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Phil Lutes has been named deputy managing director of the Seaport Division at the Port of Seattle. His first day on the job was Monday, Feb. 5.

Before joining the Port, Lutes spent 28 years with Westwood Shipping Lines where his last post…MORE

It was quite a January week for New Futures Finance Director Susana Schuarzberg.

The financial guru for the Burien-based group accepted the Puget Sound Business Journal's first-ever award as 2007 CFO (chief financial officer) of the Year…MORE

The Woodland Park Zoo's controversial parking garage project was not on the agenda during their Transportation Demand Management plan open house recently, but a group of 60 people with protest signs showed up to voice their opinions anyways.…MORE

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Phasing out the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

By a vote of 71 to 24 on February 16, 2007, the House approved HB 1024, which would prohibit the sale,…MORE

In separate actions on Feb. 22, Des Moines City Council members approved a Redondo rezone that addresses substandard lot requirements and unanimously endorsed the Highline School District's replacement levy.

Currently in Redondo there are…MORE

Seattle's Office for Senior Citizens offers a program that helps place seniors in jobs that can earn them earn extra money and a second chance at a career, but many active seniors in Ballard are looking for opportunities closer to home.

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The public is being asked to help identify a hit-and-run motorist who put a young Arbor Heights woman in the hospital Feb. 16.

Emily Lovelett, 23, was crossing 35th Avenue at Southwest 100th Street at about 8:15 p.m. that Friday night.

Burien City Council members refused last week to support a bill now in a legislative committee that would give a major tax break to Seattle should that city annex the North Highline Unincorporated Area.

"There's no reason Seattle should…MORE

Liveaboards at Shilshole Bay Marina are trying to reach a solution with Port of Seattle officials about where to store bicycles previously held on the marinas' docks.

The Ballard marina, which is home to about 1,500 boats and 300…MORE

Justin Cox of White Center was recently named King County Youth of the Year at the Boys and Girls Club's annual luncheon at Benaroya Hall.

Cox, 18, was honored for his life goals, academic performance, personal character and community…MORE