West Seattle - Features

Story & Photos by Steve Shay

An organized group of nearly 50 tennis buffs, many over age 90, meet regularly in the warmer months at the Solstice Park Tennis Courts, 7400 Fauntleroy Way SW, one mile north of the Fauntleroy Ferry Dock in…MORE

By Amanda Knox

No doubt, Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a challenging play for anyone. Not only is it light on the action and heavy on the dialogue, but that dialogue is either straight out of Shakespeare or…MORE

by Georgie Bright Kunkel

In years past those who divorced were not accepted in so-called polite society. I remember when my oldest sister became the first divorced member of our family. Invitations to dinners and parties were not as…MORE

by Pat Cashman

A couple of weeks ago, the big company Toys r us made the momentous decision to pull a particular collection of toys off their shelves. They were six-inch figurines depicting characters from the TV show Breaking Bad---…MORE

by Chef Jeremy Mclachlan

There are many great things about cranberries and one of the best is the health benefit that Kathy Kingen discusses in her food nutrition blog Red Goodies in a White Box. In my Kitchen Talk blog this month, I give…MORE

by Kathryn Kingen

I'm excited because this month my white cardboard box will arrive. It's an early Christmas present sent from my Aunt Diane. Thoughtfully each one of my siblings gets the same parcel and every year the question at hand is…MORE

by Pat Cashman

My son Chris was born on October 24th--one of the happiest of my life.

I’m not saying how many years ago, but back then there was no internet, no cell phones, no Facebook---and no Twitter except for an occasional…MORE

By Amanda Knox

With just over a week left until opening night, Literature and Drama teacher Andrew Finley and his cast and crew are busy sawing, stacking, and securing old wooden pallets into what looks like a horseshoe formation. Is it a…MORE

By Amanda Knox

“Farewell to corner stores, apple pies, waffle cones, and chili fries,” chant the Marines on the eve of their deployment to Vietnam. Little do these soldiers realize that they are not only about to lose access to these…MORE

by Ken Robinson

If you have ever fancied yourself as an author--"You should write a book!-"-then this story might make you a little jealous.

Lee and Bob Casazza are a West Seattle couple who have just published Big Mamma's Italian-…MORE