The Second World War had recently ended when Gertrude Finney and her husband, Roy, came to White Center to live in a house her mother had found for them. The house was on the streetcar line to Seattle, so getting to and from work would be…MORE
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Burien limits number of vehicles at residences
Mon, 10/27/08
Tim Eyman and parking limits on residential property took center stage at the Burien council meeting on Oct. 20.
Former state Transportation Secretary, Doug MacDonald, spoke to the council as an opponent of I-985, an initiative that would…MORE
SeaTac council member sought
Mon, 10/27/08
The City of SeaTac is accepting applications from SeaTac citizens interested in applying for council appointment to Position No. 5, with a term through the November 2009 General Election certification period.
The council member would…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
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
Autumn art adds spice in Burien
Mon, 10/20/08
Why don't you spice up your life with a visit to the Burien Art Gallery? It's that little house nestled in the woods across from the Burien library on S.W. 146th Street.
The main floor houses the works of Doris Jew Conrath and Mark Eaton…MORE
Nothing is more frightening for Halloween than seeing wiener dog races in Burien
Mon, 10/20/08
Get a good chuckle watching wiener dogs race, a new event at the family-friendly Boo in Burien on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The frightful festivities run from noon to 5 p.m. and include trick or treating, kids costume contest, haunted house,…MORE
Some minor crimes shifted to city courts
Mon, 10/20/08
In response to an impending $90 million budget shortfall, the King County Prosecutor announced that he has raised the limits on property and drug crimes that will be tried in superior court, passing the burden of court and jail costs to the…MORE
Federal Way says thanks for donating 37 tons of food
Mon, 10/20/08
When Federal Way Mayor Jack Dovey took this year's Mayor's Day of Concern and turned it into a month-long call for community food donations, he never could have imagined the literally tons of food that would be donated and the outpouring of…MORE
