information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society
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Seattle Fire Department offers 7 tips on avoiding holiday fires
Wed, 12/20/17
The Seattle Fire Department is offering tips on how to avoid costly and dangerous fires this holiday season. They note that unattended cooking fires are the number one cause.
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RapidRide H Line open house dates set for White Center and Burien
Tue, 12/19/17
The open houses promised in the previous announcement from Metro regarding the future expansion, and establishment of the RapidRide H line have been set now.
They are:
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Polar Plunge is on again New Years Day
Mon, 12/18/17
Perhaps the most temporarily frostbitten man in Southwest Seattle, Mark Ufkes is willing to endure the icy cold waters of Puget Sound for yet another 35 to 40 seconds of whooping and hollering as the annual Polar Plunge is…MORE
Herbold: Southwest Precinct/South Park crime data
Fri, 12/15/17
District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared the facts and her insights plus some links regarding crime statistics in West Seattle and South Park in her letter to constituents:
Recently I met with the Se…MORE
Advisory committee hard at work on new school boundaries for Highline Public Schools
Fri, 12/15/17
information from Highline Public Schools
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King County Metro launches ‘Walk safe’ pedestrian awareness campaign
Thu, 12/14/17
King County Metro leaders and transit drivers are distributing “Walk safe” pedestrian safety tip cards as part of the agency’s campaign, “Safety Gets Us All Home.” Metro’s overall goal is to reduce the number of collisions…MORE
Mayor Durkan signs partnership agreement for West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions
Wed, 12/13/17
With the support of all Seattle area Sound Transit Board Members, Mayor Jenny A.
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Amanda Knox will host "The Scarlett Letter Reports" for Facebook Watch
Wed, 12/13/17
Variety reports that West Seattle's Amanda Knox, whose writing appears in the Westside Weekly and whose story of imprisonment and exoneration was worldwide news has been contracte
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Looking back on a year of great progress for the SR 99 tunnel
Wed, 12/13/17
information from Washington State Dept. of Transportation
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