The Seattle School Board has heard from several Denny Middle School and Sealth High parents, teachers and students who oppose the district's plan to build a joint campus for the two schools, but it's uncertain whether the board is empowered to…MORE
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Second Anthony's may be set for Des Moines Marina
Tue, 12/18/07
If one's good is two better? Maybe, if you're playing poker-or building the second Anthony's restaurant located in the Des Moines Marina, a proposal now in preliminary negotiations.
Yes, that's two Anthony's in one not-so-big marina. The…MORE
French students welcome at recent exchange visit
Tue, 12/18/07
West Seattle High School recently hosted 16 students from the city's French sister city, Nantes, for a two-week exchange student program.
In turn, twenty students from West Seattle plan to attend Talensac High School in Nantes during…MORE
Marine tech. center shown in art show
Tue, 12/18/07
Highline Community College's Library Art Gallery show features the work of entrants in the school's MaST contest for art students throughout December.
Works on display are in a variety of media, focusing on marine life and landscapes.…MORE
Highline annexation tussle draws SeaTac
Tue, 12/18/07
The possible annexation of White Center and Boulevard Park to either Burien or Seattle continues to gurgle through the innards of each city's respective governments, but now SeaTac wants a bite.
The SeaTac City Council voted Nov. 26 to…MORE
City sets time limit to raise Liberty funds
Tue, 12/18/07
Two local architects have donated the design for a new pedestal and plaza for the Statue of Liberty at Alki. Mayor Greg Nickels has pledged $50,000. An engraving company in Tacoma is ready to personalize a thousand bricks. The city will hire a…MORE
Developers will get a break if they provide "affordable housing"
Tue, 12/18/07
Seattle City Councilman Tom Rasmussen has released a revised version of Mayor Greg Nickels plan to expand an existing program that gives developers a break on property taxes in exchange for providing some "affordable" housing.
Rasmussen's…MORE
Guite, Landon receive awards
Tue, 12/18/07
Highline Water District commissioners Jerry Guite and George Landon recently were presented with a Commissioners Accreditation Award.
The award recognizes efforts by Guite and Landon in continuing the Commissioner Accreditation Guidelines…MORE
Two Highline middle schools recognized for WASL gains
Mon, 12/17/07
Pacific and Sylvester middle schools earned honorable mentions in the recent 2007 State Superintendent Learning Improvement Awards.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson praised both schools for remarkable gains in…MORE
Agreement may be near on new Starbucks in SeaTac
Mon, 12/17/07
Riders at the South 154th Street light rail station should be able to easily get their Starbucks fix.
Agreement on a proposal to bring a Starbucks and other transit-oriented development to a site across the street from the station appears…MORE
