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Burien City Council members had the opportunity on July 16 to voice their concerns to the Port of Seattle.

Port Commissioner John Creighton, who updated lawmakers on the state of the Port, noted that revenue increased by 8 percent in 2006…MORE

The Burke-Gilman Trail along the Ship Canal through the Fremont neighborhood will remain closed until summer 2008.

The Seattle Department of Transportation had planned to reopen the trail section over the next few weeks after it had closed…MORE

Pressure continued to build this week on the Port of Seattle and Burien as low-income housing advocates campaigned to save the Lora Lake Apartments from demolition.

Rev. Sandy Brown of the Church Council Of Greater Seattle conducted a "…MORE

In two weeks and two days we will get a good idea of what total grid lock might look like when the state closes multiple lanes and ramps on northbound Interstate 5 between Spokane Street and I-90 around the clock for 19 days to perform extensive…MORE

There will be no Miss Burien 2008.

A new Miss Burien was scheduled to be crowned Nov. 17 but executive director Janie Bakke resigned in June and volunteers have decided to pull the plug on the pageant.

Lack of local financial…MORE

Three daily openings of the Fremont Bridge from now until the Fremont Bridge project is completed early next year, will take 15 minutes, instead of the usual 3 to 5 minutes.

These longer openings will take place at 5 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and…MORE

West Seattle has been crowning Miss Hi-Yu's every year since 1934 but this year there is only one young woman competing for the title.

"It's been harder the last few years to get people to run," says Carol Winston, the Miss Hi-Yu candidate…MORE

There will be no Miss Burien 2008.

A new Miss Burien was scheduled to be crowned Nov.

The city wants to take the lead this time as it decides how Ballard and Crown Hill should update its neighborhood plan.

Mayor Greg Nickels released a proposal earlier this month that outlines a city-staffed structure to examine all 38 of…MORE

The new Seattle School District superintendent, Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson, spent her first day on the job attending classes.

On July 9, her first official day in the job, the superintendent toured West Seattle High School, where she sat in…MORE