A unique after school program is headed to West Seattle this spring: Spark! for Girls.
Created by Puget Sound native Jill Rose, a mother of three (including a middle school-aged daughter who served as inspiration) and certified Yoga…MORE
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UPDATE: "Battle of Burien" breakdancing drew huge crowd Friday night
Mon, 02/13/12
UPDATED story, Friday night:
Over 50 performers competed in the "Battle of Burien" breakdancing competition Friday night, Feb. 10, at the Burien Community Center, 14700 6th Ave SW. The event was packed with onlookers. Judges sat on the…MORE
Good food brings people together for conversation and beer at Big Al Brewing in White Center
Mon, 02/13/12
By Greg McCorkle
The West Seattle Cooking Club converged on White Center Sunday evening, Feb. 12 for the weekly “Soup Off” hosted by Big Al Brewing. Every week a different type of soup is featured and participants prepare their version for…MORE
Des Moines minister’s hobby jells
Mon, 02/13/12
By Gwen Davis
All you peanut butter sandwiches out there, fear not – there are 3,000 more jars of jelly in Des Moines these days, which means that more of you sandwiches will get that sinfully sweet condiment you deserve. That’s thanks to…MORE
Skiing with Dad
Mon, 02/13/12
By Scott Anthony Robinson
I’m not certain what his motivations were, but back in 1970 or so, when Dad remarried and brought three new kids into the family, he decided that we all needed to go skiing.
I was fourteen, Linda was too,…MORE
UPDATE:Tomorrow- Storytelling & Poetry returns to C&P Coffee Feb. 22
Sun, 02/12/12
Poetry returns to C&P Coffee, again featuring open mic, & all are welcome to attend and participate 7pm, Wednesday, Feb. 22. 5612 California Ave. SW. Featured readers are Noel Parkinson and Beau Prichard.
Noel Parkinson is lots of…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Neighbor Appreciation Day sees appreciative West Seattle neighbors
Sat, 02/11/12
Fire stations, gardens and community centers across Seattle welcomed neighbors to the 18th annual Neighbor Appreciation Day on Saturday Feb. 11
Work parties, special events and more took place in West Seattle too. The Roxhill and…MORE
Mind Unwind is a little bit of everything; Grand Opening Feb. 25
Sat, 02/11/12
Mind Unwind is the culmination of a vision for owner Krystal Kelley. It is "an event-driven art studio and gallery" as she describes it but it's much more. It's a classroom, complete with a kitchen, a foundation, an entertainment venue and a kind…MORE
Library2Go mini-bookmobiles reach beyond the library walls
Thu, 02/09/12
While many local residents enjoy visiting the modern Burien Library, some may find a trip to the SW 152nd St. facility either inconvenient or impossible. Enormous bookmobiles are great, but for many they park too far from their homes.
The…MORE
UPDATE: New vintage guitar shop offering ageless instruments; Thunder Road finds a home
Thu, 02/09/12
Update for Nov. 7 Frank Gross, proprietor of Thunder Road Guitars who has until now been working out of a live-work space on Harbor Ave S.W. and plying his trade on the web, shared the news that his vintage and used guitar business has found a…MORE
