An investigation into the cause of flooding that damaged houses and yards in the Fauntleroy neighborhood last winter indicates numerous problems cascaded into each other.
Last December's flooding occurred around California Drive south of…MORE
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Housing costs soar ahead of incomes
Tue, 07/31/07
Average Seattle incomes aren't keeping up with rising West Seattle housing costs and home ownership and rental opportunities are moving beyond the reach of wageworkers.
That fact prompted Mayor Greg Nickels to unveil his new housing…MORE
Hi-Yu royalty reigns
Tue, 07/31/07
Sivona Lingle is Miss West Seattle Hi-Yu for 2008 and Danica Tongol is the junior court queen.
Lingle is the 17-year-old daughter of Mark and Autumn Lingle and is a very active West Seattle High School senior. When school resumes in…MORE
Sewer system planned for Des Moines' North Hill neighborhood
Tue, 07/31/07
Des Moines' North Hill is going to acquire a sewer system.
A petition in favor of sewer service required signatures from 51 percent of landowners within the improvement district to be successful.
The proposal had already received 51…MORE
Normandy Park Swim Club celebrates 50 years
Tue, 07/31/07
Thanks to visionaries both past and present, the Normandy Park Swim Club simultaneously celebrated last month its 50th anniversary and the completion of a pool renovation project.
The club, which opened on July 14, 1957, was "the first…MORE
Port adding water to Des Moines Creek
Tue, 07/31/07
The Port of Seattle has started adding water to Des Moines Creek this summer, one year ahead of schedule.
Augmenting water flows into Des Moines and Walker creeks was required by environmental permits for construction of the third runway…MORE
SeaTac enters the ring on North Highline annexation
Tue, 07/31/07
A fourth contender may jump into the ring in the seventh round of the North Highline annexation fight.
SeaTac lawmakers voted 4-3 on July 24 to consider annexing the Boulevard Park area as part of the city's comprehensive plan.
…MORE
HCC hosts info meeting for early college program in Federal Way
Tue, 07/31/07
Prospective students and their families can learn about Highline Community College's Puget Sound Early College at an information meeting on Tuesday, August 14, at 6:30 p.m.
Early College gives high school juniors and seniors an opportunity…MORE
Port of Seattle to revisit Lora Lake fate next week
Tue, 07/31/07
The full Port of Seattle Commission is expected to revisit on Thursday, Aug.
MOREFire destroys Twin Lakes home
Tue, 07/31/07
At 5:29 a.m. on July 26, South King Fire and Rescue firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the 31500 block of 39th Ave Southwest in Federal Way.
The structure was a single family home belonging to Gerry Walters, a flight…MORE
