Design disagreements between a developer who wants to demolish a popular restaurant and the West Seattle Design Review Board over a planned California Avenue project struck a familiar theme of urban versus suburban.
Developer Tom Lee wants…MORE
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Superintendent wants to get district to the top
Tue, 08/21/07
Seattle Public Schools' principals were the students last week as the new superintendent, who pulled out names on Popsicle sticks, quizzed them on best practices at the Summer Leadership Institute, a two week professional development session.…MORE
Mayor has new housing help plan
Tue, 08/21/07
In an attempt to encourage developers to build more affordable housing for middle-income workers, Mayor Greg Nickels has released a revamped version of Seattle's tax exemption program, which builders say has never "penciled out."
The…MORE
Apartment building torched
Tue, 08/21/07
Seattle Police are investigating the purposeful burning of a three-story apartment building under construction north of the Junction.
Firefighters were called to California Avenue near Genesee Street at 12:42 a.m. Aug. 17 and found the…MORE
Correction
Tue, 08/21/07
During public comment at the Seattle Port Commission's Aug. 9 meeting on the Lora Lake Apartments, former Burien City Councilman Stephen Lamphear did not identify himself as a gardener. That reference was erroneously made by Ralph Nichols in his…MORE
Federal Way Historical Society raffle winner
Tue, 08/21/07
Douglas McGregor of Federal Way, center, shown with his daughter, was the winner of the Red White & Blues Festival Basket, presented to him by Historical Society Board President Lou Olmstead. Entries for the drawing were placed in a can and…MORE
Citizens are sought for police classes
Tue, 08/21/07
The fall session of the King County Sheriff's Office Citizen's Police Academy will begin Wednesday, Sept. 5, with weekly classes running through graduation on Dec.
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Puget Sound Blood Center accepts more than just thank-yous from visitors at ribbon-cutting ceremony
Tue, 08/21/07
Giving blood will be easier for Federal Way residents, thanks to the opening of the Puget Sound Blood Center that will serve as a stationary headquarters for donations.
Puget Sound Blood Center opened a new donor center in Federal Way last…MORE
SeaTac school fair is set
Tue, 08/21/07
The Family Resource Center is sponsoring a Back To School Resource Fair for SeaTac families on Friday, August 24.
Conducted in partnership with local businesses, organizations, school programs and community members, the fair is designed…MORE
Federal Way Police still on the lookout for shooting suspect
Tue, 08/21/07
Federal Way police continue to search for a missing suspect in a string of shootings that spanned several blocks of the Steel Lake Park area.
The department has issued a plea to the citizens of Federal Way to help them locate Christopher…MORE
