Sound Transit reported huge ridership increases on its Sounder commuter trains during the first quarter of 2008.
According to the agency, March posted the biggest gains, with a year-to-year increase of 29 percent. Sounder ridership for the first quarter of 2008 is 28 percent higher than the same period one year ago, building on the [...]

[ May 29, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Do you get anxious in social situations?

Are you emotionally drained by big crowds?

Then you may be shy, like the young man actor Dick York (the original Darrin Stevens in “Bewitched”) portrayed in this classic 1950s-era film:

According to speaker and shyness expert Frank Selden, the good news is that shy people have some fantastic qualities [...]

[ July 25, 2008; ] Come July 25th, shoppers and diners will be able to admire Mt. Rainier through a 90-foot glass facade while eating inside the $240 million remodeled Westfield Southcenter mall.

The addition brings the mall to 1.7 million square feet, making Tukwila the home of the largest indoor shopping center in Washington and Oregon, according to the Westfield [...]

The Tukwila Centennial Spring Tea took place on April 26th at the Nelson Historical Trust.
The Nelsen House is listed on the state register of Historical places, and is a beautiful example of turn-of-the-century Victorian Architecture.
This Spring Tea was held in honor of the Tukwila Centennial Celebration, and benefited the Tukwila Children’s Foundation general fund.  Over [...]

Bookseller Borders, Inc. annouced that it will unveil one of its new concept stores at Westfield Southcenter Mall in July.
The store will be one of 14 new concept stores that the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based bookstore chain plans to open in 2008.
Borders’ new store concept will allow customers to create their own CDs and publish their [...]

The Sound Transit Board is currently seeking public input on new options that would modify last year’s mass transit expansion plan to form a faster and lower-cost package, including expanding service to the Des Moines area.

“Again and again our region’s residents tell us we face an urgent need to expand mass transit,” said Sound Transit [...]

TUKWILA – Nine new stores are moving into the Westfield Southcenter Mall beginning this summer, according to management.
The stores are:

H&M
Banana Republic
Bare Escentuals
Coach
Love Culture
Lucky Brand Jeans
PINK
Sephora
White House | Black Market

The Tukwila mall is in the middle of a $240 million expansion. The grand opening is slated for the summer, but a date has not been [...]