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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

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, 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

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

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

After much deliberation, changes, and recommendations between the Seattle Landmark’s Preservation Board and the Washington Department of Transportation, the design for a suicide barrier that will be installed on the Aurora Bridge was passed in a…MORE

The additional funding needed to construct a skatepark at Delridge Playfield is expected to be available so that the project might move forward.

The Parks Levy Oversight Committee unanimously voted on May 26 to reallocate $250,000 from…MORE

The public is invited to celebrate afternoon festivities as Carkeek Park blow’s out it’s candles to celebrate it’s 80th birthday, Saturday, June 27 at the Carkeek Park Environmental Learning Center from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Located at 950 N.W…MORE

Eigth grade students from Denny Middle School placed first overall in Seattle Public Schools Math Olympiad at the University of Washington yesterday, June 3, beating out dozens of area middle schools.

The winning students, selected from…MORE

Waiting longer to buy a home is not likely to pay off, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS ) director Kathy Estey after reviewing reports summarizing May activity.

Estey pointed to shrinking inventory (about 20 percent…MORE