A big part of the City of Seattle’s police department is community policing: it helps cops get to know their beats and neighborhoods. And the officers at the SPD are leaders when it comes to a type of particular type of community policing – the…MORE
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Metro bus event reroute – Rts 15, 18, 21, 22 & 56
Wed, 05/25/11
press release:
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 Mariners games.
The northbound…MORE
Burien council votes to reject shoreline plan changes
Wed, 05/25/11
As expected, Burien lawmakers approved May 23 sending a letter to the state Department of Ecology (DOE) rejecting several major changes to the city’s Shoreline Master Plan. Police Chief Scott Kimerer also told council members that although Burien…MORE
Pony Express in White Center closing after 32 years
Wed, 05/25/11
Pony Express, the local White Center shipping and mailing business is closing after 32 years on June 30. Claire Denning, the owner is sad but determined to see this as the end of another chapter in her life.
The business began in 1979 was…MORE
West Seattle Elementary School will get new library from Target
Wed, 05/25/11
Target Stores has announced that 42 new schools from across the country that will receive a new library as part of the 2011 Target School Library Makeover program. That will include West Seattle Elementary School. Principal Vikki Sacco said, “…MORE
Bertha Davis, February 15, 1914 – May 20, 2011
Wed, 05/25/11
I cannot presume to write an obituary for my friend Bertha Davis who died last Friday at the age of 97. Her three daughters are working on that hard task -- probably overwhelmed by all that could be included in detailing the life of a woman who…MORE
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle Blockwatch Captains get a field trip on property crime prevention through landscaping
Wed, 05/25/11
When it comes to privacy at the home, many Americans aim for seclusion in their landscaping. Tall solid fences and walls of fauna create that sense of privacy so many hold dear.
One of the biggest lessons Crime Prevention Team Officer Jon…MORE
SLIDESHOW: New marijuana business is a friendly fortress
Wed, 05/25/11
The newest marijuana based business in West Seattle, Northwest Patient Resource Center, now under construction at 9456 35th s.w. is being built as a friendly fortress.
It will feature 2 inch thick, bulletproof plexiglass "teller" like…MORE
Des Moines and KCLS at odds over surviellance camera policy
Wed, 05/25/11
The city of Des Moines and the King County Library System (KCLS) are at odds over surveillance camera’s and library patron’s privacy.
On March 14 an elderly man was robbed and assaulted in the parking lot of the Woodmont Library in Des…MORE
Dave Larson named High School Varsity Coach of the Year
Wed, 05/25/11
John Pilbeck, left, of the Northwest Baseball Umpires Association presents Highline High baseball coach Dave Larson, center, with an plaque naming Larson the 2011 High School Varsity Coach of the Year. Umpire Fritz Timm looks on. Larson has…MORE
