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Laaassstt Caaauwll for alcohaaul! How many times have you heard this phrase bellowed out at about 1:30 a.m. in your local watering hole? My guess is about a few dozen times or so. But how many times have you made the choice of having one more for…MORE

There was one voice missing at a community forum on human rights last month--the community's.

It was the first in a series of public forums sponsored by the Seattle Human Rights Commission to gather community concerns, hopes and fears…MORE

The Parks & Recreation Department has put on hold a project to develop Crown Hill School's open area into a public park. The project is part of the Pro Parks Levy, and is currently in the planning phase.

After holding two public…MORE

Swedish Medical Center's Board of Trustees has voted to close the 30-bed Transitional Care Unit (TCU) at its Ballard campus to help quell an annual company loss of about $5 million for the last several years.

In 1999, after Medicare…MORE

Brinklee Jackson, 10, a student at Olympic View, prays near a luminary candle for an aunt she lost to cancer when she was a toddler.

Hundreds of local residents participated in the Relay for Life Cancer Walk at Saghalie Middle School…MORE

Charles Hoff, one of the five community members who comprise the Federal Way School Board, has acknowledged making a controversial remark earlier this month, after initially denying it, but continues to be unapologetic about his views.

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The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle announces the nominees for its fourth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards.

The 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards is similar to the Tony Awards; it allows high school drama students from…MORE

The ship Abbott Point of Hong Kong arrived at the Port of Seattle recently. The vessel is part of International Handybulk Carriers (IHC), which is a pool of over 40 log and bulk ships formed to provide shippers with smaller cargo ships.

Parents pleaded with the Seattle School District not to cut programs and close schools during a tense town hall meeting last Wednesday.

A new Ballard development moved one step closer to reality last Monday. The city's Northwest Design Review Board approved a proposal for a mixed-use building at the site of a vacant lot between Sunset Bowling Alley and Burger King on NW Market St…MORE