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The 2014 West Seattle Garden tour features ten locations that combine beautiful garden design and outdoor living with community service. The event runs from 9am to 5pm. Tickets are $18 and the ticket book must be presented for entry to each…MORE

The WSHS Cheer Squad will be having 5 consecutive car washes over the next 5 Saturdays, starting 7/12, from 10-3pm at West Seattle Autoworks at the corner of 35th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Webster.

They are fundraising for this year's uniforms…MORE

After two extremely well-received premieres in Cleveland, OH and Hollywood, CA, “PENTON: The John Penton Story” is being released in limited markets nationally including Seattle.

John Penton is motorcycle pioneer who’s life on a farm in…MORE

“And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?” asks Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of this most delightful of musical comedies. “Some people paint, some sew…I meddle,” replies Dolly. HELLO, DOLLY! is full of memorable songs including Put On…MORE

Editors Note: Our publisher Jerry Robinson passed away on May 30 of this year. Here's a column he wrote for the White Center News in 1954

By Jerry Robinson

When the magazines are old I enjoy a barber who can supply conversation with…MORE

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West Seattle author Harold Taw and the current Washington State Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Austen, will each be featured at the July 11th event (postponed one week because of the July 4th holiday). Taw is the author…MORE

By Chef Jeremy McLachlan

In a perfect world, the Pacific Northwest sun would allow me to eat local produce year-round, but unfortunately it does not. Although I vary my eating habits seasonally to take advantage of the freshest local…MORE

by Kathryn Kingen

The Pacific Northwest is in its prime growing season and our colorful local bounty is coming to market. We have fabulous farming here, our soils are dark and rich providing fertile ground encouraging vibrant growth. With…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Don’t you hate people who are always giving advice? Advice is offered by people who are thinking of what they themselves need in their own lives. They may not have known about the Native American advice that one…MORE

By Conrad Wesselhoeft Vashon Island's history and spirit were the stars of "Vashon Suite: No Bridges," an original 45-minute song cycle that premiered Sunday to a wildly enthusiastic audience on the island.

"No Bridges" was written by…MORE