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A hot beverage on a cold night is enjoyed during Des Moines. Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The tree is located at Big Catch Plaza.

Technically, winter is still more than a week away but it feels like it settled in a while ago.  I’ve turned on the heat, the lights are on longer, and the only energy I’m conserving is my own – in part because I hate to be cold and the lack of…MORE

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few ideas:

1. For those 21 and up who enjoyed our Winter Beer Guide, I recommend checking out Hale’s Ales tonight or Saturday, Dec 11th, for the 2010 Winter Beer Festival. The Winter…MORE

Kristine Leander wears many hats. She’s the cultural director for the Swedish Cultural Center, a board member of the Nordic Heritage Museum and the president of the Leif Erikson International Foundation. She’s also an author, a mother of three,…MORE

7th Annual “Admiral Sings Christmas 2010” Admiral Congregational United Church of Christ 4320 S.W. Hill St. 206-932-2928 Sunday, Dec. 12, 4 p.m & 7 p.m. Keith Terhune’s delightful concert style sing-a-long of favorite Christmas songs, carols…MORE

Editor’s note: Dick Hendrickson, known to many as, “Mr. West Seattle Golf,” passed away on Nov. 5 at the age of 89. His life was celebrated by friends and family at the West Seattle Golf Course on Dec. 8. According to his obituary in the…MORE

Press Release: Local West Seattle-based actress/stunt woman Lisa Skvarla will be featured in the Discovery Health TV special "The Worst Thing That Ever Happened to Me”, airing Friday, December 10th http://health.discovery.com/

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Photographer Steve Buck, who runs a photographer studio in Burien, has been named the Seattle Professional Photographers Association's (PPA) best photographer of 2010. Buck has been making photos professionally for the past 10 years. He…MORE

Editor’s note: The following is the story of saving a man’s life with CPR, written by White Center Chamber of Commerce President Mark Ufkes. Ufkes, Imelda Morgado and Brian Daigneault took turns performing CPR on a heart attack victim who…MORE

While reading an article about the importance of mom’s night out, I eagerly anticipated the “right on!” sisterly feeling that comes when I read material close to my heart. My hope vanished mid-article when the author stated organizing four of her…MORE