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West Seattle author Nicole Hardy will meet and greet the public in the next meeting of the Southwest Historical Society "Words, Writers & West Seattle" series, with a presentation on her funny, intimate and thoughtful memoir, Confessions of a…MORE

By Kathryn Hunter

Frank Gross loves guitars.

Influenced by his late father, also a musician, Frank involved himself in rock music. His knowledge of vintage guitars began while working for Guitar Center and later managing Emerald…MORE

It does not seem so long ago that I left my job as a test electrician at Boeing (they went on strike) in 1946.

Curly Witherbee, shop foreman, said we'd be back in three weeks.

Six months later they were still "out" and I needed…MORE

The members of the Barton Street P-Patch were staying warm and baking bread on Saturday, Nov. 30 when they fired up Seattle's only community Pizza/Bread oven at the P-Patch at the corner of 34th S.W. and S.W. Barton Street.

Architect and…MORE

How about a kitty for Christmas? You can get an early Christmas gift of a loving feline friend this weekend in West Seattle.

Kitty Harbor is open this Thanksgiving weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Skip Black Friday shopping and instead…MORE

By Peggy Sturdivant

“I will not take no for an answer,” Camelion Design owner Nicole Vandermeulen said at an early morning meeting in early October. The Front Steps committee of Ballard Merchants and Ballard Chamber of Commerce had been…MORE

It does not seem so long ago that I left my job as a test electrician at Boeing (they went on strike) in 1946. Curly Witherbee, shop foreman, said we'd be back in three weeks. Six months later they were still "out" and I needed work for my…MORE

If you keep your eyes open you will see that Method Homes is installing three modular, Built Green townhomes across the street from the West Seattle Golf course that will be available for presale. The homes will be installed in 12 pieces over 2…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

There is no end to what one can accomplish in life. Just this week, I sat down and filled a whole page with my plan of action for the coming year 2014. Here’s just a few of the things on the list.

By Peggy Sturdivant

A letter to the members went up at Ballard Health Club on Saturday night, November 23rd announcing that owners Lowen Clausen and his daughter Sonya Senstra had sold the club, effective January 1, 2014.

In order…MORE