On Nov. 18 over 150 North Seattle residents flooded a small room at the Loyal Height Community Center to ask about the latest rise in crime in North Seattle.
The meeting was called by Whittier Heights Involved Neighbors (WHIN) to address…MORE
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Want to help the White Center Food Bank this holiday season? Here's how
Wed, 11/19/14
information from the White Center Food Bank
Here are some ways that you can get involved to be part of the solution to help feed hungry families at the holidays:1) First and foremost, we rely upon your financial donations. Please…MORE
Woodland Park Zoo to phase out elephant exhibit, find new home for two Asian elephants
Wed, 11/19/14
Woodland Park Zoo has decided to eliminate its elephant exhibit over the course of next year and will move their two elephants, Bamboo and Chai, to a new Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) accredited institution.
Last year the…MORE
UPDATE: Possible luring attempt in West Seattle; Black Ford pickup truck involved
Wed, 11/19/14
UPDATE Nov. 20
Seattle Police detectives have contacted and interviewed the person of interest in this case. According to SPD, the man was very forthcoming with information about the incident. Investigators are currently checking out…MORE
Seattle charts path to September launch of Preschool Program
Wed, 11/19/14
Mayor Ed Murray, joined by Councilmember Tim Burgess and Superintendent Larry Nyland, today announced the path forward for Seattle’s new voter-approved public preschool program. A blueprint for implementing the program will be delivered to the…MORE
‘The Man in the Rubber Mask’ robs four banks, one in Ballard
Wed, 11/19/14
The FBI and Seattle Safe Streets Task Force are on the watch for a masked man believed to be the perpetrator of four bank robberies dating back to October 16.
One of those robberies was at HomeStreet Bank on 15th Avenue Northwest in…MORE
Proposed farmers market fee increases, county and vendors look for other options
Wed, 11/19/14
Food providers in King County may be facing large permit increases, which have the Seattle Farmers Market Association (organizers of the Ballard, Madrona and Wallingford farmers markets) and other groups very concerned that many small farmers and…MORE
Gobblers to go the distance to end hunger on Thanksgiving Day
Wed, 11/19/14
Holiday runners are waving their waddles and fluffing their feathers for the eighth annual Seattle Turkey Trot, a 5 K fun-run or walk with all proceeds benefiting the Ballard Food Bank.
Last year over 2,500 trotters traversed the course…MORE
Fire caused by electrical problem quickly dealt with
Tue, 11/18/14
A fire in the 6300 block of 36th SW at around 12:20am on Nov. 18 that according to Seattle Fire Dept. spokesman Lt Harold Webb was accidental and caused by an electrical problem was quickly dealt with. The occupants got out of the home safely and…MORE
Dubsea coffee re-opens for business
Tue, 11/18/14
By Tim Clifford
Earlier this week Dubsea Coffee, located on 9910 8 Ave. S.W. in White Center closed their door due to a series of three break-ins in nine days. That impromptu closure ended on Friday and coffee is again grinding at the…MORE
