It was Chloe Simmons' ninth birthday Sunday, Dec. 20, and the Schmitz Park student invited her brother, Jacob, 11, and eight friends to the Seattle Animal Shelter. Simmons has been collecting money and dog and cat food since November on behalf…MORE
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Officers fire shots, kill Des Moines domestic violence suspect
Sun, 12/20/09
On December 19th, 2009, at approximately 2:40pm, Des Moines Police responded to a 911 call regarding a Domestic Violence incident in the 27000 block of 15th Ave S.
The female victim in that case, a 47 year old Des Moines resident and…MORE
Lafayette students donate food, break record
Sat, 12/19/09
Over 3,400 food items all donated by Lafayette students and their families to donate to the White Center Food Bank. White Center Food Bank executive director Rick Jump and volunteer Beth Grieser picked up the huge load of goodies to the delight…MORE
West Seattle High students collecting food
Sat, 12/19/09
West Seattle High School students Biniam Woldehaimanot, Cooper Sinai-Yunker, Paul Ngyuen, Karen Lowe, Kelly Toal, Brianne Goulet, Sara Elkington, spent several hours outside the Morgan Street Thriftway store on Saturday the 19th collecting food…MORE
Hiawatha Turf Playfield is open
Sat, 12/19/09
The Hiawatha Playfield renovation, begun in the summer is nearly complete. The turf field is open, and rubber track surfacing will be installed in the summer 2010. The project, budgeted at $3.6 million was funded in part by Seattle Parks and…MORE
Low-income disabled and seniors benefit from City’s utility tax rebate program
Sat, 12/19/09
Low-income disabled persons and low-income senior citizens can once again seek a rebate on their utility taxes thanks to the City of Federal Way’s Utility Tax Rebate Program.
Low-income seniors have qualified for the program since its…MORE
Ballard bars, restaurants calling for more police presence
Fri, 12/18/09
Just before 11 p.m. on Oct. 10, James Imonti, owner of The Matador on Market Street, engaged in a verbal altercation with an individual at the bar and was stabbed in the back.
After the 911 call was placed, it took police 25 minutes to…MORE
Seattle Parks looking for project nominations
Fri, 12/18/09
Would you like to see a new park built or an old park improved in your Seattle neighborhood? Or would you like Seattle Parks and Recreation to buy property for a new park or open space?
The first round of the Parks and Green Spaces Levy…MORE
Seattle Department of Neighborhoods improves matching fund program
Fri, 12/18/09
In its continuing efforts to make the Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) more accessible and simpler for residents, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods has made key improvements to this nationally recognized program. The Neighborhood Matching Fund…MORE
WSDOT pre-qualifies four teams for the SR 99 bored tunnel project
Fri, 12/18/09
Today WSDOT identified the design-build teams that are qualified to submit proposals for the SR 99 bored tunnel project. The selected teams are: AWV Joint Venture, Seattle Tunnel Partners, Seattle Tunneling Group, and VTS Joint Venture.
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