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The transfiguration of High Point - biggest construction project in West Seattle in decades - is at the midpoint and a few changes are being instituted for phase two.

Instead of having one contractor as in phase one, separate contractors…MORE

Industry veteran Tay Yoshitani was named the new chief executive officer of the Port of Seattle last week.

The port operates Sea-Tac International Airport.

Airport director Mark Reis will report to Yoshitani.

Yoshitani, who…MORE

Arthur O. Jarvis, currently superintendent of Enumclaw School District, has been appointed chief financial officer of Seattle Public Schools effective Jan. 15.

"This school system is very fortunate to attract an individual with Dr. Jarvis…MORE

Many years from now, people will drive by what used to be 431 S.W. 150th St. in Burien, and vividly remember the classic restaurant that once was there.

You know, the one with the irresistible pot roast, comfort foods that soothed the…MORE

King County Councilman Dow Constantine requested a formal council review of the local response to December's massive windstorm, to see what lessons can be learned from the natural disaster that left trees toppled, roads blocked, and hundreds of…MORE

Many parents desire to play a more active role in their child's education, but rarely have the chance to do so.

Gatewood Elementary and Denny Middle Schools are helping parents by bringing that opportunity for involvement, literally,…MORE

While the search for a new superintendent is still in its infancy, whoever gets the job will likely have his or her hands full; enrollment in the 45,000-student district is slowly declining and a contentious school closure process has divided the…MORE

No organization has had more impact on Delridge in the last decade than the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and now its founding director is stepping down.

The nonprofit agency hopes to hire a new executive director by mid-…MORE

Seattle set a new record for recycling rates, with 52.1 percent of residential garbage heading to recycling bins instead of landfills.

The residential recycling rate climbed by 2.7 percentage points compared to 2004 and was 2.2 percentage…MORE

Farid Chouery, a shoring and structural engineer, has a proposal to build a new Alaskan Way Viaduct without tearing down the existing one and without completely stopping traffic.

First new anchors would be built. Then high-strength steel…MORE