VIDEO/PHOTOS: Tukwila Mayor Allan Ekberg speaks at Mayors’ Luncheon
The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce held its annual Mayors' Luncheon at Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac on Friday, June 9, and below are videos and photos from the event. On hand at this annual event were representatives from five local cities: Tukwila Mayor Allan Ekberg Burien Deputy Mayor Nancy Tosta Des Moines City Manager Michael Matthias Normandy Park Mayor Jonathan Chicquette SeaTac Mayor Michael Siefkes This luncheon also included a panel discussion and Q&A, moderated by Scott Schaefer of South King Media, where viewers and attendees texted in questions to Chamber President/CEO Andrea Reay. Here's an edited (for time) video of the event (total ...
Public plaza, café at Tukwila Village to open this year
By Ralph Nichols After years of visioning and planning, Tukwila Village at 14400 Tukwila International Boulevard – a community within the community – is taking shape. Construction of this mixed-use neighborhood center is well underway, with completion and occupancy of all six of its five- and six-story buildings expected by late 2019. Located on six acres owned by the City of Tukwila, the village will include 400 apartments with about 200 units dedicated for senior living, retail and office space, and four live-work units. In addition, a neighborhood police resource center, a community meeting room with a commercial kitchen, a café – the ...
PHOTOS: Sneak peek of Apollo exhibit at the Museum of Flight
On Thursday morning (May 18), Elston and Jackline Hill had the privilege of attending the press preview of the new Apollo exhibit at the Museum of Flight, which opens this Saturday, May 20. The centerpiece of this exhibit is the F-1 Rocket that boosted the Saturn V rockets to the moon. The rocket was lost at sea for 43 years until discovered and raised by Seattle-based Bezos Expeditions in 2013. The person who led this endeavor was David Concannon. He was contacted by Jeff Bezos to lead this effort in 2012. The F-1 rocket is the most powerful rocket ever built. Sixty-five F-1 ...
Patrons, staff love the ‘Bright and Open’ brand new Tukwila Library
Photos courtesy King County Library System By Ralph Nichols The new Tukwila Library, which welcomed more than a thousand community residents at its grand opening April 29, has been an instant hit with patrons and staff alike. “We love it!” Abbie Anderson, Tukwila’s librarian services manager, said this week. “It’s gorgeous. It’s light and bright and open.” And, she noted, with 10,000 square feet of space, it’s almost twice as large as the now-closed Foster Library, which was 6,000 square feet. Located at 14380 Tukwila International Blvd. in Tukwila Village – a mixed-use development currently under construction – the new library is the most recently ...
Seattle Southside RTA closes Visitor Center at Westfield Southcenter
The Seattle Southside RTA Visitor’s Center was first opened in Feb., 2014. The Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (RTA), the official destination marketing organization for the cities of... [Read more]
Congressman Adam Smith holding Town Hall Meeting in Tukwila Sat., July 29
Congressman Adam Smith is hosting a Town Hall event where constituents can meet and interact with the Congressman and voice concerns on the issues before Congress. WHEN: Saturday, July 29, 2017 from... [Read more]
Doug King – President/CEO of Museum of Flight – is stepping down
By Devin Otto Intern, Big Picture High School Doug King, president and CEO of the Museum of Flight in Tukwila, announced this week that he will be stepping down from his position. King became president... [Read more]
Showalter Middle School 8th grader wins Holocaust Center for Humanity contest
Eighth-grader Jordyn Famimiko of Showalter Middle School was recently awarded first place in the middle-school essay category of the Holocaust Center for Humanity’s 2017 Writing, Art, & Film Contest. Jordyn’s... [Read more]
Indelible Memories Formed at Powellwood Garden Storytelling Festival
What will your memories of Summer 2017 be? Most people form specific memories that stand out in Technicolor vividness because of their significance or intensity. Every year, the PowellsWood Garden Storytelling... [Read more]
Shooting at Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila Saturday night
The Tukwila Police Department is reporting that at at least one gunshot was fired in the Westfield Southcenter Mall Saturday night, July 1, around 8:45 p.m. The shooting stemmed from a dispute between... [Read more]
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Tukwila Mayor Allan Ekberg speaks at Mayors’ Luncheon
The Seattle Southside Chamber of Commerce held its annual Mayors’ Luncheon at Cedarbrook Lodge in SeaTac on Friday, June 9, and below are videos and photos from the event. On hand at this annual... [Read more]
Megan McGroarty named new Principal of Foster High School
After an extensive national search, Megan McGroarty has been selected as Foster High’s next principal, beginning July 1, 2017. Here’s more from the Tukwila School District: “Ms. McGroarty was... [Read more]
Tukwila company signs cleanup agreement with Dept. of Ecology
The former owner and operator of an industrial site along the Duwamish Waterway in Tukwila has signed an agreement with the Washington Department of Ecology to test soil and groundwater for contamination,... [Read more]
Public plaza, café at Tukwila Village to open this year
By Ralph Nichols After years of visioning and planning, Tukwila Village at 14400 Tukwila International Boulevard – a community within the community – is taking shape. Construction of this mixed-use... [Read more]
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