information from Duwamish Alive!
A popular community effort, Duwamish Alive! habitat restoration event on Saturday, April 22nd, celebrates the connection of our urban parks and open spaces to our river and wildlife. Starting at 10:00 am…MORE
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Eldercare Consulting, Peel & Press, SW Youth & Family, and Maria Groen winners of Westside Awards
Wed, 04/05/17
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce has announced that the recipients of the 2017 Westside Awards are:
Business of the Year: Eldercare Consulting, LLC Emerging Business of the Year: Peel & Press Not-for-Profit…MORE
Baby seal on Alki needs you to give it space
Wed, 04/05/17
A baby seal was spotted resting on Alki Beach today near where the sand ends and the rocky beach begins.
Molly Boose one of about 170 volunteers for Seal Sitters was on duty this afternoon at Alki Beach keeping an eye on "Taffy" who had…MORE
PCC Natural Market heading to Burien at Five Corners
Wed, 04/05/17
information from PCC Natural Markets
PCC Natural Markets (PCC), the largest community-owned food market in the U.S. and one of Seattle’s original grocers, today announced plans to open a new location in Burien, Wash. Located in Five…MORE
Like beer and really good produce? New farmshare pilot partners with Ballard brewery
Wed, 04/05/17
A farm from the Olympic Peninsula is piloting a farmshare program and beer imbibers will be happy with one of their pickup sites.
Starting in June, River Run Farmers will be dropping off packed boxes off fresh produce for over 150…MORE
$400,000 grant awarded for Fish Ladder improvements at Ballard Locks
Wed, 04/05/17
Improvements are coming to the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks Fish Ladder thanks to a $400,000 grant awarded to Discover Your Northwest and The Corps Foundation.
The grant was presented to Corps and Discover Your Northwest representatives…MORE
Ballardites respond after Amazon unveils AmazonFresh Pickup location in Ballard
Wed, 04/05/17
Amazon announced last week the opening of their new AmazonFresh Pickup grocery location at 5100 15th Ave. N.W. in Ballard, and with the opening some Ballardites are showing support while others are showing bewilderment.
The store allows…MORE
Nature Consortium and Earth Corp teaming up for Earth Day April 22
Tue, 04/04/17
information from DNDA
This year Earth Day falls on Saturday, April 22, and from 10:00am until 2:00pm Nature Consortium and Earth Corps are co-hosting a fun volunteer opportunity within the vast West Duwamish Greenbelt as part of a Duwamish…MORE
Looking ahead with Burien’s interim city manager Tony Piasecki
Mon, 04/03/17
By Lindsay Peyton Assuming the role of interim city manager of Burien was not much of a stretch for Tony Piasecki – after all, he served in a similar post just to the south in Des Moines for two decades.
“It was like I went to sleep and…MORE
Meet the candidates for the next city manager of Burien – community reception slated for Friday, April 7
Mon, 04/03/17
By Lindsay Peyton
Five finalists have made it near the finish line – all head-to-head in the race to become the next city manager of Burien.
The City Council hired executive recruiting firm Colin Baenziger and Associates to help…MORE
