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The Elliott Bay Water Taxi kicked off its seasonal commuter service Sunday morning from Pier 55 to Seacrest Dock on Alki.

Capacity is 250 on the Argosy's MV Sightseer, but only five embarked at Pier 55 for its first 12-minute or so…MORE

A new mid-day hourly shuttle service from Golden Gardens to Fremont is slated to begin in the fall and Metropolitan King County Council member Larry Phillips is eager to take the credit.

After an abortive hearing last winter in which over…MORE

South King Fire and Rescue conducted a training exercise on the campus of Landmark on the Sound near Des Moines on Friday April 25th. An older, abandoned free-standing home in the southwestern corner of the 27 acre property was slated to be…MORE

After hearing concerns from the Crown Hill community regarding the accumulation of donation items and things being dumped on their property, the Value Village store is making some changes to improvement the situation.

Members of the…MORE

The Seattle Department of Transportation says it will expand the city's urban forest in by planting more than 800 trees.

As part of a nine-year planting plan, financed by the voter-passed initiative Bridging the Gap, the transportation…MORE

Cashel Toner will be the new principal at Loyal Heights Elementary School next fall.

Toner's professional preparation includes an education specialist degree with a principal certification from Seattle University.

The 2008 Ballard Jazz Festival is April 23 through 27 at venues along Ballard Avenue and at the Nordic Heritage Museum where two Mainstage Concerts featuring the Hadley Caliman and the Hal Galper Trio on Friday, April 25 and the Lee Konitz Sam…MORE

The Ballard Historical Society is focusing on something it doesn't do all that often; looking to the future instead of the past as it loses long-term members, and with them, a wealth of institutional knowledge about the once independent city.…MORE

Two Ballard men are keeping the tradition of piston-powered hydroplanes alive through the Miss Thriftway boat which they built from scratch, a boat this is just for show, not for racing.

Steve Payne and Stuart Jones both graduated from…MORE

Former students and long-time community members gave emotional testimony last week as to why the school district should sell the former Allen School to its current tenant, the Phinney Neighborhood Association, keeping it a "public asset."

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