In an area of Des Moines that has received recent media attention due to gang busts, residents will hold their first block party featuring a renowned Seattle cellist.
Paul Rucker will perform in Midway Park at South 221st Street and 29th…MORE
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Sewer system planned for Des Moines' North Hill neighborhood
Wed, 08/01/07
Des Moines' North Hill is going to acquire a sewer system.
A petition in favor of sewer service required signatures from 51 percent of landowners within the improvement district to be successful.
The proposal had already received 51…MORE
Admiral Way to close next week for repaving
Tue, 07/31/07
Gary Merlino Construction, the city's Admiral Way contractor, plans to pave the main arterial from 41st to Olga Street next week, depending on weather conditions.
The contractor plans to start at 7 p.m. and end by 6 a.m. the next morning.…MORE
Housing costs have risen beyond the reach of many
Tue, 07/31/07
Average Seattle incomes aren't keeping up with rising housing costs and home ownership and rental opportunities are moving beyond the reach of wageworkers.
That fact prompted Mayor Greg Nickels to unveil his new housing program last week,…MORE
Many problems at root of Fauntleroy flooding
Tue, 07/31/07
An investigation into the cause of flooding that damaged houses and yards in the Fauntleroy neighborhood last winter indicates numerous problems cascaded into each other.
Last December's flooding occurred around California Drive south of…MORE
SeafoodFest fed the 'Inner Viking'
Tue, 07/31/07
Thousands converged in downtown Ballard last weekend to take the advice of the 2007 Ballard SeafoodFest's slogan, "Feed Your Inner Viking." Almost 100 sponsors, via the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, and over 100 vendors, pulled off the successful…MORE
Housing costs soar ahead of incomes
Tue, 07/31/07
Average Seattle incomes aren't keeping up with rising West Seattle housing costs and home ownership and rental opportunities are moving beyond the reach of wageworkers.
That fact prompted Mayor Greg Nickels to unveil his new housing…MORE
Hi-Yu royalty reigns
Tue, 07/31/07
Sivona Lingle is Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu for 2008 and Danica Tongol is the junior court queen.
Lingle is the 17-year-old daughter of Mark and Autumn Lingle and is a very active West Seattle High School senior. When school resumes in…MORE
Sewer system planned for Des Moines' North Hill neighborhood
Tue, 07/31/07
Des Moines' North Hill is going to acquire a sewer system.
A petition in favor of sewer service required signatures from 51 percent of landowners within the improvement district to be successful.
The proposal had already received 51…MORE
Normandy Park Swim Club celebrates 50 years
Tue, 07/31/07
Thanks to visionaries both past and present, the Normandy Park Swim Club simultaneously celebrated last month its 50th anniversary and the completion of a pool renovation project.
The club, which opened on July 14, 1957, was "the first…MORE
