Three different designs for the future Junction Plaza were presented to the public last week and most of the 10 or so people in attendance preferred a plan with half of the site paved, the other half landscaped, crisscrossed by pathways and edged…MORE
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Elephant suit tossed out
Tue, 09/19/06
A judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Northwest Animal Rights Network and two private citizens against Woodland Park Zoo and the City of Seattle.
In its lawsuit, the Animal Rights Network attempted to force transfer of the zoo's…MORE
Bridge future hinders South Park business
Tue, 09/19/06
As southbound traffic spills from the South Park Bridge onto 14th Avenue South, a mural is visible on the side of a discount food store in the neighborhood's business district.
MOREMarket St. to lose crosswalk
Tue, 09/19/06
Seattle Department of Transportation engineers are planning to remove one pedestrian crosswalk on Northwest Market Street and add another.
Next spring, the department could remove traffic lanes on 24th Avenue Northwest as well.
The…MORE
Denny-Sealth joint project eyed
Tue, 09/19/06
A $125 million project was announced last week to demolish Denny Middle School and move it to a new address on Kenyon Street to bring it closer to Chief Sealth High School, where other new facilities could be built to serve both schools.
"…MORE
Citizens, police crack down on Aurora drugs
Tue, 09/19/06
You know what they're doing when the guy on the street is sizing up everybody who walks by and enough eye contact will get you a question asking what you're looking for.
MOREResidents pay to slow traffic
Wed, 09/13/06
Citizens ponied up $6,000 to help pay for "traffic-calming" devices on 59th Avenue Southwest, the street that goes by Alki Elementary School and Alki Playfield, with tennis courts, Whale Tail Park and the Alki Community Center a soccer kick away…MORE
Some Metro stops removed
Wed, 09/13/06
In the past few months, King County Metro Transit has closed some bus stops in West Seattle and has plans to relocate others that the Seattle Department of Transportation says pose safety concerns.
Most recently, the bus stop located at…MORE
Viaduct costs overly optimistic
Wed, 09/13/06
An independent review panel chastised and applauded the Washington State Department of Transportation for its plans for replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
The panel determined there is enough money to build a basic tunnel or a basic new…MORE
Burien Bartell Drugs to move
Tue, 09/12/06
Bartell Drugs in downtown Burien will move to a new store not far from its current location next year.
Wesbild Shopping Centers, owners of Burien Town Plaza (formerly Redwood Plaza), will build a state-of-the-art facility for Bartell Drugs…MORE