Some Crown Hill residents are concerned that housing Fire Station 35 temporarily on the playfield of the former Crown Hill School will hold up plans for a new public park, already held up for the past two years.
Fire Station 35 needs the…MORE
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Angel keeps giving back to Burien
Mon, 09/15/08
Angel Ward McCormick, Miss Washington USA 1994, defies the stereotypes that have surrounded a few beauty queens-- partying, drinking, scandalous photos.
Ward (her maiden name) is a former Burien resident and 1991 Highline High graduate.…MORE
Museum seeks items for time capsule
Mon, 09/15/08
What do you put in a time capsule?
"What will people, 50 years from now, want to know?" Andrea Mercado, director of the Log House Museum asks.
In collaboration with the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza Project, Mercado is collecting…MORE
Car camps for homeless
Mon, 09/15/08
The Ballard Homes for All Coalition is preparing to create car camps in neighborhood parking lots this fall for homeless people living out of their vehicles.
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Burien's Andy Kleitsch launches mobile billing service
Mon, 09/15/08
Billing Revolution, a recently stealth-mode mobile commerce company, just launched its "single-click," a mobile billing and payments service designed to make it easy once and for all for retailers to sell products to on-the-go consumers without…MORE
Wildlife project aims to save Alki habitat
Mon, 09/15/08
According to the National Wildlife Federation, loss of habitat is the biggest threat to wildlife in America today.
To address this it established the Backyard Habitat Certification Program to encourage development and maintenance of…MORE
School property request withdrawn but condo project will keep going
Mon, 09/15/08
Nearby residents opposed to the proposed Emerald Pointe condominiums overlooking Seahurst Park got what they wanted from the Highline School Board on Sept. 10 but the developer's consultant said the project will go forward.
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Longhouse grand opening soon
Mon, 09/15/08
At the time the Denny party landed on Alki Point in 1851, the Duwamish Tribe lived in over 90 longhouses on 54,000 acres in what is now Seattle, Renton and other suburbs.
While Duwamish members assert historic claims, buttressed by 4,000…MORE
New Highline YMCA in SeaTac feted
Mon, 09/15/08
SeaTac Mayor Ralph Shape called it "the biggest thing to hit not just SeaTac, but all of South King County" following a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 48,000 square foot YMCA at South 188th Street and 37th Avenue South.
The new YMCA…MORE
Wakefield named chief of colleges
Mon, 09/15/08
The Board of Trustees of the Seattle Community Colleges last week named Dr. Jill Wakefield the next chancellor of the multi-campus district.
Wakefield, currently president of South Seattle Community College, will assume responsibilities on…MORE
