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With the proposed Fauntleroy Place project planned for one of West Seattle's most prominent intersections, a member of the West Seattle Design Review Board wondered how come architects didn't design an attention-getting architectural feature that…MORE

Highline Public Schools’ English Language Learners (ELL) enrollment soared from 602 students in 1991 to 2,789 in 2005, according to the district’s demographic consultant.

More than 200 new students have joined Highline’s program each year…MORE

The Seattle Board of Parks Commissioners voted to build two loop trails in Orchard Street Ravine but not a public stairway as some neighbors had requested.

The board told Seattle Parks and Recreation to work with other city departments to…MORE

With the arrest of six local students, police officials think they have put a stop to a number of teen-on-teen robberies that took place in greater West Seattle in recent weeks.

Four of the suspects are West Seattle High School students,…MORE

Unless the public voices any opposition at the next city council meeting on March 7, "hanging out" will soon be a crime in Federal Way.

An amendment to city code regarding "drug-related loitering" is up for a second and final reading.

Some Fauntleroy residents circulated a petition recently objecting to the removal of a Metro Transit bus stop in their neighborhood.

The eliminated bus stop is on Southwest Wildwood Place near 47th Avenue Southwest and serves inbound Route…MORE

OIC, IOW U WANT TO MEET F2F.

At last Thursday's Town Hall meeting, Stacy Flores explained what this string of letters means in the real world.

Oh, I see. In other words, you want to meet face to face.

Most of us know what…MORE

The Seattle Monorail Board nominated a Ballardite and West Seattle man to fill board vacancies. Peter Gaddu, a Ballard attorney, specializes in real estate, business and commercial law. He's a member of the Ballard Chamber of Commerce board of…MORE

The state House of Representatives has voted to require civics exams for students in elementary, middle and high school.

House Bill 2579 is now under consideration in the Senate.

Unlike the WASL, however, these will be interactive…MORE

Two months after Washington’s statewide smoking ban took effect, some Highline area businesses are feeling its impact.

Although it’s still too soon to tell what effect the ban will have at some businesses, others were feeling its effect…MORE