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King County Metro Transit has increased bus service thanks to a transit initiative recently approved by voters.

In the Ballard area, Transit Now will finance added service to the Route 44 between Ballard, Wallingford and the University…MORE

Phil Lutes has been named deputy managing director of the Seaport Division at the Port of Seattle. His first day on the job was Monday, Feb. 5.

Before joining the Port, Lutes spent 28 years with Westwood Shipping Lines where his last post…MORE

Ballots were mailed last week to absentee voters for the March 13 special election on the Highline School District's $140 million educational programs and operations levy.

The four-year levy would replace a levy that expires this year.

Dr. Rodney F. Hochman has been selected as the new president and chief executive officer of Swedish Hospital.

Hochman is currently executive vice president of Sentara Healthcare, a major medical system with seven acute-care hospitals, 1,…MORE

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Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

By a vote of 71 to 24 on February 16, 2007, the House approved HB 1024, which would prohibit the sale,…MORE

It was quite a January week for New Futures Finance Director Susana Schuarzberg.

The financial guru for the Burien-based group accepted the Puget Sound Business Journal's first-ever award as 2007 CFO (chief financial officer) of the Year…MORE

The Woodland Park Zoo's controversial parking garage project was not on the agenda during their Transportation Demand Management plan open house recently, but a group of 60 people with protest signs showed up to voice their opinions anyways.…MORE

The public is being asked to help identify a hit-and-run motorist who put a young Arbor Heights woman in the hospital Feb. 16.

Emily Lovelett, 23, was crossing 35th Avenue at Southwest 100th Street at about 8:15 p.m. that Friday night.

In separate actions on Feb. 22, Des Moines City Council members approved a Redondo rezone that addresses substandard lot requirements and unanimously endorsed the Highline School District's replacement levy.

Currently in Redondo there are…MORE

Seattle's Office for Senior Citizens offers a program that helps place seniors in jobs that can earn them earn extra money and a second chance at a career, but many active seniors in Ballard are looking for opportunities closer to home.

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