News
Federal Way’s MLK celebration goes dormant in 2010
Federal Way’s annual Martin Luther King celebration will not take place this year. First launched in 1993, the…
Opinion
Hope for the Federal Way business climate | Andy Hobbs
The closure of Dash Point Metropolitan Market, now set for Jan. 3, initially came as a surprise to…
Life
Bikes for Kids: Labor of love benefits Federal Way youth | VIDEO
The Bikes for Kids program at Marine View Presbyterian Church fixes and donates about 300 bicycles a year…
Opinion
Military pioneers online voting | Andy Hobbs
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the military helped raise one of her biggest children. The…
News
Widow of slain Federal Way cop will lobby in Olympia for law enforcement
The Council of Metropolitan Police and Sheriffs (COMPAS) announced the appointment of Federal Way resident Renee Maher as…
Opinion
Fun with a hidden tape recorder | Andy Hobbs
Reader: I hear Bob Roegner plans to run for mayor. If so, we don’t want to read his…
News
Twin Lakes vote: Meeting fails to draw a quorum
The Twin Lakes Homeowners Association meeting on Dec. 10 failed to draw a quorum of residents. As a…
News
Power generator will aid emergency shelter in Federal Way
The December 2006 windstorms that knocked out power across the region also led to improved emergency preparedness in…
News
Peeping Tom: Practicing pervert or potential burglar?
A Federal Way woman said she may buy a shotgun after spotting a “peeping tom” on her property.…
News
The Mirror Interview: Tom Murphy’s education map
In October, Tom Murphy announced his retirement as superintendent of the Federal Way School District. As one of…
Opinion
Storefront marijuana dispensaries in Federal Way? | Andy Hobbs
A local senior citizen wants to open a storefront medical marijuana dispensary in Federal Way. She already runs…
Life
For Holocaust survivor, sharing means healing
Noemi Ban will never forget the Nazi guard with the white gloves and horse whip. Packed with other…
Business
Dash Point Metropolitan Market will close Dec. 31
Dash Point Metropolitan Market in Federal Way will officially close Dec. 31. The upscale grocery store, which opened…
Life
Write a Blessing Media honors positive role models | VIDEO
Write A Blessing Media presented the first “I Celebrate You” on Nov. 15 at the Knutzen Family Theatre…
Opinion
Federal Way elects Siamese cat | Andy Hobbs
After a long and controversial campaign, Lilly will become Federal Way’s first elected mayor. Lilly, a Siamese cat…
Opinion
What the media misses in Afghanistan | Andy Hobbs
Capt. Jeff Paradee of Federal Way worked behind the scenes in Afghanistan with the U.S. Navy Reserves. Paradee,…
Opinion
Election night insight in Federal Way | Andy Hobbs
Amid the hot debate over Proposition 1 and an elected mayor, both sides of the fence were relatively…
News
Elected mayor initiative: Prop. 1 passing at 51 percent
Proposition 1, an initiative to change Federal Way's form of government, is passing with 51.35 percent of the…