West Seattle - Features

By Emile Monte

Volunteer board member Jessie Rey Howard stands behind an orange-dressed table to the right as you walk into Skylark Café and Club. On top of the table is a similarly orange box with “Co-op” printed in blue and underscored…MORE

West Seattle's Lisa Coronado whose acting career includes the locally produced show The Divine Marigolds and who recently completed the film "Ghostlight" joins two other Seattle actresses and two young male actors in a new film called "Different…MORE

Dis/orient/ed Comedy is a touring show that highlights local talent and professional comics from Los Angeles that is coming to, no, not West Seattle but Bellevue on March 16. For locals heading over to the eastside it had better be pretty special…MORE

by Tim Clifford

From a list of the different positions and titles that the new southwest precinct captain, Steve Wilske, has had during his time with the Seattle Police Department one position brings a visible change to his face.

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During Random Acts of Kindness Week February 10 – 14 the staff and families of Arbor Heights Elementary participated in a week-long food drive, which brought in 350 pounds, to support the West Seattle Food Bank’s new “Backpack” Program.

By Hannah Danforth

Influenced by his wife’s Italian heritage and family history of winemaking, West Seattle's Michael Taylor’s modest start as a winemaker began in his basement as a hobby 10 years ago.

Finding passion in his pastime…MORE

It was 83 years ago. He was little, barely 5 lbs that morning mom showed him off to the family. Lowell Wayne Robinson was her tenth child. He was beautiful, like all babies but something was wrong. 

Mom said the doctor made a mistake at…MORE

You can help bird populations around the world and you don't even have to leave home.

Go out into your backyard and count them this weekend. The Great Backyard Bird Count goes on from Feb. 14 to Feb.17, 2014. Song birds populations around…MORE

By Jerry Robinson, Publisher

I'm not much of a craftsman. I admit it. I do like to tinker in the garage and I've owned nearly every type of woodworking tool to make everyone think I know what I'm doing. Crosscut saws, rip saws, band saws,…MORE

By Scott Anthony

The Polar Vortex is tapering off now, but the weather across the nation is still pretty chilly. Smithsonian Magazine reported this morning that some parts of Michigan are showing temps of 42 degrees below zero, which makes…MORE