The hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars" may satisfy spectators parked in their reclining chairs, but some West Seattle residents are waltzing onto the dance floor and learning to cha cha with their own happy feet. Ballroom and Latin dance…MORE
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Streetcar proposed for Fremont, here
Wed, 05/07/08
A streetcar route connecting the heart of Ballard with Fremont and downtown is one of four "promising" trolley routes the Department of Transportation is unveiling this week to spur off the South Lake Union line.
The Ballard/Fremont…MORE
How can Highline get kids into sports?
Tue, 05/06/08
Highline School Board members focused on ways to get more students participating in athletics--especially in middle school, at an April 28 work-study session.
Athletic coordinator John Melver reported about 40 percent of the district's…MORE
Sweatshop at WSHS
Tue, 05/06/08
The teacher wanted her students to sweat, so she installed three heaters in the classroom and posted signs reading, "Work or no pay," and "No eating."
No, she was not an abusive teacher, this was done to simulate the sweatshops of China…MORE
SeaTac begins branding effort to lure businesses
Tue, 05/06/08
SeaTac has launched a new comprehensive marketing campaign in support of the new economic development brand, Everywhere's Possible.
The objective of the campaign is to make information about economic development opportunities in SeaTac…MORE
It took research to build this house
Tue, 05/06/08
When Matt Tulio purchased a house in Crown Hill last year, he demolished it to build an environmentally friendly structure that features the latest in "green" technology.
Tulio had done his research on ways to build green.
"It's…MORE
Skateboards not in new Myrtle Park
Tue, 05/06/08
There will be no skateboarding facility at the future Myrtle Reservoir Park.
That announcement came from Parks and Recreation project manager Virginia Hassinger and planning manager Kevin Snoops during the third of four public meetings…MORE
Highline students selected as state aerospace scholars
Tue, 05/06/08
Eighteen students from Highline Public Schools have been selected into the Washington Aerospace Scholars program.
Seventeen are students at Aviation High School; one is from Mount Rainier High School. A total of 225 students were selected…MORE
City car thefts down in Seattle
Tue, 05/06/08
Car thefts in the region have been declining so much the Seattle area is no longer on the top-ten list nationwide for highest number of car thefts.
The Seattle metro area was ranked sixth in the nation per capita for car thefts, but a 2007…MORE
Duwamish habitat restoration planned
Tue, 05/06/08
The Port of Seattle is developing a plan to restore habitat on property it owns along the Lower Duwamish River.
Last week the port held an open house to introduce the first draft of the Lower Duwamish River Habitat Restoration Plan,…MORE
