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East Ballard August Night Out Potlucks on Tuesday August 5 at 6 p.m. The East Ballard Community Association, in association with the 14th Ave NW Visioning Project, are closing down 2 blocks on 14th Ave NW (between NW 59th and 60th and between NW…MORE

Dozens of artists gathered on the promenade south of the Alki Bathhouse on Saturday and Sunday, July 26th and 27th. Among those exhibiting were Pham Quoc Hung (pictured above) who has been painting for decades and said, "I work on 5 or 6…MORE

Landmark on the Sound in Des Moines hired some unusual new temporary employees last week to help clear overgrowth from the 1.7 miles of walking paths and trails on the perimeter of the 27-acre campus.

The employees ate and even slept on…MORE

Suzie is poured from family's mold

By Jerry Robinson

Meet Suzie Burke. The Iron Lady from White Center, schooled at Holy Family Elementary and Holy Names and now Queen of Fremont.

Eldest daughter of Joe and Florence Burke,…MORE

Bennett Taves is the new Dean of Transportation at South Seattle Community College.

He will have instructional and operational responsibility for the college's Automotive Technology, Automotive Collision Repair, Diesel and Heavy Equipment…MORE

Last year at Des Moines Beach Park, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation creating the Puget Sound Partnership tasked with the job of cleaning up Puget Sound.

On July 24, Gregoire returned to the park, as part of a two-day, seven-stop…MORE

Pico Corporation, owners of the new Pizza Picolino on 32nd Avenue Northwest, has entered a "Community Good Neighbor Agreement" with the city of Seattle over its liquor license.

As of this printing, the Washington State Liquor Control Board…MORE

Des Moines' combination of waterfront and a traditional Main Street is the "perfect recipe for creating a positive downtown core" lawmakers were told July 17.

Des Moines City Council members praised the work of University of Washington…MORE

With a grand reopening on July 25, Westfield Southcenter in Tukwila celebrated a $240 million expansion that makes it the largest indoor mall in Washington and Oregon.

Gov. Chris Gregoire and Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton were among the…MORE

"She was David in a Goliath story" is how Kathryn Fairchild described Elda Behm, a friend and a stand-in-grandmother to her, during a memorial service for Behm on July 19.

Behm, "Paradise Garden" creator, died July 13. Behm created the…MORE