By Karen Rathe
The Tooth Fairy sports flower-petal wings. She flits through the night sky, alights on a French-knot cherry tree and whizzes over a wishing well. She glides across a glimmering turquoise pool studded with tiny beads – all in…MORE
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SLIDESHOW: Portables moved on to Lafayette Elementary campus Sunday night
Mon, 06/25/12
By Patrick Robinson and David Rosen
Two portable school buildings were being moved, inch by inch down an alley adjacent to Lafayette Elementary on California Ave. s.w. on Sunday night, June 24. The 14 x 64 foot buildings contain four…MORE
Three "Luna Girls" seek sponsors; Prolific West Seattle sculptor Lezlie Jane to design
Sun, 06/24/12
From the colorful mosaic bird guarding Cormorant Cove Park at 3701 Beach Drive SW to the swirling array of Swimming Stars at Whale Tail Playground, 5817 SW Lander St. and 58th Ave SW , many have happily stumbled upon the West Seattle artwork of…MORE
UPDATE: Taxi drivers meet with Teamsters Local 117; seek fairer treatment
Sun, 06/24/12
Hundreds of taxi cab operators who work Seattle and King County met Sunday, June 24, to begin forming an association with Tukwila-based Teamsters Local Union 117. It will be called Western Washington Taxicab Operatiors Association. Because taxi…MORE
Weitzel Construction and Ventana Construction honored at REX Awards
Sun, 06/24/12
The Remodeling Excellence (REX) Awards’ 26th anniversary celebration held on Saturday, June 23 at the Space Needle saw two West Seattle construction companies win awards from the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.
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Orphan orca Springer’s saviors honored at Alki; Four Whale Trail signs going up in West Seattle
Sat, 06/23/12
As Donna Sandstrom with The Whale Trail, an organization devoted to the appreciation and stewardship of whales, puts it, “Ten years ago, an orphaned orca named Springer appeared in the Puget Sound – lost, alone, and 300 miles away from home. Six…MORE
Some at peace, others still frustrated with King County’s sewage overflow plans in West Seattle
Sat, 06/23/12
Several blocks away and seemingly unconnected to the Barton Pump Station located on Puget Sound, the West Seattle neighborhoods of Sunrise Heights and Westwood are in for major changes in the coming years as King County plans to install a series…MORE
Burien Little Theatre seeking male actors, all ethnicities, for 2 roles in “Anna in the Tropics”
Sat, 06/23/12
Press release:
Latino Theatre Projects and Burien Little Theatre are seeking two male actors, 40s-50s, for their joint production of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Anna in the Tropics,” written by Nilo Cruz.
One is a principal…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Morgan Junction Festival was wonderful but wet
Sat, 06/23/12
The threat of rain didn't keep the exhibitors away from the Morgan Junction Festival on June 23 as booth after booth dutifully set up and got ready for the annual neighborhood celebration. At first it was pretty smooth sailing with people…MORE
West Seattle Kiwanis 3rd Annual charity Motorcyle Poker Run is today
Sat, 06/23/12
press release On June 23, 2012, the Kiwanis of West Seattle will host its third annual Charity Motorcycle Poker Run & Classic Car Show. Proceeds from this event support the PNW District Kiwanis Project, the Kiwanis Children’s Cancer Program…MORE
