The Washington State Department of Transportation has issued a request for bids to further prepare for removal of the southern mile of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. This project is one of several contracting opportunities during the next several years…MORE
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Kaplan announces run against Licata for council seat
Tue, 03/17/09
Yesterday, March 16, Martin Kaplan, an architect and member of the Seattle Planning Commission, announced he will run for Seattle City Council, seeking the position currently held by incumbent Nick Licata.
Licata, a past president on the…MORE
Upgrades coming for WS Stadium if financier can be found
Tue, 03/17/09
The Parks Department is looking for proposals for the "improvement, operation and maintenance of the West Seattle Stadium," a publicly owned facility at 4432 35th Ave. S.W., and the deadline is March 26.
According to city reports, the…MORE
Update: Two lawsuits stall Fauntleroy Place project
Tue, 03/17/09
The Fauntleroy Place Development, which was planned to include both residential units and retail space, including a Whole Foods, has been further stalled by two recently filed lawsuits.
BlueStar Construction has filed a suit against…MORE
Mayor in High Point Wednesday
Tue, 03/17/09
Mayor Greg Nickels will make an appearance at Habitat for Humanity's High Point construction site tomorrow.
According to a release from his office, the mayor will be volunteering at the site from 10 to 11 a.m., "with a hammer in hand, the…MORE
Woman missing for more than a year
Tue, 03/17/09
Joe McMurchie has been looking for his mother for more than a year now.
Joe is the son of Virginia, or Gini, McMurchie, who walked out the backyard of her mother's home in Ballard more than a year ago and has not returned since.
…MORE
Greenwood-Phinney ArtWalk celebrates 14th year
Mon, 03/16/09
Put on your walking shoes. The 14th Annual Greenwood/Phinney ArtWalk will be Friday, May 8, from 6-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 9, from noon to 5 p.m.
Designed to promote the arts in the neighborhood, the ArtWalk has become a very popular…MORE
County Council to hold hearing on budget cut impacts
Mon, 03/16/09
Tomorrow, March 17, the King County Council Budget Committee will hear an update on the County's revenue forecast
The County's Budget Director, Bob Cowan, will discuss the challenges of maintaining services in the face of the current…MORE
Street work on Holman Road Thursday, Friday
Mon, 03/16/09
Seattle Department of Transportation crews plan to complete a repair to Holman Road Northwest from Greenwood Avenue North to Third Avenue Northwest on Thursday and Friday, March 19 and 20, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Crews will repave the…MORE
Consignment clothes and credit union coming to Market Street
Mon, 03/16/09
Boeing Employees Credit Union and Buffalo Exchange will be moving into the the vacant storefronts in the Ballard Square Building on Market Street in the near future.
BECU, the largest credit union in Washington, is moving its Ballard…MORE