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Even on a rainy day in January, West Seattle's Schmitz Park is beautiful. You might have to put on a yellow rain coat, and take your umbrella but if you've got someone to walk with, and you hold their hand, it's always fun.

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The press release from the Seattle King County Realtors association was incidental to the pie brochure in my eyes – a belated footnote after Mary Schile first caught my attention last week. Of course it turns out they are linked in the same way…MORE

Jackie Lansing dutifully managed the business interests of her mentor, real estate agent Al Benton, for 57 years at her small metal desk in the front of the brick-faced office on 16th Avenue S.W. in White Center. There is no computer. Instead,…MORE

By Amanda Leonard One of the most popular and heavily used power tools is the hand held circular saw. You’ve probably seen them on just about every do-it-yourself show out there. Believe it or not, stationary circular saws have actually been…MORE

She claims to be “strictly an amateur” but after 23 years as librarian at Sons of Norway Leif Erikson Lodge #1, Margaret Anderson should qualify for an honorary degree. Her domain is a small room in the basement of the lodge, accessible only by…MORE

By James Egan Thule (pronounced “Tooley”) is a 4 year old King Charles Cavalier Spaniel who lives with Susanne Stark, James Egan, and their children Linnea (almost 3 years) and Lucas (almost 2 years).

In his free time Thule likes to…MORE

About a month ago, I went for a hike in the woods. My whole reason for being there had nothing to do with solitude or nature. It was, of course, related to food! I was hunting for chanterelles.

Mushrooms just happen to be one of the last…MORE

Ed note: Along Maplewild SW at around 160th a beautiful male  China Pheasant seems to have taken up a home. He's not all that concerned about passing cars as he pecks his way through the brush looking possibly for grubs or some other tidbit.…MORE

Interested in grabbing your Nikon or Canon and getting your own angle of the Leaning Tower of Pisa? Photography Travel Tours is seeking adventurous shutter-bugs to join their idyllic Tuscany tour this spring.

Award-winning travel…MORE

A new, edgy website run by two young West Seattleites offers frank, sober advice for single guys and gals into the bar scene, coffee shop scene, and even the supermarket scene, trying to meet, and, after that, trying to get along.

"Ask A…MORE