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press release: South's new Asian American Native American Pacific Islander students (AANAPISI) student success center will hold an open house January 8, 2013. The opening celebration will feature three talk story sessions with a select group…MORE

Around 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 27 a man walked into the El Quetzal grocery mart in Highland Park and robbed the clerk at gunpoint, according to Seattle Police.

The grocery is located on the 9200 block of 2nd Ave S.W. and is part of the retail…MORE

Artwest is presenting a new production starting Jan 23 called Shirley Valentine which they describe as "a witty and insightful story of a middle-aged working class Liverpool housewife who is transformed by a surprise holiday in the Greek islands…MORE

As student populations continue to explode, Seattle Public Schools is trying to find ways to accommodate the city’s pupils and relieve overcrowding of schools.

We brought you the report earlier in December about a public meeting where…MORE

The developers for the largest mixed-use project in West Seattle history have submitted their master use permit application to Seattle’s planning department and with that comes open comment time for the public.

Seattle’s Department of…MORE

“Rest assured, this news does not sway us from our mission.”

Those are the words of Promise Neighborhood Project Director Lauri Bohm after hearing the news that the U.S. Department of Education released their funding awards for Promise…MORE

If Seattle voters pass the BEX IV Levy in February funding will be available for a new West Seattle elementary school planned for the Genesee Hill site at 2012 S.W. Genesee St. in 2015.

The current Genesee Hill School will be demolished…MORE

From Jan. 1 until Dec. 5 of 2012, tobacco retailers in King County were caught selling to minors 92 times, according to a King County press release detailing those businesses busted in the act, including four in West Seattle.

“Underage…MORE

The United Way of King County has offered a countywide free tax preparation campaign since 2003, including a station in White Center, to help anyone who makes under $51,000 get their taxes done right with the maximum return.

The campaign…MORE

2012 saw major changes in the complexion of West Seattle as higher density development got more intense. The year also saw many local business changes with restaurants coming and going, and entrepreneurs still finding West Seattle to be a good…MORE