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
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Sustainable Ballard to host end of summer picnic, bonfire tonight
Fri, 09/04/09
Tonight, Friday, Sept. 4 at 6:30 p.m. ("until late"), Sustainable Ballard will hold a picnic and bonfire to celebrate the summer and the work of neighborhood volunteers.
Organizers said to look for the "bright yellow flags" at Golden…MORE
Permanent housing to be blessed Sept. 9
Fri, 09/04/09
Archbishop Alex J. Brunett of Seattle will bless Santa Teresita del Niño Jesús, permanent housing for families transitioning from homelessness, on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 2 p.m.
Church and community leaders are scheduled to participate. The…MORE
August home sales jump 21 percent
Fri, 09/04/09
Pending sales around western Washington during August jumped nearly 21 percent from a year ago and inventory dropped more than 18 percent, according to new figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
Multiple Listing Service member-…MORE
Groundswell, P-Patch Trust agree to match donations to new garden
Fri, 09/04/09
Any donations less than $5,000 made to the new Hazel Heights P-Patch in Fremont before the end of the year will be tripled thanks to pledges by Groundswell NW and Seattle’s P-Patch Trust to match contributions.
Groundswell NW President…MORE
Bumbershoot set to take over city
Fri, 09/04/09
An estimated 150,000 people will swarm the Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend for this year’s Bumbershoot, the nearly 40-year-old arts and music festival.
Bumbershoot is one of the largest music and arts festivals in the world, with…MORE
Buses on Sunday schedule for Labor Day
Fri, 09/04/09
On Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7, most transit service will operate on a Sunday schedule, according to the King County Department of Transportation.
If a route does not normally run on Sunday, there is no service on Labor Day. Holiday/Sunday…MORE
Bumbershoot set to take over city
Fri, 09/04/09
An estimated 150,000 people will swarm the Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend for this year’s Bumbershoot, the nearly 40-year-old arts and music festival.
Bumbershoot is one of the largest music and arts festivals in the world, with…MORE
Constantine endorsed by candidates
Fri, 09/04/09
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
$1,500 donated to Ballard Boys and Girls Club
Fri, 09/04/09
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
