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Residential and property crimes rates dropped during February, reported Lieutenant Steve Paulsen at the latest West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting on March 17.

While car prowls spiked during January with 127 incidents, Paulsen…MORE

The King County Budget Director has announced a possible $40 to $50 million general fund shortfall for 2010.

The 2009 county budget started with a $93.4 million gap.

The revenue forecast was heard in the King County Council’s…MORE

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

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

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

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 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

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.

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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

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