Weather forecasters are predicting continued cold and snowy weather for the Monday holiday and the work week. King County Metro Transit is remaining on snow routing countywide overnight and into Monday. And, it advises bus riders to be aware it…MORE
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Metro Transit staying on snow routing into Monday
Sun, 01/15/12
Weather forecasters are predicting continued cold and snowy weather for the Monday holiday and the work week. King County Metro Transit is remaining on snow routing countywide overnight and into Monday. And, it advises bus riders to be aware it…MORE
Snow will continue for first half of week; Emergency Operations Center activated
Sun, 01/15/12
According to the Weather Channel snow is likely to continue for the first half of the week so commuters should be prepared for slick conditions and longer commutes.
Mayor Mike McGinn activated Seattle’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC)…MORE
Nancy McKinney helps those in need
Fri, 01/13/12
Out of Seattle's 27 food banks, the Ballard Food Bank is one of the biggest. It feeds 1,200 hungry people a week and in the last four years it has doubled in size and continues to grow.
At the helm of the indispensable organization is…MORE
SDOT crews on standby for weekend snow
Fri, 01/13/12
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will have street maintenance crews on standby for snow response this weekend and early next week due to a forecast of possible snow showers below 500 feet.
Throughout this week Street…MORE
Zoo holds hippo weigh-in contest
Fri, 01/13/12
The zoo is inviting people to guess the weight of the graceful 33-year-old Water Lily and 12-year-old Guadalupe to win the opportunity of meeting the hippos up close.
The Woodland Park Zoo carefully monitors the weight of its animals and…MORE
Ballard District Council continues to oppose bus stop consolidations
Thu, 01/12/12
By John Jinneman, UW News Lab
A University of Washington landscape architecture class will be studying Ballard's much discussed 15th Avenue transit corridor as Metro looks to replace critical bus routes with RapidRide.
At this…MORE
North Precinct Officer Sgt. Dennis McCoy hangs up his badge
Thu, 01/12/12
Turned off by hard physical labor, a young Dennis McCoy enrolled in community college in the late 1960s.
He thought law enforcement looked interesting and in 1969 he joined the Seattle Police Department as a cadet. He was only 19 years old…MORE
Developer presents preliminary designs for popular Sunset Hill corner
Thu, 01/12/12
Around 60 people attended the first of two pre-design community meetings last night to hear developer Bill Parks' presentation of the redevelopment of the corner building on 32nd Avenue and N.W. 64th Street in Sunset Hill.
The building,…MORE
Sunset Hill Green Market sold to developers
Thu, 01/12/12
At the first of two pre-design community meetings last night, developer Bill Parks presented his ideas for the redevelopment of the corner building on 32nd Avenue and N.W. 64th Street in Sunset Hill.
Parks bought the building that houses…MORE
