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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

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

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

After completing its design process for a new community recreation center, the city of Burien now is surveying the public about financing options for the proposed facility.

Approximately 3,000 households in the community have received the…MORE

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

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

There is a new support group in town and it is believed to be the only one of its kind in the area.

Nar-Anon, which helps people reclaim their lives, is now officially in Burien.

The organizer of the Burien group, extending a…MORE

Major paving on the third runway at Sea-Tac International Airport is done, Port of Seattle officials have announced.

The paving was poured 17 inches thick on the 150-foot-wide runway that is 8,500 feet long.

Workers will hand pave…MORE

Now Federal Way citizens interested in reducing crime in the community can take a more active role, thanks to the newly implemented Safe City Federal Way program.

The program kicked off this month with the goal of increased information…MORE

A young lady once called and asked me to send money to help children with cancer.

My immediate reaction was, of course I would help.

Before we finalized the transaction, I remembered some advice I had read somewhere: "What…MORE