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Meal Makers, a popular restaurant in downtown Burien for a quarter century, will close permanently on Dec. 15.

Owner Kevin Fitz announced the closure of Meal Makers following a unanimous vote by the Burien City Council on Nov.

After nearly three months of scrutiny, the Des Moines City Council approved on Nov. 30 the city's 2007 budget. The new spending plan was adopted by a vote of 4-3.

The budget of almost $50 million calls for operating expenses of $29…MORE

Editor's note: On Dec. 7, 1941, Japan attacked the U.S. Navy fleet at Pearl Harbor, plunging the nation into World War II.

Foreign high school students are scheduled to arrive soon for academic semester home stay programs, and the sponsoring organization needs a few more local host families. The students are awaiting news of their new families.

A new skate park project at Lower Woodland is set to move forward with construction next summer.

Progress was made when a hearing examiner determined the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation has correctly assessed the potential…MORE

Key legislators agree that there is little likelihood the state of Washington will be willing to spend more money on the Alaskan Way Viaduct than the $2.4 billion the Legislature has already paid out.

There seems to be some support for…MORE

The controversy over the Loyal Heights Playfield Improvement Project continued last Thursday as community members protested what they called "another fake public meeting" held by the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.

Several…MORE

Around noon on Saturday at Fisherman's Terminal, a crewmember aboard the fishing trawler Enterprise turned on the boat's winch from inside the engine room. He returned to the deck and saw hydraulic fuel leaking from a loose hose.

It's another hometown Highline Christmas as ChoralSounds Northwest presents its annual holiday production Friday-Sunday, Dec. 8-10, at the Highline Performing Arts Center, 401 S. 152nd St.

The Seattle Department of Transportation says "skinnying" up a portion of a city street could reduce the risk of crashes and increase traffic flow, making it safer for both drivers and pedestrians.

The idea, called a "road diet," is one of…MORE