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Efforts by a group of residents to improve conditions on 14th Avenue Northwest have largely focused on the streets design and up-keep that they believe poses a safety threat to drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists, though statistically, the city…MORE

Shortly after receiving a revised stormwater permit, the Port of Seattle and its contractor have been fined for an accidental spill into Miller Creek.

The state Department of Ecology responded with a $9,000 fine against the Port, operators…MORE

Did you know Mother Goose grew up in West Seattle, White Center, and Beacon Hill, is a West Seattle High School graduate, and resides here still?

Well, it's so!

Kenyon Hall, one of West Seattle's first performance venues, has often been labeled the place to go for vaudeville and old-fashioned entertainment.

But manager Lou Magor would characterize his unusual venue another way.

"We are a…MORE

A new four-story house under construction on Beach Drive has a nearby property owner upset about losing part of the view of Puget Sound because he contends the new structure is taller than what the zoning allows.

The site in the 4200…MORE

People have been wondering what's to become of the Southgate Skating Rink.

The 85-year-old White Center landmark closed in midsummer after a suspicious fire in a storage lot next door scorched the south wall of the building.

Rink…MORE

John Haley has a been a leader for several major transportation agencies around the nation, but he says this is the first place he's been where people talk a good fight for transit, but refuse to do anything to support it and then "cherrypick"…MORE

Steve Clark

A group formed to spotlight neighborhood crime in Ballard's north end got off to a stunning start last week. Greenwood Aurora Involved Neighbors or GAIN held their first public forum on Wednesday, October 26, in a standing room…MORE

Dean Wong

Five new granite stones with etchings representing Scandinavian countries were installed last week in Bergen Place, thanks to a group of volunteers dedicated to giving the park more of a Nordic theme.

Friends of Bergen…MORE

Steve Clark

If the Ballard Locks continues to operate the way they are now, they will run out of money in June. So that doesn't happen, Army Corps of Engineers staff will have to make changes in how the almost 90 year old landmark operates…MORE