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The city is looking to implement a program next spring in the downtown core that was attempted last year by the West Seattle Junction to replace dumpsters in alleys with plastic garbage bags. If it is successful there, it could be officially…MORE

Enrollment remains open in Seattle Public Schools for the 2008-09 school year, which began on Sept. 3.

Families which have not yet registered and enrolled students for school this fall are encouraged to do so prior to the first day of…MORE

Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed $8.6 million to fund the completion of the controversial and long awaited "Missing Link" portion of the Burke Gilman Trail over the next two years.

The last remaining segment of the popular multi-purpose…MORE

There is currently a vacancy for a resident on the Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board, to serve until June 30, 2009.

The seven-member Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board protects the historical and architectural values and…MORE

The city is looking to implement a program next spring in the downtown core that would replace dumpsters in alleys with plastic garbage bags, and if successful there, it may be expanded to other neighborhoods, including Fremont.

Mayor Greg…MORE

The Phinney Neighborhood Association has come one step closer to securing the John B. Allen School as a permanent home when Mayor Greg Nickels last week pushed to make $2.5 million available to the non-profit organization.

Last Tuesday,…MORE

Next week, the Seattle City Council will vote on new legislation that would pave the way for more sidewalk cafes in the city by simplifying the application process for businesses looking to construct outdoor seating, which, some worry, could…MORE

The Seattle Department of Transportation is proposing to enforce paid parking and residential parking zones on otherwise free streets in some areas of Fremont.

The proposal came as a surprise to the Fremont Chamber of Commerce and some…MORE

Objecting to a scenic photo in this newspaper (August 27) of a man walking on the train tracks near Carkeek Park toting his kayak, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway engineer contacted the News-Tribune to complain.

"I liked the picture…MORE

Next week the Seattle City Council will vote on new legislation that would pave the way for more sidewalk cafes in the city by simplifying the application process for businesses looking to construct outdoor seating, which, some worry, could…MORE