Less than a week after his unpopular proposal to merge two distinct school programs and close Roxhill Elementary was voted down by the Seattle School Board, superintendent Raj Manhas announced he'd step down next summer as the district's leader…MORE
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Sound Transit fined for Tukwila water spills
Tue, 10/31/06
The Department of Ecology has fined the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) $66,000 for water-quality violations along its light rail line under construction between Seattle and Tukwila.
Ecology also issued an…MORE
Ballard Hospital hit by data theft, check records
Tue, 10/31/06
Over a thousand recent patients at Swedish Medical Center's Ballard Campus are being advised to check their credit reports after the personal information of three people was stolen from the hospital.
According to Swedish Medical Center,…MORE
Vandalism plagues neighbors
Tue, 10/31/06
A group of Ballard residents who are tired of waking up in the morning only to find their car windows shattered and belongings stolen organized a community meeting last week to talk about a rash of car prowls in recent months.
The latest…MORE
Ravenous goats get city jobs
Tue, 10/24/06
Seattle City Light cleared out overgrown English ivy, weeds and blackberries recently in North Seattle with the help of four legged workers that made a "baaa" sound.
The city hired 260 goats from a Spokane company, Healing Hooves, to…MORE
Could fishing be squeezed out?
Tue, 10/24/06
It is 6 a.m., well before sunrise on a mid-October morning along the northern shore of Salmon Bay.
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ROAD DIET:Industries worry about loss of main freight route
Tue, 10/24/06
The city wants to put 24th Avenue Northwest and Stone Way on a diet and several in indusry are not happy about the idea.
The Seattle Deparment of Transportation figures four lanes would be better with three lanes, parking and bike lanes…MORE
Ex-Highline school superintendent dies
Tue, 10/24/06
Former Highline Public Schools Superintendent Robert Sealey, 79, died of cancer Oct. 15 in his Lake Burien home.
Dr. Sealey served as superintendent from 1972 through 1981.
"Bob guided the district through the difficult times of…MORE
Business Briefs - Greek cuisine now open in Morgan Junction
Tue, 10/24/06
A new restaurant called Kokoras Greek Grill recently opened in Morgan Junction offering lunch and dinner. Specifically, the cuisine is from Corfu Island.
"Kokoras" is Greek for "rooster," said Demetra Rouvas, who owns the new eatery along…MORE
McDermott gets amendment in bill
Tue, 10/24/06
When the resident signed the Department of Defense Authorization legislation this week, he signed into law an amendment authored and introduced by Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., ordering a comprehensive study on possible adverse health effects on…MORE
