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When Peggy Sturdivant first started a blog about Ballard she had no idea it would change her life.

"I feel a responsibility now to the whole community," said Sturdivant, a Ballard resident for 19 years. "I've discovered I'm looking at…MORE

Residents of Federal Way and surrounding areas will soon be able to jog, climb, swim, take yoga, learn Pilates, relax in a sauna, have a birthday party and attend community classes all in one place.

In June, the City of Federal Way began…MORE

Seattle followed Burien's lead and voted to designate North Highline as a potential annexation area, meaning it will take a closer look at annexing White Center and Boulevard Park.

The Seattle City Council voted 6-3 last week to study the…MORE

It will take more than a curb bulb to safeguard the crosswalk on Admiral Way at 47th Avenue Southwest, Admiral District residents told city transportation officials.

The crosswalk is at a five-way intersection on a descending curve. The…MORE

After studying the human body through books and pictures, 17 biology students from Ballard High School experienced the real thing when they toured Bodies...The Exhibition.

The exhibit features 21 whole body specimens and 250 partial body…MORE

The lights went out for five to six days in much of West Seattle and White Center after high winds flattened trees, which tore down electrical power lines as they fell during a Dec. 15 storm.

With thousands of Westsiders cold and in the…MORE

When community groups across the city said Seattle isn't as safe as it could be, city hall listened, adding money for 31 additional police officers in the city's biennial budget.

Community groups here say that's only a starting point.…MORE

The debate over whether Burien should annex North Highline dominated local news in 2006.

However, plenty of other important events occurred throughout the year.

Here's a month-by-month review of what made news in Highline…MORE

Tragedy struck a Burien family last week as the region recovered slowly from the Dec. 14-15 windstorm that downed power lines and left 1.5 million people shivering in the dark.

Khanh Tran, 46; his wife, Dan Thuy Nguyen, 44; and two sons,…MORE

Todd Carden has been eying Burien for years.

Now, the co-owner of Elliot Bay Brewery and Pub in West Seattle is expanding his business to the south.

A new, larger brew house and restaurant will open in early 2007 at 255 S.W.152nd…MORE