Last year, when Leslie Newman and Lisa Jo Chard planned their new real estate brokerage, ReMax Team One, they knew the market was down, they knew houses weren't selling.
Bad news didn't deter these ladies. Newman, with 21 years in the game…MORE
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Aviation High is model school
Mon, 05/19/08
The Highline School District's Aviation High School has been selected as one of 23 model high schools for 2008 by the International Center for Leadership in Education.
Principal and CEO Reba Gilman and staff members will join other chosen…MORE
Decision time for annexation
Mon, 05/19/08
Following a discussion at their May 12 study session, Burien council members appeared poised to approve on May 19 a plan that would annex the southern portion of North Highline.
A majority of voters in the affected North Highline area…MORE
Cuts are coming as Highline schools face $3.5 million shortfall
Mon, 05/19/08
The Highline School District is dealing with a $3.5 million shortfall in its upcoming budget.
The district had notified staff earlier that 25 nonsupervisory positions among certified (teaching) staff may be eliminated.
In addition,…MORE
Montessori students help nearby Burien family
Mon, 05/19/08
When the students at Three Tree Montessori School in Burien saw the smoke billow in the sky, they knew they had to do something.
From the playground, they saw the medic vans, fire trucks and blocked road. March 5 will forever be etched in…MORE
Help in Des Moines for 'Messies'
Mon, 05/19/08
"Write about something you know," experts advise, and "clutter" is right up my alley.
Truth be-known, a fair amount of our population could probably chime in, "Me too."
Does it seem like your "clutter" is giving birth to more…MORE
Popcorn flicks are as American as apple pie
Mon, 05/19/08
Popcorn flick, circa 1973: My earliest memory of a popcorn flick was the Swiss Family Robinson.
Now, this presents a problem, since Google tells me the show came out in 1960, and I clearly remember seeing it at a drive-in movie with my…MORE
Click It or Ticket night patrols are increased
Mon, 05/19/08
Following the success of the first year of the nighttime Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement patrols during May and October 2007, extra law enforcement officers have taken to the streets at night until June 1.
Statewide, there will be…MORE
Midway ideas wanted by Des Moines, Kent
Mon, 05/19/08
The Cities of Des Moines and Kent are holding a series of public meetings to gather the community's thoughts and ideas on what Midway could look like in the future, what kinds of businesses are needed, and what types of transportation options…MORE
City steps up Duwamish restoration
Sat, 05/17/08
During a 20-minute cruise on the Duwamish River that hugged the columns, and riprap, of the West Seattle Bridge, Mayor Greg Nickels was surrounded by cameras as he introduced a new approach, and a new firm, to developing a salmon and shorebird-…MORE
