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Mike Martin is a happy man.

"I'm thrilled to be here," the new Burien city manager said in a recent interview. "I'm so excited about what's going on in this community that I could do handsprings."

It felt "like the table is set"…MORE

The Port of Seattle will build a new container terminal and relocate an existing cruise terminal, the Port Commission decided last week.

"Recent and anticipated growth in the Port's container shipping business is driving this project,"…MORE

A replacement for West Seattle High's outgoing principal Susan Ders/ probably won't be appointed until the end of the school year, said Patti Spencer, spokeswoman for Seattle Public Schools.

The district is working on a "combination of…MORE

Six Ballard residents have made the Seattle Pacific University's 2006 Autumn Quarter Dean's List. Each has completed at least 12 credits and have attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average. The students are: Megan Dianne McGilvray Brady; Alan…MORE

The city of Seattle is changing the definitions of its land-use code to allow more density as well as flexibility in areas designated for duplexes, triplexes, townhouses, apartment buildings, condominiums and other multifamily developments.

HB 1116

Creating a plan to increase the homeownership rate to 75 percent by 2020.

By a vote of 65 to 31 on Feb. 12, the House approved HB 1116, which would require the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to develop a plan…MORE

Landscape architects along with students from the University of Washington asked White Center residents' opinions about what activities and structures they want at White Center Heights Park when it is remodeled in June.

Seattle-based…MORE

There are plans to install a double faced, externally illuminated 50-foot high billboard just north of the Ballard Bridge on 15th Avenue Northwest, according to Seattle's Department of Planning and Development.

Clear Channel Outdoor…MORE

With the mayor battling for a tunnel, the governor pushing for a new viaduct, and Seattle voters wondering if their March 13 vote will even slightly affect the outcome, the future of vehicular transportation along the downtown waterfront remains…MORE

Seventeen Northwest wineries will offer tastings at this year's Poverty Bay Wine Festival.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, March 10, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, March 11, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Des Moines Beach Park…MORE