Seven fishermen who lost their lives at sea were honored Sunday, May 3, at the Seattle Fishermen's Memorial Service. Five were victims of the sinking of the Katmai October 23. They included Robert Jacob Gilman, Kurt Henry, Jushua Andrew…MORE
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City teams up with Ballard to create greener streets
Sat, 05/02/09
For the fourth time in Ballard, Mayor Greg Nickels held his Clean and Green Seattle initiative here today, May 2, and decided to take on a new area from the usual clean-up in past years.
This morning with the assistance of Nickels,…MORE
Now 16 probable cases of swine flu in King County
Sat, 05/02/09
As of 6:50 p.m. last night, six more probable cases of H1N1 virus (swine flu) have been identified in King County through the Washington State Public Health Laboratory. Five of these cases are new; one of the six had already been reported and…MORE
Shooting victim on Alki suffers 'life-threatening injuries'
Sat, 05/02/09
On May 1, at approximately 7:30 p.m., a young male, reportedly in his late-teens, was shot on Alki Beach just across the street from Pepperdocks restaurant.
According to Detective Jeff Kappel, the victim was standing near a parked car with…MORE
Admiral Adopt-a-Street clean-up Saturday
Fri, 05/01/09
The Admiral Neighborhood Association is holding its quarterly Adopt-a-Street clean-up event tomorrow morning, May 2.
The group will meet at Metropolitan Market at 9 a.m., enjoy some free coffee and breakfast treats, and then head out in…MORE
City addresses vacant housing problem with code changes
Fri, 05/01/09
Since Delridge resident Mike Dady led city officials on a tour through his neighborhood to see first hand the problems caused by dilapidated, vacant houses, city council members Sally Clark and Tim Burgess, as well as the Department of Planning…MORE
VIDEO: Crowds turn out for new penguin exhibit
Fri, 05/01/09
Woodland Park Zoo members, donors and the media were invited May 1 to a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the new exhibit of a colony of Humboldt penguins, which opens officially to the public Saturday, May 2.
"This is probably the…MORE
Corners park update and weeding party Sunday
Fri, 05/01/09
The fence that currently surrounds the soon-to-be-open Ballard Corners Park is scheduled to come down tomorrow, Saturday, May 2, according to cho-chair of the Friends of Ballard Corners Park group, David Folweiler.
Tomorrow will be an…MORE
Salmon Bay Natural Area art proposal viewing Monday
Fri, 05/01/09
Supporters of the Salmon Bay Natural Area are invited to attend an open house to view proposals for a landmark art piece to mark the site from the trail and Northwest 54th Street, enhance the entry to the gathering place and reinforce the…MORE
Southwest District Council meets May 6
Fri, 05/01/09
The Southwest District Council will meet next on May 6 in the President’s Board Room at South Seattle Community College.
MaryCatherine Snyder of the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is scheduled to give a presentation on SDOT's…MORE
