An ordeal reaching back to 2007 has come to an end as the City Attorney's Office reached an agreement with a Beach Drive resident and his insurance company to pay for the repairs necessary to shore up a hillside and stop the threat of landslides…MORE
West Seattle - News
Speeding camera and van planned for West Seattle school zones
Sat, 08/18/12
Speeders beware: The Seattle Police Department announced plans to install a fixed school speed zone camera on Fauntleroy next to Gatewood Elementary School and to start parking their speed van near Our Lady of Guadalupe on the 7100 block of 35th…MORE
King County says they’ll pilot a floating island at Hicklin Lake in White Center
Sat, 08/18/12
Friends of Hicklin Lake have been talking with King County politicians and scientists for months about having five floating islands installed at the heavily polluted body of water that, decades ago, used to be a favorite swimming hole for White…MORE
REMINDER: Seattle libraries will be closed for a week due to budget cuts (Aug. 27 - Sept. 3)
Thu, 08/16/12
All branches of the Seattle Public Library System will be closed from Monday, Aug. 27 through Monday, Sept. 3 (which includes the Labor Day holiday closure) as a city-mandated cost saving measure.
For the Southwest (9010 35th Ave S.W.) and…MORE
SW Historical Society is seeking 'Recipes and Recollections' for Apron Strings cookbook
Thu, 08/16/12
The Southwest Historical Society is planning to publish a cookbook featuring recipes submitted by people from the greater Southwest Seattle area.
The official title is:Apron Strings: Recipes and Recollections from West Seattle and the…MORE
Spokane Street Viaduct update; Eastbound First Ave. off ramp will be closed through Sept.
Thu, 08/16/12
press release: Beginning Monday morning, August 20, the eastbound off-ramp at First Avenue S will be closed for repaving and will remain closed through the end of September. The eastbound off-ramp at Fourth Avenue will remain open. In addition…MORE
REMINDER: Next North Highline annexation information meeting on Thursday, Aug. 23
Thu, 08/16/12
Information from the City of Burien
The City is conducting a series of informational sessions designed to inform North Highline residents and merchants about the North Highline annexation on the Nov. 6 General Election ballot. City staff…MORE
REMINDER: White Center Promise Summer Celebration 2012 will close out August
Thu, 08/16/12
Press release from Marquise Roberson, White Center Community Development Association
The Promise Summer Celebration 2012 is the second annual event focused on the White Center Promise (WCP) Initiative. The Promise Summer Celebration will…MORE
UPDATE: Stay cool and hydrated! Excessive heat warning now in effect for Thursday and Friday
Wed, 08/15/12
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the Seattle area on Thursday and Friday as temperatures are expected to break into the 90s. NWS recommends drinking plenty of fluids, finding air conditioning, staying out of…MORE
Middle College High School finds a home in High Point after a few months of limbo
Wed, 08/15/12
Middle College High School, an alternative high school that called the South Seattle Community College campus home for around 15 years, has found a new space at the High Point Community Center Building (6400 Sylvan Way S.W.) in West Seattle,…MORE
