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Highline Times/Des Moines News publisher Jerry Robinson was named Citizen of the Year by Burien Elks Lodge 2143 on April 1.

Robinson was honored for his “outstanding and dedicated service to the community.”

He is also publisher of…MORE

If anyone had any doubt about the availability of local food in March, once they saw the spread at Eat Local Now, those doubts were gone. That was the point of holding the sold out gathering, on March 30th, in the first place. Well, one of the…MORE

What a difference eight years makes.

In 1998, students and staff at White Center Heights Elementary in North Highline were forced out of their school by slimy toxic mold.

For six years, the students were bused to an old school…MORE

A Ballard icon abruptly closed its doors last week. The Yankee Grill a family-style restaurant on Shilshole Avenue that served as one of the few large catering facilities in downtown Ballard, was permanently shut down by its owners on Monday,…MORE

Burien residents soon will have a number of opportunities to comment on the potential annexation of all, part, or none of the North Highline unincorporated area.

A community engagement plan approved by the Burien council on April 3 calls…MORE

Students won’t be suspended for walking out of classes to attend rallies protesting proposed immigration legislation currently in Congress, Highline School Board members were told April 5.

Some Highline students left classes on March 27 to…MORE

In keeping with the old adage that when robins appear spring has arrived, an influx of new restaurants is usually the harbinger of revitalization in a neighborhood or city.

And the latest arrivals in Burien’s wave of new eateries are…MORE

One of West Seattle's main employers, Services Group of America, plans to move to Arizona, according to press reports over the weekend.

The company did not return repeated telephone calls or e-mail messages to confirm or explain the move,…MORE

During a spring rain shower last Thursday, March 30, Decatur Gator pitcher Lauren Westburg shoots an intense stare towards home plate as she rocks back for her wind-up. Despite her effort, the hurler gave up 11 runs to the red-hot Lady Raiders…MORE

The city of Burien received on March 31 a payment of $233,300 from Town Square private developer Urban Partners.

City officials noted this payment signals that construction of the highly anticipated development planned for downtown Burien…MORE