JoAn Cox, the mother of slain King County Deputy Sheriff Steve Cox, was honored as the Burien citizen community activist of the year at the city's 15th birthday celebration and awards ceremony March 28.
Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly, owners…MORE
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Viaduct still sinking; workers will finish new supports by May
Tue, 04/01/08
A section of the Alaskan Way Viaduct continues to sink, but state crews have almost completed work to stop it.
Bents 93 and 94, the pairs of columns and their cross braces between Columbia and Yesler streets, sank another 3/8 inch,…MORE
Water District 49 starts on storts
Tue, 04/01/08
Water District 49 in Burien has launched a project to replace the "storts" on local fire hydrants.
A stort is a time-saving device that is permanently attached to a fire hydrant so firefighters don't have to hook up an adaptor before…MORE
Buying Fauntleroy school eyed
Tue, 04/01/08
The group that leases the old Fauntleroy School will not face an immediate increase of its lease payments despite the fact the Seattle School Board has adoped new procedures leading to market rate leases for buildings no longer needed or used as…MORE
Sex, AIDS education policies adopted by Highline schools
Tue, 04/01/08
Upgraded policies on sex and AIDS education were adopted by the Highline School District on March 26.
The policies emphasize teaching that condoms and other means of protection are important for sexually active youth.
That emphasis…MORE
Nominations for top Highline College alum sought
Tue, 04/01/08
Highline Community College is requesting nominations for its 2008 Distinguished Alumnus Award.
This year's award again will go to the former Highline student who is making outstanding contributions in his or her chosen field of endeavor.…MORE
Quidnunc sold to A-1 Best Computers
Fri, 03/28/08
Quidnunc, the local computer store in the junction, has been sold to another Seattle based computer company A-1 Best Computers. A-1 Best has two other locations in Ballard and Lake City. Started by Bill Hibler in 1994, Quidnunc began as a…MORE
Spring Snow in Burien
Fri, 03/28/08
With temperatures hovering just above freezing this week, Burien residents were treated to a series of low pressure systems off the coast, bringing plenty of rain to match the colder air. Downtown Burien saw plenty of the white stuff, some…MORE
Developer plans retail, office and residences at the former Huling Brothers site
Wed, 03/26/08
BlueStar Management, Inc., of Shoreline, Washington announced today plans for "Gateway Center" a mixed-use project to be developed on a one acre site at the northeast corner of Fauntleroy Way and S.W. Alaska St. (adjacent to 39th Avenue SW).…MORE
Animal shelter meeting scheduled in Burien
Wed, 03/26/08
The debate over animal care at King County shelters will be focused in Burien on Monday, April 14, during a county council town hall meeting in the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S. 152nd St.
A 6 p.m.
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