Alumni, students, staff and parents all gathered together this afternoon at Cooper Elementary to celebrate the program before it closes this year.
Photo albums, a historical timeline and other memories filled the school's auditorium.…MORE
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Young professionals clean up local parks
Sat, 06/06/09
The annual Seattle Works Day brought out more than 1,000 volunteers to clear overgrowth, plant, and participate in other outdoor projects in 29 locations in the Seattle area Saturday, June 6.
One project involved clearing eight different…MORE
Nickelsville redux
Sat, 06/06/09
Nickelsville, a homeless encampment of attention-getting pink tents, makeshift kitchen, bathrooms and showers, has returned to the vacant triangular lot it occupied for three days last September before police raided and evicted its homeless…MORE
Seafair Pirates take over Admiral Theater
Sat, 06/06/09
While attendees of the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) Gala at the Admiral may have expected something quite different, the Seafair Pirates stormed Admiral Theater during the event last evening, helping to celebrate opening night of…MORE
Mayor signs tax break for live music
Fri, 06/05/09
Mayor Greg Nickels this week signed legislation authorizing an admissions tax exemption for live music venues in Seattle.
The exemption becomes effective in July. The current admissions tax is five percent on every dollar of ticket sales…MORE
Cain withdraws from Port race
Fri, 06/05/09
West Seattle activist and "Port Observer" publisher Christopher Cain today withdrew from the Race for Seattle Port Commission. Citing growing concerns about personal finances and family commitments, Cain released a statement thanking supporters…MORE
Three Ballard parks to become exclusion zone
Fri, 06/05/09
The Seattle Parks Department will designate three parks in downtown Ballard as an exclusion zone, meaning someone banned from one park will be banned from all three parks.
After residents at a June 4 meeting showed support for the…MORE
Susan Hutchison files candidacy for King County Executive
Fri, 06/05/09
Susan Hutchison, a former anchor for KIRO-TV, today filed the necessary paperwork to place her name on the August ballot as a candidate for the office of King County Executive, her campaign announced this morning.
Today, June 5, is the…MORE
Nearly 3,000 in West Seattle without power June 4
Fri, 06/05/09
Three outages, including one in West Seattle, left about 5,800 Seattle City Light customers without power on June 4.
Other outages occurred in Ranier Beach and Olympic View.
The West Seattle outage affected about 2,900 customers.…MORE
Constantine kicks off campaign at hall he helped save
Thu, 06/04/09
King County Council member Dow Constantine officially kicked off his campaign for King County Executive Thursday, June 4.
Constantine is running in a crowded race against fellow King County Council member Larry Phillips, state Rep. Ross…MORE
