Eastlake News

Seeking to "raise the ceiling" for its system's students, the Seattle Community Colleges District Board of Trustees have voted to drop the word "community" from the names of the three schools in its system: At its meeting on March 13, the Seattle Community Colleges District Board of Trustees voted unanimously to change the name of the District to ... (more)

Love is blossoming in Seattle this spring when The 5th Avenue Theatre debuts the lush new musical, A Room with a View.

Reed, who has used medical marijuana for chronic leg pain, was one of seven participants on the tour who watched Aweida make a glass pipe.

There were more feet on the street than cars in Downtown Seattle Sunday morning - maybe more umbrellas too! The 30th annual St. Patrick's Day Dash turned Auorora Avenue into a sea of green near the Space Needle.

A little more than a year ago, my son, Gus, returned from 10 years in the desert.

There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the food at this place is really terrible."

When John Reese moved from northern Illinois to Seattle last year he kept hearing people talking about the Seattle Freeze.

Seattle's first official hacker house, where the women are nerdy, the men have an eye for design and all the kids are above average.

SHIFT CHANGE, by veteran award-winning filmmakers Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin, tells the little known stories of employee-owned businesses that compete successfully in today's economy [...] Run, walk, jog or crawl to celebrate the arrival of spring and the Irish in us all.

Kavey Pollard knows the lifestyle struggles of low wage jobs all too well. He makes $12.75/hour as a machine operator, and while he would like to live in SeaTac, Pollard resides in Kent because it's cheaper.

Just a short distance past the playground and skatespot in Roxhill Park is Roxhill Bog - historically, where Longfellow Creek begins .

Our latest favorite city to lust after? Seattle. It's a long plane ride away to the so-called Emerald City , but the northwest jewel offers a refreshing getaway for Texans looking for a change of pace and place.

Police say an off-duty Seattle firefighter was stabbed on Saturday evening in Pioneer Square after the firefighter and two others attacked a homeless man.

The Seattle Times report of the retiming of traffic lights on Rainier Avenue South ["SDOT to retime traffic signals on busy Rainier Avenue South," Local News, March 11] to make them safer for pedestrians, was very good news for our community.

The migratory Rufous Hummingbirds are showing up just in time for spring - and Mark Wangerin got a good look at this one last Thursday.

The Seattle Times reports they'll now be known as Seattle Central College, South Seattle College and North Seattle College.

The Marijuana Business Association Vendor Fair runs through Sunday at Magical Butter Studios, 2225 1st Ave S in Sodo.

My destination: Louisa Boren Park. It's two mostly uphill miles from my hotel and the name that came up first in my search for "best places to watch the sunrise in Seattle."

Chris Forte knew about the financial penalty many will face if they don't get health-insurance coverage by March 31. But the 21-year-old, barista kept putting off the task.

Thinking globally and acting locally usually means doing your best to recycle, dispose of chemicals properly and keeping your drains clear.