Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester home-stay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families.
According to Pacific Intercultural Exchange Executive Director, John…MORE
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Students to get test help
Wed, 03/14/07
Middle and elementary schools students in West Seattle who came close to passing the Washington Assessment of Student Learning last spring are enrolled in a new after-school program aimed at boosting their test scores.
The district's chief…MORE
NEED A DAYTRIP OUT OF BALLARD?
Wed, 03/14/07
Head to Seattle's new Olympic Sculpture Park downtown where you can see artwork like this Alexander Calder sculpture, titled Eagle, 1971. Eagle displays curving wings, assertive stance and a pointy beak that is weightless, colorful and abstract.…MORE
Jack Block Jr. to seek Port position
Wed, 03/14/07
Burien City Councilman Jack Block Jr., a second-generation longshoreman, hopes to become a second-generation Seattle port commissioner in November.
Block announced last week that he will challenge longtime Port Commissioner Bob Edwards,…MORE
Community funds woman's operation
Wed, 03/14/07
When Marcia Brunner's insurance dropped her coverage for a stem cell transplant, the community stepped in to raise money for the medical procedure, which may save her life.
The insurance company, which was to pay for 90 percent of cost of…MORE
Non-customers banned from Safeway parking
Wed, 03/14/07
Forget the Safeway parking lot in the Admiral district if you want to buy groceries and then walk across the street to pick up clothes or go to the bank.
Safeway will give you a $35 ticket. If not paid within 15 days, it increases to $60…MORE
Losing viaduct could be disaster
Tue, 03/06/07
Maritime businesses on Harbor Island, around the southern shore of Elliott Bay and along the Duwamish River will have an easier time grappling with replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct than their business associates in Ballard.
That's…MORE
Pub patrons help hero's son
Tue, 03/06/07
Seventy pounds of corned beef, 30 pounds of potatoes, a case of cabbage and six pints of beer will help buy a little boy-the son of a fallen hero-a college education.
Mick Kelly's Irish Pub in downtown Burien served their traditional…MORE
School levy on March 13 ballot
Tue, 03/06/07
Voters will decide on March 13 the fate of a $140 million, four-year Highline School District educational programs and operations levy.
The ballot measure would replace a levy that expires in December.
It would fund 18 to 20 percent…MORE
