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It is a wrenching conversation few 20 year olds can imagine.

Jim Bristow is a general contractor in Ballard who specializes in green, sustainable structures. He also loves to bowl.

As Bristow sees it, Ballard must sustain a bowling alley.

With bus ridership and diesel fuel prices at record levels, King County Executive Ron Sims is proposing a 25-cent fare increase.

Sims said he decided on the increase rather than cut service to pay for fuel costs that have skyrocketed over…MORE

After three decades serving hamburgers and milkshakes Paul and Nisha Sharma, owners of Gordo's on Shilshole Avenue, have retired and closed their business.

When couple took over the small walk-up hamburger stand 30 years ago from Peter Dow…MORE

On July 1, the 6:51 a.m. bus to downtown Seattle arrives at the corner of Northwest 64th Street and 24th Avenue Northwest right on time. The bus is empty so there are plenty of seats for the three passengers who climb aboard to escape the…MORE

The Seattle City Council approved legislation to expand a tax break for developers to 22 additional neighborhoods, including Ballard, ending for now a long debate over whether the city's Multi-Family Tax Exemption program will increase…MORE

Northwest Center, a longtime provider of services for people with disabilities in Seattle, recently received a large donation from Salty's on Alki - a stretch limousine.

Proceeds from the sale of the limousine will help support the over 1,…MORE

Potholes can rattle a car and the driver's nerves as the tires bounce and the suspension bends, possibly causing expensive repair bills.

"Potholes can take the alignment out of adjustment, bend wheels and put wear and tear on the struts…MORE

The Seattle City Council approved legislation to expand a tax break for developers to 22 additional neighborhoods, including West Seattle, ending for now a long debate over whether the city's Multi-Family Tax Exemption program will increase…MORE

The city is seeking possible new requirements for the city's un-reinforced masonry buildings estimated to number up to 1,000, most of which have not been seismically retrofitted.

A study summarizes the experience of several California…MORE