The Washington Department of Labor and Industries have begun mailing dividend checks to 100,000 employers as the final step of a process to return excess funds from the state's workers' compensation system.
Another 28,000 employers will…MORE
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Council considers new bag tax
Mon, 07/14/08
Paper or plastic? Beginning in January either choice could cost you.
The City Council's committee decision on a proposal to tax all disposable shopping bags is scheduled for July 22. If approved, Seattle consumers would be charged a 20-…MORE
Many prefer smaller school on Vashon
Mon, 07/14/08
If one were to get on the 6:45 a.m. ferry to Vashon from Fauntleroy, they may notice an abnormal excess of adolescents present for such an early hour of the day.
What many don't know is that most of these unexpected adolescents are…MORE
Liberty pedestal job starts amid problems
Mon, 07/14/08
Beside a pile of torn asphalt, water bubbles up muddy, pooling in fresh dirt.
The guy running the excavator, the green backhoe, "hooked" a water line while demolishing the old pedestal for the Alki Statue of Liberty last Tuesday.
MORESome buses are standing room only
Mon, 07/14/08
At 8 a.m. on July 7, the number 56 bus to downtown Seattle leaves the corner of 61st Avenue Southwest and Alki Avenue, the first stop of its route, with 14 passengers on board. By the third stop, that number has doubled. By the time the bus has…MORE
Mars Hill Church is growing fast
Mon, 07/14/08
It's Sunday morning at 9 a.m. and Mark Driscoll is positioned center stage at Mars Hill Church in Ballard. Dressed in torn jeans and an untucked black shirt, the 36-year-old stands comfortably holding the Bible in one hand while actively…MORE
Clarification
Mon, 07/14/08
("Tax break said to spur affordability of housing" July 9)
The expansion of the Multi-Family Tax Exemption program approved by the Seattle City Council on June 30 allows developers a 12-year tax exemption on portions of new construction…MORE
City debates tax on paper, plastic bags
Mon, 07/14/08
Paper or plastic? Beginning in January either choice could cost you.
The City Council's committee decision on a proposal to tax all disposable shopping bags is scheduled for July 22. If approved by the committee and later by the full…MORE
Ballard Bridge sculptures to return by end of the month
Mon, 07/14/08
Public art pieces removed from the Ballard Bridge after being damaged during a February 2006 windstorm will be re-installed at the end of July.
The eight aluminum sculptures stood 10 feet tall. Two sculptures had brackets that were…MORE
Design your own new bike rack
Mon, 07/14/08
New bike racks are coming to Ballard and they could feature your own unique design.
Sustainable Ballard is sponsoring a bike rack competition.
"It has been on our mind for a while," said Ashley Geisendorfer, transportation guild…MORE
