The Highline School District took a major step June 9 in seeking a grant that could transform a White Center neighborhood with services "cradle through college to career."
The Promise Neighborhoods concept is patterned after the successful…MORE
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SDOT to Resume Paving on SW Genesee Street, 47th to 51st
Tue, 06/15/10
Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) paving crews have been resurfacing SW Genesee Street from 47th Avenue SW to 49th Avenue SW. They recently completed grinding the old asphalt surface on these two blocks.
Today the crews have been…MORE
Ballard Ave. Landmark District elections June 17
Tue, 06/15/10
The election for members to the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on June 17 at Lagerquest & Morris, located at 5135 Ballard Ave. N.W.
Absentee voting is available through June 17 at noon at the…MORE
SeafoodFest looking for volunteers
Tue, 06/15/10
Every July, SeafoodFest, Ballard's biggest event of the year, needs approximately 150 volunteers to keep it running smoothly. In 2010, with the addition of the KidsZone, an additional 100 helpers are being recruited.
The SeafoodFest…MORE
Public Meeting June 16 for Elliott Bay Seawall Project
Tue, 06/15/10
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) and US Army Corps of Engineers are beginning the environmental review to replace the Elliott Bay seawall. A public meeting will be held June 16 at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center,…MORE
Deep-bore tunnel not a done deal, group insists
Tue, 06/15/10
The buzz around the deep-bore tunnel project has not been, well, boring. Is the project, which would cost the city, county, state, port and, of course, taxpayers between $1.9 billion and $8 billion, a fait accompli?
"No!" said Ballard…MORE
Despite concerns, Urness House likely to get green light
Tue, 06/15/10
Urness House, Compass Housing Alliance's 80-unit Ballard development for formerly homeless men and women, appears ready to move forward after back-to-back, standing-room only State Environmental Protection Act and Design Review meetings June 14…MORE
Bike fair is part of Burien festival
Tue, 06/15/10
Eleven local organizations and businesses and countless volunteers have come together to offer the 2010 B-Town Bike Fair to be held on June 19th (10am-3pm) at Burien's Wild Strawberry and Arts Festival.
This event has developed from the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: June brings fun festival time
Tue, 06/15/10
The Burien Wild Strawberry Festival is this weekend and the SeaTac International Festival is next weekend.In the first photo, Lance Haslund, from Burien Arts, demonstrates the self-powered ice shaver that will allow Strawberry Festival…MORE
First public forum for Burien's Shoreline Master Program discussed marine ecology and buffers
Mon, 06/14/10
In front of a packed house Burien held the first of two public forums last night, June 14, discussing the Shoreline Master Program.
The discussion of this public forum focused on the science. Panelists from the State Department of Ecology…MORE
