Leah Mendel, got her dog Chesai, (that she and her husband call "Cheese"), adopted her from a family in West Seattle that was looking for a better home for her. "She was kind of a neighborhood dog that seemed to fit in better in our household…MORE
West Seattle - Features
Jerry's View: Jerry, the builder
Tue, 09/04/12
By Jerry Robinson, Publisher
I was sitting on my enclosed patio last week, the warm sun teasing my aging body when it occurred to me that I’ve been very lucky. Lucky to be alive at 92 with no pain.
I use a walker to negotiate my way…MORE
Hotwire On-line Coffeehouse celebrates a decade of success
Tue, 09/04/12
Hotwire On-line Coffeehouse at 4410 California Ave. s.w. operates in a space many might find too small for a closet and yet, through drive, determination, intelligence and innovation, Lora Swift has made it an unqualified success. This week the…MORE
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle's Young Evils ripped it up at Bumbershoot
Mon, 09/03/12
The Young Evils based in West Seattle appeared Sunday Sept. 2 at Bumbershoot and performed songs from their new EP Foreign Spells and their first album Enchanted Chapel.
The band members are Troy Nelson - Vocals & Guitar, Mackenzie…MORE
A Class Society
Mon, 09/03/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Most women don’t realize the power plays that go on in the political arena. Women have always been at the bottom of the economic ladder and the bottom in attaining leadership positions. But a few women are…MORE
Happy Birthday Georgie Bright Kunkel! 92 years young
Fri, 08/31/12
West Seattle Herald columnist and stand up comic Georgie Bright Kunkel turned 92 today. Friends Flora Belle Key and her beau, Cal Bannon, a West Seattle High School Class of '39 graduate, hosted. Kunkel was accompanied by her sweetheart, Emil…MORE
Curtains for You brings down the curtain on the Hiawatha Concerts in the park for 2012
Wed, 08/29/12
Bringing the season of Hiawatha Concerts in the Park for 2012 to a close is Curtains for You described as "Classic harmony-laden pop with a cult following."
Now in their fourth season of concerts the Hiawatha Concerts in the Park series…MORE
Pet of the week: Vice-Grip is distinctive and energetic
Wed, 08/29/12
Alexiss Guillory and her fiance Wayne Mason with their son Cortez are the proud owners of Vice-Grip (or just Vice), a bull terrier who came all way from Oklahoma from a breeder. "We found him on the internet and there are no dogs like this…MORE
SLIDESHOW: 7th Annual Duwamish River Festival celebrates culture and history
Sat, 08/25/12
by David Rosen
The 7th annual Duwamish River Festival took place Aug. 25 today with activities including walking, biking, and paddling the waterway which is the ancestral home of the Duwamish Tribe and came to be an important industrial…MORE
