Larry Rocz (pronounced "ross" and his wife Jocelia (just newly arrived from Brazil five months ago), got their dog Callie in Richland, Washington. "We went online and looked and looked and looked and prices were crazy," said Rocz. They were…MORE
West Seattle - Features
Johnny Pesky was my hero, just like my brother Russell
Mon, 08/20/12
Johnny Pesky (who died last week) was not only a great baseball player at Lincoln High in Portland but he was also a whiz on the ice rink near Vaughn street park where the Portland Beavers played in the 30's.
I know because I skated with…MORE
Childrearing
Mon, 08/20/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
How well I remember my birthday just before school started each year.
More likely than not my present was school shoes. In those days there weren’t any shoes in my size—long and narrow. So there I was…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Delridge Day 2012 filled the park with fun
Sat, 08/18/12
After months of planning from an all-volunteer corps, the 6th Annual Delridge Day Festival on Aug. 18 brought Delridge Park to life.
Ears were filled with the live music of the Ellis Brothers, Moongirl, SideSaddle Cowboy and Low Land High…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Alki is a mecca for fun in the summer
Sat, 08/18/12
by Kimberly Robinson
After three days of heat with highs mostly in the 80's and some places in the 90' most of us have trouble cooling our homes.
West Seattle's water access points are always crowded but never seem to have too many…MORE
Yellow Submarine will bring the Beatles to West Seattle
Sat, 08/18/12
The West Seattle Outdoor Movie for Aug. 18 is the classic animated feature Yellow Submarine starring the Beatles and their music.Based on the group's children's song of the same name the story has the Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in…MORE
Duff McKagan discusses his new film "The Taking" & his filmmaker, West Seattle's Jamie Chamberlin, on Youtube
Fri, 08/17/12
Iconic Seattle musician Duff McKagan has been rocking it in 2012 with all guns blazing, and his career is looking rosy. Bad puns aside, he soon adds one more notch in his belt, "The Taking", a film ala "Hard Days Night" filled with music from his…MORE
Hot music for a hot night: 85th Street Big Band tonight at The Mount
Fri, 08/17/12
The annual free Friday night concert series put on by Providence Mt. St. Vincent (or just The Mount) will get a blast from the past tonight courtesy of the 85th Street Big Band. Their website describes them as "a lively 20-piece big band playing…MORE
Creating Awesomeman: Youngsters learn the art of cartooning at High Point Library
Fri, 08/17/12
It’s quite possible the next Alan Moore (Watchmen and so much more), Gary Larson (Far Side) or Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) was inspired to do great things on Aug. 16 as 14 young West Seattleites gathered to learn the basics of cartooning…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Hot? Thank goodness we live in West Seattle
Thu, 08/16/12
It doesn't get extremely warm in Seattle very often so air conditioning is not in every home as it is in cities like Phoenix, Arizona. In fact Weather.com shows that from June through September the average monthly temperature here is between 71…MORE
