A group of more than 50 people showed up at Alki Kayak Tours on Harbor Avenue s.w. Aug 1 to take in the moonlight from a full moon out on the water. The Moonlight Kayak tour is an outgrowth of the other tours the company provides but it has some…MORE
West Seattle - Features
SLIDESHOW: Seafair Parade of Ships displays Naval variety
Wed, 08/01/12
By David Rosen
Seafair Fleet Week has for the past 62 years seen the Parade of Ships and this year, the West Seattle Herald hitched a ride. We were aboard the USS Bunker Hill, a Guided Missile Cruiser that took part in the parade and…MORE
Pet of the week: Skyy will be a companion to grow up with
Wed, 08/01/12
Kami Williams and Tyler Houser got their puppy Skyy (named after "sky bird" Williams said), only a few days ago. Skyy is an 8 week old purebred pit bull. "Her father is an American Pit and I'm not sure about her mother," explained Williams about…MORE
New York in the 50's; Adventures in eating
Mon, 07/30/12
Some years back I was in New York traveling with former partner Al Sneed.
We were looking for printing equipment but we had some time for sightseeing and noticed Jack Dempsey's restaurant. For youngsters reading this Dempsey was once …MORE
You are Targeted
Mon, 07/30/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
We have come from being almost anonymous in archaic times to being on every corporation’s radar. Information about your life is being sold to the highest bidder for marketing and exploitation. Even though I have…MORE
Young Frankenstein walks again tonight at the West Seattle Outdoor Movie
Sat, 07/28/12
Comedy is king tonight with the showing of the Mel Brooks classic 1974 Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder, Madeline Kahn, and Marty Feldman. The film's story concerns Dr. Frankenstein's grandson who, after years of living down the family…MORE
Flipping West Seattle homes for families, not profits
Thu, 07/26/12
The For Sale sign posted in front of the Solid Craftsmen-style home on the 1000 block of S.W. Portland St. in Highland Park appears, at a glance, like any other.
Closer inspection reveals the home is being sold by Homestead Community…MORE
Summer Concerts at Hiawatha begin their fourth season July 26
Wed, 07/25/12
Beginning their fourth season of concerts the Hiawatha Concerts in the Park series is brought to you by the Admiral Neighborhood Association.
The first act for 2012 is The Local Strangers described by the organizers as "a Seattle soulful-…MORE
Pet of the week: Mojita is a memory come back to life
Wed, 07/25/12
Caryn Spain got her dog Mojita about 18 months ago as a rescue dog when the Labradoodle was only 3 months old. "She's a rescue dog from the Humane Society," said Spain.
Spain claims that Mojita is a reincarnation of a previous dog she…MORE
