With tuition costs rising, the dream of an education seems farther away for many students, therefore South Seattle Community College's new online payment plan aims to shorten the distance.
The plan called e-Cashier allows students to…MORE
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Temp ramp for Fremont Bridge
Tue, 07/17/07
Three daily openings of the Fremont Bridge from now until the Fremont Bridge project is completed early next year, will take 15 minutes, instead of the usual 3 to 5 minutes.
These longer openings will take place at 5 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and…MORE
Miss Burien pageant cancelled in 2008
Tue, 07/17/07
There will be no Miss Burien 2008.
A new Miss Burien was scheduled to be crowned Nov. 17 but executive director Janie Bakke resigned in June and volunteers have decided to pull the plug on the pageant.
Lack of local financial…MORE
Mayor wants to control plans
Tue, 07/17/07
The city wants to take the lead this time as it decides how Ballard and Crown Hill should update its neighborhood plan.
Mayor Greg Nickels released a proposal earlier this month that outlines a city-staffed structure to examine all 38 of…MORE
Hi-Yu pageant hit by lack of knowledge and contestants
Tue, 07/17/07
West Seattle has been crowning Miss Hi-Yu's every year since 1934 but this year there is only one young woman competing for the title.
"It's been harder the last few years to get people to run," says Carol Winston, the Miss Hi-Yu candidate…MORE
Correction
Tue, 07/10/07
In last week's issue, Russell Simmons was incorrectly identified. Simmons is the co-founder of the Def Jam record label and an author. He was not a member of the hip-hop group Run DMC.
MOREPower outage causes Murray pump station overflow
Tue, 07/10/07
King County's sewer utility crews responded early Saturday morning to a small wastewater overflow at the Murray Avenue pump station after a power failure shut down pumping equipment about 4:30 a.m.
A backup power generator came on about 10…MORE
King County Council approves new elections chief
Tue, 07/10/07
The Metropolitan King County Council last week unanimously confirmed Sherril Huff as director of the King County's Records, Elections and Licensing Services Division, with praise for her leadership in implementing the council's recommendations…MORE
Wiley Center reopens after remodel
Tue, 07/10/07
The last vestige of the former Park Lake-now Greenbridge neighborhood is the Jim Wiley Community Center, which officially reopened Friday after a $5 million remodeling job.
The pyramid-like 1980 building is the only structure in the…MORE
