On Friday Drs. Ron Young and Ryder Gwinn, surgeons from the Swedish Neuroscience Institute, hosted a livestream on the affects of Essential Tremor (ET), the Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgical procedure used to treat ET and the other innovative…MORE
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Seattle Public Schools celebrates strong growth in high school performance
Thu, 12/15/11
press release: The majority of high schools in Seattle Public Schools showed strong academic growth during the 2010‐2011 school year, Interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield reported today, thanks to great principals, great teachers and involved…MORE
Several West Seattle stores busted for selling tobacco to minors in 2011
Thu, 12/15/11
King County Public Health released their report of retailers caught selling tobacco to minors in 2011 on Dec. 15. 70 sales were made to 63 retailers in Seattle, six of them in West Seattle. Tobacco retailers sold tobacco to minors 15 percent of…MORE
Aileen Balahadia, WCCDA Exec. Dir. leaving post next spring
Thu, 12/15/11
press release: The Board of Directors of the White Center Community Development Association (CDA) today announced that the CDA Executive Director, Aileen Balahadia, plans to leave her position next spring. Ms. Balahadia has served as the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Artisan bike racks appear in White Center
Thu, 12/15/11
The core of White Center’s business district along 16th Ave S.W. has a unique upgrade popping up along the sidewalks: handcrafted bike racks built by a local blacksmith with a passion for promoting self-propelled transportation and community…MORE
Extension cords to blame in West Seattle shed fire
Thu, 12/15/11
Seattle firefighters were called to the 8600 block of Fauntleroy Ave S.W. around 8 a.m. on Dec. 15 to battle a raging shed fire.
According to Seattle Fire, "quick actions stopped a quickly growing shed fire from spreading to neighboring…MORE
UPDATE- SLIDESHOW : VAIN salon set to open Dec. 17 in preview/soft open mode
Thu, 12/15/11
VAIN, a salon that has locations downtown and in Ballard is opening a West Seattle location in preview/soft open mode on Dec. 17 at 4513 California Ave s.w. in half of the space formerly occupied by the junction liquor store and West Seattle…MORE
UPDATE: Task force created to crack down on unsafe commercial vehicles in Seattle
Wed, 12/14/11
Seattle Police Department press release:
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has partnered up with the Washington State Patrol (WSP) and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) to create a Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Squad (CVES…MORE
KPLU 88.1 listeners in West Seattle might not be able to hear the station
Wed, 12/14/11
press release: KPLU’s long-time signal to West Seattle at 88.1 FM may encounter interference due to a new radio station broadcasting on that same frequency.
KLOP-FM, a Christian Contemporary station licensed to Ocean Park, Washington,…MORE
Harbor Properties breaks ground on “Nova” Apartments in West Seattle
Tue, 12/13/11
press release: Harbor Properties started construction this week on Nova, a multifamily project located at 4600 36th Ave. SW in West Seattle. Nova’s start comes just a few months after the successful lease up of Harbor’s LINK Apartments project,…MORE