Ticket books are on sale now the 17th Annual West Seattle Garden Tour, Sunday, July 17th, 2011 from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Ten select West Seattle residential gardens are featured. As a non-profit organization, the WSGT donates all net proceeds…MORE
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Students on the hunt for summer jobs; recent college grads look at a semi-positive hiring wave from big corporations
Tue, 06/21/11
By Christy Wolyniak, Intern
Summer break is here which means students and recent graduates are on the hunt for jobs...any job.
“I don’t care at all [what job I have]. I’d be a lumberjack at this point," said Ballard High School…MORE
UPDATE: EVENT MOVED TO SHOWBOX SODO- Amanda Knox benefit July 8 to feature three bands
Tue, 06/21/11
Three bands will perform during a July 8 fundraiser for West Seattle raised Amanda Knox at the Showbox Sodo, 1700 1st Ave South. not the other Showbox (at the Market) as was previously reported. The family told the West Seattle Herald that the…MORE
UPDATE: OPENS TONIGHT: Local actress portrays Mad Margaret in Gilbert & Sullivan’s “Ruddigore”
Tue, 06/21/11
UPDATE: Opens tonight, July 15
West Seattle actress Hollis Heron is set to portray “Mad Margaret” in the lesser-known but highly melodramatic Gilbert & Sullivan opera Ruddigore at the Bagley Wright Theatre, Seattle Center opening July…MORE
Executive calls on King County Council to enact interim Metro funding or face cutting 17 percent of bus service over the next two years
Tue, 06/21/11
Press Release from the King County Executive's Office:
The recession-driven decline in the sales-tax revenues that support public transit leaves the Metropolitan King County Council with two choices – ensure interim funding to continue…MORE
School's out for summer...almost
Tue, 06/21/11
Today is the last day of school for elementary and K-8 students and will be dismissed one hour early.
Middle schools will have a one-hour early dismissal today, as well.
The last day for middle and high school students is Thursday…MORE
Road closures due to second annual Rock 'N' Roll marathon
Tue, 06/21/11
The second annual Dodge Rock 'n' Roll marathon takes place in Seattle this Saturday, which will affect Aurora Avenue, The Fremont Bridge, the Alaskan Way Viaduct, and the I-5.
Most road closures and detours will be in effect between the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Cargo train derails on Harbor Island, Spills 600 gallons of fuel
Tue, 06/21/11
By David Rosen
A cargo train derailed on Harbor Island and spilled 600 gallons of fuel near the West Seattle Bridge on June 20.
Dieter Bohrmann, Department of Ecology media relations, released this statement to the West Seattle…MORE
Reminder: Delridge Produce Buyers Club meets for the first time Tuesday night
Mon, 06/20/11
As the West Seattle Herald reported last week, the Delridge Produce Co-op is forming a Buyers Club and the first meeting is set for Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm. You will get to sample fruits and veggies, and planning what and how much to order.…MORE
Doubly illegal dumping in White Center
Mon, 06/20/11
A reader tip lead to this photo of what looks to be an illegal dumping of the soil, fertilizer and plant stalks of a discarded marijuana growing operation on 3rd Ave S.W. in White Center on June 20.
The plants were well picked over by…MORE
