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Two West Seattle businesses have been named Mayor Greg Nickels Small Business Award winners.

The winners include Alki Kayak Tours and Cupcake Royale /Verite Coffee (also the Ballard location).

The business owners, along with…MORE

Three Ballard businesses and one Interbay company have been named Mayor Greg Nickels Small Business Award winners.

The winners include the Ballard and Greenwood Sip and Ship, Cupcake Royale and Verite Coffee (also the West Seattle…MORE

Jean Smart, a Ballard High School graduate and Emmy Award-winning actress, has joined the Chris Elliott Fund as a board member and as their public spokesperson in its fight against brain cancer.

Smart will be speaking at the Chris Elliott…MORE

The vast auditorium at the state Criminal Justice Training Center in Burien proved big enough Sept. 29, to accommodate Highline residents with questions and concerns about jet noise from Sea-Tac International Airport.

Crowds overflowed the…MORE

King County Sheriff Sue Rahr told King County Council members on Sept. 30 that a proposed budget would leave only one deputy per shift to cover all of Boulevard Park and White Center.

Another deputy could patrol Skyway but there would be…MORE

Community members met with representatives from the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department to discuss community needs at the High Point Community Center Oct. 1, where about 50 people showed up to voice concerns about youth, seniors and…MORE

A fundraising event, coined "The Battle for Seattle," was held Wednesday night, Sept. 30, at the Crocodile Lounge in Belltown for Mike McGinn, who is running for Seattle mayor, Dow Constantine, who is vying for the King County executive spot,…MORE

Georgie Bright Kunkel, columnist for the West Seattle Herald, will be featured on King 5's long-running television show "Evening Magazine."

The episode airs Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. on channel 5.

Kunkel, a writer, activist and…MORE

Washington Federal Savings has filed an application with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development to create a new two-story, 8,400 square foot building at 2020 N.W. Market St., the bank's current Ballard location.

The application…MORE

Woodland Park Zoo’s fall/winter hours will go into effect beginning Oct. 1 through April 30. The new hours of operation will be 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Also beginning Oct. 1 are reduced fall/winter admission fees: Adult (13-64) $11;…MORE