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My mom was a treasure and very tolerant of my dad's fight with the bottle during the depression. He'd come home many nights in his usual stupor, we kids would help undress him and put him to bed while mother lectured him. I am certain he did not…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

“This is big,” I thought when I finally got a look at the old Webster School boiler. Then I heard the same message an hour later from the Treasurer of the Nordic Heritage Museum Board.

There are years I haven’t…MORE

By Christy Wolyniak

He has an office with one of the best views in Seattle. Senior Bridge Operator David Leask is one who knows the ropes and the responsibility that comes with navigating the 2,854-foot Ballard Bridge.

Countless…MORE

by Tim Clifford

From a list of the different positions and titles that the new southwest precinct captain, Steve Wilske, has had during his time with the Seattle Police Department one position brings a visible change to his face.

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By Kyra-lin Hom

Let’s take a break from the recent film binge and talk about something we all use every single day. No, I’ll go further and say this is something we use nearly every single hour of every day. In 2010, the world produced 330…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

Helen Dixon’s daughter Jan opened the door to me. “Somebody wants to interview mom,” I’d heard one sister call to another when I first set up our meeting.

“What do you want to know?” Helen Dixon asked me after we…MORE

By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD

Nothing says winter meals quite like heart-healthy dishes made with beans. They have been the staple carrying people through the winter for thousands of years. Slow cooking really develops beans’ flavor. If you use…MORE

During Random Acts of Kindness Week February 10 – 14 the staff and families of Arbor Heights Elementary participated in a week-long food drive, which brought in 350 pounds, to support the West Seattle Food Bank’s new “Backpack” Program.

During the early morning hours of Feb. 4, a known homeless man, Jeff Bouck, 48, was found dead under the Ballard Bridge.

Emergency units arrived after a friend and camp-mate, Marvin Vick, found Bouck. Though the cause of death has not…MORE

By Hannah Danforth

Influenced by his wife’s Italian heritage and family history of winemaking, West Seattle's Michael Taylor’s modest start as a winemaker began in his basement as a hobby 10 years ago.

Finding passion in his pastime…MORE