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A Seattle City Light repair crew restored power to 91 customers in Ballard last Thursday afternoon. The area generally bordered by Market Street on the north, 54th Street on the south, 24th Avenue on the east and 30th Avenue on the west lost…MORE

In an unprecedented move, the Northwest Design Review Board reversed its decision last week after voting that a new mixed-use development slated for the southeast corner of 24th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 65th Street needed further review.…MORE

After 45 years of personal service to the Ballard community, the Market Street Pharmacy owned by the Stimac family has closed for good.

George Stimac ran the store for 45 years before retiring in 2005. For the last two years, his son John…MORE

Southwest King County residents will celebrate America's 231st birthday in grand style the way John Adams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, predicted it would be-"with pomp and parade, with shows, games ... and illuminations (…MORE

Highline residents will celebrate America's 231st birthday in grand style the way John Adams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, predicted it would be-"with pomp and parade, with shows, games ... and illuminations (fireworks)."

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Metro Transit is proposing "an innovative solution" that allows the agency to generate additional income by partially wrapping some of its buses with vinyl advertising.

The partial wrap of buses would respond to concerns about visibility…MORE

This fall, the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods will be providing free trees for planting on residential streets in Seattle neighborhoods. Applications are accepted from groups of neighbors and are due on Friday, August 10. This is the Tree…MORE

The city has announced several neighborhood projects that will receive more than $350,000 in matching funds from the Department of Neighborhoods.

The money will support projects in West Seattle and South Park covering subjects as diverse…MORE

Some people get their thrills from skydiving or bungee jumping.

But not local drag racer Dan Benham.

Benham gets his thrills from the release of a button that sends his car to speeds of 169 miles-per-hour in an 8.9 second quarter-…MORE

ArtsWest Playhouse's eighth annual gala "The Beat Goes On" was the most successful ever in the organization's history, raising $152,000 for arts and education programs.

"The fantastic success of this special event shows just how many…MORE