Burien is pressing for mediation over North Highline annexation following the state Senate's recent refusal to give Seattle a special tax credit if it annexes the unincorporated area.
City Manager Mike Martin sent a letter last week to…MORE
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Traveling cake marks Burien birthday
Mon, 03/24/08
Burien will kick off its 15-year birthday celebration Friday, March 28, with a 14-foot high traveling birthday "cake" parked at the intersection of Southwest 152nd Street and Ambaum Boulevard.
City Arts Commissioners Dane Johnson and Kathy…MORE
Candidates step forward to replace Schual-Berke
Mon, 03/24/08
Democratic hopefuls stepped forward last week to replace state Rep.
MOREBurien First Ave. work to be done by May
Mon, 03/24/08
The major upgrade of First Avenue South and Town Square construction along Fourth Avenue Southwest have created some frustrating traffic backups in Burien.
But, Burien Public Works Director Stephen Clark said recently, those problems…MORE
Woman found dead outside residential care facility
Mon, 03/24/08
Federal Way Police discovered the body of an elderly woman they believe was the victim of a homicide.
On March 19 at 3:30 p.m., Federal Way Police Officers responded to the 400 block of S 338th Street to a report of a missing elderly…MORE
Liberty brick sales end March 31
Fri, 03/21/08
Brick sales for the Alki Statue of Liberty plaza end Monday, March 31.
"While we don't know when the project will be completed, we do know it will take several months," says Paul Carr, co-chair for the Seattle Statue of Liberty Plaza…MORE
Public meeting for new Ballard Park
Thu, 03/20/08
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a meeting to discuss a new park acquisition for the Ballard community.
The meeting will take place on Thursday, March 27, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Ballard Boys and Girls Club, located at 1767 N.W. 64th…MORE
Airport trucks back on roads in June
Wed, 03/19/08
The Port of Seattle is moving ahead with construction of a $413 million rental car facility at South 160th Street and International Boulevard, near State Route 518.
For nearby residents, the biggest impact for the next few years may be…MORE
Des Moines council OK's development
Wed, 03/19/08
The Des Moines City Council approved last week the final layout of the Graceview housing development located at the intersection of Kent/Des Moines Road and South 234th Street.
James W. Grace applied for the development March 4, 2004,…MORE
Tips on riding Metro buses
Mon, 03/17/08
(Editor's Note: This was Tim St. Clair's last story for the West Seattle Herald, sister paper to the Ballard News-Tribune. Tim was a regular bus rider to downtown and about anywhere else. He did this story shortly before his death from pancreatic…MORE
