As the crime of graffiti vandalism continues in the city, nonprofit group Seattle Paint-Out has targeted a variety of neighborhoods, including Ballard, for graffiti-cleaning in the near future.
The group recently held its annual Seattle…MORE
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More family business leaves area
Mon, 09/10/07
"Will the last small business in Ballard please turn out the light?" reads a sign painted across the front window of the now closed Nick's Boats and Motors at the corner of 7th Avenue and Northwest 65th Street.
As well as signifying the…MORE
Housing authority could buy Lock Vista
Mon, 09/10/07
The Seattle Housing Authority has agreed to consider purchasing the Lock Vista Apartment building to preserve the moderate rentals.
"We're sure willing to take a look at what we can do," said Virginia Felton, spokesperson for the Seattle…MORE
Mayor announces $3.5 million for homeless housing
Mon, 09/10/07
Mayor Greg Nickels announced last week his 2008 proposed budget includes $3.5 million to help fund 84 permanent supportive housing studio apartments for chronically homeless people.
Half the units at the Plymouth Housing Group's First and…MORE
Sanctions ramped up as Highline schools fail to make adequate progress
Tue, 09/04/07
Chinook Middle in SeaTac is the only Puget Sound area school to reach step five in federal sanctions as a result of test scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).
Step five means the Highline District school has…MORE
Bank helps Phinney Community Center
Tue, 09/04/07
Eighty-five HSBC Group employees from Seattle to Wenatchee converged at Phinney Community Center to make a two-day investment last week.
The employees volunteered through a collaboration between the Phinney Neighborhood Association and…MORE
First Avenue reconstruction turns into frustrating project
Tue, 09/04/07
Part two in a two-part series. Part one appeared in the Aug.
MOREMayor rejects nightlife measures
Tue, 09/04/07
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
Greenwood space travel store 'not what it seems'
Tue, 09/04/07
On display in the window of the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co.
MOREFoss Home testing new 'Skandia' senior living
Tue, 09/04/07
After 78 years of providing care a frail elderly population, Foss Home and Village is testing the waters for a new senior living concept called The Skandia.
The Skandia will feature 176 apartments for adults 62 years or older not yet ready…MORE
