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Another side to Big Lo
Wed, 02/01/06
Even if you do not recognize Burien's Lorin Sandretzky by name, it is likely you have seen him.
If you are even remotely interested in sports, you have probably seen this sports fanatic at Qwest or Safeco fields, among other places.
…MORESummit hears about police shortage
Wed, 02/01/06
A lack of police officers was the most common complaint when representatives of neighborhoods from throughout Seattle met recently for the city's first State of the Neighborhoods Summit.
West Seattle neighborhoods - represented by the…MORE
Byers heads school board
Wed, 01/25/06
Phyllis Byers has been elected new president of the Highline School Board.
Byers, from SeaTac, also served as board president in 2003.
The five-member board selected Matt Pina of Des Moines as vice president. He headed the board in…MORE
Spills put a strain on new cooperation
Wed, 01/25/06
A cascade of polluting spills from the third runway project has upset local groups and officials of airport cities.
But there is little desire to return to previous legal battles with the Port of Seattle.
On. Jan.
MOREWeekly Legislative Roll Call
Wed, 01/25/06
Y = Yes N = No E = Excused NV = Not Voting
Allowing motorcycles to go through traffic signals
By a vote of 92 to 2 on Jan. 18, the House approved HB 1466, which would allow motorcycles to turn left after one cycle at a…MORE
Symphonette wins $11k grant
Wed, 01/25/06
The Westside Symphonette, West Seattle's youth orchestra, has been awarded a city Department of Neighborhoods Social Justice grant to increase participation in the orchestra by young musicians and to increase its visibility in the community.…MORE
Tim Celeski and his daily buzz
Wed, 01/25/06
At the end of a hard day, Tim Celeski likes to unwind with thousands of bees.
"Beekeeping is relaxing," he said. "If you are very quiet, very slow and very easygoing."
Celeski keeps four honeybee hives at his home in the Admiral…MORE
White, red wines mix well with green dragon's tale
Wed, 01/25/06
Kermit the Frog once sang, "It isn't easy being green." Sadly, we all know this to be true. But Kermit, the unflappable frog that he is, has never let his color stand in the way of happiness.
This is a good thing. Perhaps the world's…MORE
Crews repair sewer break
Wed, 01/25/06
An eroded sewer pipe sprung a leak at the southern end of Lincoln Park, forcing King County to haul sewage by truck from Fauntleroy to the Alki storm water treatment plant.
A crew from the King County Wastewater Treatment Division (…MORE
