Two beloved Whittier School icons retired and were honored by school children, parents and staff. After 28 years as administrative secretary, Catherine Jolly said goodbye to a gathering of fans of all ages Oct. 14 in the library. The following…MORE
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HCC Aquarium up and bubbling
Mon, 11/03/08
Highline Community College opened a new 2500 square foot Aquarium and classroom facility at Redondo pier this summer.
Called the MaST (Marine Science and Technology) Center, the new buildings along the Redondo waterfront just south of…MORE
Boutique dedicated to breast cancer
Mon, 11/03/08
With years of afterthought and wanting to contribute to the awareness of breast cancer as each October went by, Giovanna Duque owner of Duque Salon+Spa+Boutique in Ballard, always had the intention to create a window at the front of her boutique…MORE
Schools to look at class imbalances
Mon, 11/03/08
The Seattle School Board has directed Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson to begin addressing capacity classroom imbalances immediately.
The board says there a $24 million deficit in the budget for the 2009-2010 school year, which must…MORE
New trail 'missing link'
Mon, 11/03/08
In their quest to complete the Burke-Gilman Trail's missing link, the segment running from east of the Ballard Bridge to the Ballard Locks, the city has created what some bicyclists are already calling the new missing link.
Construction on…MORE
City pushes paid parking on Fremont
Mon, 11/03/08
The Fremont Chamber of Commerce and businesses in the area are strongly protesting the city's attempt to implement parking meters and residential parking zones.
The city's push to enforce paid parking in Fremont is still strongly opposed…MORE
City pushes pay stations and restricted parking in Fremont
Mon, 11/03/08
Editor's Note: We run this story from our sister paper, the Ballard News-Tribune, as an indication of how the city is pushing paid parking and residential parking zone in fast developing areas now without parking.
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Matador, Pesos reach settlement
Thu, 10/30/08
The popular Tex-Mex restaurant chain Matador will be required to make minor changes in compliance with a settlement drawn up on Oct. 21 between the restaurants' founders and Brian Hutmacher, owner of Pesos Kitchen in Queen Anne.
Daniel Woo…MORE
Candidates sought for pedestrian advisory board
Wed, 10/29/08
A position on the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board has been vacated and Mayor Greg Nickels is seeking candidates to fill the two-year term.
"Pedestrian safety is an important priority of mine," said Nickels in a statement. "
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