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The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce honored three of its members for high achievement and leadership that helped shape the West Seattle community.

The event took place at their April 9 breakfast at Salty's. Sun and sentiment poured…MORE

A lawsuit aimed at derailing the plan to build a new Denny Middle School next to a refurbished Chief Sealth High School is "without merit" and should be quashed, says a spokesman for Seattle Public Schools.

A group of parents and a union…MORE

Alaska Junction residents and members of the West Seattle Design Review Board said last week a proposed eight-story apartment building with ground level retail space was too huge to fit into the area at Alaska Street and California Avenue.

The current 32,000 square foot Safeway in the Admiral district will be replaced, but planning is in a very early stage, said a representative of the company last week.

In addition, city council member Tom Rasmussen, who lives in Alki,…MORE

The city's Department of Planning and Development is putting the final touches on a proposal that would increase height limits and change development standards in areas zoned multifamily, which make up much of residential West Seattle.

The…MORE

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Des Moines Mayor Bob Sheckler publicly announced on April 10 that he will not run for a vacant legislative seat in the 33rd District.

Sheckler said last month he was exploring the possibility of running for the seat in the House of…MORE

The White Center community came together April 5 to honor one of their fallen heroes by dedicating Steve Cox Memorial Park.

Cox, a King County Sheriff's deputy, was shot and killed in the line of duty by a gang member in a White Center…MORE

Steps were taken April 8 to solve flooding problems along the eastern edge of SeaTac.

City council members imposed a moratorium on building, grading and drainage permits within the Sunrise View drainage area.

Lawmakers also approved…MORE

Microsoft co-founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates learned a lot from their courses at the academically rigorous Lakeside School in north Seattle.

But it was outside of classes, while fiddling around together with computers, that they gained…MORE