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The Ballard Chamber of Commerce gave out its 2006 annual awards last week during an evening reception at the Nordic Heritage Museum.

The King Salmon Award went to Sterling Savings Bank in recognition of its outstanding contributions to…MORE

$60,615,000 - Environmental Stewardship, Maintenance and Programming; for stewardship awareness programs, teen leadership, senior and adult programs, teen transportation and assistance for low-income families, tree, trail and field maintenance…MORE

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HB 1057

Requesting information on the use of alternative fuels.

By a vote of 94 to 3 on Jan. 29, 2007, the House approved HB 1057, which would require certain information…MORE

Pro Parks Levy dollars won't run out until the end of 2008 but the Seattle Parks and Recreation department is planning now for how to absorb programs, staffing and maintenance now funded through the levy since city officials have made it clear it…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

White Center has had various summer festivals over the years that offered a numbing array of events and competitions.

The first was a one-time event called the Great Fair held in early August 1923. It featured a carnival, a sideshow, a…MORE

The Federal Way School Board announced last Tuesday at its twice-monthly meeting that district teachers can resume showing "An Inconvenient Truth," a film of slideshow findings on the topic of climate change and global warming.

The…MORE

In a Senior Night slam, Decatur 12th grader Devon Jones puts his Federal Way High School opponent, Darren Faber, into a move you'll likely see used more in the WWF than on the high school wrestling mat. Faber fought back, however, scoring six…MORE

Gary Cross has been appointed vice president and manager of Frontier Bank's Ballard Office. He has more than 32 years of experience in the banking industry and has spent the last three years with Frontier. He was previously with Pacific Northwest…MORE

The new executive director of the local non-profit WestSide Baby, Nancy Woodland, has found her calling.

Once a lawyer for the state attorney general, then a stay-at-home mother to her young son and daughter, the self-proclaimed "busy-body…MORE