Where once there was to be a monorail station, now there will be a pocket park.
The Seattle Monorail Project board of directors approved an agreement May 4 to sell the former Morgan Junction monorail station site for $1.3 million to…MORE
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Schools get grant to help close gaps
Wed, 05/10/06
Seattle Public Schools have received a $250,000 grant with the money is earmarked to help the school system close the achievement gaps for minority and low income students.
The grant from the NEA Foundation is renewable annually for an…MORE
Our many stairways
Tue, 05/02/06
People who take morning runs or afternoon strolls around West Seattle are happy for the public stairways that help them climb the steepest hills in the city.
The stairways have linked West Seattle neighborhoods for the past century. Today…MORE
School closure criteria studied
Tue, 05/02/06
An elementary school student would consider it simple arithmetic.
Seattle Public Schools had 100,000 students with facilities to educate them in 1960.
MOREBLT presents seven plays from seven writers
Tue, 05/02/06
After nearly “falling off the map” last season, Highline-area theatre-goers have witnessed this year’s impressive come-back staged by the 26-year-old Burien Little Theatre.
Last summer, hard-working, dedicated former members of BLT’s board…MORE
They walk every Westside street
Tue, 05/02/06
Roger and Lynn Smith are streetwalkers extraordinaire.
The Genesee Hill couple, who are in their early 70s, recently finished walking every block of every street in West Seattle.
MOREMore than art on display at Burien Spring Stroll
Tue, 05/02/06
Burien’s third annual Spring Stroll Art Walk will paint its definition of art with a broad brush, extending beyond the visual to such offerings as food, wine and books.
Presented by the Discover Burien Association, the art walk on Saturday…MORE
Educators are Earth Heroes
Tue, 05/02/06
Two Highline School District teachers and a staff member at Camp Waskowitz are among King County’s 2006 Earth Heroes at Schools award winners.
The award winners are Fred Ritsema, a teacher at Bow Lake Elementary in SeaTac; Sara Esrick at…MORE
School Board approves raise for FWPS teachers
Tue, 05/02/06
The 1,430 members of the Federal Way Educational Association (FWEA), the labor group representing teachers and certified staff district wide, will be seeing a slight increase in wages, in addition to gaining some respite from an ever-mounting…MORE
May 9 deadline set for Section 8 waiting list
Tue, 05/02/06
The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is accepting applications for their Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list. The deadline for applying is Tuesday, May 9.
Applications are available at the Federal Way Multi-Service Center at…MORE
