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Students to get test help
Wed, 03/14/07
Middle and elementary schools students in West Seattle who came close to passing the Washington Assessment of Student Learning last spring are enrolled in a new after-school program aimed at boosting their test scores.
The district's chief…MORE
Jack Block Jr. to seek Port position
Wed, 03/14/07
Burien City Councilman Jack Block Jr., a second-generation longshoreman, hopes to become a second-generation Seattle port commissioner in November.
Block announced last week that he will challenge longtime Port Commissioner Bob Edwards,…MORE
NEED A DAYTRIP OUT OF BALLARD?
Wed, 03/14/07
Head to Seattle's new Olympic Sculpture Park downtown where you can see artwork like this Alexander Calder sculpture, titled Eagle, 1971. Eagle displays curving wings, assertive stance and a pointy beak that is weightless, colorful and abstract.…MORE
Non-customers banned from Safeway parking
Wed, 03/14/07
Forget the Safeway parking lot in the Admiral district if you want to buy groceries and then walk across the street to pick up clothes or go to the bank.
Safeway will give you a $35 ticket. If not paid within 15 days, it increases to $60…MORE
Community funds woman's operation
Wed, 03/14/07
When Marcia Brunner's insurance dropped her coverage for a stem cell transplant, the community stepped in to raise money for the medical procedure, which may save her life.
The insurance company, which was to pay for 90 percent of cost of…MORE
California Avenue paving to restart
Wed, 03/14/07
Work is scheduled to resume Monday, March 19 on repaving California Avenue Southwest.
Now that most of the winter is over and outdoor temperatures are getting warm enough to work with asphalt, workers from Gary Merlino Construction Co.…MORE
Better turnover with pay stations
Wed, 03/14/07
More open parking spaces in downtown Ballard has meant means better customer flow for businesses, now that the community has gotten used to the automated pay systems installed in late 2005.
The green pay stations replaced the old hand…MORE
Fauntleroy Place to start soon
Wed, 03/14/07
Architects of Fauntleroy Place are redesigning the most prominent corner of the planned six-story housing and retail development at Alaska Street and Fauntleroy Way.
The West Seattle Design Review Board told architects from Stricker Cato…MORE
Students get math, literacy help
Wed, 03/14/07
Students at Salmon Bay and Adams elementary schools who came close to passing the Washington Assessment of Student Learning last spring are enrolled in a new after school program aimed at boosting their test scores.
The district's chief…MORE