Mayor Greg Nickels is looking for two new members to serve on the Landmarks Preservation Board, one (1) Historian position and one (1) Structural Engineer position.
The 12-member Landmarks Preservation Board makes recommendations to the…MORE
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White Center hosts energy festival
Mon, 09/15/08
On Saturday, Sept. 27, tens of thousands of Americans will mobilize for "Green Jobs Now: A National Day of Action to Build the New Economy." Green Jobs Now is a national day of action designed to empower everyday people to stage hundreds of…MORE
Golden anniversary planned
Mon, 09/15/08
Anticipation is building in the Waterland community as volunteers continue to plan a year of festivities that will celebrate Des Moines' 50th anniversary as an incorporated city in 2009.
A full calendar of activities promises to involve…MORE
Little used from fund to aid renters
Mon, 09/15/08
Money the city set aside in March to help renters displaced by apartment-to-condominium conversions has sparsely been used, but the program has been extended two months to aid those not eligible for assistance from a new state law.
The…MORE
Little used from fund to aid renters
Mon, 09/15/08
Money the city set aside in March to help renters displaced by apartment-to-condominium conversions has sparsely been used, but the program has been extended two months to aid those not eligible for assistance from a new state law.
The…MORE
Des Moines paying for leaky gas
Mon, 09/15/08
Fourteen years later, the city of Des Moines is still paying the cost for leaky gasoline tanks.
Gasoline contamination was discovered in the soil and groundwater near the two city gas tanks at the Des Moines City Public Works Building in…MORE
Committee uncertain on suicide barrier
Mon, 09/15/08
The decision to make the Aurora Bridge more dissuasive to potential suicides has brought up mixed feelings to potential designs for a planned suicide-prevention barrier on each side of the overpass.
Because the bridge is listed on the…MORE
Incentive zoning plan going to council
Mon, 09/15/08
The Seattle City Council is expected to receive legislation from Mayor Greg Nickels this week that could assign developers the responsibility of providing affordable housing if they chose to build higher than existing zoning allows.
The…MORE
Take train to see Seahawks
Mon, 09/15/08
Seahawks fans can avoid battling traffic this season by riding special Sounder train service to all eight of this year's regular season Seahawks games.
Special event trains will serve Tukwila, Tacoma, Puyallup, Sumner, Auburn, Kent,…MORE
Crown Hill School site purchase nears
Mon, 09/15/08
After more than a year of negotiations and many years of uncertainty, the Small Faces Child Development Center Board of Directors has placed before the Seattle School Board a purchase offer that will decide the future of the former Crown Hill…MORE
