Last weekend's 34th Annual SeafoodFest in Ballard was a feast for the eyes, ears, and of course, stomach, as musicians on accordions, electric guitars, and banjos serenaded thousands who shopped the colorful booths and ate salmon, seafood crepes…MORE
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Claymator looking for next big thing after Zappa
Mon, 07/28/08
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
Ballard Night Out next week
Mon, 07/28/08
East Ballard August Night Out Potlucks on Tuesday August 5 at 6 p.m. The East Ballard Community Association, in association with the 14th Ave NW Visioning Project, are closing down 2 blocks on 14th Ave NW (between NW 59th and 60th and between NW…MORE
Resident makes clay creations
Sun, 07/27/08
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
First Ave. homeowner taxed for construction improvements
Sun, 07/27/08
Burien City Council members voted July 21 to adjust the assessed added value of the only residential property within the First Avenue South renovation project.
The lawmakers voted 4-2 to reduce the assessed value of Harold and Sheila Dunn'…MORE
Des Moines has 'perfect recipe' for positive downtown
Sun, 07/27/08
Des Moines' combination of waterfront and a traditional Main Street is the "perfect recipe for creating a positive downtown core" lawmakers were told July 17.
Des Moines City Council members praised the work of University of Washington…MORE
75 new stores added at Tukwila mall
Sun, 07/27/08
With a grand reopening on July 25, Westfield Southcenter in Tukwila celebrated a $240 million expansion that makes it the largest indoor mall in Washington and Oregon.
Gov. Chris Gregoire and Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton were among the…MORE
Paradise Garden creator recalled
Sun, 07/27/08
"She was David in a Goliath story" is how Kathryn Fairchild described Elda Behm, a friend and a stand-in-grandmother to her, during a memorial service for Behm on July 19.
Behm, "Paradise Garden" creator, died July 13. Behm created the…MORE
Puget Sound cleanup promoted by governor at Des Moines Marina
Sun, 07/27/08
Last year at Des Moines Beach Park, Gov. Chris Gregoire signed legislation creating the Puget Sound Partnership tasked with the job of cleaning up Puget Sound.
On July 24, Gregoire returned to the park, as part of a two-day, seven-stop…MORE
Rent help for Highline teachers
Sun, 07/27/08
According Washington State University's Center for Real Estate Research, the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in King County is $900 a month.
The yearly salary for a first-year teacher in the Highline School District is $32,000.
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