Gov. Christine Gregoire praised 34th Legislative District Democrats last week for electing state Sen. Eric Poulsen and Reps.
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Survey says vacations cost more
Tue, 07/18/06
Travelers will not see any relief in their wallet this year with overall vacation costs increasing by 5.4 percent from last year, according to AAA's nationwide Annual Vacation Costs survey.
"Rate increases for lodgings are mostly a result…MORE
Two from here graduate from Savannah College in Georgia
Tue, 07/18/06
Two West Seattle area students recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.
They are Joel Richard Jonientz, who received a master of fine arts degree in painting and Rheina Francisco Cayetano who…MORE
Hot market burns local
Wed, 07/12/06
Imagination Toys owner David Swanson said his business has faced stiff competition from the Targets and the Wal-marts, but it was a 40 percent hike in the rent that finally forced him to close his business after 10 years in Ballard.
It was…MORE
Neal Beets named new city manager
Wed, 07/12/06
The Federal Way city council announced they have selected Neal Beets as the new city manager, to start work on August 1st.
Until July 21, Beets is the city manager of Roseville, Minnesota. A city of nearly 34,000, it borders the…MORE
A Dash Point legend hangs up her scissors
Wed, 07/12/06
In August, Bonnie Stenberg will remove her business license from where it has hung for 45 years.
The framed document, now faded and streaked with brown tinges, was issued to Stenberg in 1961.
The owner/operator of Bonnie's Dash…MORE
Teen parent project supported
Tue, 07/11/06
Some of the spending reductions under consideration to balance the Highline School District's 2006-2007 budget include eliminating school resource officers, closing the teen parent program and reducing the school building budget.
The…MORE
Pathfinder stays
Tue, 07/11/06
The proposal to move the Pathfinder K-8 alternative program to the Boren building has been taken off the latest list of Seattle Public Schools closure recommendations.
Superintendent Raj Manhas announced his final recommendations last…MORE
Olde Burien will throw party
Tue, 07/11/06
Take a walk on the wild side when fire dancers, acrobats and entertainers of every stripe transform Olde Burien into a one-of-a-kind summer block party on Saturday, July 15.
From noon to midnight, the Southwest 152nd Street Block Party…MORE
Vandals strike at Carkeek Park
Tue, 07/11/06
The administration building at Carkeek Park was vandalized on the weekend of July 2nd, causing an estimated three to five thousand dollars of damage.
Vandals broke three sections of fencing and pulled out a support post that was anchored…MORE
