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Ballardites can call the meerkats cute, they can call them curious and soon, they can call them by the names that they have given them.

Woodland Park Zoo is inviting the community to pick their favorite names for the zoo’s new mob of eight…MORE

The southbound, curb lane of the Ballard Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 4.

The closure will allow Seattle Department of Transportation crews to complete a routine maintenance inspection of the bridge.

Friends of Ballard Corners Park is hosting a work party on June 5 at the new park at the corner of Northwest 63rd Street and 17th Avenue Northwest.

"Ballard Corners Park is looking great these days," said David Folweiler of Friends of…MORE

As the midday sun shone over Tukwila's Museum of Flight, "Aluminum Overcast" took to the skies once again. A restored B-17 bomber that narrowly missed action in World War II, the plane was in Tukwila last week as part of its "Salute to Veterans…MORE

SeaTac lawmakers acted quickly May 25 to lessen chances that a facility for drug dependent or mentally ill people will be located in the city.

The "crisis diversion facilities" would temporarily treat people who otherwise would be headed…MORE

A collective sigh of relief from Burien-area book lovers has mixed with the standard spring breezes of late as the news spreads that Burien Books will continue to operate under the ownership of Allison Lee-Moore.

Following the death of…MORE

Approximately three years after the first red light camera was installed in SeaTac, the automated red light enforcement system appears to be generating revenue and deterring traffic violations at intersections.

Recent reports that Burien's…MORE

The online dictionary Wikipedia defines philanthropy as "the effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations."

In more common language, this usually means contributing to an organization…MORE

Mark your calendars: For the first time since 1992, Highline School District's newly formed Arts Advisory Council in Burien, WA will be presenting a Fine Arts report to the school board, at a special Work Study session on Wednesday, June 2 at 6:…MORE

The men wore skirts and the women wore jeans as the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society-Seattle Branch played music, demonstrated fancy footwork, and taught newcomers such dances as "Fish & Chips" at the Rainier Room, Seattle Center during…MORE