It was a big day for Sal's Deli in Burien last week. A group of students from Highline High School chose to employ their artistic talents and decorate the windows of several area businesses to announce their big Homecoming celebration. Jim Hughes…MORE
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An urban fish story - - The ins and outs of chum salmon in Piper's Creek
Tue, 10/14/08
Nov. 30, 1993 I got the call. "They're in the culvert!" whispered the voice on the other end, as if it might not be true if she said it out loud.
It was Nancy Malmgren. Members of the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project had been…MORE
Project to replace Sunset Bowl gets design nod, but not done yet
Tue, 10/14/08
The city-appointed board that reviews major mixed-use projects in the area was happier with the massing of a six-story 234-unit apartment building set to replace the Sunset Bowl at the second meeting to review the project, but they had some…MORE
Upthegrove to receive award for student journalism work
Mon, 10/13/08
The Journalism Education Association will honor Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-Des Moines) with its Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award during the organization's national convention in November.
The award will be presented at a luncheon on Nov…MORE
High Point project ok'd
Mon, 10/13/08
The Southwest Design Review Board has approved Lowe Enterprises' broad design for a mixed-use project at 3420 Southwest Graham Street in the High Point neighborhood.
The site will include 1,300 square feet of retail and 240 residential…MORE
Tukwila Riverbend project underway
Mon, 10/13/08
Phase 1 of the Duwamish Riverbend Hill Project in Tukwila is steadily underway, according to Nate Cormier, senior landscape design architect for SvR Design Company.
Cormier presented the status of the project to the Tukwila City Council on…MORE
Duwamish park dedicated
Mon, 10/13/08
Symbolism blended with the Duwamish River's both gritty and pristine backdrops when the Port of Seattle, South Park Neighborhood Association, and other organizations dedicated the opening of what is officially named the "South Park/Eighth Avenue…MORE
Burien mulls conservative budget
Mon, 10/13/08
Burien city officials touted the preliminary budget for 2009 - 2010 as a fiscally conservative one at the council meeting on Oct. 6.
"We're in a heck of a transition," said City Manger Mike Martin. "Because of the volatility of the market…MORE
October proclaimed Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Mon, 10/13/08
The King County Council has proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in King County.
Council Chairwoman Julia Patterson and Councilwoman Kathy Lambert jointly outlined the serious affects of domestic violence on women and…MORE
Mercer project is opposed by many
Mon, 10/13/08
Just about everyone at the City Council hearing last week on the proposal to rework the so-called "Mercer Mess" seemed to oppose the idea, except the city transportation director and a council member.
Loud opposition came from State Rep.…MORE
