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Roberta Roland Weeks was two years old in 1928 when "You're the Cream in My Coffee" became a hit. Its lyric "You're the sail of my love boat, you're the captain and crew" may sum up the sentiment of those who remember and loved her.

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See local music for the price of a can of soup and help out the Greenwood Food Bank at a benefit concert this Friday when the owner of the Ballard Sip and Ship will host a concert at the Greenwood location, featuring Seattle indie band Ivan and…MORE

When visitors drive across the bridge and enter West Seattle, one of the first things they see is a collection of vacant lots.

But around the triangular block of Southwest Alaska Street, Fauntleroy Way Southwest and 38th Avenue Southwest…MORE

The King County Ferry District is looking at a number of possible new routes for water taxis, including one that would run from Shilshole in Ballard to downtown, for trial runs in the next two years.

The goal is to have the Ballard route…MORE

After the Alaskan Way Viaduct has been replaced, West Seattle commuters may see their commute times to downtown double, making it as efficient to take the bus as drive.

Travel times - one measure of how well each of the eight proposed…MORE

The Seattle Families and Education Levy provides many school-based, extended-day academic and enrichment opportunities for students.

For example, every afternoon at Denny Middle School the extended-day activities allow students to…MORE

After presenting an updated design of the Aurora Bridge suicide-prevention barrier, the Architect Review Committee favored the fence.

Still, the frame's size for the barrier was still seen as a possible obstruction to the bridge's view and…MORE

The Seattle City Council on Monday voted to increase parking meter rates in Ballard by 50-cents, bringing the hourly rate to $2.

The Council also increased rates downtown by $1, increasing the hourly rate to $2.50.

Surprised and…MORE

As a budget balancing strategy beginning in 2009, the City of Des Moines approved Nov. 13 a surface water management utility tax.

The tax is expected to bring in almost $125,000 in revenues for the city. Even with the utility tax, the Des…MORE

The City of Burien is providing a graffiti-removal pilot program, T.A.G. --"Taking Aim at Graffiti"-- for commercial properties.

In the past all property owners were responsible for removing graffiti within 10 business days.

Under…MORE