The Municipal League of King County has chosen longtime Federal Way City Council Member and former Mayor Jeanne Burbidge as its Public Official of the Year.
Burbidge is one of four Civic Award winners the league named for 2010, its…MORE
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Zoo offers animals Valentine's Day treats
Mon, 02/01/10
Woodland Park Zoo’s animals will celebrate Valentine’s Day the wild way when otters, red pandas, gorillas, snow leopards and more will enjoy heart-shaped ice pops made of fruit juice, honey, strawberries and cranberries, herbal bouquets, heart-…MORE
Reward doubled to $10,000 in Burien homicide case
Mon, 02/01/10
The family of Mark Ebinger, stabbed to death last November, has increased the reward offered to $10,000 in hopes of generating tips that will lead to an arrest.
Mark and his brother Peter were attacked outside a Burien bar on November 12…MORE
Amanda Knox head prosecutor charged with 'abuse of power'
Sun, 01/31/10
Just five days prior to the Amanda Knox fundraiser at the Comedy Underground, the head prosecutor who convicted her of murder was himself convicted for his mishandling of a separate murder case.
Giuliano Mignini, who prosecuted Knox and…MORE
Duwamish Longhouse celebrates 1st Anniversary
Sun, 01/31/10
The Duwamish Longhouse Museum and Cultural Center celebrated its first anniversary Saturday, Jan. 30. Festivities included flute playing by Dario Meguire, 17, tribal singing and drumming, by Tom Speer, Mike Evans, and others, homemade food cooked…MORE
Highline schools make progress on achievement gap
Sat, 01/30/10
Amidst budget cuts and a struggling economy, Highline schools have found at least one thing to be proud about.
At the Jan. 27 school board meeting, Superintendent John Welch said that Highline schools are ahead of the rest of the state…MORE
216th Street Des Moines gateway eyed
Sat, 01/30/10
With improvements to South 216 Street from Pacific Highway South west to Marine View Drive to begin soon and Des Moines and the Port of Seattle moving forward to develop the Des Moines Creek Business Park, the city is looking to make 216th into a…MORE
Tax workshops to begin Feb. 10 at Highline College in Des Moines
Sat, 01/30/10
Highline Community College's StartZone is offering free tax preparation workshops and filing assistance to self-employed individuals in King County with total household income of less than $50,000.
Eligible individuals will receive…MORE
On right path
Sat, 01/30/10
The SeaTac City Council is to be congratulated for reconsidering plans to condemn private property at 174th and International Boulevard, land adjacent to the new bridge to Sound Transit's light rail station and Sea-Tac Airport.
Now the…MORE
