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By Gwen Davis

The White Center Library will undergo a nearly $4.2 million reconstruction. Last Thursday, the NBBJ architects hosted a public meeting at Mt. View Elementary School to incorporate comments and questions about the orientation…MORE

UPDATE The music schedule for the Sunday performances, often in a state of flux up until the last minute, has been released. See the link.

Original Post The Alki Art Fair, back again for July 20 and 21 is bringing 44 musical and live…MORE

UPDATE July 26 The Benchview Neighborhood Association has won a major battle in their quest to limit the adjustment of property lines allowing the development of three homes on land that previously only had one. David Allen, the Blockwatch…MORE

Hicklin Lake in Lakewood Park of White Center is two steps closer to cleaning up its act.

During the week of July 15 – 19 King County’s Water and Land Resources Division installed two of four floating islands that are designed to grow…MORE

If it seems like everything you could ever do on a summer weekend is crammed into the next two days you are not that far off. The weekend of July 20-21 is completely packed with activities so, it means allow extra time to get around, park and…MORE

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn spent part of his July 13 weekend touring the Southwest Precinct, covering West Seattle and South Park, and talked about his experience alongside Precinct Captain Joseph Kessler on July 15.

Before meeting with…MORE

Seattle Public Schools issued an update on next year’s schedule, known as “Option B.”

Here are the details from SPS: Now that the Washington State Board of Education has denied Seattle Public Schools’ request to waive the 180-school-day…MORE

There was a time, long before preservatives and a highly-coordinated food shipment system in the United States, when people could simply swing by a local farmer’s field, find his or her stand, and buy the freshest produce imaginable. Looking…MORE

Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, will be set in motion by the end of July on a 14-month voyage through the earth of downtown Seattle’s waterfront, creating a 57-foot diameter tunnel for an underground SR 99 that will replace the…MORE

A free community event, “Band Jam” will showcase the marching bands participating in the Seafair Torchlight Parade July 26 at the Southwest Athletic Complex (SWAC) at 2600 SW Thistle Street.  The event will run from 7pm to 8:30pm. The doors will…MORE