Port of Seattle staff celebrated on Oct.
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To yield or not to yield; that is the problem
Tue, 11/07/06
Although the city catches a lot of flack about the peculiar timing of its traffic lights, it appears as though its roadway experts have taken a step towards eliminating some of the confusion in navigating Federal Way's arterials.
According…MORE
Food Bank gets driveway
Tue, 11/07/06
A new driveway is going in at the Ballard Food Bank and the forklift drivers won't miss the slipping and sliding they've put up for years.
The old driveway was steep with cracks that caught the wheels of the forklifts. Small smooth rocks…MORE
Better alternative education sought
Tue, 11/07/06
The Seattle School District is forming another community advisory committee, but this time the focus will be on building better alternative education programs, rather than shutting down schools.
The new committee was proposed by the…MORE
Rehab center opened after son's injuries
Tue, 11/07/06
Nick Messenger nearly died last year.
After being hit by a car on Feb. 17 last year, the 12-years-old spent 64 days in the hospital, went through eight surgeries and nearly died.
"He was as close to death as you can get," said his…MORE
Viewlands merger still expected
Tue, 11/07/06
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Raj Manhas has announced he will step down next summer as the district's leader, in part because he feels his work is done.
Meanwhile, the merger of Viewlands and Broadview-Thomson will go forward.…MORE
Hole-in-wall gang
Tue, 11/07/06
Well, maybe it's no gang, but some unscrupulous person noticed a rotting wall in a duplex undergoing remodeling. They enlarged that portion of the crumbling structure, climbed through the hole, and stole $300 worth of plumbing supplies and hand…MORE
Goats more effective than herbicides
Tue, 11/07/06
Seattle City Light cleared out overgrown English ivy, weeds and blackberries recently with the help of four-legged workers that made a "baaa" sound.
The city hired 260 goats from a Spokane company, Healing Hooves, to maintain a one-acre…MORE
Thanks a latte
Thu, 11/02/06
In a determined effort that lasted six months, Starbucks employees from all nine of the Federal Way district's stores, from Hoyt Road to Des Moines, volunteered monthly at the food bank, served at the agency's annual Crab Feed, and on other…MORE
Federal Way School Board takes legal action against the state
Thu, 11/02/06
The five members of the Federal Way board of education, acting on behalf of the entire district, have agreed to sue the State of Washington for no longer fulfilling its own mandate.
The Washington State Constitution declares it's the state…MORE
