Story and photos by Michael Brunk
On Wednesday, July 14, workers and local dignitaries joined together to celebrate the “topping out” of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s new consolidated rental car facility. When the new structure opens in spring of 2012, it will house all rental car related operations for the airport.
The ceremony, which by most accounts dates [...]

On Wednesday, April 28, Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton released the following letter addressing the city’s 2010 budget:
April 28, 2010
Mayor Jim Haggerton
Dear Tukwila Residents and Businesses:
The City of Tukwila is embarking on a process to improve our financial stability. Over the next few months we will explore a variety of actions to better balance our budget [...]

The Tukwila School District has been hailed as the “most diverse in the nation,” and students at the city’s Foster High School are using that as part of an attempt to lure President Obama to speak at their commencement this spring.
Advance placement students produced a video highlighting the 68 diverse different countries where members of [...]

Due to the seemingly-imminent flooding danger from the Howard Hanson Dam, on Monday (Sept. 28th), King County Elections opened the doors of the its temporary elections headquarters in Tukwila, next to Boeing Field at 9010 East Marginal Way South.
The county relocated all operations to this temporary location where Elections operations have been located in the [...]

[ September 3, 2009; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The City of Tukwila will be holding a public Open House on Thursday, Sept. 3rd for a presentation on the Tukwila Urban Access Improvement Project and the forthcoming formation of a Local Improvement District.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Tukwila Urban Access Improvement Project Local Improvement District Open House

WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 3rd, 5pm to 8pm

WHERE: Community [...]

[ September 9, 2009; 6:00 pm; ] The King County Council announced Wednesday (Aug. 25th) that it is mulling over some pretty-serious sounding emergency preparations for a “worst-case scenario” if the Howard Hanson Dam floods and threatens cities below it (including Tukwila) with a flood level projected to be “as high as 10 feet.”

Legislation is being sought for the County Executive to [...]

by Mark Neuman

We spoke recently with Ross Hunter, candidate for King County Executive.
Ross, a Medina Democrat, managed a political miracle, if you will, seven years ago.
The 48th District (Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland) had not sent a Democrat to the House in over 100 years. Ross got himself elected.
“That was back when it wasn’t fashionable to [...]