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The closure of Spokane Street has been postponed one week.

The crew with the Seattle Department of Transportation needs a few extra days to finish repaving a nearby section of First Avenue South. Meanwhile, Spokane Street must stay open,…MORE

The statue and pedestal were draped with an olive-colored parachute silk, loosely tied with blue twine.

Saturday afternoon, the sky was blue, the sun was warm, and the breeze was cool - perfect weather.

The tide was high and the 44-…MORE

Find out more about the closure of Spokane Street, the widening of the Spokane Street Viaduct, a new Fourth Avenue exit, the replacement of the south end of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, improved Metro bus service to West Seattle during construction,…MORE

One hundred and two years after President Grover Cleveland unveiled the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, our own Ms. Liberty will be unveiled Saturday, September 6, at 1:30 pm, recast and on its new pedestal.

Two days earlier, she was…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

The city of Burien has notified the county Boundary Review Board of that it is withdrawing its current request to annex the southern portion of the North Highline unincorporated area.

Burien officials plan to re-file an annexation request…MORE

Seattle has begun to see a change in the type of people who are coming in for food bank services - people with their pressed slacks and white button down shirts are no longer a rare sight amongst the usual consumers.

As gas and food prices…MORE

The mayor has appointed Michael Mann as interim director of the Office of Sustainability and Environment

Since 2003 Mann has served as the deputy director of the Office of Policy and Management, leading the department's Transportation and…MORE

Residents only moved into the Ballard Landmark senior living facility on Leary Way Aug. 15, and already there has been a complaint from a resident about late-night noise coming from Ballard Avenue, which runs by the back rooms of the facility.…MORE

Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Tim Gallagher has made appointments to four key positions in the organization: recreation director, parks director (all maintenance activities), planning and development director, and deputy planning…MORE