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About 200 frustrated protestors united from across the city at the Woodland Park Zoo Saturday, Feb. 25 to object to what they say is the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation's pattern of flippant public process and increased…MORE

On March 14, voters will decide on a $148 million bond measure to rebuild five Highline School District elementary schools and finance other district upgrades.

The measure would pay for the rebuilding of Shorewood in Burien, Midway and…MORE

Burien council members unanimously approved on Feb.

Some Crown Hill residents are trying to convince the city to expand a proposed pedestrian zone to stop potential construction of auto-oriented businesses, which they said could destroy the community's chance of becoming a pedestrian friendly zone…MORE

During a pro-waterfront tunnel campaign event last week, Mayor Greg Nickels announced an amendment had been submitted to the Washington Legislature to extend the deadline for finding money to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel along…MORE

Parents in the Highline School District could track their child's grades, homework assignments and attendance over the Internet if voters approve a proposed $148 million bond on Tuesday.

The bond needs a 60 percent supermajority yes vote…MORE

On Tuesday, March 2, the City of Seattle and State of Washington hosted an open house so visitors might come to understand the worth of replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel. In the Seattle aquarium, across from the viaduct, people…MORE

About a mile and a half of California Avenue is scheduled for repaving this summer, from the Admiral District to the Junction and major changes to lanes and crosswalks.

Before they start work, representatives of the Seattle Department of…MORE

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, high school kids flocked to the northwest corner of Pacific Highway South and Kent-Des Moines Road to dance at the Spanish Castle.

Soon, lease payments from a new Walgreen Drug Store at the site will help…MORE

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Alternatives to the WASL

By a vote of 33 to 10 on Feb. 10, the Senate approved SB 6475. The bill would establish three alternative ways of assessing student performance and aptitude.