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First graders create cards for residents at Providence Mount St. Vincent, fourth graders spend their recess every Friday cleaning the church, while seventh graders prepare monthly lunches for homeless women at Angeline's Day Center. For students…MORE

After stirring worry in Alki and the Admiral District with their purchase of the Alki Homestead restaurant and Hainsworth House, along with announcing plans for various commercial ventures in Alki, business partners Tom Lin and Patrick Henley…MORE

At one of the first site-specific public meetings to discuss the latest Seattle Public Schools closure recommendations, many spoke in favor of the school-generated proposal that would merge Fairmount Park students at High Point Elementary School…MORE

West Seattleites nominated Fauntleroy Way, 16th Avenue and the Spokane Street Viaduct for Mayor Greg Nickels' "dirty dozen" list of city streets in greatest need of repair.

The mayor received 700 nominations for the list of Seattle's worst…MORE

Herald Staff

An article in the June 28 edition about the proposed intermodal garbage transfer facility attributed the wrong job title to Tim Croll. He is director of the solid waste program at Seattle Public Utilities. Chuck Clarke is…MORE

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The following West Seattle and North Highline students at Washington State University were selected for the Spring 2006 President's Honor Roll. They are, Laura Cathryn Barry, Megan Jean Bowman, Gretchen Jane Brown, Christine…MORE

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Students at Cooper Elementary School were "surprised and happy" to receive a gift of about 340 books from the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators of Western Washington.

"The parents are not that…MORE

If Georgetown residents and business owners succeed in their lobbying effort to get Georgetown off the list as a possible site for the city's future garbage transfer facility, planners could reconsider putting it near the West Seattle Bridge.…MORE

Area crime way down

By Steve Cox

For the most part the Center was quiet for the month of May. We did have a murder. In that case, a father apparently got angry with his three month old child and hit and/or shook the baby so hard…MORE

Washington State Ferries is expecting to be busy this July 4th as many locals and tourists attend the various fireworks displays around the Sound.

Ferry users should remember that security measures require ferry crews to clear the vessels…MORE