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Federal Way city officials gathered with residents at Southridge House February 2 to celebrate more than $2.5 million in renovations to the public housing property.

Southridge House, an 80-unit building for residents who are elderly and/or…MORE

Jack Bermingham, Ph.D., has been named interim president of Highline Community College.

The college board of trustees made the appointment retroactive to Nov. 16, when they dismissed then-president Priscilla Bell.

Bermingham had…MORE

The flu bug hit two Des Moines schools and a Burien school hard in recent weeks.

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Absurd Person Singular ran for two years on Broadway and twice that on London's West End. It has been described as "one of the 5 great comedies of the last half of the twentieth century." And yet it gets remarkably few productions here in the…MORE

The state House Democratic caucus elected Rep. Joe McDermott (D-West Seattle) to join their Leadership team as Caucus Education Policy Leader.

"I am honored to receive this new leadership responsibility," McDermott said. "It gives me the…MORE

The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council took in a new member and dismissed another.

Christine Waldman was appointed to take the position at-large that had been held by Deputy Steve Cox, who was killed in the line of duty Dec. 2. Cox…MORE

After nearly three and a half hours of debate, the Seattle School Board formally adopted a set of 10 qualifications for a new superintendent last Wednesday, opening the door for a national search process.

Among other qualities, the next…MORE

The Jan. 31 story on the Global Reading Challenge should have stated it was a program of the King County Library System. The program is managed and staffed by The Seattle Public Library.

The Seattle School District has convened a parent, teacher and student steering committee to explore modifications to West Seattle High's four-period day schedule to address ongoing concerns.

Based on a directive from the district's chief…MORE

Neighbors who oppose a Safeway discount gas station that could be built in the Crown Hill neighborhood plan to file an appeal with the city if land use permits for the project are approved.

Last August, Seattle's Department of Planning and…MORE