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Patricia Davis was elected president of the Port of Seattle Commission by her fellow commissioners .

Other officers for 2006 are: Lloyd Hara, Vice President; Alec Fisken, Secretary; John Creighton, Assistant Secretary and Bob Edwards,…MORE

Outsider councilman Gene Fisher became an insider Jan. 3 after lawmakers unanimously selected him as SeaTac’s new mayor.

Fisher was first elected to the council six years ago as a limited-government, pro-small business reformer. He was re-…MORE

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce wants permanent directional signs put up along State Route 99 and Interstate 5 showing the way to Alki Beach and perhaps other West Seattle attractions such as Lincoln Park.

Executive Director Patti…MORE

To some people, Burien might be just a little town next to the Sea-Tac International Airport.

But Burien residents have a number of communal assets to be proud of, including Seahurst Park and its shoreline.

Only in Burien

In the Jan. 4 issue of the West Seattle Herald in the article "Viaduct plan must come soon" it is stated that Patrice Gillespie Smith of the Seattle Department of Transportation said, "The city has been trying to reduce the tunnel's price tag by…MORE

A functional and happy parent-to-child relationship comes from relating to and respecting your children, not controlling them.

This is the foundation of Sanity Circus, a seven-week parenting course coming to West Seattle this month.

The Washington Legislature went back into session this week and West Seattle's Sen. Erik Poulsen, focuses frequently on environmental issues, an arena where he has clout as chairman of the Senate Water, Energy and Environment Committee.

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The city council career of Mike Park has become the closest thing to a political dynasty as ever existed in Federal Way's short history.

In a unanimous vote last Tuesday from the seven-member council, Park set a new first for the city with…MORE

Crown Hill will not be sprayed with pesticide to kill gypsy moths in 2006, according to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, though the department's Plant Protection Division will propose aerial spraying for approximately 100 acres of…MORE

Like a palette with an array of colorful pigment ready to express a painter's inspiration, the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center is about to change the West Seattle arts scene.

The grand opening of the four-story facility is planned for Feb…MORE