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The Hi-Liners non-profit youth theatre organization has hired Esther Margaret O'Farrell as its first marketing director.

O'Farrell developed her management and marketing skills at Microsoft.

She has worked in the non-profit sector…MORE

Karma Kreizenbeck has been selected as the new executive director of New Futures.

New Futures is a Burien-based nonprofit that operates programs to assist low-income children and their parents in several Highline apartment complexes.

John Lowe is a man on a mission--His 14th, to be exact.

On April 10, 1945, Lowe was on that 14th mission as a 19-year-old waist gunner aboard a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" over Brandenburg, Germany.

Suddenly, bullets from a…MORE

"My cousin Edith speaks English and Hebrew but counts only in Norwegian," said Dr. Eugene Normand.

Normand spoke at the Nordic Heritage Museum May 15. His talk was about Jewish refugees brought to Norway following World War II. Edith, her…MORE

Improper use of North Beach Park has the city and some neighbors upset as they complain about illegal trails put in by homeowners and other abuses to the natural area.

City officials say neighbors have been tossing yard waste, dumping…MORE

Thousands of people lined the streets of Ballard last Saturday to enjoy the Syttende Mai parade.

"I love the people, the pageantry and the camaraderie and the flags," said Erlene Steveson from the Edmonds Lodge No.

130 Sons of…MORE

An American Automotive Association study shows the cost of driving a passenger vehicle in the United States has increased 1.9 cents per mile in the last year and now averages 54.1 cents per mile.

"While the cost of some driving expenses…MORE

A three-hour power outage along the Syttende Mai Parade route along Market Street and Ballard Avenue did not seem to dial down the electricity in the air during this year's parade of Norwegian pride and independence.

Grand Marshal Hanne…MORE

Opinions were strong, and manners weren't polite, at an open house for the Alaskan Way Viaduct at Adams Elementary School last Thursday.

Placards stood on easels around the cafeteria, describing building blocks toward replacing the viaduct…MORE

Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. has endorsed Barack Obama for president.

"I am proud to endorse Barack Obama today, because I believe he will bring us together to achieve the kind of change we need in this country moving forward," the Seattle…MORE