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New Mt. Rainier High opens
Tue, 09/04/07
After two years away from their home campus, Mt. Rainier High students return to a brand new school when classes resume Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Mt. Rainier students were housed at Olympic Middle School during construction.
Aviation High…MORE
More than half of Burien budget going to public safety
Tue, 09/04/07
Burien City Council members got their first look on Aug.
MOREUpdate: Bow Lake opening delayed as new Mt. Rainier High in Des Moines welcomes students
Tue, 09/04/07
Summer vacation has been extended three days for students at the new Bow Lake Elementary in SeaTac as construction delays has forced the opening day back to Monday, Sept. 10.
Assistant Highline Superintendent Geri Fain blames the…MORE
Lora Lake lawsuit labeled 'unfortunate' by Burien mayor
Tue, 09/04/07
A lawsuit to prevent the Port of Seattle from demolishing the Lora Lake Apartments was roundly criticized last week by Burien City Council members.
Calling the action "unfortunate," Mayor Joan McGilton said the King County Housing…MORE
Is Denny's building a landmark?
Tue, 09/04/07
Rhapsody Partners, the development firm that wants to tear down a Ballard Denny's Restaurant to build a six-to-eight story condominium, plans to nominate the 1960's building for landmark status.
"We want to make sure that things are going…MORE
Sanctions ramped up as Highline schools fail to make adequate progress
Tue, 09/04/07
Chinook Middle in SeaTac is the only Puget Sound area school to reach step five in federal sanctions as a result of test scores on the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).
Step five means the Highline District school has…MORE
Bank helps Phinney Community Center
Tue, 09/04/07
Eighty-five HSBC Group employees from Seattle to Wenatchee converged at Phinney Community Center to make a two-day investment last week.
The employees volunteered through a collaboration between the Phinney Neighborhood Association and…MORE
Record Metro Transit use during August
Mon, 09/03/07
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
Mayor rejects nightlife ordinances from City Council
Mon, 09/03/07
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
