When a tight cluster of 40 scooters whir down California Avenue on a pleasant weekend morning these quaint two-wheelers of pink, powder blue, mustard yellow and rosy red look about as menacing as a parade of grinning Golden Retrievers and just as…MORE
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SeaTac claymator looking for next big thing after Zappa
Tue, 07/29/08
Hidden in a small garage in an obscure and wooded corner of SeaTac are miniature cities and gardens inhabited by countless people, many smaller than your pinky finger.
These are the clay creations of 60-year-old animator, Bruce Bickford.…MORE
Jail siting forum provided more chances for feedback
Tue, 07/29/08
The City of Seattle made its case at South Seattle Community College for the potential siting of a new municipal jail for misdeameanor offenders on July 26th. The forum was one of a series of public forums on where to site such a facility. The…MORE
Effort to recycle house on hold
Mon, 07/28/08
A local woman's quest to save a house has been put on hold because available land is scarce in Seattle.
Margaret Todd wants to recycle the house previously owned by the 7th Elect Church of Israel, which sits on the land recently purchased…MORE
Council sends park levy to ballot
Mon, 07/28/08
The Seattle City Council last week voted unanimously to place a six-year, $145 million Parks and Green Spaces Levy on November's ballot.
The Council voted in favor of a levy package that would fund acquiring parks and green belts;…MORE
Design standards worry builders
Mon, 07/28/08
Mayor Greg Nickels has announced new proposed regulations for building townhomes, spurring concern from builders worried about the impact on future developments.
Covering 10 percent of the city, newer townhomes have been an ongoing sore…MORE
Local band wins $1 million contract
Mon, 07/28/08
In 2006 Tryg Littlefield and his three band mates quit their jobs. Littlefield gave up the home he'd purchased in West Seattle seven years earlier for a life of couch-surfing and Top Ramen dining. All this for the chance to tour and play his…MORE
Fence aims to deter deaths
Mon, 07/28/08
Plans to install a suicide-prevention barrier on the Aurora Bridge are moving forward as a citizen advisory committee continues to meet and discuss proposed designs.
The Aurora Bridge, officially named the George Washington Memorial Bridge…MORE
Emergency Repairs to Close Lander St. Tuesday
Mon, 07/28/08
Tomorrow, July 29, Lander St , from 1st Ave S to 4th Ave S, will be closed to through-traffic from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. The closure is necessary in order for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to make emergency repairs on the westerly tracks…MORE
Parents still worry about mixing schools
Mon, 07/28/08
Upset that the School District went forward with the Chief Sealth High School and Denny Middle School project without getting much community involvement, residents at a Westwood Neighborhood Council meeting said they still found the design for…MORE
