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You may find a senator on your doorstep Saturday
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Election | Comments Off on You may find a senator on your doorstep Saturday
After a Democratic get-out-the-vote rally in West Seattle on Saturday morning, canvassers will fan out toward White Center, Burien, and South Seattle, with U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell ... Read more..King County budget woes to affect annexation battle
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Annexation, King County, Neighborhoods, Parks, White Center | 14 Comments »
King County's current budget woes will have substantial impact on a number of levels, not the least of which is the present and future of unincorporated King County, which is ... Read more..Just hours left to reserve your spot(s) at the White Center Food Bank banquet
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in How to Help, White Center Food Bank | Comments Off on Just hours left to reserve your spot(s) at the White Center Food Bank banquet
Checking with Audrey at White Center Food Bank, we found out (also posted at partner site WSB) that reservations for this Saturday's annual Harvest Dinner and Auction for WCFB need ... Read more..Update on 16th/Roxbury “for sale” listing
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Real estate | Comments Off on Update on 16th/Roxbury “for sale” listing
Ricardo first reported this almost two weeks ago - the 16th/Roxbury building, on the market. At the time, he reported it was being "shopped" at $1,700,000. Just happened onto the ... Read more..Burien “starting over again” with partial annexation
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Annexation, Burien, White Center news | Comments Off on Burien “starting over again” with partial annexation
(Burien Council members, seated tonight in "study session" mode) From tonight's Burien City Council meeting: Councilmembers voted to once again proceed with the planned annexation procedure -- targeting part of White ... Read more..King County budget battle begins in earnest
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in King County, White Center news | Comments Off on King County budget battle begins in earnest
King County Executive Ron Sims has officially unveiled his budget proposal, and says it balances an expected $93 million-plus deficit. Here's his news release; you can read the budget summary ... Read more..Countdown to White Center Food Bank Harvest Dinner/Auction: 5 days (but don’t wait to make your reservation)
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Fun, How to Help, White Center Food Bank | Comments Off on Countdown to White Center Food Bank Harvest Dinner/Auction: 5 days (but don’t wait to make your reservation)
Another reminder, 5 days till the White Center Food Bank's annual Harvest Dinner and Auction this Saturday @ SSCC - but don't wait to make a reservation - call or ... Read more..Looking for work? White Center Early Learning Initiative could be looking for you …
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Jobs, White Center Early Learning Initiative | 1 Comment »
Just got this job listing - and White Center Early Learning Initiative executive director Stephan Blanford is casting the net far and wide: This is one (WCELI Program Director) that we've ... Read more..Full Tilt’s Saturday night sounds: Robotic Daily
Sunday, October 12th, 2008 Posted in Music, Video | Comments Off on Full Tilt’s Saturday night sounds: Robotic Daily
Click pic to play video Ice-cream shop by day, music venue by night - a little shadowy last night as Robotic Daily (among others) played Full Tilt Ice Cream. The brightly ... Read more..Tech in the midst of nature
Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Education, Parks, Technology | Comments Off on Tech in the midst of nature
Old news to many, perhaps, but we hadn't really heard a lot about the Technology Access Foundation's plans for a learning center in Lakewood Park until a conversation with Friends ... Read more..Tonight in White Center
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Cultural Center, Fun, Graffiti, Music, White Center | Comments Off on Tonight in White Center
tonight is the Official openign for the Dluks Crew art show hanging at Full Tilt. myspace. com/DLUKS3CREW The party begins at 8pm with an acoustic performance by sickeversence. The Dluks ... Read more..Celebrate the New Greenbridge and YWCA Learning Center
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Miscellaneous, Neighborhood House, Neighborhoods, White Center, White Center Library | Comments Off on Celebrate the New Greenbridge and YWCA Learning Center
Celebrate the new Greenbridge Library and YWCA Learning Center. Open House on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 - 11am! 960 Newport Way NW Issaquah, WA 98027 www.kcls.org Bring your friends, family and neighbors and help celebrate ... Read more..New Hope VI Award for White Center
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in White Center news | 1 Comment »
An update on a story originally published on White Center Now on 9/20: As you know, in June KCHA submitted an application for $20 million in HOPE VI funds to help ... Read more..Got some time to help make the area greener?
Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Environment, How to Help | Comments Off on Got some time to help make the area greener?
Longfellow Creek, which stretches almost all the way to White Center, has some amazing natural areas along the way - and the volunteer forest steward for Delridge Natural Area, Mike ... Read more..King County Executive cuts $ from Annexation Initiative
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Annexation, King County, White Center news | Comments Off on King County Executive cuts $ from Annexation Initiative
That's the source of $ savings included in a budget announcement from the King County Executive's office late today; read it here. Read more..Door-to-door heads-up: Political canvassing this weekend
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Election, Politics | Comments Off on Door-to-door heads-up: Political canvassing this weekend
From last night's 34th District Democrats' meeting: Volunteers will be going door-to-door this weekend in White Center and southern West Seattle. (Disclosure, the 34th DDs are sponsoring our partner site, ... Read more..High-school football: Evergreen vs. Highline tonight
Thursday, October 9th, 2008 Posted in Schools, Sports | Comments Off on High-school football: Evergreen vs. Highline tonight
It's the big "crosstown" game tonight: Evergreen High School vs. Highline High School, 7 pm, Highline Stadium - the Wolverines are going for their second win. Get out and cheer ... Read more..Your chance to speak out on King County budget cuts
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 Posted in King County | Comments Off on Your chance to speak out on King County budget cuts
We've talked about the county's serious budget woes, including the public-safety budget challenges that will bring the sheriff, prosecuting attorney, and others to White Center for a town hall meeting ... Read more..Notes from Cafe Rozella: Apropos of nothing in particular
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Politics, White Center | Comments Off on Notes from Cafe Rozella: Apropos of nothing in particular
A customer, on my recommendation. is reading Gabriel Garcia Marquez' epic novel, "One Hundred Years of Solitude." Readers of the novel know that one of the animating characters in the ... Read more..More from today’s Educare groundbreaking at Greenbridge
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Education, Video | Comments Off on More from today’s Educare groundbreaking at Greenbridge
Click pic to play video Bill Gates' dad, William H. Gates Jr. (the younger Gates is actually III), was one of the speakers at today's groundbreaking for the Educare Learning Center ... Read more..