You may recognize Erik Christensen, 51, a Seattle bus driver for 12 years, as he drives the Metro Route 57 that heads from downtown stopping along Admiral Way around 3:00 p.m. (He also drives the 15, and 7 express.)
You might have even…MORE
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Gifts from the Earth: Program graduates among celebrity chefs at annual South Seattle Community College food and wine event
Tue, 12/20/11
press release: Fifteen of the region’s top chefs will participate in South’s 2012 Gifts from the Earth gala, the annual event that celebrates the hospitality industry and raises funds for college programs and student scholarships. The singular…MORE
West Seattle residential burglaries way up ... and then way down since Thanksgiving
Tue, 12/20/11
The weekly West Seattle Herald Police Blotter includes a list of residential burglaries that occurred over the prior week, and our most recent column showed a significant drop since Thanksgiving.
There were 24 reported burglaries the week…MORE
On the go week of 12-19-11
Tue, 12/20/11
Discovery Shop 4535 California Ave. S.W. 206 9377169 We're counting down to the holidays and all Christmas clothing, decor and decoratoins are 75% off through Saturday, December 31st. All items with pink tags are $1.00 through the end of the year…MORE
West Seattle crash victim posts video of SPD officer allegedly mocking him
Tue, 12/20/11
West Seattle resident Tim Nelson was hit by a semi truck on the lower West Seattle Bridge while jogging to work during the Alaska Way Viaduct week-long closure in October, sustaining life-threatening injuries.
Nelson told KOMO News on Dec…MORE
Seattle Chinese Garden tiles are going up on the Recognition Wall
Tue, 12/20/11
The Recognition Wall at the Seattle Chinese Garden saw donor tiles go up on its 30 foot length on Monday, Dec. 19 as Miguel Aparicio and Dan Johnson from LP Tile from Bellevue worked to place and space them properly.
The two sided wall…MORE
City Council passes West Seattle Triangle rezoning
Mon, 12/19/11
A unanimous vote from Seattle’s City Council approved rezoning changes for West Seattle’s Triangle on Dec. 19, leading the way for new developments and streetscapes to transform the area confined by Fauntleroy Ave to the northwest, 35th Ave to…MORE
City Council unanimously votes to ban plastic bags
Mon, 12/19/11
By Anne-Marije Rook Seattle City council today approved Council Bill 117345, intended to help clean up Puget Sound and protect marine wildlife by banning single-use plastic bags.
Similar legislation passed in Bellingham and Edmonds earlier…MORE
UPDATE: Southwest Precinct 'tweets' while patrolling South Park on Dec. 20
Mon, 12/19/11
Update for Dec. 20 At the halfway point in S.W. Precinct Officer Scott Luckie's tweetalong day in South Park, he said it had been oddly slow.
"It is normally very busy," he said in an interview during a lull in the low-key action. "In…MORE
Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield to step down in June
Fri, 12/16/11
By Anne-Marije Rook
Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield announced today that she won't seek nor accept the permanent position of superintendent when her contract ends in June.
"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my…MORE
