West Seattle - Features

By Sabina Dinkakos Victor Okinczyc is originally from Poland and was the 2nd of two sons to parents Anthony and Sabina. Typically referred to as “Papa” and to some more recently as “Vittorio”, he is a grandfather to two grandchildren, Nik and…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Be careful what you wish for. Sometimes it comes home to haunt you. But as we all know, life is not 100 percent proof positive. I found that out when my travel agent daughter helped my friend and me plan a two…MORE

After numerous calls from the public, a cat who had climbed to the top of a power pole at 46th SW and SW Andover, got the attention of a line crew from Seattle City Light. They came out about 9:30am Monday (the cat had been there according to…MORE

Tattoos, beer, and Punk Rock music. Sounds like the normal Saturday night live music scene in Seattle. Except this night fell outside the norm. Rough and rowdy punkers, usually known for their thrashing chords and their beer swilling ability,…MORE

Elgin, Ginger, and son, Lee Fuller, long-time West Seattle residents, performed magic and clowning for a variety of traveling circuses, the Seattle and Spokane Worlds Fairs, and other venues. Numerous newspaper clippings, photos, and promotional…MORE

The West Seattle High Special Olympics teams will be at Husky Deli this Saturday from 1-4pm gto raise money for their Special Olympics Polar Plunge team.

The plunge event itself is set for Feb. 9. (see below for more info).

If you…MORE

On Saturday, Feb. 23, the Chess Mates Foundation will hold a West Seattle Chess Tournament at Schmitz Park Elementary (5000 S.W. Spokane St.).

Here are the details:

Awards: Team (top 4), individual, and grade trophies

First…MORE

Mason, a Bull Mastiff, is happily at home with Mark Haller and his fiancé Martha Fletcher both of whom are residents of West Seattle for the past three months.

"Mason was a rescue dog," said Haller. "We were looking for a dog for the both…MORE

According to lore, the archaic form of Neapolitan-style pizza started in Naples, Italy in the 16th century. It was a peasant food cooked quickly in insanely-hot wood-fired stoves, with a diversity of ingredients slapped onto flatbread and sold…MORE

  The latest Flu scare in the Northwest prompted me to recall an event from the days of my youth. 

     There was a lot of scarlet fever, mumps, chicken pox, diphtheria, small pox and pneumonia when I was growing up in Portland in the 20's…MORE