Port of Seattle selects developer for 87-acre Des Moines Creek Business Park

The Port of Seattle has selected a developer for the Des Moines Creek Business Park project – Panattoni Development Company, Inc. – a privately-held real estate development firm headquartered in Newport... [Read more]

FEEL GOOD FRIDAY: A Weird Week.

by Dave Markwell This was a weird week. At least I think it was. I’m not sure that I am qualified to determine what’s weird anymore. But, the week seemed weirder than my normal weird weeks. On Sunday... [Read more]

Highline Public Schools offering free Summer Lunches for local children

Highline Public Schools announced Thursday (June 13) that it will be providing free breakfast, lunch and snacks to children during the summer through the Simplified Summer Food Program (SSFP). Twelve Highline... [Read more]

Wild Strawberry Festival runs this weekend in Burien

Click image to see larger version. Burien’s annual Wild Strawberry Festival is this weekend – Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16 at Burien Town Square Park New this year will be the first-ever... [Read more]

Highline College names Carl Hinkson 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award winner

Highline Community College on Thursday (June 13) named Carl Hinkson – respiratory therapist and manager of Haborview Medical Center’s Respiratory Care department – its 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award... [Read more]

Locally-produced ‘Maury Island Incident’ film wins state Innovation Lab Award

Producers of the locally-produced short film “The Maury Island Incident” – which starts shooting June 28 – were honored with an Innovation Lab award from Washington Filmworks at the Seattle... [Read more]

Major apartment fire in Des Moines displaces 18 families Monday morning

Click image to see larger version. Photo courtesy South King Fire & Rescue. Several families from Midway Elementary, Pacific Middle School, and Mount Rainier High School lost their homes during Monday... [Read more]

Highline Schools Foundation awards 2013 STIA Scholarship Winners

On Wednesday night (June 5), the Highline Schools Foundation announced the winners of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (STIA) Scholarship for 2013: This scholarship is a needs-based scholarship... [Read more]

Two Aviation High Students earn spot in Summer Aerospace Program

Two students from Des Moines’ Aviation High School will take part in the Washington Aerospace Scholars (WAS) Summer Residency program, the Highline School District announced Monday (June 3). Aviation... [Read more]

Record crowd of 4,800 attend opening day of Des Moines Farmers Market!

The buzz around town all week was “is it really opening day for the market, we’ve been waiting all winter!” And oh what a day it was – the Sun God blessed us and the Opening Day of the Des Moines... [Read more]

Gardeners will share their roots during Highline Garden Tour Saturday, June 8

From Burien to Normandy Park to SeaTac, the folks whose gardens have been tapped for the 2013 Highline Garden Tour have been out in all kinds of weather this spring – weeding, pruning, composting and... [Read more]

Gardening in Des Moines: Hope for June gardening

by Liz Sanborn King County Master Gardener June has arrived and with it hopefully some warmer weather. I am writing this on May 22nd. And there is no sun to be had in Des Moines and the morning was very... [Read more]

Community effort to raise funds for swim lessons for children kicks off

A four-week campaign to raise funds for the Faith Callahan Memorial Swim Lesson Scholarship Fund has begun, and will continue through June 14. The fund pays for swimming lessons for children who live in... [Read more]

PHOTOS: Another car crashes through fence, onto Bjorneby’s CARSTAR lot

Friday night (May 24) at around 8 p.m., the Des Moines Police called BJ Bjorneby to tell him that another car had gone thru the guardrail and onto its roof at his place of business (read about a previous... [Read more]

Producers of local film ‘The Maury Island Incident’ seeking donations, help

Producers of the locally-made short film “The Maury Island Incident” – which will likely begin production at the end of June – are seeking help from the community. The film, which is based... [Read more]

Redondo’s PowellsWood Garden Gets Major Facelift, Set to Reopen

by Greg Wright Summer is a great season to visit newly renovated PowellsWood Garden, 430 S. Dash Point Road. The garden will re-open its doors to the public, with a celebration on June 22nd and 23rd 2013.... [Read more]

Highline Public Schools to fund full-day Kindergarten at all schools

Highline Public Schools announced Thursday (May 23) that it will fund tuition-free full-day kindergarten at all schools starting this fall, regardless of the amount the state legislature allocates to full-day... [Read more]

New Puget Sound Skills Center student sculptures go up around Des Moines

Last week, 17 Puget Sound Skills Center (PSSC) students watched their 12-foot metal art sculpture get installed in downtown Des Moines as part of the city’s new outdoor sculpture gallery. Thanks... [Read more]

Mt. Rainier High Student selected to explore ocean with Titanic Discoverer

Mount Rainier High’s Sebastian Martinez has been awarded the coveted position of Honors Research Student and will sail with Titanic Discoverer Dr. Robert Ballard’s Nautilus Exploration Program... [Read more]

Citing health concerns, Carmen Scott withdraws from Des Moines council race

UPDATE 9 p.m. 5/20/13: Citing health issues, longtime councilmember Carmen Scott withdrew from the 2013 Des Moines City Council race on Monday (May 20) for re-election to Position #3. Her exit leaves the... [Read more]