Chief Sealth High School’s auditorium became hip and hopping as members of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz visited, including six musicians from Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, or the “LACHSA “ Jazz Sextet performed Satin Doll…MORE
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UPDATE: KCDOT on the hot seat for South Park Bridge closure
Wed, 04/28/10
Goldman Sachs execs were on the hot seat Tuesday April 27, and just a few hours later, and a lot closer to home, King County Department of Transportation Director Harold Taniguchi was on the hot seat at the standing-room only South Park Bridge…MORE
Christopher Williams named Acting Parks Superintendent
Wed, 04/28/10
Mayor Mike McGinn today named Christopher Williams as Acting Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation, following the resignation on Monday of Superintendent Timothy Gallagher.
Williams, a Parks and Recreation employee for nearly 20…MORE
City to complete environmental analysis of Missing Link
Wed, 04/28/10
In response to an April 16 ruling by the King County Superior Court, the Seattle Department of Transportation announced April 28 that it will conduct an environmental review of the Burke-Gilman Trail’s future alignment along Shilshole Avenue…MORE
Falling Tree Branch Responsible for Outage
Tue, 04/27/10
Seattle City Light crews restored power to all 4,750 customers affected by a power outage in Burien within one hour of the outage’s start today.
The outage began about 1:35 p.m. and included Burien City Hall and the Burien Public Works…MORE
Seattle Police seek possible witnesses to fatality collision last week
Tue, 04/27/10
On Wednesday, April 21st, at approximately 8:36 AM, Seattle Police responded to a two-vehicle collision between a van and a truck at 3rd Avenue Southwest and Olson Place Southwest. The driver of the truck later died from his injuries at the…MORE
Nordic Heritage Museum's largest fundraiser of year May 2
Tue, 04/27/10
On May 2, the Nordic Heritage Museum will hold its largest fundraiser of the year, the Northern Lights Auktion. This year’s auction and gala will take place at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Ballroom in downtown Seattle and is a part of Sweden Week.…MORE
Zoo preparing for May 1 opening of new West Entrance
Tue, 04/27/10
The Woodland Park Zoo is all hands on deck in preparing for the May 1 grand opening of its new 58,000-square-foot West Entrance.
The new entrance will replace the current West Entrance and is located off Phinney Avenue North between North…MORE
Car tab prices to increase to pay for roads
Tue, 04/27/10
Car owners in Burien will now pay an extra $10 a year for car tabs, to help pay for the City’s new street overlay program.
After two years of no asphalt overlay on the roads Burien lawmakers voted borrow $8.6 to bring their 263 lane miles…MORE
Workers apply the top to the shrinkwrap at the Myrtle Street water tank
Tue, 04/27/10
Contractors working for Seattle Public Utilities were on top of the largest of the two above ground water tanks on Tuesday, April 27. They were working to fan out the "Shrinkwrap" that is being put in place to permit the painting of the tank. The…MORE
