From a new face to downtown, complete with the transformation of a 4-acre abandoned movie theater into a state-of-the-art high rise center with residential and retail space, to a state-of-the-art community center that will certainly emerge as a…MORE
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Text no more while driving
Sat, 12/29/07
The Washington State Patrol says it plans to "vigorously enforce the state's new law against sending text messages while driving," now that the law is in effect.
"Texting while driving was always a bad idea," said State Patrol Chief John R…MORE
Burien clears way for 'big boxes'
Sat, 12/29/07
Burien City Council members voted 4-2 on Dec. 17 to approve comprehensive plan amendments that place no restrictions on the size of retail businesses in the Northeast Redevelopment Area.
The action followed a lengthy discussion about…MORE
$21 million Federal Way facility brings together young and old around fitness, learning
Sat, 12/29/07
It's not difficult to see how incredibly impressed Mary Faber is with the new Federal Way Community Center.
After a wait of more than three years, she now helps administrate one of the state's largest community facilities.
The…MORE
Nickels chair of Sound Transit board
Sat, 12/29/07
Mayor Greg Nickels was unanimously elected chair of the Sound Transit board.
Nickels is a long-time advocate for a regional light rail system, first as a King County councilman and later as Seattle's mayor, where he lead effort to get…MORE
The year that was in Highline
Sat, 12/29/07
Highline cities continued their economic development plans in 2007 while Burien dealt with affordable-housing advocates who opposed demolition of the Lora Lake Apartments.
Burien and Seattle's dispute over North Highline annexation was not…MORE
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
Hotel eyed for Harbor Avenue
Fri, 12/28/07
Gerry Kingen, owner of Salty's on Alki, is considering building a "boutique hotel" in the parking lot south of his Harbor Avenue restaurant.
Boutique hotels are usually more intimate and more expensive than hotel chains, so Kingen plans to…MORE
Seattle stays in hunt with Burien, SeaTac to annex N. Highline
Mon, 12/24/07
and Ralph Nichols
Seattle will lobby the Legislature for tax breaks should it annex the North Highline unincorporated area.
Both Burien and Seattle have designated North Highline as a potential annexation area.
SeaTac…MORE