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David Rosen, of SlickPix Photography here in West Seattle, took advantage of our recent run of cold clear days to capture this outstanding photo of Mt. Rainier from Harbor Avenue, with Salty's at Alki Restaurant in the foreground.

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While driving to a friend’s solstice gathering, my friend Vivien mused about the upcoming New Year. “I have a theory,” she said, “that whatever you do on New Years Eve is symbolic to how you’ll spend the rest of the year.” I thought back to how I…MORE

Angle Lake Manor Club in SeaTac held its 3rd annual "Polar Bear Plunge" at the Manor Club Private Beach at 10 a.m. sharp on New Year's morning. First Avenue Starbucks in Burien provided warm drinks. An "insignificant gift" was awarded to each…MORE

It was business as usual, except for one thing, during last year's "No Pants Light Rail Ride." The 2011 event is Sunday, Jan. 9. Participants are meeting at 3 p.m. at Seattle's Westlake Plaza. Once on the train, the pants come off for the ride to…MORE

The West Seattle Herald asked some fascinating folks about their New Years notions:

Pete Seazle, Reporter, West Seattle Funblog.

2010 was twice as good at 1005. I wasn’t alive then, but I’ve read things and it sounded pretty lame.…MORE

Machel Spence, a West Seattle photographer that the West Seattle Herald first told you about last March will be showing her world class photography of mushrooms and other fungi, all shot here locally at Coffee to a Tea with Sugar in the junction…MORE

Happy Hour, started at 3:00 pm Jan. 3 was a little bit happier for the team at Avalon, the new restaurant at 2940 s.w. Avalon Way. It was opening day for the new venture and Deborah Breuler, Thomas Breuler and Mary Palmer plus a group of close…MORE

While many this time of year recall personal ups and downs in 2010, and hold renewed hopes for 2011, West Seattle's Hermine Berner, 91, believes her life is a miracle and, in recent history, each of her years has passed with much optimism.

We could tell you that this was what we were trying for but we know our readers are smarter than that. The truth is that Alki was so crowded we went up on the hill to a typical West Seattle street, wires and streetlights included to watch the…MORE

As we wrap up 2010, this is a retrospective on the major crimes that occurred in West Seattle and White Center.

Below the crimes of 2010 you will find a recap of the best from West Seattle Herald’s Police Blotter – a lighter, more…MORE