A Land Use Application has been filed by planner Bradley Wilburn with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development to allow 18 single family dwelling units and the removal of 10 exceptional trees in an environmentally critical area located…MORE
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SLIDESHOW: Polar Bear Plunge at Alki was the biggest yet
Wed, 01/01/14
The annual New Years Day Polar Bear plunge at Alki was larger than expected, possibly by everyone there.
Organizer Mark Ufkes said, “At 9:25 there was practically nobody here but then they just showed up!”
Show up they did to swell…MORE
Update:Two people shot on New Years Eve; Male victim dead, Suspect still at large
Wed, 01/01/14
Update 6:55pm The male victim of a shooting near white center on 16th Ave., Southwest New Year's Eve has died according to Seattle Police. SPD provided the following update: Victim # 1, a man in his 40′s was shot twice in the torso and sustained…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Highland Park Improvement Club welcomed 2014 with noise and flames
Tue, 12/31/13
The Highland Park Improvement Club held its Annual New Years Eve gathering at 1116 S.W. Holden and celebrated with their 6th “Not so Silent Parade” through the neighborhood led by Dan Mullins, with a record 136 participants banging on pans,…MORE
West Seattle's Carol Dunn has passed away
Tue, 12/31/13
Carol Jean Dunn whose family and husband Clyde Dunn owned the West Seattle Herald until 1974, passed away December 24, 2013 at the age of 84.
She was born in Seattle, Washington on September 7, 1929. Carol graduated West Seattle High…MORE
Rainbow Girls Christmas Tree recycling fundraiser is Sat. Jan. 4
Tue, 12/31/13
The 6th Annual West Seattle Rainbow Girls Christmas Tree Recycling Fundraiser at the Alki Masonic Center on January 4, 2014 from 10am to 2pm.
Trees can be dropped off at the Alki Masonic Center 4736 40th Ave. S.W. with a suggested…MORE
New Year's Eve and Day walks through West Seattle offered by Emerald City Wanderers
Mon, 12/30/13
2 5 and 10 kilometer walks on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, with different routes each day are being sponsored by the Emerald City Wanderers. Plus they will offer hot soup for all participants. The walks start on New Year’s Eve anytime…MORE
Evergreen Community Aquatics Center: Energy Bill Threatens Closure in January
Mon, 12/30/13
-Ann Kendall The name says it all with the most important word right in the middle, community; a gathering place for children and seniors, a place to learn water safety skills that are useful throughout life. The Center, which reopened in March…MORE
Community Calendar Week of 12-30-13
Mon, 12/30/13
Deadline for receiving items for Community Calendar is 5 p.m. Wednesday for the following week’s Times/News. Events are published based on timeliness and space availability. Email submissions to: calendar@robinsonnews.com Items can be accepted…MORE
Yes for SeaTac fights the judge
Mon, 12/30/13
Last week the King County Superior Court ruled that SeaTac Prop 1 applies to people working at large hotels and parking facilities in SeaTac but does not apply to people working for contractors, concessionaires and rental car companies at the…MORE