By King County Council Chair Larry Phillips
This Earth Day voters will finally have the opportunity to save Metro Transit service. For years, threats of impending Metro Transit cuts have worried commuters and transit riders who rely on…MORE
Features
Lou Whittaker to speak at West Seattle High School and screen documentary, ‘A Life in the Mountains’
Tue, 04/01/14
information from SWSHS
Join renowned mountaineer and West Seattle native Lou Whittaker for a special presentation, “A Life in the Mountains,” at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2014, at West Seattle High School Theater.
The event is a…MORE
Going Berserk for the Right Cause
Mon, 03/31/14
by Lee Ryan
The other day, I was on the elliptical machine at the gym. They always have four TV monitors going, at the same time. However, I don’t normally watch TV and am quite content to not have any earphones and just enjoy the silence…MORE
Jerry's View: Johnny and the Elk
Mon, 03/31/14
I got a call this week from an old neighbor who lived across the street from me in McMicken Heights, near SeaTac airport years ago. He is an avid reader of this paper and has a million stories to tell about his life as a soldier in the Far East…MORE
Park West Skilled Nursing Center adopts cats Ethel and Lucy
Sat, 03/29/14
By Emile Monte
“Kitties! Kitties!” Joan, a resident of Park West Skilled Nursing Center’s Memory Unit, seemed to be channeling her inner little girl as she squealed and shuffled after the two chubby black cats in her wheelchair. Clinical…MORE
Historian Judy Bentley, co-author of Free Boy, presents at ‘Words, Writers & West Seattle’
Fri, 03/28/14
information from Southwest Seattle Historical Society
Next up in the “Words, Writers & West Seattle” series is West Seattle author Judy Bentley, who will speak about her book, Free Boy: A True Story of Slave and Master (University of…MORE
Friend sheds light on homeless man’s death
Fri, 03/28/14
After a night in the cold Jeff Bouck, 48, was found dead under the Ballard Bridge during the early morning hours of Feb. 4.
Since his passing there has been new information that’s surfaced leading up to his death and the community programs…MORE
West Seattle High School Taste of the Arts will show off visual, culinary, music and performing talents
Thu, 03/27/14
The WSHS 3rd annual “Taste of the Arts” Event is set for Saturday, April 5. The annual event which supports arts education at West Seattle High School features work in a variety of arts areas.
Visual arts, including student photography,…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Signs of the times
Wed, 03/26/14
By Peggy Sturdivant
There are always many signs in March. Signs that spring is on its way in the appearance of very fat Robin redbreasts, the scent of Daphne odora by my front steps, the litter of the pods dropping from Magnolia trees.…MORE
