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After a trip back to the architect's drafting table to reduce costs, the expanded Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library re-opens Saturday, March 10.

Six general contractors bid to build the Southwest Library in 2004 but all of the…MORE

Seventy pounds of corned beef, 30 pounds of potatoes, a case of cabbage and six pints of beer will help buy a little boy-the son of a fallen hero-a college education.

Mick Kelly's Irish Pub in downtown Burien served their traditional…MORE

Maritime businesses on Harbor Island, around the southern shore of Elliott Bay and along the Duwamish River will have an easier time grappling with replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct than their business associates in Ballard.

That's…MORE

Voters will decide on March 13 the fate of a $140 million, four-year Highline School District educational programs and operations levy.

The ballot measure would replace a levy that expires in December.

It would fund 18 to 20 percent…MORE

It was quite a January week for New Futures Finance Director Susana Schuarzberg.

The financial guru for the Burien-based group accepted the Puget Sound Business Journal's first-ever award as 2007 CFO (chief financial officer) of the Year…MORE

The Woodland Park Zoo's controversial parking garage project was not on the agenda during their Transportation Demand Management plan open house recently, but a group of 60 people with protest signs showed up to voice their opinions anyways.…MORE

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Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

By a vote of 71 to 24 on February 16, 2007, the House approved HB 1024, which would prohibit the sale,…MORE

In separate actions on Feb. 22, Des Moines City Council members approved a Redondo rezone that addresses substandard lot requirements and unanimously endorsed the Highline School District's replacement levy.

Currently in Redondo there are…MORE

Seattle's Office for Senior Citizens offers a program that helps place seniors in jobs that can earn them earn extra money and a second chance at a career, but many active seniors in Ballard are looking for opportunities closer to home.

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The public is being asked to help identify a hit-and-run motorist who put a young Arbor Heights woman in the hospital Feb. 16.

Emily Lovelett, 23, was crossing 35th Avenue at Southwest 100th Street at about 8:15 p.m. that Friday night.