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All three of the major candidates in the race for King County Executive that did not move forward from the August primary election – eastside legislators Fred Jarrett and Ross Hunter, and King County Council member Larry Phillips of Seattle –…MORE

Balcos Insurance presented the Ballard Boys and Girls Club with a $1,500 donation from Safeco Insurance on Sept. 3 to help support the organization.

“For the Safeco Agent Giving program, agents are able to nominate charities they think…MORE

The High Point Community Center presents the Fabulous Family Fun Series this fall at 10:30 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. The program at the center, located at 6920 34th Ave. S.W., will feature entertainment for all ages, according to…MORE

A new Des Moines Goodwill Store will open Sept. 17 and feature inexpensive merchandise, a drop-off for tax-deductible, gently used clothes and household goods, and provide support for Goodwill's job-training and placement programs. A grand…MORE

The City of Burien's Senior Program is promoting it's first Senior Fitness & Health Fair on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 10 am -2 p.m. at the Burien Community Center, 425 S.W. 144th Street. With everything else in recession, Burien's Senior…MORE

Five candidates have filed to serve on a board to oversee operation of the Mt. Rainier Pool in Des Moines. The five will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, but all are unopposed. They are Gene Achziger, Eric Kasnick, Bernadette Barrett, Marty Martinson…MORE

After residents in Magnolia and Greenwood said they spotted a cougar yesterday, today Seattle Parks and Recreation will close Discovery Park on a recommendation from the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife,

The Department of…MORE

On Sept. 3, the family of Kevin Black, a University of Washington scientist who was killed on Feb. 4 while bicycling to work, filed a civil action against the driver whose Ford E250 van struck him, according to a release from the lawyer…MORE

Couth Buzzard Used Books, the former Greenwood bookstore, has plans to rise again, phoenix-like, this fall.

The used bookstore lost its lease on its Greenwood Avenue location in September 2008, but recently the former owner and former…MORE

More than 100 Ballard residents convened on Ballard Commons Park Sept. 2 for a vigil to show support for healthcare reform and honor those who are suffering under the current system.

"It's time for people who are pro public-funded,…MORE