From a new face to downtown, complete with the transformation of a 4-acre abandoned movie theater into a state-of-the-art high rise center with residential and retail space, to a state-of-the-art community center that will certainly emerge as a hub of a growing community, Federal Way has certainly been a busy place in the past 12 months.

In the next two issues, we'll look back on some of our favorite stories and memorable moments of 2007.