The county-wide Growth Management Planning Council recommended on Oct.
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Well-attended fundraiser brings in $25,000 to help preserve Hylebos watershed
Tue, 10/09/07
One hundred ninety-eight friends of the Hylebos Creek turned out to the King County Weyerhaeuser Aquatic Center September 22 to celebrate the annual return of Hylebos Creek salmon and to raise funds to support Hylebos Creek Conservation.
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Workshop set on Burien Recreation Center
Tue, 10/09/07
City officials will discuss final plans for a new Burien community recreation center at a public workshop Thursday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.
The workshop will at the Burien Community Center, 425 S.W.
MOREHummer on steroids delivers 4 students to Normandy Park school
Tue, 10/09/07
Like a Hummer on steroids, the UNICAT All-terrain vehicle can drive comfortably through almost any desert, jungle, snowstorm or flood nature can stir up.
But the 25,000-pound giant decided to plow through the tamer streets of Burien on a…MORE
Aviation vice principal honored for innovation
Tue, 10/09/07
Susan Hegeberg, assistant principal of Aviation High School, has been recognized as one of the nation's most innovative educators as part of the ING Unsung Heroes award program.
Representatives of ING presented Hegeberg with a check for $2…MORE
LaRustica to reopen
Tue, 10/09/07
La Rustica owners are counting their blessings, reopening this evening (Tuesday, Oct 9), with two new refrigerators, a new oven and a new kitchen floor.
"We were going to do the work anyway," said owner Guilio Pellegrini. "This January, we…MORE
Viaduct to undergo semiannual inspection
Tue, 10/09/07
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will close the Alaskan Way Viaduct for its semiannual inspections this weekend.
Since the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, the department has conducted a full inspection of the…MORE
'Orphaned parks wish fund' proposed
Tue, 10/09/07
The mayor has asked the Seattle City Council to approve a one-time addition to his 2008 proposed budget that would make the money available for a $7 million "Orphaned Parks Wish Fund."
"We are fortunate to have so many beautiful and well-…MORE
Cooper School gets $53,000 grant
Tue, 10/09/07
Cooper Elementary School is one of five schools in Washington State to be awarded a $53,000 grant for the school's "E.A.R.T.H." Project.
Of that amount, $26,500 will come from the state and there will be an in-kind match of services from…MORE
Displaced renters must be told of aid
Tue, 10/09/07
To recognize the effect of condominium conversions on displaced renters, the city council unanimously have passed an ordinance that penalizes developers and property owners who fail to notify eligible renters of tenant relocation assistance.…MORE
