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West Seattle resident Craig Vinton, 65, died suddenly of heart complications Aug. 1. The West Seattle Herald wrote three articles about Mr. Vinton, focusing on his knowledge and fascination of electric cars, and his entrepreneurial spirit. Many…MORE

With beaming smiles, charisma and matching pink dresses, the three cheerful women of Shonen Knife threw up the Sign of the Horns at The Tractor Tavern on Wednesday night. Shortly after, they would be thanking the audience and head-banging again…MORE

Ballard Liquor and Convenience Store Grand Opening

The formerly state-run Ballard Liquor and Wine on 2840 NW Market St is having it's official grand opening this Saturday, Aug. 11. After Ablom Mengstu purchased the store during the state-…MORE

Bob Fuda got his dog Blitzen, a Border Collie, 14 years ago from a lady on the eastside out of a litter of 10 to 12 pups and he and some friends had brother dogs. Blitzen is a very tall dog for this breed but Fuda explained, "His brother got the…MORE

Hundreds (Edit: Make that thousands!) of bellies were filled with the staples of a proper barbeque (corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, bbq chicken and so on) at the White Center Food Bank’s 3rd Annual BBQ held at Greenbridge in White Center on Aug…MORE

A free mini music festival put on by three White Center businesses featuring 7 bands is coming to that community Aug. 18. The set times for the bands will be staggered, allowing people to take in range of music the organizers say includes rock/…MORE

Langhorne Slim’s music often sounds like hot, sweaty summer nights made up of bad decisions and dancing -- and last Friday night at The Tractor was an evening just like that.

As Slim rose to the stage, his fedora outlining his…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Our little village of West Seattle held out against corporate takeover for a long time. There was even a move to secede and form a town of our own. After all, entrepreneurs of every persuasion set up little shops…MORE

I had never set foot in THE Ballard P-Patch until the 12th Annual Art in the Garden event on August 4th. A friend who had to be out of town asked if I would mind her vendor table of gift cards for an afternoon shift, relieving her sister-in-law.…MORE

Seaway Marine's F-1 tunnel boat driven by Greg Foster won the Graham Trucking Cup title on Sunday Aug. 5 on Lake Washington. The West Seattle Herald profiled Seaway Marine in mid June.

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F1-PROP boats…MORE