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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Emile Monte

If you’re between the ages of thirteen and eighteen and are interested in developing your acting skills over the summer by participating in a professional production right in the heart of West Seattle, it might have…MORE

Why do whales and dolphins have finger bones in their flippers? Did you know that today's cetaceans are descended from ancestors who once lived on shore, and then returned to the sea?

Join The Whale Trail on March 27 to hear more about…MORE

By Shin Yu Pai

On the second floor of the historic Odd Fellows Lodge in downtown Ballard, an intimate Buddhist service takes place on the third Sunday of every month. Led by Reverend Kanjin Cederman, an ordained Buddhist priest in the…MORE