Alula Asfaw, a 2003 Highline High School graduate, will be the featured speaker at Harborview Medical Center's Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance on Jan. 9.
The celebration is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the medical center's cafeteria, 325…MORE
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A return of the ice age?
Mon, 01/05/09
Armed with little more than shovels and imagination (along with a little free time), these twenty-somethings from Federal Way took advatage of the city's ample snowfall to construct a massive 9-foot by 8-foot igloo. The group packed snow into an…MORE
City will salt some streets if we get more icy weather
Mon, 01/05/09
Mayor Greg Nickels announced today that additional private contractors will be hired to speed clean-up of city streets sanded during the winter storm.
MORESally Nelson will chair National safety committee
Mon, 01/05/09
Burien Councilwoman Sally Nelson has been appointed to chair the 2009 Public Safety and Crime Prevention Policy and Advocacy Committee of the National League of Cities (NLC).
NLC President Kathleen M. Novak, mayor of Northglenn, Colo,…MORE
Santa delivers gifts to local Cub Scout Pack
Mon, 01/05/09
Federal Way Cub Scout Pack 307 wrapped up an evening of caroling at Southridge House with a visit from Santa.
Santa made a special stop to deliver gift-wrapped Pinewood Derby car kits.
The pack will hold qualifying races in March;…MORE
New St. Alphonsus science lab is "cool"
Mon, 01/05/09
Electricity is in the air at St. Alphonsus School in Ballard thanks to its new science lab.
The school received a $127,000 grant from the E. L. Wieglund Foundation in Reno, and an additional $35,000 raised at its Fund-A-Dream auction, to…MORE
Des Moines gets grant for field house fix-up
Mon, 01/05/09
The city of Des Moines has received grants of $420,000 from the State of Washington's Heritage Capital Fund and $100,000 from Boeing Mariners Care as primary sources of funding for restoration of the grandstand and ball field at Field House Park…MORE
City's utility tax rebate benefits low-income disabled, low-income seniors
Mon, 01/05/09
Low-income disabled persons and low-income senior citizens can once again seek a rebate for their utility taxes thanks to the City of Federal Way's Utility Tax Rebate Program.
Low-income seniors have qualified for the program since its…MORE
After busy season, food bank needs extra helping
Mon, 01/05/09
Seattle's white Christmas was not as festive as Ballard Food Bank had hoped. They had trouble gathering food but were able to stay open with help from volunteers and help from fellow Ballardites.
"Other food banks have been closed so there…MORE
Play depicts American immigrant experience
Mon, 01/05/09
Love blooms unexpectedly in Breeders Theater's new show, "Prairie Heart."
Written by T.M. Sell, "Prairie Heart" is about Scandinavian pioneers in North Dakota in the 1890s.
"That's about the time my great-grandparents homesteaded…MORE
