West Seattle - Features

Phoebe is brand new to West Seattle, and she has a history. She's a "Schnauzer Mix" and was "found as a stray in Elko, Nevada," said her new owner Carole Isakson. "I was looking for a dog online and I saw the picture of her on Angel Paws Pet…MORE

The West Seattle High School Drama Club and Music Department are presenting the one act musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee April 4,6, 10, 11, 12 at 7:30pm with a special benefit performance on April 5 at 8pm.

The…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

In small towns all over the world there are families gathering on special occasions. Humans seem to require celebrations to put more meaning into life. Easter, for Christians at least, is one of those times.…MORE

West Seattle Thriftway held their 25th Anniversary Easter Egg Hunt on March 30 with the largest number of eggs at 35,000 they have ever had. They had hundreds of kids and parent lined up outside waiting for the Easter Bunny to open the event.…MORE

EDITORS NOTE: This is the second article in our series 'An Untold Life.' These are stories of people in our community whose lives touched others and whose stories deserve to be told.

By Maggie Nicholson

James Sherman Wessels was…MORE

By Charlie Ganong

In case you haven't noticed, a new fashion craze has clomped onto the scene. I'm speaking, of course, about women's boots. Today nearly every gal you see in West Seattle, Westwood Village or Burien is either a.) tightly…MORE

West Seattle's Gabriel Marquez is an unusual man when it comes to his exercise routine. He walks. Okay, not that unusual. More than a mile. A lot of people do that. But Marquez does it in the waters of Puget Sound about once a week traveling from…MORE

Darlene Corcoran got her dog JC, who is part pug, part Boston Terrier, about 3 1/2 years ago from a breeder in Yakima who breeds Terriers and pugs.

Cororan grew up in West Seattle and when her husband passed away four years ago she was…MORE

The Seattle Fire Department in cooperation with the King County Sheriff’s Office conducted a Night Time Hoist Helicopter Training Drill Tuesday night, Mar. 26 at the City of Seattle Joint Training Facility near White Center.

The purpose…MORE

Congratulations to Hao Cheng, a photography student at West Seattle High School, for winning an outstanding achievement photography award at the Puget Sound Regional Art Competition.

WSHS Art Department Head Michelle Sloan shared the news…MORE