The Seattle City Council has placed a series of amendments to the City Charter on the November ballot.
A key amendment will allow the council to reconfirm the appointments of city department heads every four years, including Parks and…MORE
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South Lake High to locate here while new school built
Tue, 10/10/06
This school year West Seattle is home to five high schools, including South Lake High School, which will occupy the old E. C.
MORERobert Pheasant son of landmarks builder
Tue, 10/10/06
Robert Preston Pheasant was the best man she ever knew, says Julie Pheasant-Albright of her father who died Sept. 22 at his home in Sunset Hill.
"I never heard him swear, raise his voice or say an unkind word," says Julie Pheasant-Albright…MORE
Viaduct project is complex
Tue, 10/10/06
Any plan to tear down the Alaskan Way Viaduct to make way for a tunnel or a new viaduct will be a big undertaking, as Washington State's construction projects go.
In terms of costs, the completion of the I-90 floating bridge linking Mercer…MORE
Development is at a torrid pace
Tue, 10/10/06
A recently announced Ballard development is part of the transformation of Northwest Market Street from sleepy, hinterland high street into an urban canyon on par with Belltown.
Trammell Crow, an international real estate firm, recently…MORE
New trail system efforts underway
Tue, 10/10/06
An effort is underway to create a trail system for pedestrians and bicyclists that would link up West Seattle's most popular destinations.
The Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association with help from the National Park Service is…MORE
Burien breaks ground on town square project
Tue, 10/10/06
The start of construction on Burien's Town Square was celebrated Oct. 10 with a groundbreaking ceremony at Southwest 152nd Street and Fourth Avenue Southwest.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Jim McDermott, who together with the rest of…MORE
Local talent headlines Centerstage performance
Tue, 10/10/06
Centerstage opens its season with a country-western smash: the musical comedy, Blue Plate Special.
Starring in the show is local actress, Loretta Deranleau-Howard, a Tacoma resident who works at Weyerhaeuser as a Blueprinting Analyst.…MORE
Trendy sidewalk cafes growing on our streets
Sat, 10/07/06
A surge of sidewalk cafes are turning trendy Ballard inside out. They're good for business, customers love them, and new zoning permits are getting the green light.
From 2001 to 2005, just one establishment per year recieved a sidewalk…MORE
Viaduct study ignores business
Sat, 10/07/06
Businesses and community groups in Ballard are criticizing Seattle and Washington State Departments of Transportation for failing to adequately evaluate economic risks from what could be as many as 10 years of traffic headaches building an…MORE
