OLYMPIA – Four state agencies and a university are asking residents to check trees in their yards for harmful bugs as part of the national Tree Check Month in August.
August is the peak time of year to find invasive bugs like Asian…MORE
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Highline Public Schools Shares Results of Online Feedback
Tue, 08/16/16
Nearly 1,500 people shared their priorities and ideas with Highline Public Schools about possible schedule changes and high school improvements through a three-step, online conversation.
This spring, staff, families, and community members…MORE
Where can you get a copy of the Westside Weekly?
Tue, 08/16/16
Despite the drumbeat of bad news that seems to surround newspapers the truth is that while the economics have changed and changes have had to be made, smaller papers like the West Seattle Herald/White Center News, Highline Times/Des Moines News,…MORE
Scholarship established for students struggling with math
Tue, 08/16/16
Seattle Tutoring Services, a local company providing math tutoring and standardized test prep, has established a scholarship for high school and college students.
Schuyler Dunphy, the former salmon biologist turned tutor, says the…MORE
King County honors 112 businesses as ‘Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling’
Tue, 08/16/16
King County’s Solid Waste Division announced that 112 local companies have been named to the 2016 Tenth Annual “Best Workplaces for Waste Prevention and Recycling” list, including 5 businesses/offices in SeaTac. The list recognizes businesses…MORE
Councilmembers call for special committee on city capital project oversight
Mon, 08/15/16
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Councilmembers Rob Johnson and Lisa Herbold called for creation of a special Council committee to oversee City-funded capital projects following recent capital expenditures that exceeded initial budgets,…MORE
Have A Heart robbery was second incident in last month
Mon, 08/15/16
The recent armed robbery of the Greenwood recreational cannabis store, Have A Heart at 300 N.W. 85th St. was actually the second issue they’ve had in the last month.
Police arrested two suspects who attempted an armed robbery at the store…MORE
Crown Hill community members weigh-in as City Council votes on zoning
Mon, 08/15/16
As the Seattle City Council gets ready to meet this afternoon to decide whether to approve zoning changes recommended by the Mayor’s HALA Committee; a survey fielded by Crown Hill Urban Village Committee for Smart Growth shows overwhelming…MORE
Dreaming big – and making strides
Mon, 08/15/16
By Lindsay Peyton
Pramila Jayapal is not the type to rest on her laurels – even though she certainly could.
“I am someone who has to be constantly challenged,” she admitted. “I’m absolutely not daunted when someone says something is…MORE
Guardian Roofing comes to the rescue
Mon, 08/15/16
By Lindsay Peyton
Guardian Roofing has become a guardian angel for West Seattle resident Carol Williams.
Employees from the company spent the weekend ripping out her old roof, replacing rotten boards and adding new shingles and…MORE
