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The financial picture for potential tax growth in the North Highline area is bleak for Burien, new figures given the city show.

An operating deficit could increase over the next six years.

Collected and compiled by Berk &…MORE

On Monday, December 12, Burien City Manager Gary Long announced his departure from the City effective January 1, 2006. Long said he has worked out a transition agreement with the Burien City Council. Long said: "I have consulted with the…MORE

On any average Saturday, squadrons of West Seattleites armed with pruning shears and loppers quietly slip into the community's public parks to defeat invasive killer plants and liberate the native flora.

There are numerous horticultural…MORE

Walking through the front doors of Lady of America Fitness Club last week, Maddy Jacobson was filled with the hope that many newly committed exercisers experience. This was her first time visiting the brightly lit, airy club nestled in the…MORE

After six years on the job, David Moseley will trade his office in city hall for one in Seattle's Pioneer Square.

Federal Way's city manager, who took the reigns of the city government's highest legislative position in 1999, announced last…MORE

What is your favorite memory of the Radisson Hotel Seattle Airport?

Perhaps you attended a wedding there, or stayed in the Wing 100 -- which is said to be “haunted.”

You may have cuddled in the Mt. St.

North Highline annexation will cost Burien taxpayers more money to maintain the current level of city services regardless of whether the area is annexed by Burien or Seattle, city staffers said last week.

The Burien City Council is…MORE

The Burien Planning Commission voted 6-1 Nov. 29 to recommend the Burien City Council not designate North Highline as a "potential annexation area."

"I do not believe Burien is ready," said Planning Commissioner Barbara Williams.

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A strategic part of Ballard’s economy will continue its historical operation as U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) announced the full restoration of funding for operation at the Ballard Locks in 2006, last Friday afternoon.

The Locks were…MORE

The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council decided last week to formally recommend that voters approve annexation to Burien -- two days after the Burien Planning Commission yanked away the welcome mat.

Nine members of the North…MORE