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The proposed design for the new Admiral Safeway store was presented Thursday night at the Hiawatha Community Center. Nearly 30 attended. Representatives from Fuller Sears Architects, the firm retained for the project, Steve Johnson and Bill…MORE

In the Sept. 10 issue of the Ballard News-Tribune ("Pay parking coming to Fremont"), Seattle Department of Transportation spokesman Richard Sheridan was misquoted. The correct quotation is, "It's an obstacle for community members to collect…MORE

Public art that was removed in 2006 will be restored to the Ballard Bridge Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

Seattle Department of Transportation crews will reinstall eight sculptures on the 15th Avenue Northwest approach to the Bridge.…MORE

Earlier this month Mayor Greg Nickels announced the city will begin construction on the missing Ballard link of the Burke-Gilman Trail in 2009.

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

A slate of transportation projects - from construction on Spokane Street this week, to replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct starting in 2012 - will disrupt traffic and business in West Seattle and several transit programs hope to alleviate the mess…MORE

A third design review board meeting for the 91-unit apartment complex to be built at 5020 California Ave. S.W. went smoothly last week as representatives from Hewitt Architects explained what the community can expect as far as the look of the…MORE

A Seattle City Council committee approved legislation to update the city's 38 neighborhood plans created a decade ago, and neighborhoods gaining more mass transit service will likely go first.

In 1999 the Seattle City Council approved 38…MORE

The Seattle Department of Transportation is conducting a review of the Residential Parking Zone program in Seattle.

The program is designed to help residents who live in congested areas by discouraging long-term parking of non-residents on…MORE

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