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The late zombies

By Marc Calhoun

Don't you hate it when the undead are late?

I'd locked myself out of the house. My wife wasn't due home for a few hours, and try as I might, I could not break in. So having a few hours to kill…MORE

Some think Ballard is becoming another metropolis of condos, but as property values increase and business owners reach retirement age many are taking advantage of the opportunity to benefit from the fruits of their labor.

Considered staple…MORE

The state Employment Security Department has mailed applications to more than 100,000 Washington workers who potentially qualify for emergency unemployment benefits. So far, Washington has paid out more than $2 million in benefits.

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Ballard resident Gwyn Emery decided to sell her house on 28th Avenue Northwest in April after she got married. Half a year later, her house is still on the market.

"When I bought my house a couple of years ago it was rare to see one on the…MORE

The mayor is proposing an additional $2.1 million in his upcoming budget for permanent housing units for chronically homeless individuals.

"The idea behind Housing First is simple: reach out to the hardest to reach, move them into safe,…MORE

The city-appointed board that reviews major mixed-use projects in the area was happier with the massing of a six-story 234-unit apartment building set to replace the Sunset Bowl at the second meeting to review the project, but they had some…MORE

King County's AAA bond rating was recently renewed despite the world financial crisis.

"These ratings validate the quality of my balanced 2009 budget proposal and the six-month lifeboat we created using reserves to continue critical…MORE

Seattle Police are going to start enforcing the use of the so-called Business Access and Transit lanes on Elliott Way and on 15th Avenue.

The curb lanes in both directions of this corridor have been converted to access and transit lanes as…MORE

King County's AAA bond rating was recently renewed despite the world financial crisis.

"These ratings validate the quality of my balanced 2009 budget proposal and the six-month lifeboat we created using reserves to continue critical…MORE

In two weeks Seattle voters will have the opportunity to address the city's transportation crisis when they chose to approve or reject on Proposition 1.

The measure would authorize a new sales tax of 0.5 percent, costing the average…MORE