If you were down on Alki Beach around 7:30 on April 11 you might have spotted a large tug boat heading north in Puget Sound. That was a Ship Assist Tractor Tug from Crowley Maritime. The boat was built 10 years ago and commonly will head to…MORE
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UPDATE: Six years after father’s tragic death, West Seattle native to publish poetry book in his honor
Fri, 04/12/13
Update for Aug. 12, 2013 Teresa K. Miller, a West Seattle native and accomplished poet (who you can read about in detail below), has a book reading from her work "sped" at Elliot Bay Book Company on Aug. 24.
Here are the details, shared by…MORE
West Seattle is lucky to have the Luckies
Thu, 04/11/13
Scott and Tara Luckie are what you might call a power couple of public service.
Scott spends his days as an officer with the Seattle Police Department’s Southwest Precinct while Tara works endlessly helping the peninsula’s low income…MORE
An Untold Life: Faye Franks
Thu, 04/11/13
By Maggie Nicholson
Faye Franks was born on a small farm in 1918 in rural Kansas. Her parents, Ebon Rollo and Mattie Mabel Anderson, saw right away, that Faye was a strong and gifted child. The one-room schoolhouse teacher, who…MORE
Yes, another Ballard brewery: Stoup Brewing coming this summer
Thu, 04/11/13
According to Eater.com, another brewery is coming Ballard's way: Stoup Brewing. Coming this summer, the brewery will have 15 barrels and owners Robyn Schumacher and Brad Benson want it to have an educational aspect, such as beer tastings or beer…MORE
UPDATE: Donate used digital cameras for underserved youth art project
Thu, 04/11/13
Your used digital cameras are needed for a series of free photography workshops for under served youth produced by Art for Animals' Sake.
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:
*Mind Unwind Gallery’s Treehouse Lounge, Tuesday-Sunday, 5pm-12am *…MORE
Backyard Feast: So you want to start a garden?
Thu, 04/11/13
By Joshua McNichols
I heard you wanted to start a garden. I remember my first garden. It was in a P-patch. And if it weren’t for nosy P-Patchers offering me unsolicited advice, I’d probably still be buying bland cherry tomatoes in mid-…MORE
The smallest home in West Seattle
Wed, 04/10/13
Editor's note: Wife and husband Wendy and Brian Kaehler have been visiting Brian’s aunt Dolores in West Seattle for many years, and they always look forward to a very unique staple in her home.
On their most recent visit, Wendy and Brian…MORE
Pet of the week: Pepper is a busy boat dog
Wed, 04/10/13
Pepper is a 4.5 pound PomPoo (Pomeranian-Poodle) born August 5, 2005. Her name is a shortened version of "Sargeant Pepper Peck" because as her owner Margaret Nordahl explained, "When I got her my daughter picked her out and she loves the Beatles…MORE
Pat Cashman to be Grand Marshal of Greenwood Seafair Parade this summer
Tue, 04/09/13
Breaking news: Pat Cashman, of the perennially popular "Almost Live" sketch show and it's current reincarnation "206," will be the Grand Marshal for the 63rd Annual Parade on July 24. The theme? "Funny in Greenwood!" of course.
“We are…MORE