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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

A public open house is scheduled Jan. 15 on planned changes to Seacrest Dock and year-round water taxi service for West Seattle.

The year-round service, linking downtown and West Seattle, is slated to begin winter 2010 and will continue to…MORE

The Rocksport will host a concert to raise funds for Joe Honan and his family. Honan has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a usually fatal disease, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease. There is no known cure.

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In her final recommendations to the School Board Tuesday afternoon, Seattle School's Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson has proposed to discontinue the Cooper School program and move the Pathfinder Alternative K-8 school into its building.…MORE

Early design guidance for apartment/nursing home expansion

Thursday, Jan, 8, 8 p.m., West Seattle Christian Church 4400 42nd Ave. S.W., Social Hall Room.

Project 3008453

7125 Fauntleroy Way S.W.

Contact, R. Kevin…MORE

Beginning today (Tuesday, Jan. 6) a Seattle Department of Transportation crew will begin two weeks of repair work on the Burke Gilman Trail in the 6900 block of Seaview Avenue Northwest.

During the work, bicyclists will be diverted into…MORE

Snow and bad weather may have hurt the Majestic Bay Theater more than the economy this holiday season.

General manager Brent Siewert says the "media hype" over the snow made people fear going out and "the length of time that it was…MORE

While some businesses in West Seattle suffered in the end of 2008 due to the struggling economy and drastic weather conditions, others fared well and even benefitted from the snow storm.

Several stores reported that while they expected a…MORE

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.

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