Eight seniors from Ballard High School have received $1,000 scholarships from the Ballard Rotary Club to further their education after they graduate. Students were also given gift certificates to the University Book Store. The students are:…MORE
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Burien, SeaTac celebrate summer
Mon, 06/18/07
It's time for summer celebrations in Highline communities.
On this first weekend of summer, the annual International Festival will liven up Angle Lake Park in SeaTac.
And in Burien, the Strawberry & Arts Festival will return to…MORE
Community says goodbye to Viewlands
Mon, 06/18/07
Over 300 alumni, teachers, staff, and guests packed onto Viewlands Elementary School auditorium Saturday for a bittersweet reunion. The school is closing, and three generations of former students came to say hello to former teachers, and goodbye…MORE
Rock chosen to lead Ballard food bank as interim director
Mon, 06/18/07
Shane Rock has been hired as the interim executive director of the Ballard Food Bank and will spend several months assessing the needs of the program.
"I will look at the organization's history, what is good, what can be improved and see…MORE
Commons Park will not get permanent restroom
Mon, 06/18/07
The Seattle Parks and Recreation Department installed a temporary restroom at the Ballard Commons Park last week to ease pressure on the facilities of nearby businesses.
A green, portable toilet was placed on the northwest corner of the…MORE
Cal-Mor Circle under renovation
Thu, 06/14/07
The public housing facility, Cal-Mor Circle near the Morgan Street Junction is undergoing renovations including replacing unit kitchen and bathroom fans, refinishing 1st floor common areas with upgrades to public bathrooms; replacing exterior…MORE
Legislators say schools won, worry about lack of affordable housing
Wed, 06/13/07
Lawmakers of the 36th district touted a successful legislative session that incorporated record funding for public education and answered questions about local housing and transportation during a recent town hall meeting.
Reps. Helen…MORE
24th Avenue to get road diet
Wed, 06/13/07
The Seattle Department of Transportation will go ahead with plans to "skinny" up a portion of 24th Avenue Northwest in the name of pedestrian safety, reducing four lanes of traffic to three with a center turn lane.
The city proposed this "…MORE
Bergen Place to get new flagpoles
Wed, 06/13/07
A series of new flagpoles and a stone marker will be installed at Ballard's Bergen Place park later this summer paid for by a $4,375 grant from the city's Neighborhood Matching Fund.
The six poles will be 25-feet tall with the flags of…MORE
State Route 518 delays and detours set to begin
Tue, 06/12/07
Drivers on State Route 518 will endure nighttime detours and delays around Sea-Tac International Airport as the light-rail line is built across the freeway.
The light rail bridge will be built across SR-518, just west of International…MORE
