During the current economic crisis as more people find themselves relying on the assistance of government benefits, some do not take advantage of the resources they qualify for either because they are unaware or because they are held back by the…MORE
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909 is the number for great food
Mon, 12/22/08
Miranda is hard to please. We've had many wonderful dining experiences, but she rarely utters the words, "This is better than what I can make." (It is simply the truth; Miranda's food is divine.)
Yet these remarkable words were spoken at…MORE
UPDATE Snow plowing continues, no major power outages
Mon, 12/22/08
Update: 3:30 p.m., Monday With travel conditions still not stabilized, Metro Transit will be offering approximately half of its regular weekday service on Tuesday morning, Dec. 23.
Difficult driving conditions and ten straight days of snow…MORE
Rental car facility postponed
Mon, 12/22/08
The Port of Seattle Commission voted last week to temporarily suspend construction on the $400 million consolidated rental car facility.
The ongoing downturn in the credit market means the agency cannot sell the taxable, long-term bonds…MORE
NEW Lenny Wilkins will speak here Jan. 11
Mon, 12/22/08
Lenny Wilkens, former Seattle Supersonics Hall of Fame basketball player and coach, has become part of this town's psyche.
The NBA icon and east side resident will reveal some insights from ball-handling to life-handling when he speaks at…MORE
Winter weather slams community
Mon, 12/22/08
It was a tough week in Highline and the Puget Sound area with snow, ice, cold, wind, power outages and more. There were numerous fender-benders on the slippery streets. Highline and Tukwila public schools closed for several days as did area…MORE
NEW Pay for tunnel locally, says committee
Mon, 12/22/08
Extra funding beyond the $2.8 billion committed to replacing the viaduct, which will be necessary to pay for a bored tunnel to go with a surface-transit scenario, should come from local taxes or tolling.
Committee members who fought snow…MORE
SeaTac Santa family brings toys to foster kids
Mon, 12/22/08
Imagine turning your family loose in a department store at Christmas and telling everyone to fill several shopping carts.
Just spend! Grab items off the shelf! Don't worry about the cost!
Boys purchase the "boy toys" and girls get…MORE
NEW Park at Morgan Junction may be named for Herald reporter Tim St. Clair
Mon, 12/22/08
Construction has officially begun to transform the empty one-fifth-acre lot just south of the Beverage Place at 6413 California Avenue Southwest into a piazza-like park. Once slated for a future monorail station, the site will have green spaces,…MORE
She lives "Your worst nightmare times 10"
Mon, 12/22/08
Consider falling asleep one night knowing you're only 17 years old, but when you wake up, you're two years older.
To the average person this may be unimaginable, but for Alanna Wong, a former upcoming tennis star at West Seattle High…MORE
