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The West Seattle Clothesline is re-opening at Hillcrest Presbyterian Church, Friday, April 17, and the organization is asking for donations to restock its supply of new of "gently used" washed clothing.

The clothing bank serves all…MORE

Tomorrow, Wednesday April 8 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Madison Middle School, the community is invited to a workshop to help prevent teenage drinking.

The event is sponsored by the Madison Middle School Parent Teacher Association and the…MORE

In a unanimous vote, Seattle City Council members agreed to pass an ordinance that would restrict spending any funds in the 2009 Seattle Department of Transportation budget toward the Mercer Corridor Project but will still allow the project to go…MORE

A blue-ribbon committee of citizens and county elected officials will help evaluate candidates for appointment should a vacancy occur in the office of King County Executive, under legislation adopted today by the Metropolitan King County Council…MORE

Citizens will better understand where their tax dollars are being spent under a budget transparency ordinance unanimously adopted today by the Metropolitan King County Council that requires a dramatically greater level of detail in the…MORE

Pending sales around Western Washington for the month of March reached the highest level in six months, according to the latest figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Compared to February, last month’s pending sales (offers made…MORE

Eric Shoner, a seventh-grader at Salmon Bay School, got a taste of state competition last Friday at the 2009 Washington Geographic Bee at Stadium High School in Tacoma.

Shoner, for whom maps have been a hobby since he was 3, was one of six…MORE

They live eight blocks apart, on either side of California Avenue --- the private-schooled sixth-grader and the Madison Middle School eighth-grader. When the dust had settled on the 21st annual Washington Geographic Bee at Stadium High School in…MORE

Coinciding with National Start! Walking Day on Wednesday, April 8, Sanislo Elementary School’s fifth graders will take a walkable field trip with Homewaters Project to explore the “tiny neighbors” in their school wetlands.

Homewaters…MORE

A new revenue forecast for the city reflects the nation’s worsening economy, projecting $29.5 million less revenue in the city’s general fund for 2009, compared to last year’s forecast, a 3.7 percent drop.

“We have anticipated that…MORE