West Seattle - Features

by Kathryn Kingen

Reel down then pull up with all your might, reel down again and pull up until your arms fall off! That is what it was like landing my first tuna. I was with my family bobbing off the tip of the Baja in white-capped seas,…MORE

by Chef Jeremy Mclachlan

Tuna used to be la crème de la crème in the U.S. for decades as a meaty and flavor-packed fish. It was the No. 1 seafood consumed here in America, and canned tuna was an amazing vehicle for protein…MORE

By Scott Anthony

By Pat Cashman

I just mailed out the last of my Labor Day cards yesterday. If Hallmark sells Labor Day cards, I’ve never seen them---so this was a job I had to myself. It was hard work, but isn’t that point of a Labor Day card? A…MORE

by Pat Cashman

Baseball fans have been getting plenty of exercise this summer---jumping up and down from the Mariners’ bandwagon. The team swings between looking playoffs-bound---to just plain bound---as if the players’ need more fiber…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

A sense of humor has risen to the top of the pot, as they say. I certainly can’t remember a time when people didn’t find laughter in life. Since no one has recorded the comedy quotient of the cave people we don’t…MORE

By Pat Cashman

If you’ve traveled by plane lately, you know that airport security is tighter than a pair of Spanx. The airport people want you to take off your shoes, coat, belt and watch. What’s next? Probably shirts, pants,…MORE

by Rob Clay and Sharon Burkhart

Editor's note: This is part one of a story about historic Ambaum Boulevard, the main road that connects Burien to White Center and West Seattle. Ambaum Boulevard wasn't always a boulevard and certainly not…MORE

information from Alaska Airlines

They say cats have nine lives. Thanks to Alaska Airlines employee Robin Yong, a cat from West Seattle has all nine intact.

Yong heard the tale of Itty Bitty Kitty, a lost cat from West Seattle, via…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Since we are learning every day, our concept of what makes life worth living is always broadening with new experiences. Recently I opened my e-mail and found a forwarded article which likened each new being to a…MORE