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Doug Schulze will trade one prosperous waterfront community for another on Nov. 1 when he becomes Normandy Park's new city manager.

He has spent the past 10 years as city manager of Medina.

Schulze came to Medina from Minnesota. He…MORE

In a move that is being questioned by some fire district taxpayers, the North Highline Fire commissioners raised long-time Chief Russ Pritchard's salary to $198,000 per year at their Sept. 7 meeting.

Pritchard will receive the 57 percent…MORE

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission approved its first general fee increase for camping, overnight facilities and watercraft launch services since 2003.

The increases, intended to catch the agency up to market rates and to…MORE

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

This school year West Seattle is home to five high schools, including South Lake High School, which will occupy the old E. C.

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

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

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

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

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