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By Gwen Davis

The West Seattle Transportation Coalition (WSTC) is looking for a new plan to better integrate the Peninsula.

In recent periods, the WSTC has focused on drawing attention to West Seattle’s limited ingress/egress…MORE

Update Nov. 16 - 4:00pm The margin of potential victory for Lisa Herbold has expanded, by 6 more votes than Shannon Braddock for the City Council District 1 position.

Here's the current count:

Lisa Herbold 49.74% - 12402 votes

An emergency preparedness training exercise at Terminal 5 in West Seattle that will include multiple helicopters, involving the Port of Seattle, Seattle Fire, along with King and Snohomish Counties will be staged Monday Nov. 16

The…MORE

information from King County

King County employees would become eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave upon the birth or adoption of a child, under a proposal King County Executive Dow Constantine sent this week to the King…MORE

Ballardites and gobblers alike are trimming their feathers and training their trots for the ninth annual Seattle Turkey Trot set for Thanksgiving morning (Thursday, November 26).

The event is a 5K run/walk devoted to raising awareness and…MORE

information from SDOT Crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation have been installing new, upgraded traffic cameras on the West Seattle Bridge and Spokane Street Viaduct between Southwest Avalon Way and I-5 and expect to complete the…MORE

The Board meeting of the Senior Center of West Seattle is set for tonight, Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 pm at the Senior Center. A main topic will be the issue of relinquishing local control of the Senior Center to the downtown agency Senior…MORE

from the National Weather Service

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BE AT ADVISORY…MORE

More than 40 veterans were honored during a Veterans Day pinning ceremony at Providence Mt. St Vincent on Wednesday. Many of those honored are residents or volunteers there. They were each awarded a special pin and certificate honoring their…MORE

The 17th Avenue NW Greenway project is underway and the City has released an update on the construction progress. Construction started at the end of last summer and is scheduled to conclude in early 2016.

For more information visit: www.…MORE