Although my daughter came shooting out of my womb, proving she is indeed mine, my first words were, “Where did she come from?” My son is a blend of my ex-husband and me, so I never doubted his origins. But my daughter has always been unique in…MORE
Features
Don and Elaine are what Valentine’s Day is all about
Mon, 02/06/12
When I went to the SeaTac Senior Center dance, I wasn’t looking for a couple to feature for Valentine’s Day, but I sure found one.
The floor was full of couples dancing to the old tunes, but one couple stood out. It wasn’t just that they…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Burien Daddy and Daughter Valentine's Ball
Mon, 02/06/12
The annual Daddy and Daughter Valentine's Ball took place on Feb. 4 at the Burien Community Center. Photographer Gordon Weeks captured these images.
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SLIDESHOW: De-lovely dance recital brightens a sunny day at The Kenney
Sun, 02/05/12
Jenna Thomas Lutton brings her dance students from Gildenfire Dance twice a year to the Kenney for a recital she calls "Random Acts of Dancing." While Lutton teaches dance to girls from 2 1/2 to 11 the girls dancing in the recital ranged in age…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Owl Prowl is more than a walk in the park
Sat, 02/04/12
West Seattle nature guide and ecological consultant Stewart Wechsler has a wide ranging set of interests but his recent forays into local parks to reveal their hidden treasures are starting to get popular. On Feb. 4 he led a group of more than 40…MORE
Thrive Through Cancer is powered by hope and the desire to help young adults
Sat, 02/04/12
Rose Egge was 25 years old when she was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic lymphoma. Egge is a journalist (formerly with the Herald now with KOMO) and chose to blog about her treatment to document it and assist others.
"I was so lucky in…MORE
Southeast Asia trip humbles ZippyDogs partners
Fri, 02/03/12
Elise Lindborg & Kelli Henderson vow to work harder, cull their unused possessions , and fundraise for new wells in Cambodia, all as a response to their recent three-week trip to Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. Many know these business, and…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Cal Bannon dances his way into his 91st year
Thu, 02/02/12
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Last year the West Seattle Herald covered (Calvin) Cal Bannon's birthday at Kenyon Hall. Of course, he was only 90 years old back then, and hard to interview as he seemed to dance non-stop with every gal…MORE
At Large in Ballard: Developing community
Wed, 02/01/12
What seems like decades, but was actually only five years ago, I wrote a column about meeting a local developer for coffee at Java Bean. I was only months into this column and not yet a veteran of neighborhood district council, design review and…MORE
Pet of the Week: Korbin is a cat loving Catahoula
Tue, 01/31/12
Delyn Kosbab Hoptuit got her dog Korbin as part of the reach that her love of animals includes. She runs Kitty Harbor a rescue, rehab, and adoption facility for cats and kittens on Harbor Avenue (open only during adoption season from June to…MORE
