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Mary Dunlap became homeless at 13 and spent much of her teenage years living with friends and family. After graduating from high school, she applied to the University of Washington and was granted a full-ride scholarship.

While she said…MORE

The "Pirates Landing" at Alki is a Seafair tradition (set this year for July 10) but the Pirates are in trouble and need financial aid to keep them afloat. The organization is not really part of Seafair, receiving no money from the organization…MORE

The White Center Community Development Association held a "Conversation with The Community" on Wednesday June 23 to stimulate discussion, gather ideas, and promote better communication. The meeting, led by Sopha Danh of the CDA as well as Evelyn…MORE

The Seattle Parks Department and the West Seattle Junction Association with the Junction Neighborhood Association announced the ribbon cutting and community celebration for the new Junction Plaza Park. The celebration will include music, and…MORE

Three car washes will be held this Friday, June 25, to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank and Haiti. The event will run from 10 AM to 4 PM. You have three choices to get your car spanking clean, for a very reasonable $10. State Farm Insurance at…MORE

From Press Release:

Update: King County Executive Dow Constantine and Metropolitan King County Councilmember Jan Drago today thanked the state Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) for its motion at this morning’s board meeting approving…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's new five-story, 90,000-square-foot Medical Office Building on its Ballard campus is taking shape and headed for an early-November grand opening.

Construction started on the Medical Office Building in September 2009…MORE

Kimberly-Clark, makers of Huggies brand diapers made an enormous delivery of 200,000 diapers today, June 23 to WestSide Baby 10032 15th Avenue Southwest in White Center. WestSide Baby is a non profit organization that collects and coordinates the…MORE

Habitat for Humanity and the Homestead Community Land Trust no-profit organizations collaborated to make a 1,670 square-feet duplex townhome affordable to a family of six. A ceremony was held in front of the unit, one of 30 in the Valtera Complex…MORE

There was a swell of fans and a swell of American pride Wednesday morning, June 23, as soccer fans converged at the Celtic Swell Pub, 2722 Alki Avenue SW, to watch the U.S. team beat Algeria 1-0. The game began at 7:00 a.m. Some of the 40 or so…MORE