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The City of Seattle hopes the threat of heavy fines will pressure negligent landowners to follow the rules.

A new program, called "Clean up Your Act," will increase fines for landlords and property owners who refuse to repair run down…MORE

This fall, the Department of Neighborhoods will be providing free trees for planting on residential streets in Seattle neighborhoods. Applications are accepted from groups of neighbors and are due on Friday, August 10.

The Greater West Seattle "Neighbors in Business" Open House is set for Tuesday, June 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Brockey Conference Center at South Seattle Community College in West Seattle. Businesses from throughout West Seattle and White Center…MORE

The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine and a vaccine that protects young children against rotavirus are now available at no cost to children in our state. The two new vaccines give parents the ability to protect their children against two…MORE

The summer of 1887 stands as a turning point in the early history of Ballard for that was when a number of parties joined forces to form the West Coast Improvement Company - the enterprise that "sold Gilman Park" that, in turn, directly led to…MORE

U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott has introduced the Unemployment Insurance Modernization bill.

The proposed law would transform the unemployment insurance program to meet the growing needs of a workforce that's changed dramatically since the…MORE

The Elliott Bay Water Taxi and Metro shuttles from the dock to Alki, Admiral Way and the West Seattle Junction will be permanent year around under the King County Ferry District approved recently by the King County Council.

A newly revised…MORE

Ballard acquired its name as a matter of chance.

Indeed, the name was literally the result of a flip of a coin along with a 1880s nickname for a train stop. Before it became Ballard, the little community on Salmon Bay was known for about a…MORE

Superintendent Raj Manhas and Chief Academic Officer Carla Santono have announced principal appointments for the 2007-2008 school year. The appointments are a result of a "rigorous, three-phase process" that began in fall 2006.

"As we see…MORE

The King County Council recently expanded potential transportation options for county residents by creating a King County Ferry District.

Passenger-only ferry service to South Puget Sound and Vashon Island, or across Lake Washington to the…MORE