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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Schual-Berke to exhibit photos in Des Moines
Wed, 04/23/08
Dr. Dan Schual-Berke, long-time emergency room physician and husband of State Representative Shay Schual-Berke, has his debut photography exhibition April 26th from noon to 6 pm at the Des Moines Activity Center, 2045 S. 216th St.
He will…MORE
Five finalists are named for Highline College's top position
Wed, 04/23/08
The Highline College Board of Trustees announced last week the five finalists for president of the Des Moines college.
The finalists are:
Thom Armstrong, PhD - former president of Copper Mountain College, Joshua Tree, CA
Jack…MORE
Views on animal shelters clash
Wed, 04/23/08
The King County Council's April 14 town hall meeting at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien began on a warm and fuzzy note with an outside pet adoption fair.
But once participants moved inside the building to share their feelings…MORE
Value Village to improve area
Wed, 04/23/08
After hearing concerns from the Crown Hill community regarding the accumulation of donation items and things being dumped on their property, the Value Village store is making some changes to improvement the situation.
Members of the…MORE
City to plant over 800 trees
Wed, 04/23/08
The Seattle Department of Transportation says it will expand the city's urban forest in by planting more than 800 trees.
As part of a nine-year planting plan, financed by the voter-passed initiative Bridging the Gap, the transportation…MORE
Nancy Heinrich is Volunteer of the Year
Tue, 04/22/08
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
Group rescues pit bulls
Tue, 04/22/08
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
Surgery not always needed
Tue, 04/22/08
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
Burien wants only part of North Highline area
Tue, 04/22/08
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
