Press release:
Primary election ballots will be mailed on Wednesday, July 27 to all King County voters. Voters' pamphlets will also be mailed this week, and will arrive separately from your ballot. The Election Day deadline to return…MORE
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Des Moines celebrates Waterland Festival
Wed, 07/27/11
SLIDESHOW: Click the above image to see plenty more top-drawer exposures by Kurt Howard. Des Moines hosted its Waterland Festival Friday and Saturday.
City officials took advantage of the celebration to do a ribbon cutting and dedication…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Apartment fire survivors lost it all, but ‘thank God each moment’ they escaped unharmed
Tue, 07/26/11
Husband and wife Edward and Margaret Smith stood side by side, surveying the unrecognizable charred remains of what they once called home on Tuesday, July 26. The torched husks of their two vehicles sat in the forefront of the Lighthouse…MORE
New Chamber director learning the lay of the land
Tue, 07/26/11
Lynn Wallace was recently appointed as the new CEO of the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce (SKCC), replacing Nancy Damon.
Wallace comes into this position already having been the president and CEO of the Chamber of Eastern Pierce…MORE
Community pea patch opens in Des Moines
Tue, 07/26/11
The Daisy Sonju Community Garden & Pea Patch at Sonju Park became Des Moines newest park earlier this summer.
"There is a lot of community interest," said Kim Richmond, who donated over 200 hours to prepare the gardens. "Every month…MORE
Retired teacher did anything to get students engaged
Tue, 07/26/11
Jim Glennon, teacher and professor for fifty years, retired from Highline Community College at the end of this last Spring Quarter.
After a career that introduced him to around 16,000 students and stretched from rural Rosalia, Washington,…MORE
Community Calendar Week of 7-25-11
Mon, 07/25/11
Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week's Times/News print edition. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: hteditor@robinsonnews.com Items can…MORE
UPDATE 2: Slideshow - Lighthouse Apts on Des Moines Memorial Drive engulfed by fire
Sun, 07/24/11
Update 2 for July 26, 10:30 am: According to Sgt. John Urquhart with the King County Sheriff's Office, fire investigators will be using a crane to remove debris from the upper floors over the next couple of days in hopes of gaining access to…MORE
Crowd overflows Burien council chambers for Metro bus hearing
Fri, 07/22/11
The crowd at a King County Council hearing July 21 on a proposed $20 car-tab fee that would prevent large service cuts to Metro bus service didn't match the 700 people that showed up earlier in the month for a downtown Seattle hearing. But about…MORE
Horse trespassing on Burien's Three Tree Point?
Fri, 07/22/11
Times/News Publisher Jerry Robinson took this photo of horses along Burien's Three Tree Point last week.
Burien City Manager Mike Martin says whether the beach along the Point is a public right-of-way is a "gray area" he is not anxious to…MORE
