King County Councilman Dow Constantine requested a formal council review of the local response to December's massive windstorm, to see what lessons can be learned from the natural disaster that left trees toppled, roads blocked, and hundreds of…MORE
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Parents visited before kids entered schools
Tue, 01/02/07
Many parents desire to play a more active role in their child's education, but rarely have the chance to do so.
Gatewood Elementary and Denny Middle Schools are helping parents by bringing that opportunity for involvement, literally,…MORE
Requirements for new school chief are debated
Tue, 01/02/07
While the search for a new superintendent is still in its infancy, whoever gets the job will likely have his or her hands full; enrollment in the 45,000-student district is slowly declining and a contentious school closure process has divided the…MORE
Fischburg to quit Delridge association
Tue, 01/02/07
No organization has had more impact on Delridge in the last decade than the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and now its founding director is stepping down.
The nonprofit agency hopes to hire a new executive director by mid-…MORE
City sets new recycle record
Tue, 01/02/07
Seattle set a new record for recycling rates, with 52.1 percent of residential garbage heading to recycling bins instead of landfills.
The residential recycling rate climbed by 2.7 percentage points compared to 2004 and was 2.2 percentage…MORE
Blogs 'create communities'
Fri, 12/29/06
At 17 years old, on the small island of Saipan in the Pacific Islands, Mona Hickey became the one-thousandth person to start a blog on Blogger, the free blog publishing software.
"I was on a small island and I needed an outlet, for…MORE
Lights to stay on
Wed, 12/27/06
Seattle Parks and Recreation Superintendent Ken Bounds has officially denied resident's requests to leave field lights at the Loyal Heights Playfield off for more than one night a week, limiting the fields' availability to five nights a week.…MORE
$20.5 million center slated to open
Wed, 12/27/06
Residents of Federal Way and surrounding areas will soon be able to jog, climb, swim, take yoga, learn Pilates, relax in a sauna, have a birthday party and attend community classes all in one place.
In June, the City of Federal Way began…MORE
BLOGGERS:They can give niche coverage to new subjects
Wed, 12/27/06
When Peggy Sturdivant first started a blog about Ballard she had no idea it would change her life.
"I feel a responsibility now to the whole community," said Sturdivant, a Ballard resident for 19 years. "I've discovered I'm looking at…MORE
City Light warns of credit card scammers
Tue, 12/26/06
Seattle City Light warns about thieves are calling customers telling them that the customer must give them their credit card number immediately to avoid shut-off of electricity that day.
In this case, the thief indicated a customer hadn't…MORE