Arthur Reeves Ratcliffe, MD passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Art was born on September 4, 1931 in Seattle Washington. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1949 where he won the Bausch and Lomb…MORE
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Move over Mona Lisa, Jennifer Bloom prefers painting portraits of pets
Tue, 02/28/17
By Lindsay Peyton
Pets with panache – and a portrait-worthy visage – are the subject-of-choice for artist Jennifer Bloom.
She can capture the personality of any dog, cat or even fish on canvas. The classically trained painter…MORE
Wine, music and a great cause at the Poverty Bay Wine Festival March 3 & 4 Event presented by Rotary Club of Des Moines and Normandy Park
Tue, 02/28/17
Des Moines -- The Poverty Bay Wine Festival is back this year on March 3 and 4 at the Des Moines Beach Park Event Center. A majority of the proceeds will be donated to Highline Music4Life, a non-profit that acquires musical instruments for…MORE
Winter weather advisory calling for more snow
Mon, 02/27/17
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Monday night into Tuesday morning Feb. 28 calling for more snow. After a nightmare commute home on Monday afternoon complicated by an overturned gas filled tanker truck on I-5…MORE
BHS Foundation starts Running of the Beavers 5K to benefit school
Mon, 02/27/17
Running in Ballard just got a whole lot better because the Ballard High School Foundation is launching its first annual Bernie’s Automotive’s Running of the Beavers 5K event to benefit Ballard High School.
April Fools Day, April 1, marks…MORE
Update: Plans moving ahead for John's Deli site on 35th SW; Best of Hands Barrelhouse is coming
Mon, 02/27/17
Update Feb. 27 After the announcement of the closure of John's Deli at 7500 35th SW was made, it was shared that the building would be converted to a "brewpub" to be opened later this year after some remodeling was done. The West Seattle Herald…MORE
Developer reneges on 400-unit parking lot at Eagle’s site, plans for hotel
Mon, 02/27/17
The plans to build a parking lot at a once Fraternal Order of Eagles commercial property have now changed, and what’s going up in its place is a five-story hotel.
The property at 5244 Leary Ave N.W. was once owned by the Salmon Bay Aerie…MORE
BB Gun shooting spree alarms motorhome owner; Windows repeatedly shot out
Mon, 02/27/17
By Lindsay Peyton
David Kramer says that most of the people who pass by his motorhome, parked on the shoulder of Harbor Ave SW, leave him alone.
“There are more nice people in West Seattle than anything,” he said.
It’s the…MORE
Long Live The Kings "Salish Stories" gala promoting salmon restoration April 20
Mon, 02/27/17
Environmental and salmon preservation organization Long Live The Kings (LLTK) annual "Salish Stories" spring gala is set for April 20 at SoDo Park, 3200 1st Ave South.
This major fundraiser for LLTK is open to the public and is a ticketed…MORE
UPDATE: Power outage puts nearly 2100 in the dark; Equipment failure cited; now restored
Mon, 02/27/17
Update 3pm Power was restored
Update 6:35am Outage now down to 240 just south of Roxbury concentrated on 9th Ave SW down to 100th SW. The outage in West Seattle and White Center was caused a switch failure. Crew are replacing it; estimated…MORE
