The Ballard Avenue Landmark District Board election is on Thursday, June 19, 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The polling place is at Lagerquist & Morris, 5135 Ballard Ave. N.W. Absentee voting is currently open through June 19 at noon at the Ballard…MORE
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Enhanced driver licenses now offered
Mon, 06/16/08
The state has extended the Enhanced Driver License and Identification Card services to the Downtown Seattle Licensing Service Office.
The Department of Licensing began scheduling appointments last month.
It's been two months since…MORE
Adams school raises $1,200 for charity
Mon, 06/16/08
One penny at a time, students at Adams Elementary School raised $1,200 for charities of their choice during a spring fundraising drive.
The children collected coins, filling up 30 bags for the Penny Harvest campaign.
MOREHomes can be fixed for aging
Mon, 06/16/08
Many older Americans, especially those of the Baby Boom generation, desire to remain in their own homes rather than moving to one of the many retirement facilities in Seattle.
There are over 80 million baby boomers between the ages of 41…MORE
Yemeni student about to return after year here
Mon, 06/16/08
"Yemen? Where's that? Somewhere in the Middle East? Do they have camels there? Do you need a license to drive one?"
These are the kinds of questions 17-year-old Yemeni exchange student Nazek Mohammed gets when she tells people where she's…MORE
Protest pastor arrested
Mon, 06/16/08
The Rev. Rich Lang was handcuffed and arrested on June 9 as he protested against the city's policy of cleaning up homeless camps in local parks and greenbelts.
Lang, pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church, was one of 15 people taken…MORE
Five vie for Hy-Yu queen
Mon, 06/16/08
Last year a sole young woman was seeking to be Miss West Seattle.
This year there are five senior court candidates for the 2008 Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu Scholarship Pageant.
Makes one wonder, "What's the big change and who are these…MORE
School chief wants kids challenged
Mon, 06/16/08
Schools in Ballard are doing a good job educating our children, but unless they are scoring 100 percent across the board there's always room for improvement, Seattle Schools superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson told a Ballard Rotary Club meeting…MORE
Montessori moving to White Center location
Mon, 06/16/08
The West Seattle Montessori has found a new location in White Center, leaving many parents upset and considering pulling their children out to go to other schools.
Last February, Harbor Properties bought the property on 38th Avenue…MORE
Metro now using six new hybrid coaches
Mon, 06/16/08
Metro already has put six new articulated hybrids buses into service and the remaining new hybrid coaches are in the process of being serviced and will be deployed within the next few weeks.
Other hybrid buses already in the fleet will be…MORE
