(Editor's Note: This is a reprint of an article that first appeared in the Times/News on May 10.
MORENews
Record-breaking crowd attends festival
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Major repaving starts soon
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Reservoir to get cover
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Diekhans-Mears wins history award
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Nguyen wins grant
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Students star in 'Cabaret'
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Coffee for a nickel?
Tue, 07/25/06
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
Governor 'proud' of 34th District legislators
Tue, 07/25/06
Governor Christine Gregoire recently praised 34th Legislative District Democrats for electing state Sen. Erik Poulsen and Reps.
MORENight out events scheduled
Tue, 07/25/06
Headlining National Night Out events in Highline communities on Tuesday, Aug. 1., will be Maia Santell & House Blend performing jazz in front of Normandy Park Senior Living.
In addition to the jazz served up at 16625 First Ave. S.
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