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The city of Seattle announced five civic improvement projects in West Seattle won grants of up to $15,000 each in the latest quarterly round of "small and simple grants" from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods.

The city awarded money…MORE

Home displays of Christmas lights again brighten dark evenings this holiday season.

If you have a festival of lights in your yard that attracts drive-by holiday viewers, or have favorite displays in the Highline area that you enjoy seeing…MORE

The Food Research and Action Center says Seattle joins five other cities at the bottom of the food stamp participation list, with barely half of eligible people receiving food assistance through the federal Food Stamp Program.

The program…MORE

Burien officials applauded a favorable decision by the Washington Supreme Court last week that clears the way for development of the city's planned Town Square.

The high court decided not to hear a case challenging the city's condemnation…MORE

Westside School celebrates its 25 year anniversary this year.

Starting as just a kindergarten, Westside School now serves students in preschool to fifth grade. Westside is West Seattle's only elementary school to be accredited by the…MORE

Raymond O. Porter, 23, of Burien, killed himself-apparently accidentally-as he fell wounded in a gun battle with King County Sheriff's deputies early the morning of Dec. 2.

Porter, a reputed gang member, had just mortally wounded Deputy…MORE

The shop at 4737 California Ave. S.W. has housed a succession of bakeries over the past 80 years, most recently Remo Borracchini's Bakery. Before that it was Blake's Bakery for decades. Now the place has another bakery almost cooked through.…MORE

Deputy Steve Cox, who was killed in the line of duty on Dec.

The ethical tradeoffs involved in replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct were discussed at a business forum where they presented this dilemma: Would it better to monkey-wrench comparatively few businesses for a shorter construction period or just…MORE

The White Center community was shattered by the news of King County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Cox early Saturday morning because White Center was more than a workplace for the 46-year-old attorney turned cop.

White Center was his hometown…MORE