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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMT

Bremerton School Board to Discus Possible Legal Action Over Track

A contractor is requesting payment for the work, but the track isn't up to snuff.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:00 GMT

New Economy cities: A Seattle slew of advantages

In some ways, Seattle is the prototype city of the future. It embodies in one leafy landscape virtually all of the forces driving the New Economy – exports, an educated workforce, a vibrant high-tech base, a budding green-tech sector, and an enviable
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:08:00 GMT

Real Estate News: Seattle-area home prices drop more than rest of nation

Home prices in the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett area fell 14.05 in September compared to a year earlier, according to LoanPerformance Home Price Index. The national rate of decline was 9.8 percent year over year. Nationally, September also was the end of
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Hybrid Vehicles to Become Even More Annoying on Seattle Streets

​As previously mentioned, our state contributed accident data to a recent federal traffic safety report that concluded that the Prius and other silent hybrid vehicles were striking a disproportionate share of pedestrians and cyclists. It seemed a cruel
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:33:00 GMT

GAO Rules Seattle Can’t Stop NOAA Move To Newport

The Port of Newport can breathe a small sigh of relief.
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Seattle industrial artist Rusty Oliver is the man behind 'Smash Putt'

Meet Rusty Oliver, the industrial artist behind "Smash Putt," a combination mini-golf course/art installation on Capitol Hill through Nov. 28. Seattle Times staff reporter PREV of NEXT MARK HARRISON / THE SEATTLE TIMES Martha Wilson, left, watches a
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:25:00 GMT

Seattle City Council announces new committee assignments

Local News 50F The Seattle Times political team explores state and local politics. Blog Home November 20, 2009 at 10:50 AM Comments (0) Print view Share Posted by Emily Heffter The Seattle City Council -- anticipating two new members and losing two
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:12:00 GMT

Pierce County wins $4.4 million energy efficiency grant

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Seattle U. men stun Fresno State 85-84

SEATTLE -- Cervante' Burrell scored on a baseline reverse with 8.3 seconds left, then came up with a steal on the final Fresno State...
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:00 GMT

Seattle Arts and Culture: Reduced-price tickets to arts events available online

Since the shuttering of Ticket/Ticket last year, Seattle arts patrons have been without a resource for reduced-price tickets. That all changes Dec. 2 when Goldstar enters the Seattle market, offering half-price tickets to Seattle Repertory Theatre,
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:00 GMT

Solutions Group, Inc. Announces Authorization by the City of Seattle for idrive Installations

Solutions Group, Inc. Rating: Related Stocks: Text Size: SANTA BARBARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/10/09 -- Solutions Group, Inc. (SOLU) announced today that its subsidiary idrive Monitoring Systems' X1 product has been cleared by the city of Seattle for
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:20:00 GMT

Tacoma visitor bureau hands out tourism awards

Amid a surf-n-turf lunch of chicken and salmon at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, the Tacoma Regional Convention and Visitor Bureau celebrated its 20th year Thursday by naming the annual Tourism Celebrity Award winners. Presented by County Executive Pat
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:02:00 GMT

Ken Schram: Help us honor slain Seattle officer

My commentary yesterday created by the lead singer of a local band that I'm now told broke up a few months ago. I'm still not naming the band because there are now new members and I don't want to given them any publicity. The shirt glorifies the man
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Seattle: Al Gore Keeps It Local at Hotel Vintage Park

Where: 1100 Fifth Avenue [map], Seattle, WA, United States, 98101 If you watched "30 Rock" last night then you may have seen former Vice President Al Gore make a confusing cameo as an eco-concerned janitor for Rockefeller Center (above.) But if you were
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT

Seattle pedestrian caught in tow rope, critically injured

Seattle police say a 44-year-old man suffered critical head injuries Thursday in Rainier Beach when he was caught in a nylon rope being used to tow a car. The man fell and hit his head on the pavement near Renton Avenue South and 62nd Avenue South. On
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:34:00 GMT

The Quake Video that Unsettled Seattle

The land rolls like waves as it liquefies beneath the viaduct. As spliced timber piles underpinning the columns lose lateral support, the piles buckle and some viaduct columns drop swiftly out of sight. Utilities rupture, fires break out and roadway
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:07:00 GMT

Seattle Against Slavery hosts volunteer fair

Twenty-seven million people are enslaved at this moment. 80% of those slaves are women, and 50% are children. On Tuesday November 24th Seattle Against Slavery, a coalition of a dozen organizations working to combat human trafficking locally, nationally
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:23:00 GMT

Window Washer Survives Eight-Story Fall in Downtown Seattle

Doctors prescribed the window washer rest and lots of Lotto tickets. Eyewitnesses at the Broadacre Building at Second and Pine say they looked up when they heard screams and saw the unthinkable: the window washer plunging straight down an alleyway
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:00 GMT

Bremerton High's New Track Not Quite Wide Enough for Big Meets

Thomas Roberts of Centre Pointe Consultants in Kent surveys the track a Bremerton Memorial Stadium on Thursday. His company was hired by the track’s designer to measure lane widths. Lane Nos. 1-7 are each 42 inches wide; lane No. 8 is only 25- to
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:36:00 GMT

Seattle cop ready to return to duty after partner's fatal shooting

Rookie Seattle officer Britt Sweeney says she is ready to 'fight the fight'
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:00 GMT

Man survives 8-story fall in downtown Seattle

Seattle, Washington (self['plpm'] plpm['Leaderboard']) (self['plpm'] else else (self['plpm'] plpm['Leaderboard']) KOMO radio Stay Connected: Watch live: KOMO 4 Listen: KOMO radio You Fall Storm: By Summary A window washer plunged eight stories down the
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:34:00 GMT

Alibaba.com and Inc. Announce Forward Mobility as 'Newpreneur of the Year' Seattle-Based Manufacturer of Medical Mobility Products Wins Top Honors Including $50K Business Grant from Alibaba.com; 12 Remaining Newpreneur Finalists Share $90K in Grants

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:09:00 GMT

Everett home winery halted

Truckloads of grapes and the presence of a forklift prompted neighbors to complain. By Debra Smith Herald Writer EVERETT Wine aficionados Chris and Linnea Covington dreamed of starting a winery. Chris Covington, by all accounts an accomplished home
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:29:00 GMT

Tacoma's Turbo Technology serves the needs of street, performance, and racing markets

Tacoma-While many production engine remanufacturers have merged, closed, or slowed production, the market demand for performance-oriented products and powertrains remains a viable market, according to SEMA. One firm that continues to provide powerful
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:50:00 GMT

AutoNation Seattle and BECU to Give Away a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AutoNation, Inc. , America's largest automotive retailer, and BECU, the largest credit union in Washington State and the fifth largest in the nation, today announced that it will be giving one
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:12:00 GMT

Window washer survives fall in downtown Seattle

A window washer fell eight stories outside a downtown Seattle building Thursday morning, but suffered only a broken finger and some bruising and soreness. Eduardo L. Castillo, 34, appeared to be in good shape and was talking as he was being loaded into
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:07:00 GMT

AutoNation Seattle and BECU to Give Away a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, and BECU, the largest credit union in Washington State and the fifth largest in the nation, today announced that it will be giving one lucky winner the keys to a brand new, 2010 Ford
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:52:00 GMT

Car runs over Seattle police officer's foot, breaks ankle

Local News 53F Comments (0) Print view Share A Seattle police officer was taken to Harborview Medical Center this morning after her foot was run over by a vehicle at the intersection of 15th Avenue and East Madison Street. A Seattle police officer was
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:13:00 GMT

Sony Ericsson Closing Bellevue Office

Xconomy Seattle About Xconomy Headlines from Xconomy� � � Sony Ericsson, the London-based mobile handset maker, is shutting its Seattle-area office, as first reported by Engadget and . Sony Ericsson is cutting about 2,000 out of 9,900 jobs
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:13:00 GMT

The Icos Alumni Guide, Trubion CEO Resigns, OVP Leads $30M Fate Deal, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News

Three years have gone by since the region's top biotech company was taken over by Eli Lilly, so it seemed like a good time to find out where all that talent migrated around the Northwest. -Icos was once the great hope for Seattle biotech, but now three
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:13:00 GMT