Kate Farley, one of the prime organizers of the Barton Street P-Patch wants to start a new tradition. She started on Dec. 21, the shortest day and the longest night of the year, to light lumniaria in the garden. It's a way of announcing the…MORE
West Seattle - Features
UPDATE: Do you have any mini-cheerleader candidates at home? This camp is for them!
Fri, 12/21/12
The West Seattle Cheerleaders will be holding a Mini Cheer Camp Saturday, January 5th in the West Seattle Gym from 10:00am to 1:00pm.
K-5th grade kids will have a great time learning fun cheers and making crafts with the Westside…MORE
Pet of the Week: Gansett is a (mostly) quiet Coonhound
Wed, 12/19/12
Aaron and Dana Clark got their dog Gansett three years ago in Florida where Aaron was stationed in the Coast Guard at Port Canaveral. They named her after another place he was stationed, Naragansett, Rhode Island.
Gansett is a Treeing…MORE
Santa Season
Mon, 12/17/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
You know what I mean. Even before Thanksgiving the atmosphere is permeated with holiday music. I say holiday rather than Christmas because there are other celebrations during the dark season of the year. Can’t you…MORE
Jerry's View: Understanding the nature of giving
Mon, 12/17/12
When I was a boy in Portland, Oregon, sometimes we got to go downtown at Christmas time where the Elks had rented the Hippodrome building and put on a big show for poor kids.
When it was over we lined up and each got a net stocking full of…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Lafayette Elementary students build sweet creations
Sat, 12/15/12
Safeway Corporation has conducted Gingerbread House building competitions for kids in other areas and recently asked Jill Maas, the Admiral Safeway Deli Dept. Mgr. to find a school to participate in West Seattle. Naturally she chose Lafayette…MORE
The Psychic Barber looks forward (and back); Rick Cook opens in a new location
Thu, 12/13/12
When Rick Cook began his career in hair styling he had no idea what his future would hold. He was trained as a genuine stylist and early on he did it all, from colors to curls. Some 36 years later he has settled in as a men's only traditional…MORE
REMINDER: Wrap It Up - Gift wrapping fundraiser for Furry Faces and AARF Foundations set for multiple days
Thu, 12/13/12
Furry Faces Foundation and Animal Aid and Rescue Foundation are back for the holidays to sponsor a series of 'Wrap It Up' events, a fundraiser that gets your gifts artfully wrapped and benefits the two organization's outreach and community…MORE
A Christmas season poem by Carol Smith
Wed, 12/12/12
Gifted
‘Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house Not a creature was snoring except for my spouse Who though he could wake up the dead with his clatter Still blissfully slept, unaware of the matter
When up on the…MORE
Pet of the Week: Alki is the most loyal dog in the world
Wed, 12/12/12
Meagan Dahl got her dog Alki almost by accident. "We found him in West Seattle. He was a stray wandering in the alley behind Jefferson Square. My girlfriend found him and brought him in and called me, because she knows I'm a sucker." That was…MORE