Prudential's Lisa Cooke-Tinsley, left, and her team of volunteers pose for a photo at the 320th Street Safeway during the Prudential food drive October 4. Cook-Tinsley's team, along with other teams stationed at Costco and Metropolitan Market…MORE
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Joe Brennan, a SeaTac original, dies
Mon, 10/20/08
Joseph "Joe" Brennan, who had served on the SeaTac City Council since the city incorporated in 1989, died at his home on Oct. 14 after battling a long-term illness.
Mr. Brennan helped lead SeaTac's incorporation drive.
His fellow…MORE
King County retains its top AAA bond rating
Mon, 10/20/08
King County's AAA bond rating was recently renewed despite the world financial crisis.
"These ratings validate the quality of my balanced 2009 budget proposal and the six-month lifeboat we created using reserves to continue critical…MORE
Homecoming is a window of opportunity
Sun, 10/19/08
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
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
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
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
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
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
City utilities lauded by feds for water conservation program
Mon, 10/13/08
The success of Seattle's water conservation programs has been recognized with an award from the Environmental Protection Agency.
Seattle Public Utilities has won a 2008 Environmental Protection Agency WaterSense Partner of the Year award…MORE
