Kids in trouble, cocaine that can't be trusted, and Kirkland's new limits. Plus, a local soldier is chosen for the military's highest honor. more ›

Your holiday news: Kirkland readies for Wednesday's annexation, Napavine sees a twister and danger on I-90 serves as a reminder to drive safely. more ›

• West Seattle Blog was at the Seattle Public Schools board meeting last night to hear the discussion on final recommendations for school closures. She posts running updates from the conversation and links to the Save Seattle Schools blog, which was also posting to-the-minute commentary.
• Burien's B-Town Blog has also been busy going to city meetings. Gina Bourdage has detailed notes from a recent City of Burien open house about the planned partial annexation of North Highline.
• Is Massline faux-beefing (no soy) with itself? Raindrophustla posts the latest video riff on the Blue Scholars' much-snarked-about "Coffee And Snow," this one produced by BS label-mates Common Market.

Last week, we linked to a map showing that North Highline is one of King County's few unincorporated areas, yet to be assigned to a city jurisdiction. Then, we noted Highline because the area is in need of more policing, yet will be losing some valuable coverage as a result of the county budget cuts against which King County Sheriff Rahr is fighting. Now, we're mentioning it because the Times finally brought a two-week-old piece of news (whoops) to our attention: Seattle and Burien have reached a "Memorandum of Understanding" (MOU) on annexation boundaries for the neighborhood in the first steps towards incorporating the area into their respective cities. more ›

• The Rainier Valley Post lets Beacon Hill residents know that the water advisory has been lifted and you no longer need to boil your tap water.
• MyBallard thinks they may have found the most expensive piece of property in Ballard. A 325 square foot shack "condo alternative" selling for $199,999.
• The B-Town Blog is closely following Burien's annexation request.