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My heart faltered at the news that the Magic Lanes bowling alley in White Center has shut down permanently as of August 1 (read Patrick Robinson’s story about the closure here).

My girlfriend and I discovered this gem a little too late it…MORE

They say laughter is the best medicine, and for the many of you who feel like you are suffering from SAD this summer, I am about to write you a prescription. While most of us have been spending the summer angry about the lack of sun, two local…MORE

Editor's note: The West Seattle Herald has been covering news here for nearly a century. Robinson Newspapers (which publishes the West Seattle Herald) have a massive news archive of Herald coverage dating back to 1928. What follows are crime…MORE

When Seattle Department of Transportation recently dug up a nearby intersection for a traffic circle they dug up a lot more than concrete and dirt. No time capsule beneath the pavement, but given the reminiscences inspired by the sight of the old…MORE

Jack came into Lucia Robinson's life nine years ago. "He's part Blue Heeler and part Australian Shepherd and I got him from a man who owned both parents, down in Bonney Lake," said Robinson.

She liked Blue Heelers but didn't want that…MORE

Seattle based civic software company and incubator FrontSeat.org has for the past few years been generating Walk Scores for neighborhoods in cities as diverse as Washington D.C., New York, Boston and Seattle. The company rates walkability based…MORE

Brandi Carlile performed at the Woodland Park Zoo on Friday evening as part of the ZooTunes concert series.

She treated concert-goers to new songs and a very special guest - Wallingford resident, Dave Matthews.

Members of an unusual but by no means unpopular group called Gasukan gathered at Lincoln Park on Saturday July 30 to dress up in sometimes amazing costumes, socialize and share their love for anime, and fantasy fiction.

CLICK THE PHOTO…MORE

The now classic comedy Airplane is the West Seattle Outdoor Movie for July 30. Starring Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty the film also features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Lorna Patterson.…MORE

press release:

The Kenney assisted living has recently experienced an unusual but welcome trend. Six couples have moved in over the last six months which is the highest amount of incoming couples The Kenney has seen since the Lincoln…MORE