President Paula vanHaagen of the Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation, announced the organization’s purchase of the church at 7141 California Avenue SW, at Othello. The congregation has been renting space at the Masonic Temple, 4736 40th…MORE
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UPDATE: Burien Town Square on hold as original bank shut down
Fri, 04/23/10
Frustration is the predominant emotion surrounding the Burien Town Square project. Paul Keller, a principal with the developer of the Burien Town Square project Urban Partners, said they cannot sell or lease any of the space until they…MORE
My Fair Lady opens at Fauntleroy Church
Fri, 04/23/10
Explorer West Middle School puts on a performance of My Fair Lady by Lerner and Loewe at a new location: Fauntleroy Church, 9140 California Ave SW, at 7:00 pm Friday April 23rd and Saturday April 24th, 2010.
This is the first year Explorer…MORE
Municipal League Recruits Candidate Investigators for Rating King County Primary Elections
Fri, 04/23/10
Over one hundred candidates for public office will be investigated, evaluated and rated by the Municipal League’s nonpartisan Candidate Evaluation Committees this election season. Volunteer candidate investigators will be recruited through May at…MORE
UPDATED: Seattle City Councilmember Burgess on Mayor's veto of Aggressive Solicitation ordinance
Fri, 04/23/10
Councilmember Tim Burgess issued the following statement today in response to the Mayor's veto of the Aggressive Solicitation ordinance (C.B. 116807):
"While I am disappointed by the Mayor's decision to veto this legislation, I respect the…MORE
Jacobsens selling Market St. property
Fri, 04/23/10
The 71,520-square-foot property on the north side of Market Street near 24th Avenue Northwest that once housed Jacobsen's Marine and novelty store Archie McPhee was put up for sale by owner Bob Jacobsen April 19.
In February 2009, Jacobsen…MORE
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Brings Peer-to-Peer Jazz Education Program to Seattle Public Schools April 26-30
Fri, 04/23/10
Weeklong Series of Events Includes Concert Open to the Public at Jazz Alley on April 26
Through generous funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz will introduce its “Peer-to-Peer” jazz…MORE
Bop Street Records is on the move
Fri, 04/23/10
Ballard Avenue's Bop Street Records is relocating to a new Market Street location that can hold maybe the 250,000 records housed in the upper level of the store. That does nothing for the 200,000 records in the basement owner Dave Voorhees is…MORE
SPD deploys photo speed van on arterials for school zone enforcement
Fri, 04/23/10
During the 2008-2009 school year, the Seattle Police Department Traffic Section deployed a mobile van equipped with traffic safety camera and across-the-road radar to document and issue citations for school zone speed violations. The principal…MORE
Longtime Westwood actor appears in Taproot Theatre's "Charley's Aunt"
Fri, 04/23/10
Westwood resident Nolan Palmer calls himself a character actor. Well, he may be a bit of a character on stage, but he can also carry the lead when asked. Palmer, who resembles Jack Lemmon but thinks his raised eyebrows give him a Jack Nicholson…MORE
