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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.

Nearby residents opposed to the proposed Emerald Pointe condominiums overlooking Seahurst Park got what they wanted from the Highline School Board on Sept. 10 but the developer's consultant said the project will go forward.

Board members…MORE

At the time the Denny party landed on Alki Point in 1851, the Duwamish Tribe lived in over 90 longhouses on 54,000 acres in what is now Seattle, Renton and other suburbs.

While Duwamish members assert historic claims, buttressed by 4,000…MORE

SeaTac Mayor Ralph Shape called it "the biggest thing to hit not just SeaTac, but all of South King County" following a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 48,000 square foot YMCA at South 188th Street and 37th Avenue South.

The new YMCA…MORE

The Board of Trustees of the Seattle Community Colleges last week named Dr. Jill Wakefield the next chancellor of the multi-campus district.

Wakefield, currently president of South Seattle Community College, will assume responsibilities on…MORE

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