Information provided by the Office of the Mayor
The City of Seattle today unveiled the agenda for this weekend’s 2014 Seattle Neighborhood Summit, an event aimed at strengthening City government’s relationship with Seattle’s neighborhoods…MORE
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Seattle Public Health, environment groups and medical professionals come together to address growing crisis of antibiotic resistance
Tue, 04/01/14
Information provided by Food and Water Watch
Today, hundreds of public health and environmental advocates and medical professionals in the greater Seattle area are speaking out to make the case for stronger regulation of non-therapeutic…MORE
Senior Services Seeks Nominations for the 2014 Inspire Positive Aging Award
Tue, 04/01/14
Senior Services is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Inspire Positive Aging Award. The deadline is May 2, 2014. Nomination forms are available at www.inspire-award.org. Requests for the form or questions regarding the award may be directed…MORE
Ballard Siphon project update: Shilshole Avenue NW westbound lane to re-open this week, ahead of schedule
Tue, 04/01/14
Information provided by King County Wastewater Treatment Division
King County’s contractor finished work on the 80-year old sewer pipe in south Ballard about a month ahead of schedule.
Shilshole Avenue N.W. will be fully open to…MORE
Seattle City Council will vote on a resolution to end misuse of antibiotics on factory farms
Tue, 04/01/14
Information provided by Food & Water Watch
On Tuesday, April 1st, at 2 p.m., Seattle City Council will vote on a resolution supporting a federal ban on the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms. Seattle could become the first city in…MORE
NFFTY to feature shorts by Ballard High School filmmakers
Tue, 04/01/14
Information provided by Ballard High School
Four short films by thirteen students in the Ballard High School Digital Filmmaking Program have been named Official Selections of the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY). This…MORE
West Seattle Rotary takes on Grand Parade sponsorship
Tue, 04/01/14
After 80 years of service of the West Seattle Grand Parade, one of the community's signature summer events, the American Legion Post 160 is passing on the stewardship of the event to the West Seattle Rotary Club.
The West Seattle Rotary…MORE
Higher taxes to save bus routes; emergency ballot out this week
Tue, 04/01/14
Due to the economic down turn of 2008 and the Legislature unable to provide funding, King County Metro Transit is facing dramatic cuts to bus routes.
The cuts will make up for an estimated $1 billion in projected revenue lost in sales…MORE
Highline Historical Society marks Earth Day with "Chasing Ice" screening, Burien, Washington
Tue, 04/01/14
This National Geographic film that frames the story of our planet’s changing climate by documenting the disappearance of glaciers.
Burien, Washington (April 1, 2014) - To celebrate Earth Day on April 22, the Highline Historical Society is…MORE
Decline or renaissance? Stakeholders and policy makers address the state of the maritime industry
Tue, 04/01/14
March 27 -- Executives from the maritime industry gathered at the Port of Seattle Headquarters round table to talk about policy and the state of the maritime industry in the Puget Sound.
Council member Sally Clark, the Deputy Mayor, Andrea…MORE
