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Looming construction on the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement project is forcing King County Metro to realign the Downtown Seattle sections of two Ballard bus routes.

Beginning in February, Metro routes 15 and 18 will no longer run along…MORE

In 2030, how will Ballardites be moving about the city? Will they be taking light rail to Downtown and West Seattle? Will they board a bus with its own lane to the University District? Will they hop on a high-speed streetcar to Fremont?

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In the second orca related event of the last five days in West Seattle (the first was Orcafest on Nov. 7) Marine Biologist Brad Hanson, from Northwest Fisheries Science Center provided a "Research Update" with an unusual but honest title "In…MORE

The Vashon Sportsmen's Club on Vashon Island has donated space for a Amanda Knox Defense Fund Benefit the evening of Nov. 20. Knox, a West Seattle resident and current UW student was sentenced Dec. 4 last year to 26 years in an Italian prison for…MORE

Des Moines Police Officers, responding to a roaming dog call, chased Rosie, a 200 pound Newfoundland, into Lora Perry’s backyard where police officers shot and killed the dog last Sunday, Nov. 7. “It almost seemed like it was a game to them…MORE

UPDATE for 6/22/11: The skeleton for the new two-story, 140,000 square foot South Transfer Station in West Seattle has been built, showing clear signs of progress for the facility that will replace the old transfer station across the street (130…MORE

Press release:

All you have to do is (1) grab a large garbage bag, (2) toss in clothes you don’t want/need/wear and (3) drop it off at the High Point Center. Please make sure that all clothes are clean and have been washed recently, and…MORE

The Greenwood Food Bank currently has less than two palettes of holiday food, a dire situation for the holidays, according to Volunteers of America Western Washington, the organization that runs the food bank.

“This time last year we had…MORE

Breath of Aire is coming to Seattle Hope Lutheran Church for an inspiring evening of songs to benefit the people of Haiti.

Breath of Aire is a Northwest Choir dedicated to lifting others up. Visit their web site at http://breathofaire.org…MORE

The City of Seattle announced its preparations for the coming winter with its updated winter storm plan Nov. 9.

“[The Seattle Department of Transportation] has prepared a new strategy for winter storms, as well as improving our…MORE