West Seattle - Features

The fact that fall precedes the holiday season seems somehow just right. It makes for a lot of cleanup with leaves that must be taken care of by somebody. We spotted two boys out raking leaves along California Avenue on Nov. 24.

Their…MORE

Even though it's a national event, now in its third year Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24 could have been made with the West Seattle Junction in mind. The junction has a very high percentage of locally owned, owner operated businesses and the…MORE

Mollie, a pure bred Britttany, owned by Deborah and Lance Gooden came from, "a friend of mine at work whose father breeds Brittany's," said Deborah. Mollie is four years old.

"She's got a lot of energy," Deborah said, "and Brittany's are…MORE

Every holiday season for the past few years Capers in the West Seattle Junction has hosted a very important tree.

That's the Giving Tree.

The tree features paper ornaments with the promises of people who will buy an item, from…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Those who follow the New York Times list of best sellers are acquainted with the book Unbroken that has taken the literary world by storm. It chronicles the life of Louis Zamperini who was an Olympic track…MORE

press release: The West Seattle AAA office, located at 4734 42nd Ave. SW, will host an open house on Wednesday, December 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., with a ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 12:00 p.m.

Community and business leaders…MORE

By Holly Brown

We have so much to be thankful for this holiday season. Thanksgiving Day itself is a wonderful gift of family, food, and friends. Here’s how we get things cooking at our place, starting with the bird. Our turkey gets the “…MORE

By Holly Brown

Celebrating Fall Harvest is a rich tradition among the viticulture community. The “crush” period begins when wine grapes start to change color in mid to late summer. Picking, de-stemming, crushing, and fermentation occur…MORE

During opening night of the independent film, "Old Goats" at the Tin Theater in Burien Nov. 17, owner Dan House took the stage and kvelled (Yiddish for 'bursted with pride, and then some') about one of the film's stars, Benita Staadecker. He then…MORE

The amazing animated light display at the Helmstetler House got their final tune up this past week and are now ready to rock. The West Seattle Herald was given an exclusive first look at this years show and it's going to be remarkable.

The…MORE