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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

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

Indigo Fuhrman was born on December 30. As he came into this world, he brought with him a special present, 500 million stem cells to help fight the leukemia in his mother's body.

It has been a special Christmas for mother Roxanne Fuhrman…MORE

Mark Stenberg died two days before his baby was born on New Years' Day.

Stenberg, a carpenter working at a construction site in Federal Way, was crushed by a falling wall around 9:30 a.m., on December 30, 2005.

He died at the scene…MORE

Waiting for a "gold plated" tunnel option to replace the endangered Alaskan Way Viaduct would be "irresponsible," says City Councilman David Della.

After a resolution was adopted in support of Mayor Greg Nickels' preferred tunnel option…MORE

Eric Winiecki trusts his son Leo. But it's his bubbly and inquisitive toddler Eva that could pose a risk to his newly finished replica of Sandro Botticelli's famous painting, "The Birth of Venus." (See photo, Page 1)

"I know it's just a…MORE

While we wrap up another memorable year in Federal Way, the staff of the Federal Way News decided to look back on a prosperous year in the city's history and sift through the archives of our stories from 2005. From the city's decision to buy 80-…MORE

When Tacoma-area Boy Scouts had nowhere to go, William Kilworth bought them a new home.

During the Great Depression, Kilworth, a Tacoma Rotarian and a strong supporter of Scouting, purchased the land that encompasses the camp from Dr.…MORE

"There's a story in the numbers," said Anne Ricker, a market analyst who recently completed a three-month, in-depth study of Federal Way's economic climate.

The good news is that the story she tells sounds generally uplifting.

And…MORE

Freed from the myriad responsibilities of running a city, former Burien City Manager Gary Long plans to engage in two popular hallmarks of retirement -- boating and traveling.

Long envisions owning a "weekender" boat -- something he can…MORE