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A superior court judge has just ruled the gun ban in City of Seattle parks as constitutional. U.S. District Court Judge Marsha J. Pechman ruled that under current case law, the Second Amendment constrains the actions of Congress, not cities and…MORE

Presentations by an architect, hydrogeologist and an engineer at a March 11 meeting did little to quell neighbors' fears that the construction of the new Greenwood Fred Meyer would have dire consequences on surrounding properties.

Half of…MORE

Some climb Mount Rainier because it’s there, but West Seattle’s David Town has another, more personal, reason to make the hike. His wife of two years, Lisa, is a recent breast cancer survivor. The Town’s are raising money for Fred Hutchinson…MORE

With inspections and repairs now complete, the Lower Spokane Street Swing Bridge has reopened to traffic. Seattle Department of Transportation electricians and bridge crews determined that a faulty electronic component caused the malfunction that…MORE

The head of Highline's teachers union on March 10 ripped into the district's application for a federal grant that could bring up to $2 million a year to reform Chinook and Cascade Middle schools.

Highline Education Association President…MORE

Elizabeth Chen, of Federal Way, has been appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire as the newest member of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Chen has served on the Highline Community College (HCC) Board of Trustees…MORE

A frank, sometimes disturbing, demonstration about kidney disease was presented in Linda Bothel’s health class at West Seattle High School Thursday, March 11, to coincide with Word Kidney Day. Dr. Eric Anderson and colleague Dr. Kim Muczynski…MORE

ArtsWest presents Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tell Me on a Sunday, opening April 28 and running through May 23. This rarely-produced musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber (Phantom of the Opera, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar) is a one-woman musical tour-de-…MORE

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners for Business of the Year, Community Hero and Westsider of the Year awards.

Each year, the Chamber recognizes one business which best exemplifies West Seattle's high…MORE

Elephant management staff at Woodland Park Zoo and a visiting veterinarian performed an artificial insemination procedure on Chai, the zoo’s 31-year-old Asian elephant, this week.

The procedure was carried out at the recommendation of the…MORE