The City of Federal Way is seeking volunteers to assist in two projects on Earth Day, April 21, 2007: the clean-up of the Brooklake Blueberry Farm and a graffiti removal project entitled "Operation Cover-up".
Activities at the Blueberry…MORE
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Churches played an important role
Tue, 04/03/07
There's a reason today's seniors are christened "The Greatest Generation." There's no slowing them down.
MOREBowers is new principal at North Beach school
Wed, 03/28/07
School closures and consolidations this fall will shuffle around some elementary school principals in this part of the city.
Joanne Bowers, principal of Viewlands Elementary School, will take charge of North Beach Elementary next year.…MORE
IRS urges look at excise tax refund
Tue, 03/27/07
The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to check to see if they qualify for the telephone excise tax refund after more than 10 million early filers did not request the one-time refund.
In the first release of this year's weekly…MORE
'Small and Simple' awards go to 28 groups
Tue, 03/27/07
The Department of Neighborhoods announced funding for 28 different neighborhood projects through the department's Matching fund.
This season's award recipients will include projects from all over the city covering subjects as diverse as…MORE
Legislative roll call
Tue, 03/27/07
SB 5089
Conforming Washington's tax structure to the streamlined sales and use tax agreement. By a vote of 76 to 15 on March 16, the House approved SB 5089, which would conform Washington law to the national Streamlined Sales and Use Tax…MORE
Stevie 'nose' the bus stops
Tue, 03/27/07
Metro Transit Police introduced their new explosives-sniffing dog "Stevie" to the public last week.
Stevie is the King County Sheriff's Office second explosive-sniffing dog, and the first assigned to Metro Transit fulltime.
He and…MORE
Coast Guardsman killed during Vashon security patrol
Tue, 03/27/07
A U.S. Coast Guardsman died Sunday from injuries received during a security patrol near Vashon Island.
Two 25-foot, fast-response boat crews from a Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team were involved in a security patrol and…MORE
Extended rail, SR-509 planned
Tue, 03/27/07
"I am not going to mince words," King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson told participants at an open house on regional transportation at Highline Community College last week.
"This would be the largest investment of tax revenue in the…MORE
Special ed programs to end
Tue, 03/27/07
Self-contained special education classes at Alki and Schmitz Park elementary schools will close at the end of the school year due to low enrollment, Seattle School District officials decided.
The district's yearly evaluation of it's…MORE
