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Bureaucracy continues to delay the Charlestown Street Cafe's reopening.

The popular dining spot closed when struck by fire Feb. 4 and had planned to be reopened by May 1. The grand opening has been backburnered until sometime in June,…MORE

On Wednesday evening, May 14th, those seated in the historic Des Moines IOOF Hall will be taken back in time with a screening of rare memorabilia from the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.

The world's fair in Seattle marked the tenth…MORE

A citizen committee appointed by the Seattle City Council to

advise the Council on whether to place a parks levy on the fall 2008

ballot will hold three community meetings throughout Seattle during the

month of May. These…MORE

Seattle Public Utilities is helping low-income homeowners save money and water by offering free efficient toilets.

Toilets are the main source of water use in the home, accounting for approximately 30 percent of residential indoor water…MORE

The National Hydropower Association has named Seattle City Light as one of five Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters.

"The Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters program demonstrates the true innovation taking place in the hydropower…MORE

Stem cells.

These words still evoke fear in many people's hearts with the accompanying images of embryos being killed so that embryonic stem cells can be harvested. Current Stem cell transplants and stem cell research as with organ donors…MORE

The city Parks and Recreation Department has infused public input into its Strategic Action Plan, a blueprint that will guide its actions over the next five years.

Tim Gallagher, superintendent of the parks department, recently attended…MORE

Seattle's narrow north to south geography will create a major challenge in keeping traffic flowing when the Alaskan Way Viaduct is torn down in 2012.

"It's an hour glass. A lot of people are pushed through it," said Ron Pannanen, project…MORE

Nancy Heinrich, a West Seattleite who served three years as the chair of the American Cancer Society's West Seattle Discovery Shop, was named the 2007 Volunteer Of The Year at the Shop's first 2008 quarterly meeting.

Nancy began…MORE

If you need a smoke detector, the Seattle Fire Department will giving them away to low-income and elderly people during the Ballard Lions White Cane Days fundraiser on May 2 and 3.

The smoke detectors will only be available in front of the…MORE