(Click on photo to start slideshow) To kick off the holiday season, the Fremont Chamber of Commerce held it's popular Lighting of the Lenin statue festivities last night.
"Lighting a tree isn't Fremont. Lighting a communist tyrant, now…MORE
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Special Edition Ornament available from Avalon Glassworks in West Seattle
Sat, 12/04/10
A 2010 Special Edition Ornament is now available from Avalon Glassworks.
A green-turning-blue coil called "Serpentine" is approximately 8" long, signed and numbered in a limited quantity of 250. A portion of proceeds benefit the Seattle…MORE
Photo: Jack Burke book signing
Sat, 12/04/10
Jack Burke, local resident and retired pilot signed his book A LIFE ALOFT for visitors to Burien Books Friday night. For more than two hours Jack regaled the large crowd with tales of his life in the military and later as a round the world pilot…MORE
Photo: Santa's little helpers
Sat, 12/04/10
Three little Santa's helpers were spotted last week at Howard and Marge's hip boutique in Olde Burien Friday night. The giddy girls were helping their moms keep up the holiday spirit.
From left they are Avery Dunkle (6) Macy Dunkle (8)…MORE
Web Editor’s Picks: Lighting Lenin, Sherlock Holmes, and Vintage Fashion
Fri, 12/03/10
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few ideas:
1. After work today, round up your kids and head down to Fremont because it’s the place to be this evening.
To kick off the evening in holiday spirit, there the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: The Sign Savant breathes life into his craft
Thu, 12/02/10
A savant is defined as a person of great knowledge, but the knowledge Japhy Witte has is focused on what he thinks is the "dying craft' of sign painting.
Known in the area as the "Sign Savant" Witte embodies the spirit of an artist. His…MORE
91 year-old retired teacher remembers
Thu, 12/02/10
Marjorie Christianson, 91, has lived in West Seattle since 1920, except for five years in Anchorage where she barely survived the 1965 Earthquake there.
"Oh, it was a mess," recalled Christianson, a Park West Care Center resident. "The…MORE
Which is Better: Affirmations or “Askfirmations?”
Wed, 12/01/10
By PJ Glassey
I recently learned that affirmations may be even more powerful when they are phrased in the form of a question, rather than a statement.
Affirmations 101 I have instructed many people on the power of affirmations and…MORE
Neighborhood Gems: Keith Carver
Wed, 12/01/10
Every child that has attended Loyal Heights Elementary School in the last 14 years has known him as “Keith, the crossing guard”; at Saleh’s he’s “the guy who breaks down the boxes”; and at Robertino’s he’s known as “the joke teller”, “the…MORE
22 characters, 40 costume changes, two actors and a partridge in a pair tree
Wed, 12/01/10
This holiday season, ArtsWest Playhouse will transport you to Tuna, Texas – the state’s 3rd smallest town – for the raucous quick-change comedy, Tuna Christmas by Jaston Williams, Ed Howard, and Joe Sears. The show will run Dec. 1-24, with a…MORE
