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Errors were noted in the "Five file for state legislative posts" story in the June 11 print edition.

Leslie Bloss is a female and not a male as the story says; a typographical error was in Rep. Mary Lou Dickersons e-mail address, it should…MORE

Five people filed last week for two positions in the Washington Legislature representing the Ballard area.

Up for election is the seat being vacated by long-serving State Rep. Helen Sommers, a Democrat, and the House seat now held by State…MORE

A new pizza restaurant in a quiet Sunset Hill neighborhood has been stirring up opposition recently with fears of amplified music.

Pizzeria Picolino, 6415 32nd Ave. N.W., now under construction in a row of storefronts, has applied for a…MORE

Due to the possible presence of salmonella in some tomatoes,

Seattle Waste Management and Cedar Grove Composting request that all residential and business customers put suspect tomatoes and suspect raw tomato products such as salsa in the…MORE

The Corner Inn is now closed, and many in the community feel they lost their most reliable friend.

Situated on the northwest corner of California Avenue and Fauntleroy Way, the Inn had a restaurant and bar, but its soul was the dance floor…MORE

Seattle City Light repair crews were responding to several scattered power outages throughout the utility's service territory June 9 after steady winds approached 35 mph.

By 8:30 p.m. about 12,000 customers were affected by the outages.…MORE

Princess-Nyosha McWilliams, an eighth grader at Pathfinder K-8 School, won the Mayor's Leadership Award and a $2,500 college scholarship.

The scholarship was the culmination of the Mayor's Scholars Awards, given this year to 19 students…MORE

The other day, my seven year-old son asked me what I did for a living.

When you are seven, there are livings that are easy to understand, of course. Teacher? Easy. Firefighter? Cool. Dentist, doctor, store-owner. All graspable.

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A false alarm went off on Alki Beach last week when Seattle Parks and Recreation was reported to be considering limiting or banning beach bonfires to help the mayor's crusade to halt global warming.

However, Parks and Recreation backed off…MORE

Burien's 2008 Strawberry & Arts Festival will feature the largest performance schedule in its history, with three stages providing music and dance on Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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