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From the Seattle Police Blotter:

On July 1st, shortly after 11:00 PM, Southwest Precinct officers responded to reports of shots fired in the north end of Lincoln Park (near the 7300 Block of 47th Avenue SW). Officers arrived and located…MORE

With Asarco environmental damage settlement dollars secured and the Legislature's support, the Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) is planning the next phase of arsenic and lead cleanup associated with a century of operations at the former…MORE

King County began its new regional animal services program on July 1.

The program spreads the cost of animal control, sheltering and licensing between 27 suburban cities including SeaTac and Tukwila and King County's unincorporated…MORE

Thanks to Puget Sound Skills Center instructor Dale Copeland and his welding program students, a beautiful new water sculpture entitled "Lighthouse" has been created and installed in the new Burien Community Center's outdoor atrium.

The…MORE

According to Bill Opfermann, the organization that collaborated with the city of Burien to create Burien's first community garden is much like the garden itself: "very organic."

For approximately 2.5 years, Sustainable Burien has been…MORE

"Our focus is women," said Sharon Mann, a long-time Soroptimist, of her organization.

An international service organization of professional women, Soroptimist is composed of 95,000 members in hundreds of chapters, including Soroptimist…MORE

Tukwila's Museum of Flight is seeking one of three retiring shuttles that staffers want to be permanently house at the museum.

"Our region has a rich history of aviation going back to the vision of Bill Boeing," said King County Councilman…MORE

The Beer Junction, a specialty beer store, opened for business at 11 AM on July 2. Located at 4707 42nd S.W. the Beer Junction is the brain child of Morgan Herzog. See our previous coverage here.

The soft open will feature 640 beers, 55…MORE

For 87 years the community of White Center has celebrated Jubilee Days and after a year when the event was cancelled due to "volunteer burnout" it's back and promises to be better than ever. It is a Seafair Sanctioned Community Event. The theme…MORE

Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean, Mayor Mike McGinn and other city representatives met with members of the community July 1 to explain what happened during the apartment fire June 12 in Fremont that took five lives, offer their condolences and…MORE