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A play in the making

By Sascha Zimmar and Abbie Lorenson

Acting is a great way to learn important life skills, but staging a play like Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night's Dream takes a lot of work. It requires just a few simple…MORE

South Seattle Community College received approval to offer a bachelor of applied science degree in hospitality management.

South is one of four community colleges selected to offer a four-year degree in a pilot program authorized by the…MORE

Continuing a mission to bring dance to the public, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater made a stop in Seattle this year, and for the first time ever brought their week-long residency program with them.

Sixth graders at Denny Middle…MORE

Arsenic, mercury, lead, beryllium; it's a cocktail that gets poured into the earth for every computer or monitor that sits in a landfill and erodes.

"It's pretty nasty stuff," says Charles Brennick, the founder of InterConnection, who,…MORE

People cut new trails through the issue of North Highline annexation during a public forum discussion over whether the unincorporated community should join Burien or Seattle.

Could Burien afford to devote money to improvements in the White…MORE

A 30-day gap in the extension of a pedestrian ordinance that prohibits development of auto-oriented businesses could allow the Safeway supermarket chain to move ahead with plans to build a discount gas station at their Crown Hill location.

A West Seattle High School student was suspended for the rest of the academic year after writing graffiti threats on school walls.

In an e-mail sent to parents, Principal Susan Ders/ wrote of finding, "graffiti of a threatening nature…MORE

The dizzying updraft in the cost of petroleum could affect the long-term plans for the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal as well as the entire state ferry system, says a member of the Washington State Transportation Commission.

"This is uncharted…MORE

Voters might have to steer their way through three transportation-spending proposals next fall and all have implications for West Seattle.

The latest transportation package is presented by King County last week when county officials…MORE

A group involved in recent Highline-area demonstrations for amnesty and rights for illegal immigrants brought a new call for action to Tukwila on April 12.

Representatives of Socialist Alternative, which backs a nation-wide immigrant…MORE