Travelers will not see any relief in their wallet this year with overall vacation costs increasing by 5.4 percent from last year, according to AAA's nationwide Annual Vacation Costs survey.
"Rate increases for lodgings are mostly a result…MORE
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Two from here graduate from Savannah College in Georgia
Tue, 07/18/06
Two West Seattle area students recently graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga.
They are Joel Richard Jonientz, who received a master of fine arts degree in painting and Rheina Francisco Cayetano who…MORE
Law and order and hotdogs
Tue, 07/18/06
Members of the community and the Seattle Police Department enjoyed the sunshine last Saturday during a picnic at the North Precinct.
Organized by the Seattle Police Foundation, this is just one of the events planned in the Picnic at the…MORE
Horwith is Swarthmore grad
Tue, 07/18/06
West Seattle student Micah Horwith of West Seattle, son of Karen Horwith and Robert Horwith, has recently graduated, with high honors, from Swarthmore College with a bachelor of arts degree in biology and English literature with a minor in…MORE
See Spot bite
Tue, 07/18/06
After being harassed by dogs a number of times, a Ballard woman is hesitant to walk her Jack Russell terrier around her neighborhood.
Saraina would only provide her first name for fear of reprisal. She lives on Northwest 57th Street and is…MORE
BeanBarry Delights reunion comes in time for Jubilee Days
Tue, 07/18/06
It all started in the fall of 1971.
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West Seattle loses to Pac West
Tue, 07/18/06
Pitching was key in Friday's defeat of West Seattle 4-3 by Pac West in last Friday's elimination bracket.
"We had to do some strange defensively and rework our normal positions to get certain kids up to bat," said a relieved Pac West…MORE
Music Nights festival opens
Tue, 07/18/06
July marked the start of music making in White Center with the Music Nights festival which features a wide variety of live musical performances in various cafes located in downtown White Center.
Music Nights will be on the second Friday of…MORE
Neal Beets named new city manager
Wed, 07/12/06
The Federal Way city council announced they have selected Neal Beets as the new city manager, to start work on August 1st.
Until July 21, Beets is the city manager of Roseville, Minnesota. A city of nearly 34,000, it borders the…MORE
A Dash Point legend hangs up her scissors
Wed, 07/12/06
In August, Bonnie Stenberg will remove her business license from where it has hung for 45 years.
The framed document, now faded and streaked with brown tinges, was issued to Stenberg in 1961.
The owner/operator of Bonnie's Dash…MORE
