A lawsuit aimed at derailing the plan to build a new Denny Middle School next to a refurbished Chief Sealth High School is "without merit" and should be quashed, says a spokesman for Seattle Public Schools.
A group of parents and a union…MORE
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Junction condo height criticized
Tue, 04/15/08
Alaska Junction residents and members of the West Seattle Design Review Board said last week a proposed eight-story apartment building with ground level retail space was too huge to fit into the area at Alaska Street and California Avenue.
…MORENew Safeway coming
Tue, 04/15/08
The current 32,000 square foot Safeway in the Admiral district will be replaced, but planning is in a very early stage, said a representative of the company last week.
In addition, city council member Tom Rasmussen, who lives in Alki,…MORE
City modernizing development code
Tue, 04/15/08
The city's Department of Planning and Development is putting the final touches on a proposal that would increase height limits and change development standards in areas zoned multifamily, which make up much of residential West Seattle.
The…MORE
Port adopts clean air emissions strategy
Tue, 04/15/08
The Port of Seattle Commission has adopted the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, a joint effort to reduce seaport-related air emissions with the Port of Tacoma and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority.
The pact, initially released last…MORE
Problems remain for Morgan park
Tue, 04/15/08
People living around the Morgan Junction met again recently and mused over various real and perceived problems.
The former monorail property, a ProParks Levy site, incorporated popular aspects of three designs for its 'final approved…MORE
City to provide free trees to residents
Tue, 04/15/08
This fall, the Department of Neighborhoods will be providing free trees for planting on residential streets in Seattle neighborhoods.
Applications are accepted from groups of neighbors and are due on Friday, August 15, 2008.
This is…MORE
Raising 'pennies for penguins'
Tue, 04/15/08
Humboldt penguins at the Woodland Park Zoo have outlived their 60-year-old home, and plans are underway to build them a state-of-the-art natural exhibit area.
The zoo is conducting their "Pennies for Penguins Community Coin Drive",…MORE
Frustrated novelists, apply here
Tue, 04/15/08
Have you always wanted to write a book?
Ballard writer Robert J. Ray is ready to help get your story in print.
Ray is holding a workshop "Start Your Novel Today!" that will be more structured than Ray's "Writing Practice" sessions…MORE
No legislative bid for Scheckler
Tue, 04/15/08
Des Moines Mayor Bob Sheckler publicly announced on April 10 that he will not run for a vacant legislative seat in the 33rd District.
Sheckler said last month he was exploring the possibility of running for the seat in the House of…MORE
