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There’s an old joke that you’ve probably heard that goes, “What do fish and house guests have in common? They both start to stink after two days.'

Be careful if you found yourself laughing at that punch line. It could mean that misery…MORE

The city of Seattle plans to build a $4 million, 8,000 square-foot fire station to replace West Seattle's High Point Fire Station 37, an 81-year-old building that's outdated and no longer meets many industry requirements, said Seattle Fire…MORE

An independent expert panel that will be selected by Gov.

Mayor Greg Nickels thinks a tunnel could be built faster than a viaduct along the downtown waterfront because legal entanglements would trip-up plans for a new elevated structure.

The mayor thinks there ought to be a public vote on the…MORE

A. Brian Davenport, musical director and conductor of the Federal Way Symphony, has a day job. And what he produces there is as refined, delightful and richly textured as the sounds he extracts from his company of musicians.

When he's not…MORE

An extended-day kindergarten targeting the district’s most struggling beginning students is a success, Highline School Board members were told March 8.

District staffers identified low-achieving students at the district’s half-day morning…MORE

2006 supplemental budget. By a vote of 55 to 43 in the House and 29 to 19 in the Senate on March 8, the legislature approved SB 6386. The finalized 2006 supplemental budget adds $522 million in spending, raising the total 2005-07 biennium budget…MORE

Two Irish transplants, Mick Purdy and Adrian Kelly, are gearing up to introduce Burien to a bona fide St. Patrick's Day celebration.

Co-sponsored by Discover Burien Association and Mick Kelly's Irish pub, co-owned by Purdy and Kelly, the…MORE

Some elementary schools in West Seattle use a time-out method that many administrators believe is useful for children who misbehave. But a few parents question the validity of the consequence.

Part of the Seattle School District…MORE

The Des Moines City Council agreed March 2 to establish a police department substation in the Redondo Square Shopping Center.

Lawmakers unanimously approved a five-year lease with the Joshua Green Corp., owner of the shopping center, for…MORE