West Seattle - Features

Retired actor Ivan Rado, 81, also known in the Mexican cinema as "Jorge" Rado, was 6' 7" at his height, shall we say. He's still up there, and while some may say he resembles George Bernard Shaw, or perhaps the iconic director, John Huston, Rado…MORE

By Lilli Ann Carey

Dakota Place Park, formerly a Seattle City Light substation, has been undergoing a remodel this summer and this and next week will mark the opening of this new site.

A charming brick building surrounded by…MORE

Jack Cesareo is an artist and he's on a journey, his second across America and he's traveling with a cupcake. Not a real cupcake. Well, it's real enough alright, but there's no actual cup or cake or frosting involved.

Like the traveling…MORE

Editor's Note: This is part of a series of food posts by West Seattle's own Holly Brown whose food blog and WebTV show, The Brown Lounge has gained a national following.

By Holly Brown

Don’t let summer fade away without giving…MORE

Anthony Carter, Galya Stetsenko, their son Adrian, daughter Abigail and their dog Cookie happened to be at Lincoln Park when we encountered them and they gave us their story.

Cookie is a five year old Teacup Poodle, very tiny at 3.5…MORE

HEY, I KNEW THAT MAN! He was my neighbor in 1928. He lived on Lombard street, a block away from our old house on Russet street in north Portland. He had a boy my age; eight, who went to Hill Miltary academy. He had a snazzy uniform.Which was way…MORE

As dog people, Mrs. Anthony and I are fully familiar with the patterns of dog ownership, having raised them together and separately since we were pups ourselves. Once a doggy family member leaves for doggy heaven, we wait for a while and start…MORE

It is no surprise to anyone that human beings are a combination of nature and nurture. The trick is to determine which traits result from heritage and which result from training after birth. Very early in life boys gravitate to playing with guns…MORE

WestFest, the fall festival staged on the grounds of Holy Rosary School in West Seattle is back on Sept. 14 and 15 and promises to be better than ever. And you can help!

There's so much going on in fact they need more volunteer help, with…MORE

October 3 will mark the one-year anniversary West Seattle-raised Amanda Knox was acquitted with her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, of the brutal murder of her British college roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia, Italy. Ms.…MORE