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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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A few of the area's worst hotspots for speeding drivers and pedestrian safety are getting some attention from city transportation officials who said last week they plan to install "traffic calming" measures and other fixes to help slow traffic…MORE

Completing a 5492 mile journey on bicycles to bring more attention to climate change , Six Sealth high school students and a Gatewood 4th grader were welcomed by a happy crowd of well wishers on April 22nd , Earth Day as they arrived home at…MORE

King County Metro Transit and the City of Seattle claim a "new partnership" will be bringing a big boost for bus riders in West Seattle and White Center within the next three years.

King County Executive Ron Sims has signed an ordinance…MORE

Nancy Heinrich, a West Seattleite who served three years as the chair of the American Cancer Society's West Seattle Discovery Shop, was named the 2007 Volunteer Of The Year at the Shop's first 2008 quarterly meeting.

Nancy began…MORE

Carina Borja is searching for fosters - not to parent children, but rather, pit bulls.

Borja is the founder of Animals First Foundation, a non-profit animal-rescue group based in West Seattle that has recently teamed up with the Kent…MORE

Joan Bateman, myself, and Dr. Khalfayan all agree that surgery should be avoided whenever possible.

Like me, Joan has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis which for her has meant a bum right knee joint.

Osteoarthritis - osteo = bone,…MORE

The city manager of Burien recommends that city annex 2.7 square miles of the North Highline unincorporated area, a move that would add 14,350 people to the city's current 32,000 population.

The proposal by City Manager Mike Martin…MORE