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
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Mayor, Executive, Council celebrate transit, announce bus service agreement
Wed, 11/05/14
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 donates $100K to student food and education programs
Tue, 11/04/14
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
City of Seattle launches digital privacy initiative
Mon, 11/03/14
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
Seattle Turkey Trot lands on Thanksgiving morning
Mon, 11/03/14
The eighth annual Seattle Turkey Trot, a 5 K fun-run or walk, will take place Thanksgiving morning, November 27, 2014, starting at 9:00 a.m. at 32nd Avenue NW and NW 85th Street, in the Sunset Hill neighborhood of Ballard, and ending in Golden…MORE
All The Best Pet Care and Nature’s Variety 'Pound for Pound Challenge' supplies food for local animal shelters
Fri, 10/31/14
As Thanksgiving nears, pet lovers often want to share the holiday with their dogs and cats, so they stock up on healthy food and treats. This year, local pet parents have the opportunity to provide healthy food for local shelter animals at the…MORE
Mars Hill Church ‘dissolves’ to establish independent churches
Fri, 10/31/14
Earlier today Pastor Dave Bruskas of Mars Hill Church announced that the Mars Hill Church organization will be disbanding with hopes of establishing 13 locally managed, independent churches.
Bruskas said that the existing Mars Hill Church…MORE
Seattle-based Company Expanding Brand within Local Community
Fri, 10/31/14
MOD Pizza, the original super fast pizza concept, today announced that they are bringing their individual, artisan-style pizza to Ballard, with the grand opening slated for mid-December. The newest MOD will be located in the former Ivar’s Seafood…MORE
Help Shape Growth in Ballard
Thu, 10/30/14
In response to ongoing development, the community’s desire to retain Ballard’s character, and Sound Transit’s planning for light rail to Ballard, Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD), Department of Transportation (SDOT), and…MORE
Art and science meet in the Boondoggler’s ‘Whack-job’
Wed, 10/29/14
Seattle performance group, The Boondogglers, are back from the 90’s and have a production coming up that may have some viewers questioning the way they watch film and stage performances.
“Whack-job,” is an original work that mixes live…MORE
