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The 77th Annual West Seattle American Legion Grand Parade held on Saturday, July 24 beginning at 11:00 am was hot, sunny, and punctuated with loud booms set off by the Seafair Pirates. Grand Marshall's for the event were West Seattle's own well…MORE

Multiple fire units responded to a fire in a residence at 5657 34th Avenue S.W at around 8 pm on Thursday July 22. The owner was not home at the time but firemen on the scene said the fire was a small "contents" fire in the basement that was…MORE

The City of Seattle is launching 'Engage Seattle' a civic engagement initiative that will concentrate on three primary means of getting people involved with the city.

The first of these is a Public Engagement Calendar that will list, in…MORE

How would you like to beautify your neighborhood, or better yet grow some of your own fruit from a trees in growing close to your home? The City of Seattle working through the Department of Neighborhoods and the Office of Sustainability have two…MORE

Ballardites, as well as all other city residents, can get free trees for their neighborhood through a city-sponsored program offered this summer to beautify their neighborhood and help the environment.

The Tree Fund, offered by the…MORE

Two Ballard residents sustained injuries early July 22 when their home caught fire.

The blaze started in a fourplex on the 2300 block of Northwest 67th Street slightly before 3 a.m., with the Seattle Fire Department receiving the first…MORE

Robinson Communications and The West Seattle Herald announce a new iPhone app that goes beyond the headlines. Developed by Sachmanya LLC in Santa Clara, California, the mobile news app presents the most recent local news as posted on…MORE

The Community Breakfast, an annual tradition in West Seattle has for years been held at the American Legion Hall, and on occasion at the VFW Hall across the way on Alaska Street. Not this year.

This year it is being held at Alki United…MORE

Controversy over the draft Shoreline Master Plan's impact on property rights dominated the July 19th Burien City Council Meeting. Though city staff presented relatively narrow revisions of the Shoreline Master Plan (SMP), citizen comments prior…MORE

Seattle City Councilmember Tom Rasmussen, working with the FeetFirst organization is coming to do a 'Walk and Talk' of 'The Triangle' in West Seattle. The event is scheduled for August 31 from 6pm to 8pm.

Bounded and bisected by Fauntleroy…MORE