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Mayor Greg Nickels says city water is every bit as good at bottled water so he is banning city purchase of bottled water.

The mayor says Seattle enjoys some of the world's best public water, born in the pristine watersheds of the Cascade…MORE

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 Highline residents, the biggest impact for the next few years may be…MORE

(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

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Seattle's Southside is on the move.

That's the theme of an event planned at the Doubletree Hotel Seattle Airport, 18740 International Blvd.

Mayor Greg Nickels says the city has acquired a 37,000 square foot piece of property in east Ballard for a new public park, the largest piece of land secured for open space here since Ballard Commons Park, which opened in 2005.

The lot…MORE

While many aspiring young artists dream of becoming as big as the Beatles or perhaps the next Madonna, Rose Laughlin was inspired to pursue a form of music that is less mainstream. While attending the Seattle Irish Festival she found her calling…MORE

Darrel Belvin of Federal Way served as a legislative page the week of March 3. Darrel is 15 years-old and is home-schooled.

He was hosted by Rep. Skip Priest, R-Federal Way.

Pages are exposed to the Legislature in action and are…MORE

The Law and Justice Student Association at CWU - Des Moines is sponsoring a screening of the film "Execution" at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1 in Building 7 (Turtle Building) on the CWU Des Moines/Highline Community College campus.

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Meet Ron Brown:

I was perusing the new Fred Meyer store in Midway during the recent Grand Opening, waiting and wandering while Elsbeth was checking out the huge women's wear section where she actually did get lost.

She tried to find…MORE