Additional new Highline schools and new buses have been delayed because of the current economic downturn.
Assistant Highline schools superintendent Geri Fain told board members on Oct. 22 that district staff is recommending that board…MORE
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Small lock reopens
Mon, 10/27/08
The summer's-long partial closure of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard is over.
Maritime traffic began moving through the small lock last week, said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which operates the project.
The problem…MORE
Matador will have to change decor, menu
Mon, 10/27/08
The popular Tex-Mex restaurant chain Matador will be required to change some of its decor and menu items in compliance with a settlement drawn up on Oct.
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My West Seattle
Mon, 10/27/08
The late zombies
By Marc Calhoun
Don't you hate it when the undead are late?
I'd locked myself out of the house. My wife wasn't due home for a few hours, and try as I might, I could not break in. So having a few hours to kill…MORE
Business life cycle here is changing
Mon, 10/27/08
Some think Ballard is becoming another metropolis of condos, but as property values increase and business owners reach retirement age many are taking advantage of the opportunity to benefit from the fruits of their labor.
Considered staple…MORE
State looking for unemployment claimants
Mon, 10/27/08
The state Employment Security Department has mailed applications to more than 100,000 Washington workers who potentially qualify for emergency unemployment benefits. So far, Washington has paid out more than $2 million in benefits.
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Police will ticket violators in new access lanes
Tue, 10/21/08
Seattle Police are going to start enforcing the use of the so-called Business Access and Transit lanes on Elliott Way and on 15th Avenue.
The curb lanes in both directions of this corridor have been converted to access and transit lanes as…MORE
Avalon Bay gets better review from city board
Tue, 10/21/08
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
King County retains its top AAA bond rating
Tue, 10/21/08
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
Prudential gives back to Federal Way's hungry
Mon, 10/20/08
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
