Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher has made appointments to four key positions in the organization: recreation director, parks director (all maintenance activities), planning and development director, and deputy planning…MORE
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Des Moines street projects deferred
Tue, 09/02/08
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Des Moines City Council members have deferred several improvements planned for major city streets to reduce a projected $1.675 million deficit in the capital budget this year.
Council members also directed…MORE
State drug card could save 75 percent
Tue, 09/02/08
The Washington Drug Card, which is free to all residents and provides savings of up to 75 percent on prescription drugs, can now be accessed by simply visiting any Safeway pharmacy location.
In the past residents were required to obtain…MORE
Arts glow during Burien art walk
Tue, 09/02/08
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Interact with artists living in a storefront, watch trapeze dancers perform astoundng feats in a parking lot, hear musicians play original songs while an artist creates paintings of birds for purchase, and catch a…MORE
Composting coming to a condo or apartment in your neighborhood
Tue, 09/02/08
Seattle Public Utilities has reported that food scraps take up about one-third or 45,000 tons of residential trash each year and solving this problem has been made easier for single family homes by giving them the solution to create their own…MORE
Photo by Keith Daigle
Tue, 09/02/08
Construction crews working at night to repave Burien's First Avenue South as part of finishing the improvement project on that thoroughfare from Southwest 160th Street to Southwest 146 Street.
MORECouncilman pushes electronic portal
Tue, 09/02/08
During the six months that Bruce Harrell has been a Seattle City Council member he has grown frustrated with the limited feedback he hears from the community.
While he found that the council often heard from certain activists, he said he…MORE
NEW STATUE OF LIBERTY PLAZA TO BE UNVEILED AT ALL-DAY CELEBRATION SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
Thu, 08/28/08
Libby and Paul Carr, Co-Chairs of the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project, and Seattle Parks and Recreation announced today that the unveiling of the new Statue of Liberty Plaza on Seattle's Alki Beach will take place at an all-day…MORE
New Statue of Liberty Plaza to be unveiled at all-day celebration Saturday, Sept. 6
Thu, 08/28/08
Libby and Paul Carr, Co-Chairs of the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project, and Seattle Parks and Recreation announced today that the unveiling of the new Statue of Liberty Plaza on Seattle's Alki Beach will take place at an all-day…MORE
Burien Battles Cancer a big success
Thu, 08/28/08
Vino Bello wine bar in Burien at 636 152nd was the site of Burien Battles Cancer on Tuesday, August 26th. The event. sponsored by The Robinson Newspapers and Vino Bello, benefitted the Susan G. Komen for the cure Puget Sound affiliate. 47 prizes…MORE
