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One of the Humboldt penguins in Woodland Park Zoo’s new exhibit has died after a brief illness related to the ingestion of a sealant material used in a concealed pipe in the exhibit’s pool.

Dr. Darin Collins, the zoo’s director of animal…MORE

Based on a survey done by the Seattle Department of Planning and Development, the public's concerns about the impacts of backyard cottages don't seem to be playing out in southeast Seattle where they are currently allowed.

The Seattle…MORE

The Youngstown Cultural Arts Center has been selected as one of three locations to host traditional Fandango training. Fandango goes beyond a typical fiesta with music, dance, singing and even cooking. And boy will this party cook. It lasts…MORE

Fifteenth Avenue Northwest, the seven-lane main drag that connects downtown to north Seattle via Ballard and Crown Hill, is known to be one of the neighborhood's less scenic areas.

Parts of the street are lined by shuttered businesses and…MORE

The schedule for closing the southbound lanes on First Avenue South between South King Street and Railroad Way has changed. The lanes will now be closed on Monday through Wednesday, Aug. 17 through 19, and possibly also Thursday, Aug. 20, if…MORE

The Seattle Department of Planning and Development today approved dock improvements permits for the King County Water Taxi.

The permits granted allow the replacement of a timber floating dock (2,686 square feet), with a concrete dock (2,…MORE

Representatives from the Seattle Department of Transportation introduced its Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program on Aug. 12 to the Ballard community.

The two-phase plan includes implementing a number of methods to stop speeding within…MORE

The city has extended the deadline to comment on efforts to update the Crown Hill/Ballard Neighborhood Plan until Friday, Aug. 21.

Learn about this process, review a report concerning the status of plans and complete the on line…MORE

The city has extended the deadline to comment on efforts to update West Seattle's neighborhood plans until Friday, Aug. 21.

Learn about this process, review a report concerning the status of plans and complete the on line questionnaire at…MORE

Yesterday evening, Wednesday, Aug. 12, Seattle Public Utilities received a call shortly before 6 p.m. about a water main breaking on the intersection of North 85th Street and Greenwood Avenue North. The break was caused by an eight inch stub that…MORE