West Seattle - Features

by Kathryn Kingen

Oregon rocks, oh, yes it does. The Oregon State has spawned some seriously famous rock music talent over the years, such as the Kingsmen, whom the University of Washington owes for its fight song "Louie Louie." (Isn't it…MORE

By Amanda Knox

On a hot and sunny Saturday morning in early August, families wearing shorts and baseball caps basked in lawn chairs on the grassy knolls above the rocky beach flanking Salty’s restaurant on Alki and wielded binoculars to…MORE

By Pat Cashman

I sneaked up to my young son’s bedroom door and peered inside. There he was, with his tiny toy toolbox, pretending to do home repairs. He was pounding away with his plastic hammer---and I remember thinking how very cute…MORE

If you happen to drive by the Southwest Historical Society Log House Museum and notice some foxes in the garden, don't be alarmed. They were put there by the students of Schmitz Park Elementary School.

The Schmitz Park Foxes travelled to…MORE

information from King County Sheriff

Dan Shaw, who worked as a KCSO deputy in White Center for the last 27 years, completed his final service to the community by feeding the homeless.

The Sheriff’s Office hired Shaw in 1988 after…MORE

By Pat Cashman

“Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.” David Thoreau, seminal figure in the history of American thought.

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Thomas Jefferson,…MORE

by Sarah Cecil   Contributing to an IRA can help you build some of the resources you will need to enjoy a comfortable retirement. But what happens to your IRA if you don’t use it up in your lifetime? You can still put the IRA’s assets…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Since I was born after my father died I was not conditioned to defer to the man as master. My mother never modeled the subtle behavior that young women of her day usually learned in order to attract a man. Since…MORE

By Pat Cashman

“Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.” Kenneth Murphy, FEMA director for Region X, which includes Washington State.

Kenneth “Chuckles” Murphy was quoted above in a…MORE

by Pat Cashman

Ever met one of those people who seemingly can do everything? I know a guy like that. He speaks 47 different languages fluently---including Esperanto.

He can play fourteen musical instruments---…MORE