The Des Moines City Council unanimously approved on June 22 a permit that allows Highline Community College to take the next step in rebuilding the Marine Science and Technology Center (MaST).
But council members also expressed concerns…MORE
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Looking for trouble
Tue, 06/27/06
Seattle Fire Fighters responded to the Ballard Library on the morning of June 20 after a librarian collecting books from the book drop box burned her finger on an unknown, sticky white powder.
Seattle Fire Department Public Information…MORE
Seahurst sewage-line leak closes park for two days
Tue, 06/27/06
Seahurst Park's north beach was closed for almost 48 hours last week after a leak in a nearby sewage line was discovered.
The leak was discovered by a citizen who smelled "sewage-like" odors and contacted the Burien Parks and Recreation…MORE
Corrections
Tue, 06/27/06
The e-mail address to submit public comments about the citywide skate park proposal published in the June 21 edition was incorrect. Comments should be sent to susanne.friedman@seattle.gov
In the edtorial of June 21, some words were…MORE
Skateboard parks eyed by city
Tue, 06/20/06
There are an estimated 4,000 skateboarders in West Seattle yet there are no skate parks here.
The paucity of skate parks isn't confined to West Seattle. There are only two public skate parks in all of Seattle. That's the same number of…MORE
SeaTac, Tukwila receive poor health checkup
Tue, 06/20/06
SeaTac and Tukwila received disturbing health news from Dr. Jim Krieger of Seattle-King County Public Health at the SeaTac City Council meeting June 13.
Krieger reported the two communities rank first in King County in several areas that…MORE
Contract not renewed
Tue, 06/20/06
Water District 49 commissioners voted 2-1 on June 14 against renewing the contract of district manager Dale Cap when it expires this fall.
Cap, who has been at the center of two recent controversies involving district policies, will remain…MORE
Some sophomores sweating WASL
Tue, 06/20/06
At least 439 Highline 10th-graders can breathe a little easier about graduation, while another 725 sophomores face an additional hurdle following the release of preliminary Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) scores.
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Firefighters watch two Burien homes burn
Tue, 06/20/06
Two homes burned to the ground in Burien and dozens of firefighters stood around and watched.
It was part of a two-day training exercise for the Burien/Normandy Park Fire Department June 2-3.
For the training, two houses near the…MORE
