A long-time fixture in Ballard, Jacobsen's Marine, is gearing up to leave the community for a new home at the Port of Edmonds as early as next year, said Terry McCartney, co-owner of the company on Northwest Market Street.
McCartney and…MORE
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Clean it up or pay a fine
Tue, 06/05/07
The City of Seattle hopes the threat of heavy fines will pressure negligent landowners to follow the rules.
A new program, called "Clean up Your Act," will increase fines for landlords and property owners who refuse to repair run down…MORE
SeaTac garage project pending
Tue, 05/29/07
A planned retail development and parking garage at the old Airport Plaza Hotel location in SeaTac is set to go ahead, although light rail will take a greater chunk of the site than expected.
Sound Transit plans to purchase about 50,000…MORE
Patterson introduces animal cruelty legislation
Tue, 05/29/07
King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson recently introduced three comprehensive measures to address animal control, cruelty and care.
Patterson introduced the legislation in response to tragic incidents of animal cruelty and concerns…MORE
Holy Angels later became St. Alphonsus
Tue, 05/29/07
St. Alphonsus Parish School, located in the heart of Ballard on15th Avenue Northwest, will celebrate a century of providing children with a Catholic education this fall.
The same year Ballard was annexed into the City of Seattle in 1907,…MORE
Metro orders hundreds of new buses
Tue, 05/29/07
King County plans to purchase up to 500 new buses that will help deliver one of the biggest bus service expansions in Metro history.
Most of the buses will be articulated hybrids manufactured under a contract believed to be the largest of…MORE
Tukwila's Foster High School recycling students celebrate end of project
Tue, 05/29/07
Foster High School's leadership class will celebrate the end of a recycling awareness project on Friday, June 1, by hosting a community barbeque.
The 3:30 p.m. event will take place at the school at 4242 S. 144th St.
MOREFinancing for Des Moines foot ferry
Tue, 05/29/07
The Elliott Bay Water Taxi and Metro shuttles from the dock to Alki, Admiral Way and the West Seattle Junction will be permanent year around under the King County Ferry District approved recently by the King County Council.
A newly revised…MORE
'Free Ballard:'a city at heart
Tue, 05/29/07
The bumper stickers and T-shirts that read "Free Ballard" are a novelty to some, something to pick up as a souvenir from your visit to that cute little Scandinavian neighborhood with all the chic boutiques and trendy restaurants on the outskirts…MORE
Mother sentenced in brutal murder of 6-year-old daughter
Tue, 05/29/07
Samara Spann was sentenced in King County Superior Court to 23 years in prison for the macabre murder of her 6-year-old daughter, Kyeimah, in White Center in 2004.
Prior to sentencing, King County Deputy Prosecutor Kristin Richardson…MORE
