Sala Leiato who attends West Seattle High School sort of got his dog King by default. "Originally we were supposed to be watching him, that's how it started out, but we ended up falling in love with him. So we asked the owner if we could keep him…MORE
West Seattle - Features
Response run honored those who suffered in Boston Marathon bombings
Tue, 04/16/13
By David Rosen
The horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon affected people around the world and drove many to action. In West Seattle Eric Renn who is part of a fledgling group in the northwest called Team Red, White and Blue that hopes…MORE
Time to Laugh Again
Mon, 04/15/13
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Guess you have noticed the seriousness of my writing since I broke my ankle. Living through the six weeks in a cast and then facing the pain of moving my right leg again has been an impetus to return to the comedy…MORE
Jerry's View: The Bully
Mon, 04/15/13
This week I celebrated my dear departed brother Russell's birthday. I will grieve alone. His wife succeeds him but lives in California. I will send a message to her. Russ would have been 95.
He used to pound me a bit but never anything…MORE
A happy homecoming surprise caught on video in West Seattle
Mon, 04/15/13
After being deployed for a year Army First Lt.Edgar Nicolau, surprised his two kids Jamie Gabrielle and Dylan by showing up at Menchies Frozen Yogurt in the Admiral District on Sunday April 14 for an emotional reunion.
The surprise was set…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Scott DePew and his West Seattle gull friends
Sun, 04/14/13
Scott Depew is a West Seattle resident who loves to feed seagulls and brought his family down to the beach on Sunday April 14 to do just that.
By Scott DePew
Our daughter has experienced the Duwamish Head and Alki beaches since…MORE
Tug boats are part of our scenery
Fri, 04/12/13
If you were down on Alki Beach around 7:30 on April 11 you might have spotted a large tug boat heading north in Puget Sound. That was a Ship Assist Tractor Tug from Crowley Maritime. The boat was built 10 years ago and commonly will head to…MORE
UPDATE: Six years after father’s tragic death, West Seattle native to publish poetry book in his honor
Fri, 04/12/13
Update for Aug. 12, 2013 Teresa K. Miller, a West Seattle native and accomplished poet (who you can read about in detail below), has a book reading from her work "sped" at Elliot Bay Book Company on Aug. 24.
Here are the details, shared by…MORE
West Seattle is lucky to have the Luckies
Thu, 04/11/13
Scott and Tara Luckie are what you might call a power couple of public service.
Scott spends his days as an officer with the Seattle Police Department’s Southwest Precinct while Tara works endlessly helping the peninsula’s low income…MORE
An Untold Life: Faye Franks
Thu, 04/11/13
By Maggie Nicholson
Faye Franks was born on a small farm in 1918 in rural Kansas. Her parents, Ebon Rollo and Mattie Mabel Anderson, saw right away, that Faye was a strong and gifted child. The one-room schoolhouse teacher, who…MORE
