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Republicans will challenge incumbent Democrats in only three of eight legislative races in the Highline area this year.

None of the local legislative contests will be on the Sept. 19 primary election ballot.

The race that likely…MORE

The fortunes of Ballard have never been far removed from those of its fishermen. When the fleet prospers, so do Ballard's shipbuilders and net makers, bankers, brokers and merchants.

- Kris Freeman, "Passport to Ballard"

The…MORE

Merchants were pleased with the 2006 edition of the Junction summer festival, which brought an estimated record-breaking 50,000 people to the business district during the three-day event.

The crowd size was estimated by examining bank…MORE

(Editor's Note: This is a reprint of an article that first appeared in the Times/News on May 10.

Repaving 1.5 miles of California Avenue and a few blocks of Admiral Way is scheduled to begin in mid-August and will bring changes to crosswalks and intersections from Admiral Way to Edmunds Street in the Junction.

Road construction will…MORE

Work crews are reforming the 59-year-old underground Myrtle Street Reservoir to place a concrete cover over the drinking water to discourage terrorists and keep the water cleaner.

The new lid will be covered with soil and grass and the…MORE

Abraham Diekhans-Mears, a junior at West Seattle High School, won second place in the annual Civil War Preservation Trust national essay contest for his essay on saving Civil War battlefields.

Diekhans-Mears received a $100 cash prize, and…MORE

Lori Nguyen has been recognized as a leader and achiever with a $1,000 grant from The Comcast Foundation for outstanding commitment to community service and academic accomplishments.

Nguyen graduated from West Seattle High School with a 3.…MORE

Education takes center stage in this year's Summer Musical Theater Conservatory at ArtsWest as West Seattle students Mandy Barnet, James Grixoni-Lewis, Riana Hidalgo, Emily Meyer, Micah Packard, Cecelia Rehm, and Kelly Thoma help bring Kander and…MORE

A recently opened restaurant in White Center offers drip coffee for five cents a cup to customers ordering breakfast. Since breakfast is available anytime at Chef Simon's, the nickel coffee flows all day.

Tina Nguyen and Simon Nguyen, the…MORE