In an alarming new trend the National Institute on Drug Abuse has determined that while the majority of drug use is down, prescription drug and medicine abuse is rising and the statistics are particularly alarming for young people, 20 percent of…MORE
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Cool themes bring hot business in Tukwila
Mon, 08/11/08
What began as a solution to uncomfortably warm temperatures became a winning business strategy at the Cowgirls Espresso in Tukwila.
Baristas at Cowgirls wear different getups that match the theme of the day. It all started when one woman…MORE
Ice cream, psychics and homeless pets come together in Burien event
Mon, 08/11/08
Looking for something to do this weekend? How about contacting the dead in order to help homeless pets?
A psychic ice cream social will be held at Germaine's Country Kitchen in Burien on Aug. 16.
It will feature psychic mediums…MORE
Landmark Board has impact
Mon, 08/11/08
New business owners learned that the impact their establishments leave on Ballard Avenue is meticulously measured by the Landmark District Board.
Mark Magdaleno, of local shoe store Triple, came before the board for approval to install an…MORE
Two races noteworthy in primary
Mon, 08/11/08
The race to replace state Rep. Shay Schual-Berke in the 33rd district and a challenge to state Sen. Margarita Prentice in the 11th district by two fellow Democrats highlight the Aug. 19 primary election ballot in Highline.
Besides the…MORE
Federal Way Reign soccer teams nab two national titles
Mon, 08/11/08
Federal Way United Soccer Association captured its first - and second - national soccer titles this past week, as two local girls' soccer teams triumphed at the US National Cup finals in Virginia Beach.
The Reign '93 Purple won the Under-…MORE
This is a play viewers have to follow around
Mon, 08/11/08
Last week the cast of Theater Simple's "Gerda's Journey" gathered together at the Ballard Locks to rehearse scenes for the play. But, they were missing one important cast member: the audience.
In "Gerda's Journey," based on Hans Christen…MORE
Des Moines Marina plans updated
Mon, 08/11/08
Des Moines, the only Highline community with a downtown that borders Puget Sound, also harbors the only full-service marina between Shilshole in northwest Seattle and Point Defiance in Tacoma.
And Des Moines officials are hoping that a…MORE
Blue Angel found best way to serve
Mon, 08/11/08
They walk through the crowds at Tukwila's Museum of Flight like celebrities, shaking the hands of adult fans, signing autographs and greeting children lining both sides of the walkway.
But fame, even aerial acrobatics, isn't the point of…MORE
New Greenwood fire station is planned
Mon, 08/11/08
Plans for a new Fire Station 21 on Greenwood Avenue and 73rd Street are being developed, and a public meeting on the designs will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Sept. 4 at City Hall.
The new station is being built under the Fire Facilities and…MORE
