Embattled SeaTac planning director Steve Butler has resigned and will become community development director for the city of Mill Creek in Snohomish County.
Butler became an odd man out in SeaTac when a consultant's study led by former Des…MORE
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Sustainable Burien meeting location changed
Thu, 08/05/10
The August meeting of Sustainable Burien will be held Sunday, Aug. 8 from 2- 4 p.m. at the Burien B-Patch Garage, 437 SW 144th St. The meeting will not be held at the Burien Library.
Parking is available in the lot of the old Community…MORE
Highline schools budget approved; Lewis replacement gets quick promotion to Highline High principal
Thu, 08/05/10
The Highline School Board approved Aug. 4 a $183 million general operating budget for the 2010-2011 school year. Board president Bernie Dorsey noted the district has faced an $8 million budget shortfall last year and a total budget shortfall over…MORE
Burien judge suspended for rudeness
Thu, 08/05/10
A Burien judge has been suspended by the state Supreme Court for being rude in her courtroom. A majority of five justices imposed a five-day suspension on King County District Court Judge Judith Eiler. However, four justices favored a 90-day…MORE
Myrtle Street Reservoir work nearing completion
Thu, 08/05/10
Seattle Parks Department expects to begin construction as soon as contracting paperwork is complete on the park to be built on the site adjacent to the water reservoirs at the intersection of SW Myrtle St. and 35th Ave SW Workers on site said the…MORE
The number is up at Fire Station 37
Thu, 08/05/10
The new fire station at 7700 35th Avenue S.W. is moving closer to completion with the numeric designation going up within the last day. According to Christina Faine, Fire Levy Communications Officer, "Construction will be completed this fall,…MORE
Blue Angels practice over Boeing Field, South Park
Thu, 08/05/10
The Seafair Air Show presented by Boeing takes off at different times Friday, Aug. 6- Sunday, Aug. 8, and unfolds over Lake Washington and Genesee Park. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will display their dynamic maneuvers directly overhead of boaters…MORE
Fallen Officer Jarod Newlove comes home
Thu, 08/05/10
Fallen Officer and West Seattle resident, Jarod Newlove, was transferred at Boeing Field at about noon on Thursday, Aug. 5.
See our previous coverage here and here.
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Greenwood Park receives grant for community garden
Thu, 08/05/10
Vision Greenwood Park is one major step closer to bringing a 40-plot community garden to Greenwood Park after the Seattle City Council approved a $60,000 Neighborhood Matching Fund Large Projects grant for the project Aug. 2.
"It's a huge…MORE
Some Night Exhibit animals back on display at zoo
Thu, 08/05/10
Out of sight since the March 1 closure of the Woodland Park Zoo's popular Night Exhibit, sloths, bats, small anteaters and springhaas are now on display in the newly renovated Adaptations Building.
The zoo decided to close the energy-…MORE
