Additional new Highline schools beyond ones already planned 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…MORE
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Greenmarket to be redeveloped
Tue, 10/28/08
Johnston Architects revealed three possible design schemes Oct. 27 for new development on the plot of land at Northwest 64th Street and 32nd Avenue Northwest that currently houses the Sunset Hill Greenmarket.
Scheme 1 calls for leaving the…MORE
Crown Hill Arts Festival coming
Tue, 10/28/08
Crown Hill will celebrate its fourth annual Crown Hill Arts Festival on Nov. 8 at the Crown Hill Activities Center.
The community event will include an all day art walk, evening performances and a beer garden.
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It's pumpkin carving time
Tue, 10/28/08
Every year Michelle and Jaclyn Rolen of Ballard get a group of their friends together to have an annual pumpkin carving contest at Golden Gardens. There are categories like largest pumpkin (everyone brings their own), Freestyle or Stencil, and…MORE
Local trio produces new lemon-flavored liqueur
Tue, 10/28/08
"Finamore Limoncello."
Say it out loud and it rolls off the tongue, fitting for this digestif rooted in lemon rinds from Italy's Amalfi Coast and an Italian-born Burien mother's secret family recipe.
MOREJail coming to Des Moines?
Mon, 10/27/08
The South Correctional Entity (SCORE), a group of King County cities, is working on plans to build a new $80 million jail, possibly in Des Moines, to house misdemeanor offenders.
Plans for a new jail come in response to an announcement by…MORE
Gertrude Finney was much loved White Center librarian
Mon, 10/27/08
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
Some crimes shifted to city courts
Mon, 10/27/08
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
Matador will have to change menu items
Mon, 10/27/08
The popular Tex-Mex restaurant chain Matador will be required to change some of its d
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Pete von Reichbauer helps honor Federal Way United Soccer Association
Mon, 10/27/08
On Monday, October 20, Metropolitan King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer led the Council in a formal recognition ceremony for Federal Way United Soccer Association Teams Reign '94 and '93 who captured their first and second national…MORE
