West Seattle - Features

I have driven my 1979 Cadillac Coupe deVille  daily since 1995. The car, now 33 years old, is showing signs of its age. 

It was called "A personal luxury car" when it was issued in 1979. 

That was the year grandma and Papa bought it…MORE

Drum bands cranking out the rhythms! Cheering face painted crowds, and school mascots acting like… well mascots! Is it another Friday at the stadium? No. These folks are excited about math and science students competing at the 2012 Seattle FIRST…MORE

West Seattle Herald reader Jenn provided a tip via Facebook that a Sea Lion was actively feeding and was surrounded by Seagulls off of Duwamish Head and Anchor Park Sunday morning April 1.

Reporter/Photographer David Rosen was dispatched…MORE

Twelfth Night Productions is pleased to present its next offering, Love Letters. Love Letters is a funny and poignant play that chronicles a 50-year relationship and sometimes-romance between troubled rich girl Melissa Gardner and the ambitious…MORE

Jay Schrimmer got his dog Samson, an Akita who came with that name. "I got him when he was two years old," said Schrimmer," He was a rescue and he was raised by a family with two little kids but they got a little uncomfortable with him." Samson's…MORE

With temperatures warming and blue sky sightings increasing many barbeques are making it out of the garage, officially reporting for duty as the all-American grilling season begins.

Before you fire up the propane or dowse your coals with…MORE

     When I was a kid it was customary to play pranks on April Fools' Day. You know the story that began as far back as the 1500's when the calendar year began in April instead of January. Anyone who forgot was considered an APRIL FOOL. Tradition…MORE

We recently ran a press release in the Highline Times that Aviation High School Senior Drew Hidalgo was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. We then felt compelled to follow up upon learning that, before his college plans…MORE

It was always Morgan Herzog's plan to have a beer sales/beer and wine pub on California Avenue, in the Junction. He even named his business Beer Junction but for the past two years the store has been operating at 4707 42nd Ave. s.w. It's been…MORE

King County Sheriff’s Office Detective Joe Gagliardi spoke at the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council Public Safety Forum in February, discussing gang graffiti (a separate story on graffiti can be found here), populations and territory.…MORE