Current Highline Community College trustee Dr.
MORENews
Kids get chance to sail on Sound
Tue, 12/11/07
As the sun lit up Shilshole Marina recently, about a half dozen special needs children and family members embarked on two boats and sailed into the Sound. Each child had a turn at the helm while wearing a captain's hat. Under the watchful eyes of…MORE
Santa visits kids to start the holiday festive season
Tue, 12/11/07
Ballard's favorite Santa Claus, Gordon Olsen entertained children and families at Bergen Place on Saturday to help kick off the holiday season.
With the Silver Bell Carolers singing holiday songs and Ballard Chamber of Commerce volunteers…MORE
Mayor seeks affordable housing law
Tue, 12/11/07
Mayor Greg Nickels has urged the Seattle City Council to take action by the end of the year on legislation he says could create hundreds of new, affordable homes for working families.
Nickels proposed the "Seattle Homes Within Reach"…MORE
Hospital leader says Ballard site assured
Tue, 12/11/07
The future of Swedish Hospital in Ballard seems more assured than in the past.
Eight months into his new position as president and chief executive officer of Swedish Medical Center, Dr. Rodney F.
MOREFreshly paved street collapses in storm
Tue, 12/11/07
The heavy downpour early last week that besieged the state did not spare Ballard as a mudslide collapsed the freshly-paved Golden Gardens Drive Northwest, the winding wooded road between Northwest 85th Street and Golden Gardens Park.
The…MORE
ZONING UPDATE: Change would cut back on number of parking spaces
Sat, 12/08/07
Mayor Greg Nickels has proposed an update and rezone to the city's multi-family code, which includes eliminating parking requirements in urban centers and incentive zoning to bring in more affordable homes and rentals.
The changes are…MORE
Climate change project to seek 'real solutions'
Wed, 12/05/07
With the future of water supplies endangered from climate change and continued population growth, region leaders have launched a search for common ground and real solutions.
King County Executive Ron Sims kicked off the "Carpe Diem - the…MORE
Schools pull out of grant for Westwood
Wed, 12/05/07
The Seattle School District has withdrawn its support for a city grant sought by the Westwood Neighborhood Council that would have facilitated a community input process to shape a vision for several public spaces in the neighborhood.
The…MORE