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
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Tunnel money hole
Wed, 03/08/06
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
California to be repaved
Wed, 03/08/06
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
Voters to decide school bond Tuesday
Wed, 03/08/06
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
Anthony Hogan shadows Senator Eide in Olympia
Wed, 03/08/06
Today he's a shadow, but don't be surprised if soon others are following his lead. Anthony Hogan, a freshman at Todd Beamer High School, asked Sen. Tracey J. Eide, D-Federal Way, if he could follow her for a day in Olympia. She had sponsored his…MORE
No stairway for Orchard Street Ravine
Wed, 03/01/06
The Seattle Board of Parks Commissioners voted to build two loop trails in Orchard Street Ravine but not a public stairway as some neighbors had requested.
The board told Seattle Parks and Recreation to work with other city departments to…MORE
Highline enrollment soars in English learner classes
Wed, 03/01/06
Highline Public Schools’ English Language Learners (ELL) enrollment soared from 602 students in 1991 to 2,789 in 2005, according to the district’s demographic consultant.
More than 200 new students have joined Highline’s program each year…MORE
Six teen robbers nabbed
Wed, 03/01/06
With the arrest of six local students, police officials think they have put a stop to a number of teen-on-teen robberies that took place in greater West Seattle in recent weeks.
Four of the suspects are West Seattle High School students,…MORE
No more hanging out, proposed law warns
Wed, 03/01/06
Unless the public voices any opposition at the next city council meeting on March 7, "hanging out" will soon be a crime in Federal Way.
An amendment to city code regarding "drug-related loitering" is up for a second and final reading.
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