Sid and Hilda Andrews prefer to remain low key about their volunteer work, but their efforts to feed the hungry have earned them a Foss Home and Village Senior Appreciation Award.
Five days a week, Sid drives to grocery stores and food…MORE
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'Sharrows' coming to Ballard streets
Tue, 09/04/07
On our city streets, bicycles pedaled by human power and weighing a few pounds must maneuver among speeding cars, trucks and buses, so the city has introduced lane markings called sharrows, reminding drivers to share the streets with bikes.…MORE
Cambodian Museum may open downtown
Mon, 09/03/07
The Cambodian Cultural Museum in White Center may be opening in a new and improved locale in downtown Seattle.
The museum is temporarily closed due to damage from flooding that occurred last January. The museum will reopen in a new…MORE
Despite objectors, skateboard park idea grows
Mon, 09/03/07
For one skateboarding advocate here, creating a system of skate parks in West Seattle isn't just about building places to do aerials and flip tricks.
So far it's just a blueprint with no funding, but the citywide skate park plan is gaining…MORE
Sharrows are on our streets
Mon, 09/03/07
On our city streets, bicycles pedaled by human power and weighing a few pounds for each skinny frame, must maneuver among speeding cars, trucks and buses. With growing numbers of cyclists, the city of Seattle has introduced lane markings called…MORE
Record Metro Transit use during August
Mon, 09/03/07
After the big Interstate 5 construction project, King County Metro Transit reported record ridership on buses, vanpools, and the Elliott Bay water taxi during August.
"Over (those) two weeks, ridership on all of the services Metro provides…MORE
Mayor rejects nightlife ordinances from City Council
Mon, 09/03/07
Two bills passed by the Seattle City Council last month to reduce overcrowding and violence around nightclubs did not earn Mayor Greg Nickels approval and the legislation was returned unsigned.
The council is currently working on a…MORE
West Seattle Garden Tour presents check to ArtsWest
Mon, 09/03/07
It was a big payday for the ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery recently when executive director, Alan Harrison, accepted a $6,500 check from the West Seattle Garden Tour at a reception.
Incoming Garden Tour president, Clay Swidler, presented…MORE
Food labeling is 'burdensome'
Tue, 08/28/07
Restaurant owners in the Ballard area are chafing at new policies of the King County Board of Health, specifically the menu labeling requirement and the trans fat ban that are both scheduled to go into effect next year.
"At what point are…MORE
