Saad, Cris, Cozi, Helen Georgette Bechara and Juhayna enjoying the festivities. Photos by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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St. Vincent’s annual fish fry packs the house | Photos

Each year, St. Vincent’s sells plates of fried fish, coleslaw and fries as a fundraiser for the Knights…

Photo provided by David Solano of the City of Federal Way
New Federal Way Police officers: (from left to right in the photo): Justin McKee, Ella Schlegel, Tiffany Parker, Victor Rodriguez, and Alamalealof Tulenkun.

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Community responds to hotels for the homeless

Council discussion focuses on concerns and plans for two properties in Federal Way. Also: New police officers announced.

Federal Way City Hall hosted the raising of the Irish flag on March 15. Photos by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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Federal Way raises the Irish flag at City Hall

Dozens of community members gathered March 15 at Federal Way City Hall to celebrate the raising of the…

Marquise Hale and Pastor George Houston at the Joint Church Summit on Homelessness. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror.

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‘We all have a common goal — to minister to the homeless’

Federal Way church leaders gather to discuss solutions and approaches to homelessness in the community.

Palestinian style fava beans on a grocery store shelf in Federal Way. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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Federal Way educators and faith leaders call for ceasefire in Gaza

Seventeen Federal Way residents were among the 2,551 who signed the Washington Solidarity Statement.

Safeway Pharmacy at 1207 S. 320th Street, Federal Way, offers an HIV prevention drug with no appointment. Courtesy photo

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Federal Way Safeway offers HIV prevention drug

Pilot program allows individuals to walk in anytime the pharmacy is open and meet with a pharmacist.

Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror
Various Greater Federal Way Chamber of Commerce reports from the past two years. These represent a small sampling of the data and analysis collected by the Chamber over years of research that are being utilized to create their recently announced Economic Development Plan.

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Federal Way Chamber to create regional economic development plan

“We’ve done the research. The time for action is now.”

Reinhardt Hollstein is the creator of this unorthodox mixed-media painting, which depicts the fall of the Berlin Wall. Here he poses with the art piece at the first Arts Explosion Festival in 2023. Mirror file photo

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Arts Explosion Festival is returning to Federal Way

Deadline for artists to include their work has been extended to April 20.

Lee Howard as Fagin surrounded by the youth in our 2019 production of “Oliver!” Photo provided by St Luke’s.

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St. Luke’s church offers a nonprofit theater for all

“Everyone’s surprised when they come because they’re expecting a church and they don’t realize it’s actually a professional…

Manny Maldonado and Rhonda Hargraves of Umpqua Bank at Best of Federal Way 2024. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang

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Formerly Columbia, Umpqua holds strong with Best Bank win

Best of Federal Way 2024 winner.

The city hosted an open house about the comprehensive plan on Feb. 29 at City Hall. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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Residents attend open house to learn about comprehensive plan

The 2044 vision for Federal Way is for the city to lead South King County as “a livable,…

Lions Club members filled the audience with their vibrant jackets and smiles while being honored at the Federal Way City Council meeting March 5. Photo by Bruce Honda

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City leaders embrace change to police pursuit law

Council also approves new ordinance related to RVs, honors Lions Club.

Quincey Smith and Lyrica Fuentes were this year’s Live Your Dream Awards winners. Photo by Bruce Honda

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FW Soroptimists honor two women with Live Your Dream Awards

This year, Quincey Smith and Lyrica Fuentes received the honors.

Scene from a past Flavor of Federal Way. File photo

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Federal Way Community Festival is coming this summer

Festival is accepting applications for vendors and entertainers with a deadline of April 15.

Amanda Miller at the South King Tool Library in Federal Way as she looks for a tool for a visitor. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror

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When helping Federal Way, tool library director knows the drill

“I see the potential in everything,” says Amanda Miller, the Mirror’s most recent Hometown Hero.

Surveillance footage from April 2023 shows burglars using a truck to yank an ATM through the doors of the Puerto Vallarta restaurant in Twin Lakes. At the time of this incident, the restaurant had seen five break-ins in two months. (File photo)

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Federal Way businesses sound off on crime and safety

Police and city leaders join discussion with local business representatives.

Raising of the Ukrainian flag at Federal Way City Hall on Friday, Feb. 23. (Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / The Mirror)

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Federal Way raises Ukraine flag two years after invasion

“The City of Federal Way was one of the first cities who stood up in support of Ukraine.”

Local author Teresa Bateman holds a thick folder of her personal antidotes for writer’s block. The folder is full of her ideas and inspiration. Behind her is a large red poster that has hung on the wall behind her desk for years. It was made by some of her students and based on one of her picture books. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang/ The Mirror.

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Federal Way author has written 20-plus children’s books

For Teresa Bateman, writing is “like playing the piano, the more you do it, the better you get…

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The cast of “Spider’s Web” answers student questions about the performance they did as part of the Page to Stage program.

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Centerstage’s Page to Stage program makes theatre more accessible

Five years ago, the program was just an idea to give free tickets to high school students.

Photo by Bruce Honda
Councilmember Jack Dovey at the Federal Way City Council meeting on Feb. 20.

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Council moves to ban RVs from parking in nonresidential areas

Also: City is seeking a grant to improve safety measures near Federal Way High School.