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By Katy Wilkens, MS, RD and Erin McCormick, RD

Also called staples, here are important food products that should always be kept on hand at home. They don’t go bad quickly and can used in a variety of ways. Here are our top picks for what…MORE

The Sustainable West Seattle (SWS) staff including President Christina Hahs was on hand at the West Seattle Farmers Market on Sunday gathering recycled Christmas lights. Their truck was filled with boxes each of which was crammed full of recycled…MORE

CAPERS Giving Tree benefiting Hickman House is accepting gifts for the holidays until Decmeber 21st.

CAPERS, specializing in furniture and home decorating is located at 4525 California Ave s.w.

Hickman House is a transistional…MORE

A follow-up to 2009’s WE ARE THE JUNCTION West Seattle holiday album, TINSELITIS: A WEST SEATTLE CHRISTMAS ALBUM continues in the tradition of bringing together West Side musicians.

A family-friendly collection of original holiday songs,…MORE

According to the West Settle-based counseling and consulting organization, Personal Safety Nets, we are pressured by our culture to feel cheerful each holiday season, fueled in part by perky TV commercials, colorful Christmas-lit streets, and…MORE

Thursday evening radio controlled and pre-programed robots took over the sound lab at the Burien Public Library. The Highline High Tekerz Robotics Team, known as FIRST #3574, was there to show off their completion robot and learn project…MORE

President Barack Obama released a statement Oct. 21 that the the Iraqi war will conclude Dec. 31. In it he wrote, "...So today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year. After nearly…MORE

I think my cats must have had power-sharing agreements with the local fauna because it’s not unusual to see wild critters in my backyard despite their feline presence. Photon once rescued a baby ‘possum, and has often shared the back stairs and a…MORE

When the West Seattle Eagles Auxiliary Madame President, Linda Crank, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday Dec. 12 it hit the Aerie very hard. The Eagle's motto is "People helping people" and Linda, whose association with the organization goes back…MORE

A satirical web TV series called The Collectibles currently in production launches early next year. West Seattle's Todd Downing is co-writer/co-director/producer and Lisa Skvarla, who co-owns Lee's Martial Arts Academy with her husband on…MORE