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This summer, through the efforts and contributions of the community and the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, Delridge Produce Cooperative will present a 16-part series of moving informational produce-collection-and-distribution centers.

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

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, 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

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 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

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