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2012 is the 50th Anniversary of both the Seattle World's Fair and of the Elvis film, "It Happened at the World's Fair" filmed here. Elvis visited the Emerald City for 10 days. In honor of his visit, Bumbershoot is bringing Elvis back in an…MORE

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and the Office of Sustainability and Environment recently announced a pilot program “to strengthen equal access to local and health foods.”

The program doubles the value of SNAP EBT card (today’s food stamp…MORE

Aug. 31- Sept. 1, Fri. & Sat., 10am-4pm, Duwamish Longhouse Native Market & Jumble Days, a bit of everything: arts & crafts, estate, rummage sale and food. $15 per display table.

Free display table to enrolled Duwamish members…MORE

The Seattle Department of Transportation has announced that the combination westbound on-/off-ramp to the Spokane Street Viaduct will open to motorists Friday morning, August 31, no later than 6 a.m.

This is the only westbound ramp to…MORE

West Seattle company Sleepers in Seattle – selling sleeper and leather sofas to the masses – has been recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest growing entrepreneurial ventures. Inc.’s website shows Sleepers is ranked 2453 out of…MORE

Traditionally, many junior high and high school students have seen the prospect of going to science classes as a dim one: a gauntlet of numbers, formulas and memorization.

University of Washington professors and researchers Elham Kazemi…MORE

West Seattle's ArtsWest Theater has won a $10,000 grant from the American Theatre Wing, best known as the creator of the Antoinette Perry "Tony" Awards. The grant, one of the organization's 2012 National Theatre Company grants was given to only…MORE

Workers are busy outfitting the former Bohemian Restaurant at 3405 California Ave. s.w. as it becomes the newest in a small chain of restaurants by owner Greg Beckley. West City Kitchen (the name used on the city permit), if all goes well will…MORE

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn held a town hall meeting with West Seattle residents on Aug. 28 to answer a multitude of questions.

McGinn opened the meeting with a summary of Seattle’s economic situation, saying our city is leading the state in…MORE

Press release UnitedHealthcare is donating 3,500 backpacks to community organizations in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods across Washington, including White Center on Aug. 31 at Greenbridge.

Friday, Aug. 31, 4-6:30 p.m.

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