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If you need a high quality Christmas tree, the Boy Scouts of Troop 100 would be happy to sell you one to raise money for their summer activities.

This is a tradition for Troop 100, going back to 1953 when scouts sold door to door in…MORE

Students at Arbor Heights Elementary School can feel safer walking to and from school next year after the Seattle Department of Transportation completes construction of more than two blocks of sidewalks along Southwest 104th Street.

Crews…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's Ballard campus has a new TeleStroke Program to provide a real time 24-hour, 7 day a week link between the emergency room and physicians and stroke specialists at the Swedish's Cherry Hill Campus where their nationally…MORE

Alden Mason is faced with a dilemma similar to many seniors in Ballard who live on a fixed income: Rent increases or condo conversions are forcing many out of their homes as affordable rental opportunities here fade away.

Mason, 88, has…MORE

For the first time in the program's 28-year history, there are more than 1,000 vans in operation, supporting a record ridership of 1.9 million passenger trips during the first nine months of 2007.

Although the van programs have shown…MORE

Mike Nelson has predicted a "photovoltaic revolution" as solar power is on the verge of becoming a leading competitor in the world's top energy sources. But it all depends on consumer demand.

While the cost of solar power still has a ways…MORE

The fundraiser for the Ballard Boys and Girls Club on Nov. 10 was a success with a standing-room-only crowd that produced $10,000.

The gymnasium, where many Ballard kids first learned how to play basketball was dressed up for Lombardi's…MORE

Ladies and gentlemen: Introducing... live entertainment at the Admiral Theater. Once part of the Oasis Entertainment cinema chain, the Admiral has broken that shackle to become a "stand-alone" theater. With renovation almost complete, and manager…MORE

Chris Jackins is a regular at most Seattle School Board meetings, easily spotted scribbling down notes on a yellow legal pad in his plaid, flannel shirt among district officials in ties and parents in business suits just off from work.

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The board of the King County Ferry District has adopted a plan, budget and financing for the operation next year of the West Seattle Water Taxi and the Vashon Island passenger-only ferry.

Besides the Vashon ferry and year-around Water Taxi…MORE