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A standing-room-only crowd spilled into the foyer at The Hall at Fauntleroy in West Seattle for a recent "town hall meeting" about King County's response to the mid-December wind and ice storms.

Highline and West Seattle were hit harder…MORE

The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council is seeking applicants for an open at-large council position.

Candidates must be 18 years and older, a resident of the area, a business/property owner in the area or an official employed…MORE

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