Ballard High School Principal Phil Brockman was given the first-ever Washington Music Educators Association Administrator of the Year Award Feb. 15 for championing the cause of music as a core quality of education.
He was honored at two…MORE
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New theater quietly moves into Ballard
Fri, 03/05/10
With little fanfare or notice, a new theater company, Ghost Light Theatricals, has moved into the small space on Market Street formerly occupied by Live Girls! Theater.
Ghost Light Theatricals, a nonprofit organization founded in 2003,…MORE
Groundswell NW completes work on Salmon Bay Natural Area
Fri, 03/05/10
Groundswell NW recently completed the Salmon Bay Natural Area East Expansion in Ballard along the estuary of the Greater Lake Washington/Cedar River Watershed.
The project, located immediately west of the 34th Avenue Northwest adjacent…MORE
Environmental concerns about South Park Bridge surround its uncertain future
Fri, 03/05/10
The loss of the South Park Bridge, which may come down in June, and the lack of funds in the near future to replace it, has created a ripple effect, not only in the area’s industrial sector, but also in the environmental community concerned with…MORE
Rockin' for a cause
Fri, 03/05/10
The four-piece rock band Tacoma Finish, including, left, guitarist Brian Bell of West Seattle, and drummer Christopher Hogan, performed at the Shipwreck Tavern in Admiral Thursday night, March 4, for the "FunBlog Food Drive 2010."
The…MORE
City accepting applications for spring Tourism Enhancement Grants
Thu, 03/04/10
Organizations that want to increase tourism and overnight stays in Federal Way can get a little financial help this spring from the City of Federal Way.
Applications for the City’s Tourism Enhancement Grant (TEG) program are due March 31…MORE
Olympic View’s Kathryn Smith selected as Federal Way Teacher of The Year
Thu, 03/04/10
Kathryn Smith has been named the third ever recipient of the Federal Way Teacher of the Year award from Communities In Schools of Federal Way.
Colleagues, administrators, parents and students concur that it’s an honor she well deserves,…MORE
Highline applies for grant to change Chinook, Cascade middle schools
Thu, 03/04/10
As expected, the Highline School Board unanimously decided March 3 to apply for a three-year federal grant that would mandate major changes at SeaTac's Chinook and North Highline's Cascade middle schools.
Besides low scores on the…MORE
Correction
Thu, 03/04/10
Adult businesses are not allowed in any part of the Burien annexed portion of North Highline. A Feb. 12 Times/News article incorrectly indicated that that adult businesses would be allowed between Southwest 112th Street and Southwest 116th Street…MORE
Burien Art Gallery leaving blue house to search for greener pastures
Thu, 03/04/10
The doors will be locked permanently soon at the little blue house at the edge of Dottie Harper Park in Burien.
After 47 years in the same location, the Burien Art Center will be closing its doors March 19 at the conclusion of the current…MORE
