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The year is 1919. The place is St. Louis. The setting is a modest family home in an era before electricity and telephones were common conveniences. The cast of characters includes a God-fearing mother and her four daughters.

Sounds just…MORE

Leif Erickson simply did not want to move after 45 years at Shilshole Bay Marina, causing anguish to workmen who struggled five days, encountering unexpected brass rods and the statue's legs full of concrete.

It was finally removed…MORE

After a trip back to the architect's drafting table to reduce costs, the expanded Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library re-opens Saturday, March 10.

Six general contractors bid to build the Southwest Library in 2004 but all of the…MORE

The North Highline Unincorporated Area Council is seeking applicants for an open at-large council position.

The seat became open when King County Sheriff's Deputy Steve Cox, who also was president of the council, was killed in the line of…MORE

Maritime businesses on Harbor Island, around the southern shore of Elliott Bay and along the Duwamish River will have an easier time grappling with replacement of the Alaskan Way Viaduct than their business associates in Ballard.

That's…MORE

Seventy pounds of corned beef, 30 pounds of potatoes, a case of cabbage and six pints of beer will help buy a little boy-the son of a fallen hero-a college education.

Mick Kelly's Irish Pub in downtown Burien served their traditional…MORE

Voters will decide on March 13 the fate of a $140 million, four-year Highline School District educational programs and operations levy.

The ballot measure would replace a levy that expires in December.

It would fund 18 to 20 percent…MORE

West Seattle has a new park with a new name, plus an official name for a future park.

Located at Southwest Brandon Street and 26th Avenue Southwest, Cottage Grove Park is named for the neighborhood where it is located. The small,…MORE

Several Normandy Park residents are up in arms over a potential housing development they believe will cram too many houses in an area that's to small.

Developer John Kaleas, who owns 3.6 acres west of First Avenue South just south of South…MORE

Seattle's first biodiesel fuel station owned and operated by a national retailer is located in the Admiral District.

The Safeway gas station at 4115 S.W. Admiral Way is now equipped with a self-serve biodiesel pump with a mixture of 80…MORE