Spiro's is a treasure
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| Photo by David Carlos |
Many people have long been convinced that Spiro's is a treasure - but here is cosmic proof.
Spiro's Pizza & Pasta is located at 18411 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133
Business Spotlight: KidVantage - Providing Every Child with a Strong Start
KidVantage: Providing Every Child with a Strong Start
Every child deserves to grow up with the essentials needed to thrive, but many families struggle to provide basic necessities.
KidVantage is changing that reality by ensuring children have clothes, diapers, blankets, car seats, and other critical items for healthy development. With a mission rooted in community support and compassion, KidVantage has been making a difference for 34 years and now operates from three locations—including one right here in Shoreline.
We spoke with the team at KidVantage to learn more about their impact, what drives them, and how the Shoreline community can get involved.
We spoke with the team at KidVantage to learn more about their impact, what drives them, and how the Shoreline community can get involved.
How long have you been in business?
KidVantage was founded in 1990 by Karen Ridlon, a pediatric nurse practitioner who saw firsthand what kids need for healthy development and what families need to care for their children.
KidVantage was founded in 1990 by Karen Ridlon, a pediatric nurse practitioner who saw firsthand what kids need for healthy development and what families need to care for their children.
With a broken playpen, a few other donated items, grit, determination, and a strong community network, Karen started KidVantage. Over the past 34 years, KidVantage has grown from Karen’s dining room to three locations in King and Kitsap counties.
What inspired you to start your business?
"Children deserve to have a healthy start in life because we never know what gifts that child is bringing into the world," Karen Ridlon said. "It is our responsibility to make sure every child has sufficient nutrition, a secure ride, a safe place to sleep, clothes and books for school, and a family supported by the community."
What service does your business provide for our community?
KidVantage helps children have what they need to grow, play, learn, and thrive. We provide essential care, safety, and health goodsfor children experiencing the stresses of economic insecurity, systemic inequities, or family disruption.
How does your business support or give back to the local community?
Kids from birth through age 12 receive shoes, diapers, formula, blankets, coats, and much more through KidVantage and our service partners.
We also support expectant and postpartum mothers, providing maternity wear, personal care goods, and mother-infant support items.
Because of KidVantage, kids are warm, healthy, safe, and better prepared to fulfill their own potential.
What future plans or goals do you have for your business?
KidVantage is always growing and evolving to meet the needs of local children. Our goal is to continue expanding services, reach more families in need, and ensure that no child in our community goes without basic essentials.
KidVantage is always growing and evolving to meet the needs of local children. Our goal is to continue expanding services, reach more families in need, and ensure that no child in our community goes without basic essentials.
What’s your next upcoming event?
KidVantage invites you to Take a Chance for Kids!
Join us on March 21, 2025, for an exciting evening featuring a fantasy casino, live auction, raffles, prizes, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and more.
The Ballroom on the Lake, Vasa Park Resort on Lake Sammamish
March 21, 2025 – Doors open at 6:30pm.
Early Bird Tickets: $85 (available through February)
Standard Tickets: $100 (starting March 1st)
All proceeds benefit KidVantage—help us raise our paddles to do good for local kids!
Get tickets here
KidVantage invites you to Take a Chance for Kids!
Join us on March 21, 2025, for an exciting evening featuring a fantasy casino, live auction, raffles, prizes, hors d'oeuvres, drinks, and more. The Ballroom on the Lake, Vasa Park Resort on Lake Sammamish March 21, 2025 – Doors open at 6:30pm. Early Bird Tickets: $85 (available through February) Standard Tickets: $100 (starting March 1st)All proceeds benefit KidVantage—help us raise our paddles to do good for local kids!
Get tickets hereSupport KidVantage – Every Child Deserves a Strong Start!
Find Us:
Call Us: 425-865-0234
Visit Us: https://kidvantagenw.org/
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Join us in making a difference for kids—because every child deserves the chance to grow, learn, and thrive!
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Find Us:- Shoreline Hub: 17230 12th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155
- Issaquah Hub: 1510 NW Maple St., Issaquah, WA 98027
- Bremerton Hub: 1463 NE Dawn Rd, Suite B, Bremerton, WA 98311
Call Us: 425-865-0234 Visit Us: https://kidvantagenw.org/ Follow Us on Social Media:- Instagram: @KidVantageNW
- Facebook: @KidVantageNW (Issaquah & Shoreline) | @WSKidVantageNW (Bremerton)
Join us in making a difference for kids—because every child deserves the chance to grow, learn, and thrive!
National Catio Day
Happy National Catio Day!
Catios are outdoor cat enclosures which help keep cats safe from the dangers of predators and poisons and help protect birds and wildlife too. It's a win for all!
Are you interested in building a catio for your cat? Visit CatioSpaces.com for resources including DIY Plans.
Save 10% off any DIY plan using promo code SAFE10. Plus, Catio Spaces will donate 10% to Seattle Area Feline Rescue (SAFe) in Shoreline, so you can give comfort to your cat and so many more with each purchase.
GardenGuy: March tasks begin the new gardening year
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By Bruce Bennett
For many of us, February and the NW Flower and Garden Festival start the new gardening season. But, weatherwise, March marks the beginning of spring in our yards. The weather can still be just a tad bit fickle. It can be mild and pleasant one day, then, cold and wet the next.
Until the days become consistently milder, be patient, continue to read your seed and plant catalogs and use this time to organize your thoughts and sketches about what you want to accomplish in your landscape and veggie garden this spring. I do not typically write monthly to-do lists, but March is the exception. There is soooooo much that could be done, given your amount of free time and energy.
Generally, the soil in March is too cold and wet to work in. Just walking on the soggy soil in a vegetable bed will compress it. This compaction affects drainage and rain absorption and prevents plant roots from penetrating very deeply.
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Soil compaction also reduces the amount of open pore spaces and makes it difficult for plant roots to absorb oxygen and water.
How to know the difference? That’s easy. Put on your gloves, dig a small amount of soil and squeeze it in your hand. If the soil stays in a solid muddy ball, it’s too wet to work in. If the soil crumbles through your fingers when you squeeze it, then it’s ready to be worked.
Once the soil in ornamental garden beds is dry enough to walk on, remove any weeds that have overwintered and think they now have seasonal squatters’ rights. It’s important to tackle weeds early and stay on top of this task throughout the growing season. This time of year, I find pop weed to be my first nemesis and use my handy Weed Dragon (homeowner’s flame thrower) on my gravel paths and patios.
Unless you are really eager to get outdoors and do some gardening, don’t be too quick to cut back last year’s dead perennial foliage. If possible, hold off on this task until daytime temperatures are consistently above 50°F for at least a week.
Once the soil in ornamental garden beds is dry enough to walk on, remove any weeds that have overwintered and think they now have seasonal squatters’ rights. It’s important to tackle weeds early and stay on top of this task throughout the growing season. This time of year, I find pop weed to be my first nemesis and use my handy Weed Dragon (homeowner’s flame thrower) on my gravel paths and patios.
Unless you are really eager to get outdoors and do some gardening, don’t be too quick to cut back last year’s dead perennial foliage. If possible, hold off on this task until daytime temperatures are consistently above 50°F for at least a week.
Many beneficial insect species such as small native bees, Hover Flies (syrphidae), and lacewings overwinter in the debris and are simply biding their time and waiting for warmer weather conditions before emerging. By waiting for the right conditions, you give these insects the chance to emerge safely and start doing their seasonal work in your yard.
Redefine flower bed edges as needed to give them a neat appearance. If you do not have small bed walls of one sort or another, consider using a flat-edged spade or a half-moon edger to create English-style edges that define a line between lawn and planting beds.
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Using either tool, make a straight cut down four to six inches. Then, make a second 45 degree angle from the flower bed down to the bottom of the lawn cut. The cut edge can be left as-is or filled with mulch or grass clippings. Either way maintains a distinct, weed-free boundary between grassy lawns and pathways and the perennial borders. It makes the rest of your gardening year just a little bit easier.
Assess your emerging perennials to identify any that may need to be divided. Guidelines vary, depending on who you read, on how often to divide perennials but, on average, many of perennials benefit from being divided about every four years.
Assess your emerging perennials to identify any that may need to be divided. Guidelines vary, depending on who you read, on how often to divide perennials but, on average, many of perennials benefit from being divided about every four years.
As a general rule, divide spring and early summer-flowering plants in the late summer or autumn and autumn-blooming plants in the spring. And, certainly, divide hostas just as they emerge in early spring. This will minimize damage to the leaves.
Top dress flower beds with one to two inches of compost to improve the soil structure, add nutrients, and enhance the soil’s capacity for holding moisture. Now is a good time to incorporate bare root plants and dormant roses.
Top dress flower beds with one to two inches of compost to improve the soil structure, add nutrients, and enhance the soil’s capacity for holding moisture. Now is a good time to incorporate bare root plants and dormant roses.
Bare root sales of 20% - 40% are generally occurring in February and March. Soak the plants’ bare root in a bucket of water overnight to rehydrate the roots. Choose the appropriate well-drained location, dig the planting hole wide enough and deep enough to easily accommodate the roots and set any plant graft so that the graft union is at soil level. And, especially with roses, space them far enough apart to allow good air circulation.
Now that the harsh winter winds have past, prune established rose bushes now to improve their health and structure. Make sure your pruners are sharp and clean. Prune canes to an outward-pointing bud and make each cut at a 45° angle just slightly above the bud. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing canes. Cut any damaged wood back about one inch into healthy wood.
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Cut any dead canes down to the ground. If any branches rub together, choose the healthier of the two and remove the other one. If you are pruning a grafted rose, check for suckers below the graft union and remove them.
Proper pruning facilitates better air circulation, allows more sun into the middle of the plant, and results in a healthier, more attractive plant. Stop by the Woodland Park Rose Garden for examples of this work and, perhaps, talk to one of the Horticultural staff working in the area.
Again, depending on who you read, when to fertilize spring-flowering bulbs will vary, but, as a general rule-of-thumb, they may be fertilized with a low-nitrogen fertilizer or a fertilizer made especially for bulbs as soon as the shoots start to appear in spring.
Again, depending on who you read, when to fertilize spring-flowering bulbs will vary, but, as a general rule-of-thumb, they may be fertilized with a low-nitrogen fertilizer or a fertilizer made especially for bulbs as soon as the shoots start to appear in spring.
For daffodils, the American Daffodil Society recommends reapplying fertilizer at bloom time as well. Other sources recommend fertilizing daffodils and tulips after the bulbs have finished blooming. Regardless of when you fertilize, if you are using a granular fertilizer, avoid getting any on the foliage and be sure to water it in or apply it just before a rain.
Cut back ornamental grasses early in the month before they start to display new spring growth. Cut to 8” from the ground. If you wait too long, you risk cutting the new, emerging foliage.
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| Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Image courtesy plants.ces.ncsu.edu |
For larger ornamental grasses, such as miscanthus, pruners or hedge trimmers will do the job nicely. If you need to divide the grasses, let me recommend the use of a reciprocating (AKA, Sawzall) saw to do the work. I took day-long division projects down to 90 minutes and saved my back in process.
Prune tree and shrub twigs that were affected by winter kill. Cut back to green wood. If pruning back to a main truck, remember to preserve the branch collar for optimal healing of the area. To determine if a branch is dead or alive, scratch the bark with your fingernail or your pruners.
There will always be other early spring projects. Tackle them as you can. Or, even better, teach the kiddos how to handle some tasks and get them in contact with nature (and, perhaps, earn credit for a science project).
Prune tree and shrub twigs that were affected by winter kill. Cut back to green wood. If pruning back to a main truck, remember to preserve the branch collar for optimal healing of the area. To determine if a branch is dead or alive, scratch the bark with your fingernail or your pruners.
There will always be other early spring projects. Tackle them as you can. Or, even better, teach the kiddos how to handle some tasks and get them in contact with nature (and, perhaps, earn credit for a science project).
Gardening should be a good time to be outdoors and mix aesthetics and learning, with a bit of exercise thrown in. Just remember that gardening is, for most, a hobby that should enhance your yards and provide you with a strong dose of self-satisfaction and good cheer. Happy gardening all!
Contributing columnist, Bruce Bennett, is a WSU Master Gardener, lecturer and garden designer. If you have questions concerning this article, have a gardening question or two to ask concerning your landscape or want to suggest a topic for a future column, contact Bruce at gardenguy4u@gmail.com.
Previous columns can be seen here.
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Previous columns can be seen here.
WSDOT repairs crash attenuator after collision on I-5
WSDOT crews had to fix a damaged crash attenuator in the downtown I-5 express lanes during Saturday's (3/15) closure.
There was no mention of injury to WSDOT workers.
The crash attenuator is a piece of equipment attached to the back of WSDOT work vehicles. It absorbs hits and protects crew members and vehicles which are stopped on the freeway to make road repairs when someone runs into them.
WSDOT has lost a lot of workers due to impaired or inattentive drivers ignoring warnings, staying in their lane, and plowing into the back of vehicles and hitting workers. (See previous story)
They are now protected by the attenuators.
Some of the drivers are looking at their phones, but my impression, after reading these reports for a decade, is that most of them are drunk.
The other story I see is of drunk drivers who enter the freeway from an off ramp and drive the wrong way until they crash head on into a vehicle traveling the right direction.
I'm not sure what can be done about people who think they are fine to drive after they have been drinking.
Someone always seems to get around the ignition interlock devices - the breathalyzers attached to a drunk's vehicle that they have to blow into before the car will start. I recall the story of the man who got his young grandson to blow into the tube so grandpa could drive.
But I'm glad that the people who maintain our highways are no longer dying on the job.
--Diane Hettrick
Joint meeting of North City Water District, Northshore and Shoreline Fire Departments
The North City Water District, Northshore and Shoreline Fire Departments will hold a joint meeting on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 5:00pm, at the North City Water District Headquarters 1519 NE 177th Street, Shoreline WA 98155.
On the agenda:
- Sound Transit status for Lynnwood Link the NE 145th St/SR 522
- Fircrest Facility
- Shoreline Fire Department
- Regionalization Update
- Staffing Update
- Capital Projects Update
- Training Opportunities
- North City Water District
- Capital Projects Update
- Flexnet system
ORCA transit ridership grows to 151 million trips
Transit in the Puget Sound region delivered 17 million more trips in 2024 than the prior year, according to six ORCA transit agencies.
Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Kitsap Transit, Pierce Transit and Sound Transit delivered 134 million trips in 2023 and 151 million trips in 2024.
The growing popularity of transit aligns with recent expansions and improvements across the region.
The growing popularity of transit aligns with recent expansions and improvements across the region.
Transit agencies celebrated adding more bus trips, opening new bus rapid transit lines, launching Sound Transit Link light rail extensions, offering more fast ferry and water taxi service, and extending “first-mile, last-mile” options that connect neighborhoods that do not yet have frequent bus or light rail service.
Transit even more important in 2025 and beyond
Especially with an increase in in-person work and our region’s growing population, transit offers many benefits.
Transit even more important in 2025 and beyond
Especially with an increase in in-person work and our region’s growing population, transit offers many benefits.
Compared to private vehicles, more people taking public transportation means shorter commuting times, lower stress levels, less pollution, reduced congestion, and cutting travel costs such as gasoline, insurance, maintenance and parking.
Transit will be even more important this year and in the years ahead. Since January 2025, vehicle traffic and transit ridership further increased as Amazon office staff resumed in-person work five days a week.
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Transit will be even more important this year and in the years ahead. Since January 2025, vehicle traffic and transit ridership further increased as Amazon office staff resumed in-person work five days a week.
In 2026, Seattle is hosting the FIFA Men’s World Cup, bringing hundreds of thousands of people from around the world to the Puget Sound region.
Additionally, the Washington State Department of Transportation will be making major improvements to Interstate 5, with resulting changes, closures and detours also affecting alternate routes and side streets.
Transit is uniquely able to help large numbers of people get where they need to go safely and reliably, while enjoying the journey.
Transit is uniquely able to help large numbers of people get where they need to go safely and reliably, while enjoying the journey.
Design workshops for new Shoreline parks - March 19, March 22, 2025 and online
Drop in anytime!
Thank you to everyone who has contributed input to jump-start the design process for these new parks!
We’ll be sharing the current community priorities and concept plan options for your feedback.
Parks at West Echo Lake and 192nd & Hemlock
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Dale Turner YMCA Teen Rec Room
19290 Aurora Avenue N
Westminster Park
Saturday, March 22, 11:00am - 1:00pm
On site at Westminster Park
709 N 150th Street
Online Open House
Unable to join us? Visit our Engage Shoreline project page between March 19 and April 2 to explore the design concepts and share your thoughts online.
Project information webpage
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Wednesday, March 19, 2025 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Dale Turner YMCA Teen Rec Room
19290 Aurora Avenue N
Westminster Park
Saturday, March 22, 11:00am - 1:00pm
On site at Westminster Park
709 N 150th Street
Unable to join us? Visit our Engage Shoreline project page between March 19 and April 2 to explore the design concepts and share your thoughts online.
Project information webpage
Project Manager Jacob Bilbo, jbilbo@shorelinewa.gov
AAUW Edmonds SnoKing hosts a Pink Tea April 12, 2025
Tea, treats, raffle prizes and living history! A Pink Tea is a revolution!
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Edmonds SnoKing branch invites you to a morning of sipping tea, community and activism as we listen to Debbie Dimitre's live rendition of Alice Paul Stokes, Suffragette and author of the Equal Rights Amendment.
As a nation, our feminine protest movements have spanned decades.
*Attendees are highly encouraged to dress in their version of Suffragette fashion; from Suffragette ribbons to pink pussy knit hats and homemade protest signs.
When: Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 10am-12pm
Where: Edmonds College, Woodway Hall 20000 68th Ave W, Lynnwood WA 98036
Price: $20+ tax
Tickets available on our website via Eventbrite
Updated 3-16-25 added full name of AAUW - American Association of University Women
19 Shorecrest students participate in Future Healthcare Professionals (HOSA) competition in Spokane
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| 19 Shorecrest students participated in the Future Healthcare Professionals competition Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools |
From Shorecrest teacher Lisa Chen:
This week 19 Shorecrest HOSA members (Future Healthcare Professionals) competed at the Washington HOSA State Leadership Conference in Spokane with over 3000 other students.
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| Nina Vermillion and Millie Wang placed in the Top 5 and qualified for the International conference in Nashville in June. Photo courtesy Shoreline Schools |
Two students earned three placements in the top 5, and qualified for the International Leadership Conference that will be in Nashville June 17 - 21, 2025.
- Researched Persuasive Writing & Speaking - 2nd place: Nina Vermillion
- Medical Reading - 2nd place: Millie Wang
- World Health & Disparities - 3rd place: Millie Wang
Fastpitch softball - Shorewood 8 - Lake Washington 7
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| Lillian Perrault Photo by Chris Stuvek |
Shorewood vs. Lake Washington
at Meridian Park
Lake Washington:Coach: Paul Jensen
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3-14-2025
Shorewood 8 - Lake Washington 7
Scores
Scores
Pitcher(s) and Catcher(s)
Lake Washington:
- Ella Nielsen
- Scarlett Stapleton (catcher)
- Emma Kellum
- Ellie Van Horn (5)
- Lillian Perrault (catcher)
Highlights
- Ellse Roe 1-5 (3B)
- Emery Stone 1-4 (2B)
- Malia Donahue 2-4 (2B)
- Bubbie Hagerman 3-4 (2B)
Shorewood:
- Maddie Schilperoort 2-3
- Lillian Perrault 2-4
- Rose Gallagher 3-4 (Game winning RBI)
Road repairs back on track to access the Hoh Rain Forest
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| Access road to the Hoh washed out Photo courtesy Jefferson county |
The Hoh Rain Forest is one of the crown jewels of Olympic National Park and Washington’s coastal communities.
Gov. Bob Ferguson said yesterday that the state would pitch in $623,000 to repair the road that provides access to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest. Officials hope to reopen the road in May.
From the Washington State Standard, Jake Goldstein-Street
A washout has closed the only access road to the Olympic National Park’s popular Hoh Rain Forest since December.
But on Thursday, Gov. Bob Ferguson announced the state would pitch in $623,000 from its reserves to repair the Upper Hoh Road. Officials hope to reopen the road in May.
Ferguson said he’d read a news report about the road, the gateway to the rainforest that saw nearly 460,000 visitors last year.
“It’s the kind of thing where, if you’re just a Washingtonian, you read an article and think ‘for god’s sake, can’t someone just figure out this bureaucracy and get the road fixed,’” he said. “Because it’s a lot of money, but it’s not that much money.”
The county didn’t have the money needed for repairs. State lawmakers had previously said it may be hard to help given a looming budget deficit.
And efforts to secure federal dollars to fund the repairs were proving difficult.
In a press conference at The Mountaineers building in Seattle, the governor said over 100 private donors had shelled out a combined $27,000 to help fix the road.
Heavy rains elevated the neighboring Hoh River, eroding part of the county-maintained road, causing the park to announce the closure Dec. 23.
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| Location of the road and the washout |
The road is located southeast of Forks, in a remote part of the Olympic Peninsula.
At the time of the closure, the county warned the road was “in imminent danger of failure,” but the condition hadn’t drastically changed by the end of February.
The Federal Highway Administration’s Emergency Relief Program has funded repairs on the road in the past. But then-Gov. Jay Inslee didn’t include Jefferson County in his emergency declaration signed in January to unlock aid to make repairs after the November bomb cyclone, making it harder to get federal money.
Heidi Eisenhour, a Jefferson County commissioner, said she’s lost a lot of sleep the past three months working with county staff and “trying to bake the recipe they’ve used in the past to do this repair,” to no avail.
The state’s solution came together quickly. On Friday night, Ferguson called state Rep. Adam Bernbaum, D-Port Angeles. The next day, the governor and local officials discussed repairs to the road in a videoconference. Within three days, the fundraiser had brought in the money needed to augment the state dollars.
Ferguson also amended Inslee’s emergency declaration to include Jefferson and Clallam counties. If federal dollars come through, that money can reimburse the state. The reserve money, set aside for the governor to help businesses in need, comes from unclaimed lottery winnings.
The road closure had reportedly led to prospective campers receiving notice that they may want to cancel their reservations because the rainforest may stay closed for months. No full-time residents live beyond the washout site.
In 2023, tourists spent more than $440 million in Jefferson and Clallam counties, generating tens of millions in state tax revenue.
Boys soccer: Kamiak 3 - Shorecrest 1 in non-league game
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| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Kamiak 3, Shorecrest 1
From Heraldnet.com
"Shorecrest’s 1-0 lead after a fifth-minute goal from Kaleb Chaka was short-lived thanks to a ninth-minute penalty score from Kamiak’s Yegor Tarasov.
"Tarasov would re-familiarize himself with the home net twice more, scoring two more goals in the 36th and 51st minute to score a hat trick in his first action of the season. Jackson McKenzie and Channing Sin both recorded assists for the Knights in the opening-night win."
LFP creates webpage with information about interactions with Sound Transit about the Stride BRP project
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| Photo courtesy Sound Transit |
We are happy to announce the new webpage is now live.
On the page, you will find links to related documents such as letters to the Sound Transit Board of Directors, permits filed with the City, plans and comments, and tech memos.
A helpful table is provided which links users with city council agenda documents and videos for meetings where the Stride BRT line has been a topic on the agenda.
Updates to the Sound Transit Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) page will be made as new information becomes available.
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Jobs: WSDOT Transportation Management Center (TMC) Technician 3 (TT3)
Friday, March 14, 2025
WSDOT
Shoreline, WA – Northwest Region
$49,208 – $90,763 Annually
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is currently seeking multiple Transportation Technician 3 In-Training positions in the Transportation Management Center (TMC) in Shoreline, WA in our state-of-the-art 24/7 operation center.
This position supports WSDOT's mission by operating the Region's intelligent transportation system (ITS) consisting of the traffic management system, active traffic management (ATM) system, tunnel control systems, and toll system. This position is required to perform advanced traffic management activities and analysis in the Northwest Region (NWR) TMC. Decisions made by this position directly affect the safety of the travelling public and traffic flow on the freeway and adjacent arterial systems.
Successful Transportation Technician 3 In-Training candidates can expect to start out their time in the TMC going through a 2-to-3-year (depending on qualifications) training period. During this time, each technician will receive direct hands-on training from TMC staff for the first 3 months. Once the initial onboarding is complete, the Technician will work to complete various self-paced tasks that will help to empower them to handle any situation that may come their way.
Job description and application
Successful Transportation Technician 3 In-Training candidates can expect to start out their time in the TMC going through a 2-to-3-year (depending on qualifications) training period. During this time, each technician will receive direct hands-on training from TMC staff for the first 3 months. Once the initial onboarding is complete, the Technician will work to complete various self-paced tasks that will help to empower them to handle any situation that may come their way.
Job description and application
Local students named to dean’s list at Washington University in St. Louis
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| Washington University School of Arts & Sciences |
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| Washington University Olin School of Business |
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| Washington University McKelvey School of Engineering |
ST LOUIS, Mo. (March 13, 2025) — The following students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester at Washington University in St. Louis.
Washington University in St. Louis draws students and faculty from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The total student body is over 17,000 and about 4,500 faculty teach in nine schools: Arts & Sciences; Brown School; McKelvey School of Engineering; Olin Business School; Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts; School of Continuing & Professional Studies; School of Law; School of Medicine; and the newly launched School of Public Health, WashU’s first new school in 100 years.
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HOMETOWN, STATE; (ZIP CODE) - NAME, SCHOOL, TO QUALIFY
Seattle, WA
Shoreline, WA
- (98125) - Owen Anderson is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
- (98125) - Eran Fann is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
- (98133) - Olivia Rui graduated in December from the university's McKelvey School of Engineering. To qualify for the Dean's List in the McKelvey School of Engineering, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 12 graded units.
- (98125) - Sofia Youngblut is enrolled in the university’s McKelvey School of Engineering. To qualify for the Dean's List in the McKelvey School of Engineering, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 12 graded units.
Shoreline, WA
- (98177) - Sam LoGerfo-Olsen is enrolled in the university’s Olin Business School. To qualify for the Dean's List in the Olin Business School, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
- (98177) - Lexi Suarez is enrolled in the university’s College of Arts & Sciences. To qualify for the Dean's List in the College of Arts & Sciences, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
- (98177) - Megan Suarez is enrolled in the university’s Olin Business School. To qualify for the Dean's List in the Olin Business School, students must earn a semester grade point average of 3.6 or above and be enrolled in at least 14 graded units.
Washington University in St. Louis draws students and faculty from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The total student body is over 17,000 and about 4,500 faculty teach in nine schools: Arts & Sciences; Brown School; McKelvey School of Engineering; Olin Business School; Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts; School of Continuing & Professional Studies; School of Law; School of Medicine; and the newly launched School of Public Health, WashU’s first new school in 100 years.
It really is Spring
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| Photo by Lee Lageschulte |
My bird feeders have a complete change over of customers. For weeks I had the motorcycle gang and the zoomers. Now they are gone and it's flickers and small birds with fantails.
But the temperature seems to go up and down day by day and there must have been wind gusts because there are small tufts of evergreen on the street.
At least our weather isn't boring.
--Diane Hettrick
Letter to the Editor: City of Lake Forest Park City Leaders on Budget Challenges
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We want to inform Lake Forest Park residents about the important steps the City is taking to address ongoing budget challenges. In a November 2024 survey, four out of five residents expressed confidence that our community is headed in the right direction. However, a major concern remains: the cost of essential services is rising far faster than the City’s revenue.
Lake Forest Park relies primarily on property taxes to fund basic services like police, parks, and city planning. Yet, the City receives only a small portion—less than 8 cents of every dollar—of the property taxes paid to King County. Despite increasing property values, state law limits the City's annual revenue growth from property taxes to just 1%. As a result, for 2025, the City gained only $34,500 in additional revenue. Meanwhile, costs for 911 dispatch and jail services alone have increased by $481,000.
To address this budget gap, the City Council is exploring solutions beyond the significant cuts already made. Our goal is to secure long-term financial sustainability while maintaining the quality and level of services our community needs and expects. A strong, effective police department remains a top priority, as reflected in the survey results.
We encourage all Lake Forest Park residents to engage in this ongoing conversation with city leadership. We will keep you informed about opportunities to participate as this process unfolds. In the meantime, you can learn more at www.cityoflfp.gov/704/Discussing-Budget-Challenges or reach out to any of us directly with questions.
Sincerely,
TOM FRENCH, Mayor
City of Lake Forest Park
206-368-5440
tfrench@cityoflfp.gov
PHILLIP HILL, City Administrator
City of Lake Forest Park
206-368-5440
phill@cityoflfp.gov
MIKE HARDEN, Police Chief
City of Lake Forest Park
206-957-2851
mharden@cityoflfp.gov
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Interstate 5 express lanes in Seattle to close on Saturday, March 15, 2025 through late afternoon
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| Photo courtesy WSDOT |
SEATTLE – The reversible Interstate 5 express lanes between downtown Seattle and Northgate Way will be closed Saturday, March 15 until 4 p.m.
The express lanes will close northbound at its normal weeknight closure time at 11pm Friday, March 14 and reopen northbound at 4pm, Saturday, March 15. The I-5 mainline in both directions will remain open during this time.
The closure is in coordination with the city of Seattle to allow its crews to safely access its right of way from the express lanes. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will also repair safety barriers during this closure.
Letter to the Editor: Progressive taxes: Fund our schools and educators
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Raising a family of six in the greater Seattle area on a single income is challenging. The lack of affordable resources makes it even more difficult. Our communities are paying the price when the wealthiest do not pay the taxes they truly owe. We are paying not only through our own sales and property taxes, but through major budget cuts to our schools.
The first programs to go are special education programs, which are important for shaping children of all ages to contribute to our communities in the future.
I have children that range from 18 months to 11 years old. We struggle with the challenge of unaffordable care and early education with our younger two children, and a lack of resources and staff for valuable programs for our older children in the public school system.
Higher taxes for the working class are not the solution, and neither is cutting resources for the schools we all depend on. We live in an area with a handful of multimillionaires and billionaires that are not paying what they truly owe. It is time to raise the progressive taxes on the ultra-rich to fully fund schools and educators, resulting in a system that works for all income levels in the state of Washington.
Kat Hill
Lake Forest Park
Three webinars set for federal workers to learn about Washington benefits and reemployment
OLYMPIA – The Employment Security Department will co-host three no-cost webinars in March, April and May for federal workers who work and live in Washington state. The first webinar is March 20, 2025 from 10am to noon. (See registration details below.)
The webinars are intended to help federal workers who were laid off, facing a furlough or expecting a workforce reduction. The information will help affected workers navigate available unemployment benefits and reemployment resources.
Topics will include:
- Unemployment benefits, how to file and any assistance needs.
- What to do about health care benefits.
- Expanding your job skills through training and educational programs.
- Career guidance, job search assistance, and other resources at no cost.
The webinars, part of the state’s rapid response efforts for large layoffs, are a collaboration of state and local agencies and programs that provide support to those who have lost their jobs or facing the potential of workforce reductions.
Partners include Employment Security, WorkSource, Local Workforce Development Boards, Washington Health Plan Finder, Washington State Community & Technical Colleges and Washington State Labor Council.
Registration is open for all three upcoming sessions:
Registration is open for all three upcoming sessions:
- March 20, 2025, 10 a.m. to noon Register
- April 30, 2025, 10 a.m. to noon Register
- May 29, 2025, 10 a.m. to noon Register
Live & Local: Rat City Brass and MachOne Big Band at Third Place Commons this weekend
Live Music This Weekend at the Commons Stage! 
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| Rat City Brass |
Friday, 7 PM – Rat City BrassStep into the swinging ‘60s with Rat City Brass, paying tribute to the iconic Tijuana Brass. Think classic American pop with a tequila twist, transporting you to Herb Alpert’s legendary cantina—where the dance floor is calling!
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| Mach One Big Band |
Saturday, 7 PM – Mach One Big BandGet ready to swing and sway with MachOne! This 17-piece big band—featuring 13 horns, a powerhouse rhythm section, and vocalist Tony Aguirre—brings the classics to life with energy, style, and plenty of dance-floor magic.
The Commons is located on the upper floor of Town Center, intersection Bothell and Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park.
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