This Sunday, Aug. 16 there will be a concert at Easy Street Records from 8 to 11 p.m. to benefit Team Tracy, who will be walking 60 miles in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk Sept. 11 through the 13.
Team Tracy consists of 11 women who will…MORE
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Plans in the works to change city-wide design guidelines
Thu, 08/13/09
The Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee is working on updating the city-wide design guidelines, adopted in 1993 and unchanged for 16 years, it was announced at the committee meeting Wednesday, Aug. 12.
They…MORE
Metro Director: 'We're cutting to the bone'
Wed, 08/12/09
At a special Aug. 12 meeting of the Seattle City Council Transportation Committee, Metro Director of Operations Kevin Desmond laid out the budgetary nightmare facing Metro and King County Executive Kurt Triplett's plan to deal with it.
As…MORE
Bus stop gets a cleaning
Wed, 08/12/09
The bus stop on the south side of Northwest Market Street between 24th Avenue Northwest and 22nd Avenue Northwest was removed for cleaning Aug. 12.
Crews dismantled the two purple structures panel by panel in order to clean and paint them…MORE
Sign up to help count bicyclists, pedestrians
Wed, 08/12/09
The state is looking for volunteers in communities in Seattle and across the state to help count the number of people who walk or bike to their destinations.
The information being gathered this fall will be used to track progress toward…MORE
New simulations show proposed Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement
Wed, 08/12/09
The Alaskan Way Viaduct Program has posted two video simulations to show the proposed replacements for the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
The simulations show the current design concept for the proposed SR 99 bored tunnel and the new Alaskan Way …MORE
Greenwood Fire Station redesign approved for full council vote
Wed, 08/12/09
After a final briefing that would grant concept approval and waivers for the reconstruction of Greenwood Fire Station 21, the Seattle City Council Planning, Land Use and Neighborhoods Committee approved the design for the new facility, which will…MORE
Vacant lot to become materials exchange
Wed, 08/12/09
A long-time vacant lot west of the Ballard Bridge will be put to use in the near future as a materials exchange site.
The lot, located at 1515 N.W. Leary Way, is being fixed up by 5th Avenue Excavation, a Seattle-area excavation and…MORE
Housing opened by new center
Wed, 08/12/09
On Aug. 6, Navos, formerly Highline West Seattle Mental Health, celebrated the grand opening of its Burien Heights Residences. The apartments, which are located at 1115 S.W. 134th St. in Burien, offer 22 units of safe and affordable housing and…MORE
Primary races for two Des Moines posts
Wed, 08/12/09
While attention is focused on the decision over south North Highline’s annexation to Burien, the Aug. 18 primary will also winnow some candidates off the Nov. general election ballot. In Des Moines, incumbent council members Susan White and Dave…MORE
