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Verda R. Hansberry was born on August 19, 1919, to Lavina and Fidele Guenzi on a farm in Logan County, Colorado. She died on February 5, 2017, in Seattle, Washington.

In between those dates, she graduated from high school at the age of…MORE

What began in 1998 with just 500 volunteers has grown into an annual event spanning hundreds of thousands of people and more than 100 countries around the world. It’s the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), organized initially by the National…MORE

Northwest Symphony Orchestra is excited to announce their “Valentines Concert” on Friday, February 10, 2017 at 7:30pm at the Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien. This concert is part of the NWSO’s 30th Anniversary Season and features…MORE

Discover Burien is proud to announce new member Medzo Gelato Bar and Travel Café! We would like to personally invite you in helping us host the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, February 10th at 12 pm. Join us for Gelato and…MORE

Passion, ambition and the Internet become inextricably entangled in the thoughtful comedy Sex with Strangers at Burien Actors Theatre. Performances of this Washington State premiere, written by Laure Eason, run Feb. 10 through March 5. The…MORE

Dear Airport Neighbors: We are contacting you because you’ve expressed an interest in the Port of Seattle’s Flight Corridor Safety Program and Replanting Plan, a program that replaces over-height trees with native, low-growing trees and shrubs in…MORE

Manuel L. Rodriguez passed away on January 24, 2017 in San Diego, CA. He was born in Cocula, Mexico.  He came to United States at the age of 18 to seek a better future and met his wife of 62 years, Sally Rodriguez. They went back to Mexico to get…MORE

West Seattle Helpline announced this week that they are moving to a new location at 4401 42nd Ave SW, offering more room and thus enabling more services.

Executive Director Chris Lengler said, "Through a partnership with the West Seattle…MORE

Just four weeks after the retirement of Executive Director Rick Jump, the White Center Food Bank has announced that their Operations Manager Audrey Zemke is leaving. They shared the news in a press release:

"After over 9 years of rewarding…MORE

The West Seattle Food Bank began, "Probably the most important change since we opened," said Executive Director Fran Yeatts, on Tuesday Feb. 7 as they initiated a new "shopping model" for food distribution.

The West Seattle Herald was the…MORE