Write a Blessing Media will present its third annual “I Celebrate You” at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19, at Our Saviors Baptist Church, 701 S. 320th St., Federal Way.
Do you have a child with special needs who is in middle school or high school? If so, come learn how to foster independent living skills and help students advocate for themselves.
King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer will moderate a town hall meeting to confront the growing problem of gang violence in the South King County region.
The Washington Association for Chinese Education (WACE) launched a competition on Oct. 1 to increase “statewide awareness of Chinese language and culture.”
The four Federal Way School Board candidates in two contested races participated in a questionnaire from The Mirror. Their answers are below. Debates for school board, Lakehaven and South King fire commissioners will run 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 12 at Federal Way High School’s little theater.
As Federal Way and surrounding South King County communities grow larger, the need for affordable housing has become greater, especially in the current economic climate.
Economic development and job creation were the big topics as Federal Way City Council candidates voiced their views at two forums Oct. 5.
Even though the Crystal Palace project is still in its infancy, one group is already thinking ahead. Working Washington is trying to make sure that local workers will be involved in the ambitious project for Federal Way’s downtown.
• Public masturbator #1: At 2:59 p.m. Sept. 30 in the 34000 block of 1st Way South, police were dispatched to reports of a man masturbating at the Federal Way Public Library.
A strange and unexpected consequence of the economic downturn since 2008 is the proliferation of abandoned shopping carts throughout local cities.
Ron Wallace Jr. pleaded guilty as charged to second-degree murder in the November 2010 beating death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter in Federal Way.
The event is similar to a career fair, with more than 90 representatives from four-year colleges, universities, military academies and trade schools set to attend.
The Federal Way City Council unanimously approved the state’s first misdemeanor level identity theft law.
Federal Way Public Schools’ well regarded Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) will continue to function at a high level, thanks to a $194,500 grant awarded from the state Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).
The key to stopping forced labor and sex slavery — also known as human trafficking — is to stop demand.
The Washington State Department of Health announced that the sale and possession of pseudo-drugs such as “bath salts,” “Spice,” “K-2,” “plant food,” “Ivory Wave” and “White Lightning” is now illegal.
• Some mom and daughter time: At 4:07 p.m. Oct. 2 in the 1900 block of South Commons, a mother and her 10-year-old daughter were detained at The Commons Mall for stealing $300 in bras from Victoria’s Secret.
Federal Way Public Schools found cause for celebration: all four of the district’s high schools made the Washington Post’s list in the annual “High School Challenge” competition.
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Light of Christ Community Garden was held Sept. 18 at the corner of 21st Avenue SW and SW 344th Street in Federal Way.