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Fifteen public schools from Seattle have been recognized for outstanding academic improvements in math and reading that put them in the top 5 percent of the highest-improving schools in the state. These Schools of Distinction were announced by…MORE

The Mailbox in Ballard is inviting the community to participate in a contest to name its new canine mascot as part of its new company brand and the launch of its new retail line.

Ballardites can submit name ideas for The Mailbox mascot by…MORE

The cafeteria of Mount Rainier High School was packed recently for the third in a series of public workshops regarding airport noise.

The Port of Seattle and consulting firm Landrum and Brown have been conducting a Part 150 study for the…MORE

The City of Des Moines has announced a dramatic drop in crime for the year 2009.

Staffers say the decrease is the reflection of an intensive strategic effort to counter criminal activity that began with levy lid lift funding in May 2006.…MORE

Best-selling author and award-winning international keynote speaker Debrena Jackson Gandy, of Des Moines, has been appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire to serve on the Highline Community College Board of Trustees.

Gandy replaces Dr. Elizabeth…MORE

Swedish Medical Center/Ballard’s new Emergency Department and medical office building, located at 5350 Tallman Ave. N.W., will be open for public tours and a slew of other fun and beneficial community health activities on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.…MORE

Press Release: South Seattle Community College’s Coenosium Rock Garden has been named a Peace Garden by Gardens for Peace, an Atlanta, Georgia-based, non-profit organization that identifies and links gardens worldwide. The selected gardens are…MORE

Press Release: OrcaFest 2010, a community celebration co-sponsored by The Whale Trail and Killer Whale Tales, is coming to Alki Beach in West Seattle. Taking place on Sunday, November 7 at the Alki Bathhouse from 11 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., the event…MORE

In a letter sent to every member of the Seattle City Council the City Neighborhood Council expresses its concerns about the disparities in the City Budget from a "Budget Letter" the council sent to the Mayor's office in July.

Here is the…MORE

The Tukwila Pool is facing closure, as money to support it has run out from the City of Tukwila. Malcolm Neely, aquatic program coordinator at Tukwila Pool, says they would "definitely like to keep it open."

"For full-time people, this is…MORE