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Seattle City Council candidate Venus Velazquez was arrested last Wednesday night in Ballard for drunken driving after leaving a restaurant where she had dinner and drinks.

She had participated in a candidate's forum at the Sunset Hill…MORE

Loyal Heights Elementary School students and staff participate in the school's annual "Jogathon" fundraiser. The event coincided with "Crazy-Hair Day," which may explain the interesting hairdos. The school recently received a prestigious award…MORE

The Westwood Neighborhood Council wants to lead a public process to create a "community spaces plan" for what it calls the Denny-Sealth-Southwest Community Center Campus.

The group is waiting to see if it's awarded a $15,000 Seattle…MORE

A gala is slated for Nov. 10 to support the Ballard Boys and Girls Club.

Lombardi's Neighborhood Italian restaurant is celebrating 20 years at their Ballard location with the Garlic Festival 20th Anniversary Gala to benefit the club.

Several of the little conveyances turned from Alaska Street onto Fauntleroy Way last weekend. Photo by Steve Shay.

After nearly six months without an executive director, the Ballard Food Bank has hired local resident Nancy McKinnon to lead the agency.

McKinnon brings experience in non-profit agency accounting and most recently was the interim…MORE

The usually very stable trackhoe toppled over last Thursday at the bottom of Admiral Way before entering the West Seattle Bridge. Photo by Sam Vichitnand.

Gee Automotive closed all of its facilities last week and a court battle is developing between the Gee family of the Spokane area and the Hulings who sold the dealerships but retain ownership of the land along Fauntleroy Way. Photo by Patrick…MORE

By Steve Shay

Escalating construction costs in the region have pressed Seattle Public Schools to accelerate by one year its plans to build a shared Denny Middle School and Sealth High School campus.

The $125 million project is part of the district's…MORE