West Seattle - Features

For a select crew of third grade students from White Center Heights Elementary, Jan. 14 was a pretty sweet day as they met their new reading tutors for the next 8 to 10 weeks: High school students from the Evergreen campus.

That Monday…MORE

A Seattle film maker, Collin Monda has assembled a short but evocative film on the closure of the Easy Street Records Queen Anne location. The closure, brought about by the loss of the lease, will happen January 18 with a live appearance of the…MORE

Mike Schmidt and Gabby Delgadillo got their dog Puma (who is a Chihuahua mix) in Fresno. The couple just moved to Seattle in September for work and leave near the beach.

Puma is adjusting slowly to the change in climate Mike said, "He…MORE

By Carol Smith

Help Wanted

There’s a job that pays big money Where no matter what you earn Satisfaction’s not the product You’re expected to return

You’ll go to parties, be on TV And while schmoozing the elite Claim…MORE

Thousands of people driving through White Center on 17th SW have seen the building which housed the News for many years. It is now quite colorful but unoccupied by the current owner.

When we bought the paper from Dean Phares in 1952 the…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Every culture preserves its past, either by passing down oral history or more formally by housing collections of artifacts that are preserved from generation to generation. With our population aging, there is more…MORE

By Holly Brown

If you’re planning to kick off a diet, cleanse, or new healthy regimen, you'll be delighted to know that you don't have to stop eating great food, or entertaining in style to detox. You can enjoy a healthy lifestyle full of…MORE

UPDATE Jan. 19 The Chief Sealth High School Band has won their division though they came in second (to Lake Stevens High School) in the KJR 95.7 FM Battle of the Bands competition whose first round closed on Jan. 18. They now advance to the…MORE

Parker is a Shepherd mix and the dog of Brandon Bogart and Annie Spring. The couple got Parker (who is a girl) in San Diego 3 and 1/2 years ago, as a rescue dog from Second Chance Dog Rescue in Point Loma. "She grew up as a kind of beach dog in…MORE

Coming up January 16 through 18 at the West Seattle High School is A Bad Year for Tomatoes written by John Patrick and directed by Jo Clark a student at WSHS.

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