City departments sited improvements to their responses of the recent December snowstorm but also said they could have done better.
At a joint meeting of the environment, emergency management and transportation committees, representatives…MORE
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Business Brief Local nursing center opens surgery rehab unit
Mon, 01/05/09
Ballard Care and Rehabilitation, a 142-bed licensed nursing center, will open its new post-surgery Rehab Recover Suites at an open house Jan. 28.
The community is invited to the event from 3 to 6 p.m. at 820 N.W.
MOREState postpones viaduct decision to study tunnel further
Mon, 01/05/09
The state, county and city executives have postponed deciding whether a surface couplet or an elevated structure will replace the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct, deferring to pressure to consider a bored tunnel despite its cost.
A joint…MORE
NEW NIGHTLIFE SECTION: B-MONT O'Rama: Everything nightlife in Ballard and Fremont
Mon, 01/05/09
Ballard
Bad Albert's Tap and Grill
5100 Ballard Ave. N.W.
782-9623
Happy Hour: 3 to 6 p.m. daily, $1 off appetizers, beers and well drinks on special.
www.badalberts.com
Thursdays, 8 to 10:30 p.m. No…MORE
25 Pathfinder kids will take China trip
Mon, 01/05/09
Field trips for middle school students are not uncommon, but in June a group of Pathfinder students will participate in a school trip that could greatly alter each child's world view.
The 25 Pathfinder students in grades six through eight…MORE
DM budget squeaks by
Mon, 01/05/09
The 2009 Des Moines budget, which included major cuts and increased taxes to fill a $2.7 million shortfall, was barely passed by the Des Moines City Council on Dec. 22.
After a lengthy discussion, Mayor Pro-tem Dan Sherman as well…MORE
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.
MOREHighline grad Asfaw is Harborview speaker
Mon, 01/05/09
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
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
