Starting July 1, small music venues, such as the Sunset Tavern in Ballard and the High Dive in Fremont, will no longer be charged a 5-percent admissions tax by the city.
The Seattle City Council voted 5-3 May 26 to waive the tax for all…MORE
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Kiwanis celebrates 80 years with gala fundraiser
Wed, 05/27/09
The West Seattle Kiwanis Club is celebrating 80 years of community service with a gala event at South Seattle Community College, this Sunday, May 31.
The event begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. followed by dinner and program at 6. The…MORE
12-year-old Ballard resident pleas to save Index building
Wed, 05/27/09
Twelve year-old Waylon Robert, a sixth-grader at St. Alphonsus School in Ballard, nominated the Bush House in Index, Wash. to be on the list of the 2009 Most Endangered Historic Properties.
The 1898 building has made the list, along with…MORE
Israeli woman to 'tell her story' at Our Redeemer's
Wed, 05/27/09
The Peacemakers’ Task Force at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church is inviting the public to hear Yael Maritz, an Israeli woman who will share her story about growing up in the small town of Ramat –Yishai in the Jezreel Valley.
The event is on…MORE
Homestead's future discussed at historic preservation event
Tue, 05/26/09
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has named the Alki Homestead, among 13 other Washington landmarks, as an endangered historic property.
Chris Moore is field director for the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. He…MORE
Council approves $3.2 million in federal stimulus
Tue, 05/26/09
The Seattle City Council has approved to allow the expenditure of $3.2 million in Community Development Block Grant funds by amending amend the City’s approved 2009 budget.
The City will receive these funds as part of the Federal Economic…MORE
Road closures in SODO for three nights this week
Tue, 05/26/09
Crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close Fourth Avenue South in SODO for three nights this week, from May 27 through 29.
Each night at 7 p.m. from Wednesday to Friday crews will close all lanes of…MORE
Southwest District Council meeting will show pedestrian plan
Tue, 05/26/09
The next Southwest District Council meeting is on June 3 from 7 to 9 p.m. and will include a presentation of the City of Seattle's Pedestrian Master Plan, which was released in draft form on May 7.
Read about it here.
View the…MORE
School Board to vote on schedule changes
Tue, 05/26/09
Starting this September, schools in the West Seattle area could see their start and end times changed by five to 55 minutes.
The Seattle School Board will vote June 3 on schedule changes introduced May 20 that it says will make the school…MORE
School Board to vote on schedule changes
Tue, 05/26/09
Starting this September, Ballard-area schools could see their start and end times changed by 10 to 40 minutes.
The Seattle School Board will vote June 3 on schedule changes introduced May 20 that it says will make the school transportation…MORE
