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Members of the local community have expressed sincere appreciation since Kevin McFeely, CEO of The Kenney promised the historic Seaview building would be preserved in a $150 million remodel and expansion of the retirement community

At the…MORE

Select streets in Ballard subject to sewer overflow might be next on Seattle Public Utilities’ (SPU) list of potential natural drainage system projects.

SPU’s Tracy Tackett presented the proposed project, called Ballard Green Streets, to…MORE

The Seattle Parks Department met with the northwest Seattle community May 13 to discuss their plans on how to split up funding from the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces Levy between neighborhoods and community projects.

An extension of the 2000…MORE

There is currently a temporary closure between Airport Way South and 6th Avenue South on South Spokane Street. It is needed to allow placement of a water quality vault underneath the Spokane Street Viaduct just west of Sixth Avenue South, and…MORE

West Seattle resident Susan Rosenthal, a 29-year veteran of the Seattle Fire Department, was promoted to assistant chief last week, making her the highest ranking woman in the department’s history.

An informal reception organized by women…MORE

Cooper is inviting all students, families, staff and supportive community members to join the school program for its closing ceremony.

The Seattle School Board voted to close the school program in January as part of the district's…MORE

Crown Hill Center, formerly Crown Hill Elementary, will be welcoming the Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society this summer, as they will be calling the center their new production facility.

To kick-off their move from Eastlake to 9250…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels said today, May 13, that transportation investments through the voter-approved Bridging the Gap levy continue to make improvements to roads, bike lanes and sidewalks.

Bridging the Gap was proposed and approved in 2006…MORE

A funeral service will soon be scheduled in Seattle for Jill St. Onge, a 27-year-old resident of Pigeon Point, died on May 2 while vacationing in Thailand. The Thai government conducted an autopsy after doctors suspected poisoning.

St.…MORE

Long-time restauranteurs and Ballard residents, Deming Maclise and James Weimann, have been friends for 12 years, and recently the two businessmen have decided to join forces to mastermind something they said is needed on the streets of Ballard:…MORE