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Port of Seattle Chief Executive Officer Mic Dinsmore has said he will leave his position early next year.

Dinsmore has been chief executive for 14 years, the longest tenure in that position in the Port's 95-year history.

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The Seattle School board voted 5-2 to approve superintendent Raj Manhas' final recommendations on school closures, after a tense special meeting last week.

The merger of the Fairmount Park Elementary program at High Point Elementary sailed…MORE

The fortunes of Ballard have never been far removed from those of its fishermen. When the fleet prospers, so do Ballard's shipbuilders and net makers, bankers, brokers and merchants.

- Kris Freeman, "Passport to Ballard"

The…MORE

The most costly North Highline annexation option for Burien could be doing nothing at all.

Countering an organized effort to derail any action by the city council, some community residents say annexation of the unincorporated area would…MORE

The projected financial impact of annexation of the North Highline unincorporated area by Burien, according to numbers provided by city staff, doesn't provide an accurate picture of the real costs to the community.

This is the message of…MORE

A new political action committee was organized recently to oppose annexation by Burien of part or all of the North Highline unincorporated area.

Burien Residents Against Annexation also collected some 1,200 signatures in two weeks to…MORE

Burien Town Square took another step forward July 17 when city council members unanimously approved a vital element of Urban Partners' financial plan for the private portion of the development.

Of the estimated total cost of $138 million…MORE

The Sierra Club broke tradition and gave its national leadership in government award to King County Executive Ron Sims and Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels for their work to reduce global warming.

The Edgar Wayburn Award for outstanding…MORE

Burien should not annex the North Highline unincorporated area because the move would be too costly and would burden the city with new problems including a high crime rate.

This was the message Ron Seale, a member of the Burien Residents…MORE

A King County sheriff's deputy will remain at Evergreen High School for the coming year says Highline School Superintendent John Welch.

Welch said the district staff removed elimination of the school resource officers from suggested budget…MORE