A total lunar eclipse occurred Wednesday night, officially at 7:01pm for 50 minutes. The Seattle skies were clear, then turned hazy as the "penumbra" was, afterward, still visible. Two total lunar eclipses occurred in 2007, the first on March 3,…MORE
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Some displaced tenant aid restored
Thu, 02/21/08
Mayor Greg Nickels will release $25,000 in aid to renters being displaced by condominium conversions from a $350,000 fund the City Council had set aside to help eligible tenants.
Last month, Nickels froze the funds temporarily because it…MORE
Hartl out, Larson in
Wed, 02/20/08
The Federal Way City Council tonight unanimously confirmed the appointment of Dave Larson as the City's next municipal court judge.
The seven-member council voted 6-0 to approve Larson, with Councilmember Michael Park absent.
Larson…MORE
New schedule for buses for South King County and around town
Wed, 02/20/08
New blue timetables for Metro bus riders are now available on buses and in information racks at a variety of locations, including libraries and 7-11 stores.
The new Metro transit schedules went into effect Feb. 9.
MOREDes Moines wine festival moves to Landmark on the Sound
Wed, 02/20/08
Des Moines' elegant Landmark on the Sound, an early 20th Century mansion with sweeping views of Puget Sound and Maury Island, will host this year's Poverty Bay Wine Festival events Feb. 29 to March 2.
All proceeds benefit community service…MORE
Strong Mayor initiative fizzles
Wed, 02/20/08
With all 93 precincts reporting their ballots, the initiative to transform the process by which Federal Way chooses its mayor appears likely to fail.
Spearheaded by a group called Accountability Comes to Town (ACT), the movement proposed…MORE
Some displaced tenant aid restored
Tue, 02/19/08
Mayor Greg Nickels will release $25,000 in aid to renters being displaced by condominium conversions from a $350,000 fund the City Council had set aside to help eligible tenants.
Last month, Nickels froze the funds temporarily because it…MORE
Zero safety discrepancies during airport inspection
Tue, 02/19/08
For the sixth time in 10 years, Sea-Tac International Airport completed its annual Federal Aviation Administration Airport Certification Inspection with zero discrepancies.
The three-day inspection is a rigorous review covering all…MORE
Street fund grows
Mon, 02/18/08
Mayor Greg Nickels has added $2 million to the city's Neighborhood Street Fund in his 2008 budget and that addition means the fund will grow to $10.1 million over the next three years.
"We listened carefully to neighborhoods, and…MORE
Downsizing housing is specialty
Mon, 02/18/08
Move is a four-letter word. That's exactly the sentiment of many seniors as they think about leaving their home for a smaller one.
Laurie Lamoureux has worked for a decade in the move management field. During the last seven years she has…MORE