The Polar Bare Plunge at Three Tree Point went off with only a few stiches for the sixth time on New Year's Day. All 26 of the brave souls survived the shivery dip and were rewarded with wild cheering. No casualties have been reported but one…MORE
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A young champion
Sat, 12/29/07
Evan Renwick is not your normal 14 year old.
While most of his peers spend their idle moments basking in video games and text messaging, Evan dons a brightly-colored spandex outfit, slips into a pair of biking shoes and takes off like a…MORE
Major route to be repaved in March
Sat, 12/29/07
Starting in March, the city will repave and repair much of a major route to Seattle Center and points north.
The repaving project will include Denny from First Avenue, Elliott and Western, 15th Avenue to the south end of the Ballard Bridge…MORE
Feds to help area with storm damage
Sat, 12/29/07
Federal help is on the way for King County residents recovering from damage caused by the mid-December storm and flooding.
Major damage in the Highline area was in Shorewood, where about 20 homes were damaged or destroyed by a mudslide.…MORE
City has money for relocation help
Sat, 12/29/07
The Seattle City Council's 2008 budget, which was passed last month, includes almost $350,000 to fund rental and relocation assistance to help displaced renters.
Residents pushed out of their homes due to high rent increases or who have…MORE
Baby born on 9/11 30 millionth flier
Sat, 12/29/07
Recognizing its busiest year ever, Sea-Tac International Airport honored in December a Seattle family's 3-month old baby boy as its "30 Millionth Passenger" for 2007.
This marked the first time that more than 30 million passengers have…MORE
Constantine given Landmark Deeds Award
Sat, 12/29/07
King County Councilman Dow Constantine was recently recognized for his heritage preservation work with 2007 Landmark Deeds Awards for Public Service from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation.
The awards are presented to public…MORE
California Avenue to get paving fixes
Sat, 12/29/07
The paving contractor that did the work on California Avenue Southwest ending last August, will be "correcting minor deficiencies and remaining restoration" during the next few weeks, the Seattle Department of Transportation says.
Some…MORE
City employees getting bus passes
Sat, 12/29/07
Mayor Greg Nickels has asked the City Council to provide free bus passes to all city employees by 2009, part of an effort to get more people our of their cars and reduce global warming pollution.
As a first step, the city would double the…MORE
YWCA building new center
Sat, 12/29/07
Ground has been broken on a new $3 million Learning Center to serve women and families at the redeveloped Greenbridge public housing community.
The YWCA Learning Center will feature classrooms, state-of-the-art communications and computer…MORE