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The Seattle Police Department mapped out new patrol beats for West Seattle and the rest of the city along with plans to beef-up the number of police officers on duty Friday and Saturday nights and during summer, when criminal activity is higher…MORE

The Seattle Police Department mapped out new patrol beats for Ballard and the rest of the city along with plans to beef-up the number of police officers on duty Friday and Saturday nights and during summer, when criminal activity is higher.

Seattle School Board members have asked district staff to come up with alternatives to a proposal that would alter the districts' youth and family policy for tenants in surplus buildings because the current proposal could triple rents for some…MORE

Children made some decisions on what playground equipment should be installed at a new park.

There were adults also at the Friends of Ballard Corners Park Design Workshop last week when Barker Landscape Architects showed design drawings of…MORE

School closures and consolidations this fall will shuffle around some elementary school principals in this part of the city.

Joanne Bowers, principal of Viewlands Elementary School, will take charge of North Beach Elementary next year.…MORE

A new dance troupe is entertaining audiences at restaurants in Seattle's Pioneer Square.

But "Amira's Dancers," which started their live performances in February, isn't just another group of performers.

They are from Burien-and they…MORE

Some parents at North Beach Elementary School are wondering, "where's the math?" in curriculum being considered for district-wide adoption by the Seattle School District.

The district's goal is to streamline its math curriculum in hopes of…MORE

Metro Transit Police introduced their new explosives-sniffing dog "Stevie" to the public last week.

Stevie is the King County Sheriff's Office second explosive-sniffing dog, and the first assigned to Metro Transit fulltime.

He and…MORE

Seattle Department of Transportation is about to begin sidewalk repair on Ballard Avenue Northwest. Paving crews will work on the west side of the street between Northwest Vernon Place and 22nd Avenue Northwest to repair damage caused by tree…MORE

"I am not going to mince words," King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson told participants at an open house on regional transportation at Highline Community College last week.

"This would be the largest investment of tax revenue in the…MORE