Less than a week after his unpopular proposal to merge two distinct school programs and close Roxhill Elementary was voted down by the Seattle School Board, superintendent Raj Manhas announced he'd step down next summer as the district's leader…MORE
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Sound Transit fined for Tukwila water spills
Tue, 10/31/06
The Department of Ecology has fined the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) $66,000 for water-quality violations along its light rail line under construction between Seattle and Tukwila.
Ecology also issued an…MORE
Ballard Hospital hit by data theft, check records
Tue, 10/31/06
Over a thousand recent patients at Swedish Medical Center's Ballard Campus are being advised to check their credit reports after the personal information of three people was stolen from the hospital.
According to Swedish Medical Center,…MORE
Vandalism plagues neighbors
Tue, 10/31/06
A group of Ballard residents who are tired of waking up in the morning only to find their car windows shattered and belongings stolen organized a community meeting last week to talk about a rash of car prowls in recent months.
The latest…MORE
Correction
Tue, 10/31/06
An article in our Oct. 25 about Flexcar expanding the availability of rental vehicles to White Center contained some outdated information.
Members now use a smart card, called a Flexcard, to open the car door. The reservation information…MORE
Board members sought
Tue, 10/31/06
The city of Seattle is looking for qualified candidates to fill upcoming openings on the city's Design Review Board.
The positions will be available next April when retiring board members' terms expire.
The city is seeking…MORE
Junction crosswalks to be at sidewalk level on street
Tue, 10/31/06
Steam had barely stopped rising from the freshly laid asphalt on California Avenue in the Junction before workers began cutting large holes in the smooth new pavement.
The cuts in the asphalt are in preparation for new midblock crosswalks…MORE
Legislative candidates profiled
Tue, 10/31/06
West Seattle residents are represented in the Washington State Legislature by one senator, Sen. Erik Poulsen, and two members of the House of Representatives, Rep. Eileen Cody and Rep. Joe McDermott. All three are Democrats.
Those three…MORE
Bar license yanked
Tue, 10/31/06
As a result of combined efforts by the Des Moines Police Department and the Washington State Liquor Control Board, the Redondo Bar and Grill's liquor license has been suspended.
The Liquor Control Board issued an emergency 180-day liquor…MORE
Nantes Park site of tree planting
Tue, 10/31/06
French - not hip-hop English - bubbled out of about 50 French exchange students gathered in Nantes Park on Admiral Way.
They'd come from West Seattle High School, University Prep Academy and Bainbridge High School for a tree-planting…MORE
