciless, Seattle was determined to beat the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of zombies, previously held by New Jersey in 2010 counting 4,093 undead. Seattle zombies exploded in…MORE

Des Moines, which has been undergoing growing pains as lawmakers work on revitalizing the City, and it’s tax base, grew a little bit taller tonight.

In a highly impassioned discussion Des Moines City Council voted 5-2 on Thursday night to…MORE

Eight years ago this month, West Seattle's Judith (Escano) Davis, the "ultimate cat lady" as she was known to friends, and perhaps, felines, was stalking stray cats to rescue when the former High Point public-housing project was being bull-dozed…MORE

Seattle City Light crews were busy removing the tops of electrical service poles on the site of he 10,000-square foot Parish Life Center/Gymnasium to be built at Our Lady of Guadalupe at 7000 35th s.w. The work done today was to remove the…MORE

Press release: Earlier this month representatives of The Clowes Fund announced that Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (SYSO) will receive a three year $90,000 grant to support its SYSO-in-the-Schools program. Developed in partnership with Seattle…MORE

Tomorrow, July 1, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and the Ballard Terminal Railroad will work on a section of the Burke Gilman Trail located between NW 40th and NW 41st streets. The trail will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in…MORE

Beginning July 5, 2011, vehicles in scofflaw status – those with four or more overdue, unpaid parking tickets – will get the boot.

The city is cracking down hard on those motorists who scoff at parking tickets as the city says $26 million…MORE

Update for July 1: King County Prosecutors charged John C. Siegel with first degree arson and domestic violence in addition to felony domestic violence in violation of a court order on July 1.

Siegel is accused of intentionally setting…MORE