Less than two weeks after euthanizing its female ostrich, the Woodland Park Zoo euthanized its 12-year-old, male ostrich earlier this week due to injuries apparently caused by a fall in its African Savanna exhibit.
The bird, named Ozzie,…MORE
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Every Penny Counts: Hyleobs awarded a Penny Harvest Grant
Wed, 05/26/10
The generous students at Green Gables Elementary have chosen to award Friends of the Hylebos with their Penny Harvest Grant.
Green Gables Elementary is one of 65 schools in King County to participate in the Penny Harvest, a program of…MORE
City rebates utility tax back to 154 low-income seniors/disabled
Wed, 05/26/10
The City of Federal Way wrote rebate checks to 154 low-income seniors and low-income disabled citizens this year for a total of $20,474.
That beats last year’s total of 93 seniors/disabled citizens and a total of $13,455 rebated.
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Artists turning vacant lot into Ballard collage
Wed, 05/26/10
For Anne Baumgartner and Pam Gray, two artists sharing a cramped and cluttered Ballard studio around the corner from Cafe Bambino with a handful of other artists, it must be hard to see good space go to waste.
On June 1, Baumgartner and…MORE
Next MLK Day Committee meeting rescheduled to June 18
Wed, 05/26/10
The public is invited to the next committee meeting to plan the 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration. The meeting will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. on June 18 at City Hall in the Hylebos Room, 33325 8th Ave. S.
The meeting was originally…MORE
More Seattle traffic cameras are now on line
Wed, 05/26/10
This month the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has made “real time” views from 38 new traffic cameras around the city available on the Internet to detect congestion and collisions and to monitor traffic and road conditions (see the…MORE
Seattle Parks Department will install new track surface at Hiawatha July 5
Wed, 05/26/10
Installation of a new rubberized track is scheduled to begin July 5, 2010 at the Hiawatha Playfield. Seattle Parks and Recreation estimates that this weather-dependent construction will take 3 weeks, and the entire playfield, both track and field…MORE
reFresh Southwest Festival and Delridge Day set for June 5
Tue, 05/25/10
Delridge Day and reFresh Southwest is a free community celebration taking place June 5, from 1 to 5 pm featuring live performance, creative arts and environmentally-minded workshops, speakers, family activities, and over 100+ community…MORE
Key Bank comes to White Center to clean up
Tue, 05/25/10
Key Bank brought a crew of corporate employees out to White Center on Tuesday, May 25 to clean windows, pick up litter and do general clean up in association with the White Center Community Development Association (WCCDA). This year marks the…MORE
Community tool library with Neighborhood Matching Fund to open near SSCC June 12
Tue, 05/25/10
For months, members of Sustainable West Seattle have been planning, organizing, and researching how to create a library of tools for the community to borrow instead of purchasing them. With an award of $20,000 from the Seattle Department of…MORE
