The Saltwater Park Bridge on Marine View Drive in Des Moines is expected to be closed for six months. During the big December windstorm, a tree fell onto the south approach retaining wall causing significant damage. Traffic is being detoured…MORE
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Highline close to adding extra math requirement
Tue, 01/16/07
The Highline School District took another step on Jan. 10 towards requiring a third year of high-school math for graduation.
Board members accepted the first reading of the requirement change. They will vote on it at a later meeting.
…MORENursing-home generators deemed not adequate
Tue, 01/16/07
Burien council members began the new year by focusing on the city's response to last month's major windstorm that left most Highline residents without power for days.
Lawmakers, who heard from Burien/Normandy Park Fire Chief Mike Mars and…MORE
False alarm dispatches reduced in Des Moines
Tue, 01/16/07
Police in Des Moines received criticism when they convinced the city council to adopt an ordinance that limits their response to local burglar alarms.
But new data shows the changes have greatly reduced false dispatches and, as a result,…MORE
Much accomplished, much left to be done
Tue, 01/16/07
The line at the Twin Lakes catered buffet table looked significantly longer than normal. The popular Federal Way Chamber of Commerce membership luncheons typically draw a sizable crowd, but none quite like the one that showed up at the Twin…MORE
X-ray, fluoroscopy equipment updated at medical center
Tue, 01/16/07
New radiography (x-ray) and fluoroscopy equipment that produces real-time digital fluoroscopy for contrast studies is now in use at Southwest Medical Imaging on Highline Medical Center's main campus in Burien.
Fluoroscopy studies include…MORE
Party kicks off Relay for Life
Tue, 01/16/07
Persons interested in supporting this year's Relay for Life will have a chance to learn more about the national fundraiser at a 7 p.m. Kick-Off Party in Burien on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
The party at Highline Medical Center's Somers Auditorium,…MORE
Yoshitani new Port director
Thu, 01/11/07
The Port of Seattle Commission today selected industry veteran Tay Yoshitani as the Port's new chief executive officer, replacing Mic Dinsmore, who has announced his resignation.
Yoshitani has led Ports in Oakland and Baltimore and was…MORE
School's leader search
Thu, 01/11/07
School Board seeks public input on Superintendent search: Community meetings scheduled for January 16, 17, and 18
The Seattle School Board will hold a series of meetings on January 16, 17, and 18 to gather public input for the…MORE
Silver Cloud in our future?
Thu, 01/11/07
A six-story hotel building is being planned for along Shilshole Avenue Northwest, but before land-use permits are issued, the city's department of planning and development wants to be sure the hotel won't conflict with industrial uses in the area…MORE
