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The first general meeting of the new Genesee-Schmitz Neighborhood Council (GSNC) will be held June 10 at 7PM. The neighborhood will gather at Westside Presbyterian Church, Howell Auditorium at 3601 California Avenue…MORE

On May 27th at approximately 9:30 PM, officers responded to a domestic violence assualt call in the 8800 Block of 11th Avenue Southwest. The report was that a 40 year old man had been staying in a detached garage behind the house where his…MORE

Two vacant lots sit adjacent to Greenwood Park along Fremont Avenue North. Several years ago, when the plots were purchased by the city, the Vision Greenwood Park steering committee thought this unused space could be put to better use by annexing…MORE

New York Times best-selling legal-thriller author Robert Dugoni signed copies of his latest novel, "Bodily Harm" at Olde Burien's Tin Room Bar & Grill on Thursday, May 27. "Bodily Harm" is the third in a series of David Sloane legal thrillers…MORE

Lynn Barnicle loved reading. As a fifth grade teacher at Arbor Heights Elementary School she brought a special passion to reading and impressed everyone with her love of books. When she died of Leukemia in July of 2009 it left a big void in the…MORE

When The Bit Saloon announced it was closing in October 2009, it left scores of metal, punk and hardcore bands, not to mention countless other fans of the 62-year-old Ballard bar, in despair.

Reactions to the news that The Bit, located at…MORE

Highline Public Schools Superintendent John Welch has recommended $2.5 million in cuts to the upcoming 2010-2011 budget to help make up for a $3.4 million expected shortfall.

If approved by the school board, the cuts would mean the loss…MORE

It's been a good few weeks for local food banks. The Ballard Food Bank announced its new location earlier this month, and now the Greenwood Food Bank is preparing to move into a new, larger space.

The Greenwood Food Bank, currently at…MORE

Thanks to the inspiration of professional documentarian, college professor, and West Seattle resident B.J. Bullert, and her colleague, civil rights and peace activist, Seattle icon Kay Bullitt, Friday, May 28, has been officially proclaimed "Earl…MORE

The Sustainable Sites Initiative announced the selection of Ballard's forthcoming Ninth Avenue Park as one of the first sites to participate in a new program testing the nation’s first rating system for green landscape design, construction and…MORE