Press release:Event Reroute – Rts 15, 18, 21, 22 & 56 Metro Routes 15, 18, 21, 22 & 56 will be rerouted off of 1st Av S in both directions between S Lander St and S Atlantic St/Edgar Martinez Dr S after weeknight, weekend and holiday…MORE
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This weekend is packed with traffic-congesting events; motorists should be aware
Thu, 06/09/11
This weekend is packed with graduation ceremonies, races, festivals, and parades throughout Seattle, which could produce traffic congestion.
The Seattle Department of Transportation encourages motorists headed to any of the weekend events…MORE
Zoo gives artificial insemination of elephant another try; animal activists warn about health risks
Thu, 06/09/11
Yesterday, the Woodland Park Zoo and a visiting expert in elephant reproduction performed another artificial insemination procedure on Chai, the zoo’s 32-year-old Asian elephant. The last procedure was performed on Chai in March of this year.…MORE
DUI collision in downtown Ballard
Thu, 06/09/11
Sirens and lights from police and fire rescue vehicles disturbed downtown Ballard at Market and Leary last night. The Ballard News-Tribune received inquiries regarding this incident around 11 p.m. and today, the police reported it had been a DUI…MORE
Copper thieves climbing power poles in Burien, SeaTac
Thu, 06/09/11
Copper wire thieves are now looking skyward for their quarry, scaling power lines in King County and City of Seattle to cut out the coveted wires and scrap them for money, according to King County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. John Urquhart.
Power…MORE
UPDATE: Family Promise Sock Hop Dinner & Dance raises thousands for homeless families here
Wed, 06/08/11
On June 11, Holy Rosary’s Lanigan Gym played host to nearly 200 attending a dinner, live & silent auctions and sock hop to support Family Promise of Seattle, based in West Seattle. Over 100 auction items were donated, including "Lunch with…MORE
UPDATE - SLIDESHOW: Les Schwab begins rolling into West Seattle
Wed, 06/08/11
By David Rosen
The old Huling Brothers Auto Dealership, which was briefly occupied by Gee Automotive in West Seattle is now being torn down for the new development of a Les Schwab Tire Center. The demolition began sometime last week…MORE
West Seattle woman identifies stolen car using SPD's "Get Your Car Back" twitter feed
Wed, 06/08/11
Press release:
Alert neighbor checks twitter, finds stolen car
Posted by Sgt. Sean Whitcomb
Arbor Heights resident Margaret Lanphier had noticed a car parked across the street in a church parking strip for a couple of days.…MORE
Ballard's Veraci makes international TV debut on The Cooking Channel
Wed, 06/08/11
Veraci Pizza, the Seattle mobile brick oven pizzeria that got its start at the Ballard Market, made its international TV debut last week on The Cooking Channel in Canada. Featured in The Cooking Channel's Eat St., the episode will air in the U.S…MORE
Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar, five-time NASA astronaut, honored as Grand Marshal of the 61st annual Greenwood Seafair Parade
Wed, 06/08/11
The Greenwood-Phinney Chamber of Commerce announced that it will be honoring Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar, a retired five-time NASA astronaut, as the Grand Marshal of the 61st annual Greenwood Seafair Parade.
Celebrating this year's theme of "…MORE
