The city is looking to implement a program next spring in the downtown core that would replace dumpsters in alleys with plastic garbage bags, and if successful there, it may be expanded to other neighborhoods, including Fremont.
Mayor Greg…MORE
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Mayor urges $2.5 million for non-profit purchase
Tue, 09/09/08
The Phinney Neighborhood Association has come one step closer to securing the John B. Allen School as a permanent home when Mayor Greg Nickels last week pushed to make $2.5 million available to the non-profit organization.
Last Tuesday,…MORE
City wants cafe permits made easier
Tue, 09/09/08
Next week, the Seattle City Council will vote on new legislation that would pave the way for more sidewalk cafes in the city by simplifying the application process for businesses looking to construct outdoor seating, which, some worry, could…MORE
Pay parking coming to Fremont
Tue, 09/09/08
The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing to enforce paid parking and residential parking zones on otherwise free streets in some areas of Fremont.
The proposal came as a surprise to the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and some…MORE
13 deaths on train tracks in past decade
Tue, 09/09/08
Objecting to a scenic photo in this newspaper (August 27) of a man walking on the train tracks near Carkeek Park toting his kayak, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway engineer contacted the News-Tribune to complain.
"I liked the picture…MORE
City unveils campaign to entice businesses to invest in Federal Way
Mon, 09/08/08
A campaign to attract new businesses to Federal Way, whether by relocation, expansion or establishment of satellite offices in the city, launched September.
MOREPolitics as usual in Federal Way
Mon, 09/08/08
Governor Christine Gregoire addressed a packed Twin Lakes Country Club during the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce's monthly membership luncheon last Wednesday, September 3. The governor took a few jabs at her opponent's attack ads, while…MORE
Water tank projects finished at Camp Waskowitz and Cascade Middle
Mon, 09/08/08
Failed water tanks caught the attention of Highline School Board members at their Aug. 27 meeting.
Board members signed off on the completion of a water tank project at Camp Waskowitz.
Waskowitz is the district's outdoor education…MORE
Hi-Liners fly high with Peter Pan
Mon, 09/08/08
This weekend, if you venture out to the Highline Performing Arts Center, you will believe in fairies.
You will also decide that you never want to grow up, go to school, learn to be a parrot and recite silly rules.
But, most of all,…MORE
