The weather was cool, the sky overcast the day the Alki Statue of Liberty was originally dedicated. A crowd of people, a "parade of a thousand" crowded around the statue. Boy Scouts and Sea Scouts stood in packs on the boardwalk with their troop…MORE
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Cities consider new regional jail facility
Mon, 08/25/08
Officials from cities in north and east King County, including Seattle, are recommending to their councils building a single 640 bed municipal jail facility to serve their collective needs.
Preliminary results of a feasibility study show…MORE
J.P. Patches statue unveiled in Fremont
Mon, 08/18/08
Children's television performer JP Patches and his longtime co-star Gertrude were honored with the unveiling of a statue in their likeness on Sunday August 17th at Solstice Plaza in Fremont. A committee was formed 2 and half years ago to collect…MORE
Independent markets seek repeal of city's bag fee
Mon, 08/18/08
Although the Seattle City Council has approved a 20-cent fee on all disposable shopping bags, the Washington Food Industry is attempting to give its consumers a choice with a referendum that could put the issue to a public vote.
"We agree…MORE
Green Task Force created by Seattle
Mon, 08/18/08
The city has created the Green Building Task Force, an advisory panel that will provide recommendations to make homes and businesses more energy efficient and climate-friendly.
Over the next six months, the task force will provide feedback…MORE
Flags to mark crossing danger
Mon, 08/18/08
To increase safety on Seattle's streets for pedestrians the Seattle City Council added a new feature to the current pedestrian program - pedestrian flags at 17 crosswalk locations.
A spin-off of your average school crossing guard, yellow…MORE
250 Phinney homeless fed in church
Mon, 08/18/08
As early as 9 a.m. the smell of baked chicken, fresh egg salad, bubbling turkey-vegetable soup and the vast amounts of colorful fruits and vegetables waft out of Phinney Ridge's St. John's United Lutheran Church kitchen. Makes one wonder what's…MORE
'Alex's Lemonade' at Alki Saturday
Mon, 08/18/08
In 2000, a four-year-old girl from Philadelphia approached her mother with a plan. She was going to set up a lemonade stand in her front lawn to raise money to fund research for children with cancer.
"I thought it was adorable. It didn't…MORE
Kohl-Welles seeks youth hunting curbs
Mon, 08/18/08
Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, is looking into potential fixes to state law that could prevent tragedies such as that of the recent shooting of a grandmother hiking in the North Cascades by a 14-year old hunter.
"When teens had higher…MORE
Stuffed animals for foundation
Mon, 08/18/08
With a roomful of teddy bears needing clothes, volunteers at the Northwest Senior Activity Center made outfits for the 150 stuffed animals and donated them to the Moyer Foundation.
Six volunteers had been sewing clothes for the bears since…MORE
