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Gary Merlino Construction, the city's Admiral Way contractor, plans to pave the main arterial from 41st to Olga Street next week, depending on weather conditions.

The contractor plans to start at 7 p.m. and end by 6 a.m. the next morning.…MORE

Thousands converged in downtown Ballard last weekend to take the advice of the 2007 Ballard SeafoodFest's slogan, "Feed Your Inner Viking." Almost 100 sponsors, via the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, and over 100 vendors, pulled off the successful…MORE

An investigation into the cause of flooding that damaged houses and yards in the Fauntleroy neighborhood last winter indicates numerous problems cascaded into each other.

Last December's flooding occurred around California Drive south of…MORE

Average Seattle incomes aren't keeping up with rising West Seattle housing costs and home ownership and rental opportunities are moving beyond the reach of wageworkers.

That fact prompted Mayor Greg Nickels to unveil his new housing…MORE

Sivona Lingle is Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu for 2008 and Danica Tongol is the junior court queen.

Lingle is the 17-year-old daughter of Mark and Autumn Lingle and is a very active West Seattle High School senior. When school resumes in…MORE

Des Moines' North Hill is going to acquire a sewer system.

A petition in favor of sewer service required signatures from 51 percent of landowners within the improvement district to be successful.

The proposal had already received 51…MORE

Thanks to visionaries both past and present, the Normandy Park Swim Club simultaneously celebrated last month its 50th anniversary and the completion of a pool renovation project.

The club, which opened on July 14, 1957, was "the first…MORE

The Port of Seattle has started adding water to Des Moines Creek this summer, one year ahead of schedule.

Augmenting water flows into Des Moines and Walker creeks was required by environmental permits for construction of the third runway…MORE

Burien City Council members had the opportunity on July 16 to voice their concerns to the Port of Seattle.

Port Commissioner John Creighton, who updated lawmakers on the state of the Port, noted that revenue increased by 8 percent in 2006…MORE

The Burke-Gilman Trail along the Ship Canal through the Fremont neighborhood will remain closed until summer 2008.

The Seattle Department of Transportation had planned to reopen the trail section over the next few weeks after it had closed…MORE