Mark Solomon, the crime prevention coordinator for the Seattle Police Department's Southwest Precinct in West Seattle, released his January newsletter and this one is all about how to deal with a nuisance property in your neighborhood.
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Surprise! Sloth bear cub twins at Woodland Park Zoo
Mon, 01/21/13
What's better than one sloth bear baby? Why, two sloth bear babies, of course.
Just look at them. Have you seen anything cuter?
Woodland Park Zoo announced the birth of a sloth bear on Dec. 18, but what they didn't know for sure…MORE
Help animals, give real fur products back to animals at Buffalo Exchange
Mon, 01/21/13
Do you ever feel guilty just looking at your real fur products? Can you just picture the sad puppy dog eyes like the ones you see on those animal cruelty videos with the heart-wrenching, tear-inducing Sarah McLachlan song?
Buffalo Exchange…MORE
Jerry's View: Tex Rankin, Pierce Arrows and Cherry Pie
Mon, 01/21/13
Paul Bauer lived on Russett and Union Ave in Portland. He was about 16 and inspired by Tex Rankin flying his WACO to the airport near the Columbia Slough. So he built one in the basement of his Dad's grocery store but he could not get it out of…MORE
Have You Tried?
Mon, 01/21/13
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Don’t you hate it when all you want when you are feeling under the weather is sympathy but instead you get, “Have you tried ginger, onion and lemon tea?” I must admit that this special tea is a wonderfully…MORE
West Seattle High School gymnasts are finalists in Hunt 4 Health video contest
Fri, 01/18/13
Lifewise Health Plan of Washington is sponsoring a high school video contest called Hunt 4 Health. West Seattle High School is among the top ten finalists.
The goal of the contest was to get students to portray students staying healthy and…MORE
Orca research expert Mark Sears to speak at C & P Coffee Jan. 24
Fri, 01/18/13
Mark Sears, whose day job is managing Colman Pool (he also lives there) has been doing research on Orcas for more than 30 years. His direct personal experience with these marine mammals will be the subject of his presentation on Thursday Jan. 24…MORE
SLIDESHOW: High schoolers connect with third graders to improve reading skills
Thu, 01/17/13
For a select crew of third grade students from White Center Heights Elementary, Jan. 14 was a pretty sweet day as they met their new reading tutors for the next 8 to 10 weeks: High school students from the Evergreen campus.
That Monday…MORE
World's smallest otter species arrives at Zoo
Thu, 01/17/13
Ever wanted to see the world's smallest otter species? You'll have your chance when the Woodland Park Zoo's new Asian tropical forest exhibit opens up this spring.
Of course, you already knew, that, because we already reported on that.…MORE
Film about Easy Street Records closure shows why it mattered
Wed, 01/16/13
A Seattle film maker, Collin Monda has assembled a short but evocative film on the closure of the Easy Street Records Queen Anne location. The closure, brought about by the loss of the lease, will happen January 18 with a live appearance of the…MORE
