Piece by piece, Bert Lundh has been putting together the stories of the orginal 11 incorporators of Swedish Hospital in time for Swedish Medical Center's 100th birthday party on April 21.
Lundh is working with Nordic Heritage Museum…MORE
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School Board chooses two final superintendent candidates
Tue, 04/10/07
Seattle Public School's next superintendent will come from as far away as South Carolina or Pennsylvania and be an experienced educator.
The top contenders are Maria Goodloe-Johnson, superintendent of the Charleston County (S.C.) Schools,…MORE
Building plans taking flight
Tue, 04/10/07
If construction plans for Aviation High School fly, it will be the first new Highline district high school built since Tyee in 1962.
Supporters of the school are busy planning for the new building, which will be next to Tukwila's Museum of…MORE
Three from Ballard in National Geographic contest
Tue, 04/03/07
The top 100 school champions from throughout the state, as identified by the National Geographic Society, assembled last Friday at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, for the 19th Washington Geographic Bee.
Among the contestants were…MORE
North Highline has growing gang woes
Tue, 04/03/07
The December shooting death of King County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Cox was a reminder of Highline's growing gang problem.
Cox was gunned down while investigating a shooting in White Center.
MOREViaduct has not settled additionally
Tue, 04/03/07
Inspection results show no additional settlement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct between Columbia Street and Yesler Way.
However, due to half an inch of settlement at two piers found during previous inspections over the last year, the…MORE
Gee says dealerships have 'great foundation' here
Tue, 04/03/07
As the Huling family got out of the car business, another family moved in.
The name Gee is pronounced with a hard G. The family hails from Spokane, where it's been in the car business for 24 years. Gee Automotive Co. purchased all of…MORE
Police beats to be altered
Tue, 04/03/07
The Seattle Police Department mapped out new patrol beats for Ballard and the rest of the city along with plans to beef-up the number of police officers on duty Friday and Saturday nights and during summer, when criminal activity is higher.
…MOREPolice beats reorganized
Tue, 04/03/07
The Seattle Police Department mapped out new patrol beats for West Seattle and the rest of the city along with plans to beef-up the number of police officers on duty Friday and Saturday nights and during summer, when criminal activity is higher…MORE
Used building rents eyed
Tue, 04/03/07
Seattle School Board members have asked district staff to come up with alternatives to a proposal that would alter the districts' youth and family policy for tenants in surplus buildings because the current proposal could triple rents for some…MORE
