Despite rising fuel costs, the King County Ferry District Board of Supervisors have voted to hold the line on fares for passenger-only ferry service between Vashon Island and downtown Seattle.
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Battery that runs tiny helicopter could help cars
Mon, 08/11/08
They say you must learn to crawl before you can walk, but sometimes you must fly before you can drive.
That's because the batteries used in certain popular radio-controlled model helicopters may soon find their way under the hoods of our…MORE
Teenagers welcome at bike shop
Mon, 08/11/08
To be in the company of Stu Hennessey of Alki Bike and Board is to be with the kind of guy you might hear on the radio, talking about life as it is, and could be. Nearly everything Hennessey says is worth writing down, whether he's talking about…MORE
Students take summer programs to improve skills
Mon, 08/11/08
It's "books over beach" for more than 100 area high school students taking part in on-campus summer programs designed to help them improve their academic skills and success.
The free summer sessions at South Seattle Community College also…MORE
National Night Out brings neighbors together
Wed, 08/06/08
Recycle bins, folding chairs, and cardboard boxes blocked off dozens of Ballard intersections August 5th as hundreds of families took to the streets to celebrate the 25th Annual National Night Out. All Across America, Canada, and on military…MORE
Poll workers needed
Tue, 08/05/08
With the election less than one month away, King County Elections is still looking for 700 individuals to fill nearly 4,000 poll worker positions.
"King County hasn't yet made the transition to all-mail voting and poll workers are still…MORE
'Nothing like the finish of an Ironman'
Mon, 08/04/08
With dad's buns on the line, West Seattle resident Gayle Dunham, 56, and her three kids couldn't pass up the chance to finally get dad to run the 2008 Ironman Race in Coeur d'Alene, ID.
It was a life goal of Gayle's eldest son Todd to run…MORE
Software turns off computers
Mon, 08/04/08
The city plans to begin implementing Surveyor, a power management software, for about 10,000 of its laptop and desktop computers.
Once installed the software will monitor personal computer use patterns and turn off machines when they are…MORE
Cars on Alki to be banned on Sept. 7
Mon, 08/04/08
The city and Seattle Climate Action Now have launched a pilot program called Car Free Days to encourage Seattle drivers to leave their vehicles at home to aid the city's battle in its fight against global warming.
On Sept. 7 from 6 p.m.,…MORE
Swimwear is calling for Westside's Heidi Fish
Mon, 08/04/08
Trading in her corporate job and laptop for a sewing machine in 1999, Heidi Fish knew that creating a fresh new look for swimwear was her calling.
Sewing ever since she was three years old, her grandmother Henrietta Staving-Baumann, a…MORE
