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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

By Rebekah Schilperoort

Parents at Salmon Bay convened for the fourth "Wisdom Council" earlier this month to renew the school's commitment to alternative education and focus on challenges that threaten its independence.

Eleven…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 annual Community Food and Toy Drive for Des Moines and Federal Way is now in high gear, and South King Fire and Rescue is asking for the public's generosity once again.

Donations of canned goods, non-perishable (dry) food items and new…MORE

The meeting may not have resulted in any definitive action from the seven-member City Council, but for the crowd of opponents of the proposed development in Northeast Tacoma (and a stone's throw away from the Federal Way line), the venting…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

A long time advocate for housing rights, John Fox might not be an obvious leader for social change and economic justice.

It was inspiration, not hardship, which led Fox to spend the last 30 years of his life challenging the structures of…MORE

After months of negotiations, City Councilman Richard Conlin, says there is an agreement between the city and environmental groups over the restoration of wetlands and creeks around the city's new Joint Training Facility in White Center.

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Great Harvest Bread Co.'s third annual "Raising Dough for Children's Hospital" fundraiser grossed over $19,000 for Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center's Uncompensated Care program.

Seven Seattle-area Great Harvest stores, one…MORE