Features

In celebration of Ballard's green spaces, Groundswell NW features and celebrates a "Park of the Month" and the community around it. In August the spotlight is on Golden Gardens Park and the group that is preserving the park's natural habitat.…MORE

Rod and Margie Saxby sort of got their cat Kiki by accident. She's six and half years old but, "We don't know much about her because actually we were sitting in the back yard and she wandered in and sat on Rod's lap. We asked all the neighbors…MORE

Chrisopher Kinsey, just named as the new Interim Principal for Chief Sealth International High School sat down with the West Seattle Herald to talk about the job, his thoughts on education and his plans for becoming part of the fabric of West…MORE

By Lauren DiRe, Intern

On Friday, locals were asked at random to give their opinion about Referendum 1 and the tunnel that will replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct.

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The documentary FREEDOM from husband and wife team of Josh and Rebecca Tickell is aptly named because in the context of the film it represents the most significant meaning of the word and gives it depth, dimension and hope. The couple showed the…MORE

Reverend Peter Mueller, 39, becomes the new pastor of Hope Lutheran Church and School in West Seattle. He will be installed Sunday, August 14. He was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Vancouver, BC. He received his B.A. in Youth and Family…MORE

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The 15th annual Dead Baby Downhill race took place in West Seattle and Georgetown on Friday, August 5th.

Founded in a small Belltown bikeshop 15 years ago, the Dead Baby Downhill has grown into…MORE

The animated comedy Despicable Me starring the voice of Steve Carrell is the West Seattle Outdoor Movie for Aug 6. Featured voices in the film are, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and Miranda Cosgrove. Made…MORE

Showing at the Admiral Theater Saturday night at 7:00 pm is a film that explores alternatives to fossil fuels and calls for changes all of us can make in how we live. FREEDOM is from the filmmakers of the Sundance Award-winning film FUEL. In the…MORE

The traditional visit by the by Blue Angels thrilled thousands today as the precision flying team flew over Lake Washington and parts of Seattle.

I-90 will be closed (under FAA order) should you be heading east on the following days and…MORE