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Mayor Ed Murray today announced $250,000 in awards for nine local micro-projects along the Duwamish River. The projects, while small in scale, will work to advance the environmental quality of the area and public health of people living near the…MORE

Blocks at Ballard II, LLC, filed an application for Council Land Use Action to rezone a 168,069 square foot property (1401 NW 46th St.) from IG2-U (Industrial General) to IC-65 (Industrial Commercial).

The vacant lot is directly across…MORE

The Department of Planning and Development announced that there are three new land use applications for projects in Ballard. Among them are subdivisions and an application for a six-story structure containing 118 residential units (above) and 14…MORE

The Department of Planning and Development announced six new land use applications, four decisions and two Design Review Early Design Guidance Meetings for major projects.

Among these applications is a rash of row housing in Fremont, a 14…MORE

UPDATE 1:35 p.m. Nov. 7 The fire has been reported by Seattle Fire Department as a $250,000 loss.

UPDATE 9:00am Nov. 7 An 80 year old man, who suffered burns over 95% of his body from an apartment fire near Fremont, has died according to…MORE

More than 500 Oregon spotted frogs reared at Woodland Park Zoo were released last week into marshy wetlands at a protected site in Pierce County.

The frogs were collected from wetlands as eggs and placed at the zoo for hatching and rearing…MORE

Students in Seattle Public Schools are coming home hungry and with full lunch boxes each day as a result of new cuts by the district to lunch and recess times, Seattle parents have discovered. Children participating in the Free & Reduced Meal…MORE

The day after voters approved the largest expansion of bus service in Seattle since the Great Recession, Mayor Ed Murray, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Councilmember Tom Rasmussen celebrated the victory and announced the framework of…MORE

Taco Time is providing the region with much more than tacos. Last week the Pacific Northwest Mexican food chain announced that they would be giving over $100,000 to six local charities or organizations in Puget Sound that are providing access to…MORE

Mayor Ed Murray and Councilmembers Bruce Harrell and Mike O’Brien today announced a citywide privacy initiative, aimed at providing greater transparency into the City’s data collection and use practices.

“In the course of doing business…MORE