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Communities near Sea-Tac International Airport will receive help restoring streams, controlling weeds along Miller and Walker Creeks and making other environmental improvements from $300,000 in grants from the Port of Seattle.

"We are very…MORE

Over 25 local vendors and a host of activities will kick off the new Des Moines Waterfront Farmers Market at the marina Saturday, June 17.

This will be the first farmers market in Washington committed to supporting environmentally…MORE

The city of Burien may ask voters to approve a six-year property tax levy lid lift this year to maintain public safety and other local service levels.

If placed on the ballot and approved, the tax rate would increase.

"The city…MORE

A new human services survey shows that hygiene centers for the homeless, a teen center and low cost daycare are among the concerns of people in Ballard.

The Northwest Senior Activity Center, working on a $15,000 grant from the City of…MORE

Burien will host its annual Strawberry and Arts Festival Saturday, June 17, and Sunday, June 18.

Festivities again will be at the Burien Community Center and Dottie Harper Park at Fourth Avenue Southwest and Southwest 146th Street.

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Gypsy moths are back on the radar in Ballard. The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is laying almost 1000 traps, predominantly in a 60-acre area of Crown Hill during the month of June. The effort is in response to finding an…MORE

Elizabeth Marcoe said she gets by OK with her monthly $500 Social Security check. But because nearly three quarters of it goes to pay rent and bills, the West Seattle Meals on Wheels program has become a lifesaver for the 78-year-old homebound…MORE

Seattle Fire Fighter Travis O'Connor is trading in his department issued helmet for a pair of combat boots as he prepares to go to Iraq as a U.S. Navy Seabee.

O'Connor, 34 years old, has worked at Ballard's Station 18 for the last four…MORE

In the High Point-Fairmount Park school story in the June 7 issue, the number of buildings considered for closure is nine, not as stated. We regret the error.

Katharine A. Warsinske, daughter of Charles and Adele Warsinske of West Seattle, graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with Highest Honors on May 27, in Rochester, NY.

Warsinske holds a Master of Science in School Psychology…MORE