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Today, Friday, Oct. 9 is Leif Erikson Day and the Leif Erikson Lodge is planning a special dinner in celebration.

Olaf Kvamme will describe the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Viking boat, and Jay Haavik who designed the base and…MORE

Guitar player and song writer Michael Deraitus performs in the natural setting of Lincoln Park on a sunny afternoon.

He returned to his native West Seattle area after more than 35 years in Homer, Alaska.

The nation as a whole was depressed over the lackluster figures released recently by the National Association of Realtors, following a string of encouraging data that had pointed to stabilization in the housing sector.

After four straight…MORE

David Lisch has many irons in the fire. In his 1,500 square-foot studio, Dragon Fly Forge, in the former Alaska Copper and Brass warehouse below the West Seattle Bridge just east of the Duwamish River, Lisch is a school teacher, expert knife…MORE

It was my first “layout.”

I was invited to a meeting of the Puget Sound Garden Railway Society several years ago, and asked to bring some of my plants and accessories to show them what I did. It was a bright and sunny day when I ventured…MORE

School cafeteria lunches can be full of salt, fat and concentrated sugars, none of which are good for kids.

Many school lunches have more than 2,000 milligrams of sodium (salt)—more than a whole day’s suggested intake for an adult—in just…MORE

Jason Sutherland, a West Seattle resident and REI employee, enjoys the tranquil sport of stand up paddle boarding near the Fauntleroy Ferry dock where he launched.

"This is a great way to get out on the water if you have no waves," said…MORE

Zac Martin looks while he leaps off of a log on the Lincoln Park Beach.

Pictured rear, left to right, Adam Chase, J.T. Schultz, and Thomas Bowers. All are on the Holy Rosary School cross country team.

Jennifer Grassley left her husband Bret home alone for a weekend two weeks ago. Upon returning home, she opened the door and saw an animal carrier and said "Oh, what did you do?"

He had found some kittens for sale in the paper, checked…MORE

Highline School District will hold its annual Life after High School Fair on Oct. 7 from 5:30- 8:30 p.m. at the Tyee Complex, 4424 S. 188th St., SeaTac.

In addition to colleges and career booths there will also be a keynote speaker at 5:30…MORE