West Seattle - Features

Rhoda Fry, who lives near the West Seattle Junction got her dog Stimpy, who got his name from the cartoon "Ren and Stimpy" but in the cartoon Stimpy was a cat and Ren was the dog. "My Stimpy is too skinny to be Ren and the cat was skinny wo we…MORE

Judy Thielen has been doing window art as a side hobby for about fourteen years. Her holiday artwork has adorned local businesses such as Marv’s Broiler and the Barrel Tavern. For this Christmas season she decorated the front windows of the…MORE

The West Seattle Symphony Orchestra will present its Fall 2012 Concert, Russian Holiday, on Tuesday, December 4 at 7:00pm. Chief Sealth International High School Auditorium, 2600 SW Thistle St., Seattle.

Beginning with Mikhail Glinka's "…MORE

By Holly Brown

Tired of big feasts, but still have lots of holiday entertaining to do? Pasta is a great alternative to the heavy menus we enjoy at holiday dinners. Pasta is popular the world over. Although, Italians consume nearly three…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

No matter how many experiments there have been in maintaining a society in which everyone is equal, they have been short lived. My own grandfather took part in the first family cooperative colony in Port Angeles…MORE

When we were kids, the annual ritual of choosing a Christmas tree involved driving to some place like Wilkinson or North Bend and just wandering off the road into the woods to find a good tree. This bonding time was a treasured outing, ending…MORE

I have had my experience with minus tides so I don't plan to join the throngs on the Puget Sound beaches next week at Seahurst Park. There will be hundreds of people walking the wet sand with lanterns and flashlights.I have talked to several…MORE

Despite cold, and rains heavy enough to shut down the West Seattle's Farmers Market a little early the West Seattle Junction got their Hometown Holidays effort underway with community greeters at the corner of California Ave. and Alaska Street,…MORE

Peg Munsen, the sister of well known Kay Trepanier, lost her life in a tragic fire that happened in her home Nov. 24. Trepanier wrote a letter to her sister after her passing and we share it with you at her request. A service for Munsen will be…MORE

An estimated crowd of more than 500 crowded into Junction Plaza Park to see the official lighting of the Junction Christmas Tree on the evening of Dec. 1.

Marty Riemer, fresh off his announcement of his imminent departure from his job as…MORE