On our city streets, bicycles pedaled by human power and weighing a few pounds must maneuver among speeding cars, trucks and buses, so the city has introduced lane markings called sharrows, reminding drivers to share the streets with bikes.…MORE
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Spring Valley stream channel project will be ready in time to greet returning salmon to Federal Way
Tue, 09/04/07
It's quite possible the Federal Way News could take credit for the theme of a new ABC reality TV program.
Just picture it: A needy family of pink, chinook, chum and coho salmon get whisked away on a much needed three-year vacation to the…MORE
Search begins for applicants to fill vacant Federal Way City Council advisory positions
Tue, 09/04/07
The Federal Way City Council is accepting applications to fill vacant positions on four of the City's advisory groups. Seats are currently available for the following commissions and committee:
Diversity Commission
Two positions…MORE
Des Moines church hosts homelessness conference
Tue, 09/04/07
Grace Lutheran Church in Des Moines will host the seventh annual Political Will to End Homelessness Conference on Tuesday, Sept.
MORESouth Park drawbridge raises concern
Tue, 09/04/07
The 76-year-old South Park Bridge on 14th Avenue South-one of two King County steel-deck truss bridges-remains a concern, according to the recently published 2006 King County Annual Bridge Report.
A recent inspection found that while it is…MORE
New Mt. Rainier High opens
Tue, 09/04/07
After two years away from their home campus, Mt. Rainier High students return to a brand new school when classes resume Wednesday, Sept. 5.
Mt. Rainier students were housed at Olympic Middle School during construction.
Aviation High…MORE
Record Metro Transit use during August
Mon, 09/03/07
After the big Interstate 5 construction project, King County Metro Transit reported record ridership on buses, vanpools, and the Elliott Bay water taxi during August.
"Over (those) two weeks, ridership on all of the services Metro provides…MORE
Mayor rejects nightlife ordinances from City Council
Mon, 09/03/07
Two bills passed by the Seattle City Council last month to reduce overcrowding and violence around nightclubs did not earn Mayor Greg Nickels approval and the legislation was returned unsigned.
The council is currently working on a…MORE
West Seattle Garden Tour presents check to ArtsWest
Mon, 09/03/07
It was a big payday for the ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery recently when executive director, Alan Harrison, accepted a $6,500 check from the West Seattle Garden Tour at a reception.
Incoming Garden Tour president, Clay Swidler, presented…MORE
