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The Ballard District Council is compiling a list of street lights that are not working to send to Seattle City Light for maintenance.

The council is especially concerned about non-functioning lights on arterial streets, according to Dawn…MORE

According to a report from ArtsWest Executive Director Alan Harrison "at 6:00 am Wednesday morning there was a break in at ArtsWest. Someone (or perhaps more than one) broke the back door's glass with a rock, ran in, and tried to steal the…MORE

This time last year snow pelted West Seattle and left some potential last-minute Christmas shoppers stranded at home. Others chose to walk to the ma & pa shops in the Alaska Junction as driving or bussing to the mall was not a safe or doable…MORE

A preliminary review of Link light rail’s low-speed, non-injury derailment on Nov. 16 shows the accident occurred after the train operator failed to follow established protocols for requesting access to the main line of the system and proceeded…MORE

Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess, chair of the Public Safety, Human Services and Education Committee, showed support for increased police presence in the neighborhood and more services for homeless individuals at the Dec. 9 Ballard…MORE

The Camp Long Environmental Learning Center main lodge will close for renovations in January 2010. The Environmental Learning Center is located at 5200 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126.

The Parks and Green Spaces Levy provides $1 million in…MORE

North Highline Fire Chief Scott LaVielle resigned on Monday, clearing the way for the district to balance its budget without cutting two or three firefighter positions. Feb. 28 is his official resignation date. Burien/Normandy Park Fire Chief…MORE

In the first part of the 20th Century, the large, nearly block-size building on Ballard Avenue and Northwest Vernon Place housed a serious of saloons.

During Prohibition, it became the Dexter-Horton Bank. The vault still remains in the…MORE

"They told Eiffel to take down his tower after the fair because it was an eyesore.

"They said the same thing about the Golden Gate Bridge. Maybe we should take that down, too."

That's the way Burien architect Roger Patten responded…MORE

Music sudents of Federal Way Public Academy had their premier public performance at the Historical Society of Federal Way's Holiday Open House Tuesday December 15.

Classical Christmas music was the theme of the performance and at the end…MORE