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Highline Superintendent John Welch has been named the "most effective administrator" among large school districts in Washington State by the Washington School Administrators Association (WASA) and PEMCO Insurance.

Superintendent Welch will…MORE

The new Crown Hill Neighborhood Association is gearing up to tackle some of the biggest issues in the community, from the future of an old school building to the unwanted Safeway discount gas station.

The group aims to build a unified…MORE

White Center and Boulevard Park residents get another rare chance to vote May 17.

Six of 13 seats are up for grabs on the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council at an election to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Mount View Elementary School…MORE

Mortimer Brewster is practically an old friend of ours.

You know him-a New York drama critic who hates watching plays? The guy whose brother thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt and is digging the Panama Canal in his basement? The one whose other…MORE

The $149 million dollar school construction bond measure will rebuild:

Valhalla Elementary School

Panther Lake Elementary

Lakeland Elementary

Sunnycrest Elementary

Lakota Middle School

The Elliott Bay Water Taxi and the Metro shuttles from the dock to Alki, Admiral and the Junction will be permanent and year around under the King County Ferry District approved last week by the Metropolitan King County Council.

A newly…MORE

Shop for locally grown fresh produce and flowers at Burien's Farmers Market, which opens for the season Thursday, May 10, at a new location.

Town Square construction is forcing the market to move to the parking lot of the former city hall…MORE

Belted by December's windstorm, PowellsWood is back in bloom.

"We lost three big trees and there were broken limbs and branches everywhere - it was quite a mess," said Monte Powell, creator of the private garden.

The mess is long…MORE

An "idea board" stood in the middle of the main event room at the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse on a recent Sunday morning as alumni and community members milled around discussing the past, present and future of the 90-year-old school building.

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