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Highline Times - News
Reptile Man slithers into Des Moines on Jan. 21
Tue, 01/17/12
Press release Washington’s only Reptile Man will slither into Des Moines on Saturday, Jan. 21 for a show at the Des Moines Activity Center.
The Reptile Man, Scott Petersen, has performed for more than 800 schools in the Northwest.…MORE
UW students present Des Moines study
Tue, 01/17/12
A project focusing on vehicle and pedestrian traffic in the Des Moines Marina District was presented by a group of University of Washington (UW) students at the Jan. 12 Des Moines City Council meeting.
Four students from the Community,…MORE
Heavy snow - 5 to 10 inches - expected on Wednesday
Tue, 01/17/12
According to the National Weather Service, the latest forecast is predicting heavy snowfall on Wednesday:
The following forecast is for Burien. While the forecast is quite similar for the surrounding area, there may be slight variations…MORE
Garbage pickup closures for Friday, Jan. 20
Tue, 01/17/12
Garbage and recycling service cancellations are in effect on Friday, Jan. 20 due to inclement weather. Here are the latest updates for our area:
Des Moines CleanScapes provides garbage, yard/food waste and recycling service to residents…MORE
Garbage pickup delays for Burien on Jan. 16
Mon, 01/16/12
Due to inclement weather, Waste Management reports Burien residential and commercial recycling and garbage routes are running, but delayed about two hours.
They will not collect yard waste.
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Empty Bowls to benefit the White Center and Highline Food Banks on Jan. 27
Mon, 01/16/12
Empty Bowls, a combined benefit effort joining area potters and the White Center and Highline Area Food Banks will take place on January 27. The potters are from the Moshier Art Center at the Burien Community Center.
Empty Bowls is a…MORE
Rare weather forecast; Double front predicted as arctic front meets an upper level front
Mon, 01/16/12
UW Atmospheric Sciences has issued a rare weather forecast predicting that two fronts will converge Tuesday causing heavy snowfall.
AN UPPER LEVEL WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY GIVING LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS…MORE
Des Moines Theater project moving into the next phase
Fri, 01/13/12
The Des Moines Theater, recently purchased by developers Tom Lin and Isaiah Dummer is moving into the next phase. As the Highline Times/News reported in early December, the project has been in evaluation mode as the historic building is examined…MORE
Des Moines public works ready for upcoming winter weather
Fri, 01/13/12
Press release:
The Des Moines Public Works Department has been preparing for the winter weather events being forecasted over the next several days.
Our crews, plows, sanders and anti-ice equipment are ready for deployment should…MORE
