Seattle City Council member Bruce Harrell, chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, has proposed a government and technology outline that he said is aimed toward increased government transparency, enhanced access to city information, as we…MORE
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'Super bowl' of garage sales comes to Phinney-Greenwood Satruday
Wed, 09/09/09
Enjoy the super bowl of garage sales during the Phinney Neighborhood Association’s 16th annual Greenwood Garage Sale Day Sept. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bargain shoppers will find treasures galore at this annual neighborhood-wide event…MORE
Ferry fare increase coming
Tue, 09/08/09
After hearing public comment from meetings on the Kitsap Peninsula, in the San Juan Islands and on Vashon Island, the Washington State Transportation Commission decided today at the Puget Sound Regional Council to increase fares on state ferries…MORE
Zoo's Fecal Fest drawing near
Tue, 09/08/09
The Woodland Park Zoo is once again organizing for its annual Fall Fecal Fest, when garden enthusiasts and Zoo Doo loyalists, get ready to enter a drawing to purchase the highly coveted Zoo Doo.
The piles of waste make up the richest,…MORE
Public hearing for single-family code changes
Tue, 09/08/09
The Seattle City Council will hold a public hearing Oct. 8 on a proposal from the Department of Planning and Development to amend a section of the Seattle Municipal Code to allow issuance of a demolition permit of a residential use in a Single…MORE
Bus routes to change to increase connections to Tukwila light-rail station
Tue, 09/08/09
On Saturday, Sept. 19, King County Metro Transit will begin changes that increase bus rider connections to light rail service at Sound Transit's Link stations in southeast Seattle and Tukwila. More than 20 Metro bus routes are being revised to…MORE
New SeaTac YMCA is formally dedicated
Tue, 09/08/09
The YMCA of Greater Seattle dedicated its new Matt Griffin YMCA in SeaTac on Thursday, Sept. 3. The new facility will open for members of the "legacy" Y in Burien and charter members of the SeaTac Y on Tuesday, Sept. 8. It will open to the…MORE
Car dealership may reopen
Tue, 09/08/09
Burien Nissan in the Fiver Corners area of Burien is expected to reopen in mid-September. The dealership, at South 160th Street and First Avenue South, closed in May-two months after almost all of the facility's vehicles were hauled away by…MORE
Cougar caught, Discovery Park re-opened
Sun, 09/06/09
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department will re-open Discovery Park after a cougar that had been sighted there and possibly in Greenwood was captured Sept. 6.
The park will open at 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 6. Department of Fish and…MORE
Fire strikes residential roof atop Juneau Market
Sun, 09/06/09
A fire started on the second floor rear of the building on the corner of Juneau and California Av. shortly after 11:p.m. Saturday. The Seattle Fire Department arrived at the scene and climbed up the rear fire escape and, after some effort,…MORE
