Fremont Chamber of Commerce invites holiday shoppers to shop for a cause on Thursday, Dec 9. Fifteen Fremont merchants will donate a percentage of their sales from Thursday evening to B.F. Day School, the oldest Elementary School in Seattle.…MORE
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Holiday safety rules from the Southwest Precinct
Tue, 12/07/10
SW Precinct Captain Steve Paulsen sent out the following information to local media outlets on Dec. 7 and asked that it be shared with the community.
"Currently, our West Seattle crime trends are at the lowest in the past six years,"…MORE
Weekly Calendar
Tue, 12/07/10
Art Burien Arts Juried Exhibition-- Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave S.W. View some of the best art in Puget Sound. Exhibition runs from Nov. 12- Jan. 14.
Music ChoralSounds Northwest-"Season of Wonder," New artistic diector Cathy…MORE
Executive appoints King County Councilmember Joe McDermott to Sound Transit board
Tue, 12/07/10
King County Executive Dow Constantine has appointed newly-elected King County Councilman Joe McDermott as a south county representative to the Sound Transit Board of Directors.
"It is critically important that we continue to have strong…MORE
Destination Des Moines receives half what it requested
Tue, 12/07/10
Destination Des Moines will receive $7,500 next year-- half of the money they requested, from the Des Moines City Council.
Destination Des Moines in its new incarnation has been working the last several months to organize itself and create…MORE
SeaTac may contract for fire services from Kent
Tue, 12/07/10
SeaTac lawmakers are expected to approve Tuesday, Dec. 14 a contract to receive fire administration and other fire services from Kent.
SeaTac has formed an exploratory committee to study merging with the Kent Regional Fire Authority. In…MORE
Des Moines rejects former councilman's company for towing contract
Tue, 12/07/10
Citizens spoke out against Des Moines' preference to contract with a non-local towing company instead of Des Moines based Pete's Towing at a Dec. 2 council meeting.
However, Des Moines Police Commander Kevin Tucker said the choice is only…MORE
No sweat for Burien as budget approved while other cities struggle
Tue, 12/07/10
Burien City Council members passed a budget of $40.2 million for the next two years at their council meeting on Nov. 29.
The budget was passed 6-1 with Councilman Jack Block Jr. voting against it. There was no discussion at the meeting…MORE
Seattle Police Department tweets to combat auto theft.
Tue, 12/07/10
In the last ten months, 3,011 cars have been stolen in the City of Seattle. That is an average of almost ten cars per day.
In the last week at least three vehicles were stolen in Ballard alone. These occurred on 900 block of N.W. 52nd St,…MORE
Hit and Run with serious injuries
Mon, 12/06/10
On Sunday at approximately 1:00 a.m., witnesses reported that a victim was trying to get into a yellow cab that was already occupied (possibly by the victim’s acquaintances) at NW Market and Ballard Ave NW. As the cab was pulling away from the…MORE