Ask professional driving instructor Daniel Lilleness what the difference is between teaching 15-year-olds and teaching senior citizens, and he will declare, "The young ones you can't get their foot on the brake and the old ones you can't get…MORE
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Seattle seeks artist for Fremont Bridge residency
Mon, 12/15/08
The Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), seeks an artist or artist team for a unique project-based artist residency in one of the bridge towers on the Fremont Bridge.
The…MORE
Burke Gilman Trail detour begins Monday
Mon, 12/15/08
The Seattle Department of Transportation will be diverting Burke-Gilman Trail traffic within the segment that runs from Golden Gardens parks to Northwest 60th Street starting Monday, Dec.
MOREWhy Viewlands school was closed
Mon, 12/15/08
As many North Seattle families are affected by overcrowding in a number of Seattle Public Schools, many people are wondering why some of their neighborhood schools are being closed down.
Closed last year but still seen as a reasonable…MORE
Need for emergency grocery bags is up
Mon, 12/15/08
The nonprofit Emergency Feeding Program of Seattle and King County says requests for emergency grocery bags is up over 25 percent over last year while donations to the program have remained essentially static.
As the holiday season…MORE
New schools chief would replace WASL
Mon, 12/15/08
Students could see some major changes in the Washington's standardized student assessment testing with the recent election of Randy Dorn as the state's superintendent of public instruction.
Dorn, a former state legislator, teacher, and…MORE
Arbor Heights safe for now, Cooper not
Mon, 12/15/08
To the relief of the Arbor Heights community, the local school was not included in Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson's most recent recommendations regarding school closures across the district.
The district had recommended on Nov. 25…MORE
Soulumination makes life affirming photographs
Mon, 12/15/08
Losing a loved one especially a child or parent to a life threatening illness is not always easy.
MOREDevelopment looking to cut costs, Whole Foods still on
Mon, 12/15/08
Despite rumors to the contrary, the Whole Foods project at the new development Fauntleroy Place is still a go, but some measures are underway to reduce the total cost of the $65 million project, according to the developers BlueStar Management/…MORE
Ballard terminal railroad delivers local freight
Mon, 12/15/08
The Ballard Terminal Railroad is a three-mile long short line railroad that runs from Northwest 40th Street in Fremont through Ballard along the waterfront to their yard near Ray's Boathouse restaurant.
It is one of three lines operated by…MORE
