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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

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

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

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

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

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

Tom Stewart moved his privately owned food services corporation Services Group of America from West Seattle to Scottsdale, Ariz. last year.

Part one in a two-part series.

After serving the Burien community for 38 years, Rainier Photographic Supply and Dick's Camera closed its doors for good on August 11.

Owner Jonathan Stone, who bought the business at 15421 First Ave.…MORE

Conductor A. Brian Davenport leads the charge through one of the Federal Way Symphony's numbers August 18. Federal Way News staff photo.

Washington State Ferries asks that travelers allow for extra time over the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend.

The heaviest backups and overloading are anticipated 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, on westbound routes.

Return traffic is…MORE