Nikita is a Shiba Inu whose, "origin is Japan", explained Al Mizrahi, "where they were bred as small hunters for royalty," and has a very calm demeanor. Mizrahi is not Nikita's actual owner however. His son Anthony is but Mizrahi and his wife…MORE
West Seattle - Features
We all deserve to eat
Mon, 06/25/12
by Georgie Bright Kunkel
The Seattle World’s Fair, focusing on the future, really stimulated change. The whole period of the nineteen sixties resulted in a new look at fairness and equality. For example, 80 percent of women of…MORE
The mole king never won a tennis match
Mon, 06/25/12
By Jerry Robinson
Hurley Ring was chasing moles at the old Earlington Golf Course near Tukwila when I met him in the spring of 1950. His job was to rid the course of pesky varmints. I had five little varmints of my own hoping he would…MORE
Pet of the week: Riley is a well traveled chewer
Tue, 06/19/12
Dave Hult and Caroline Chao got their dog Riley, whom Hult describes as a, "kind of a mutt, German Shepherd, Rottweiler mix," at the Seattle Animal Shelter on 15th Ave. n.w. in 2004.
He was about a year old when Hult got him and "he was…MORE
47 kids from all around West Seattle attended this year's Mini Cheer Camp
Tue, 06/19/12
West Seattle High School shared a recap on the Mini Cheer Camp that the WSHS 2012-13 cheerleaders held on June 9, 2012.
"A great time was had by all the 47 campers from Holy Rosary, LaFayette, Schmitz Park, Alki Elementary, Gatewood,…MORE
The tale of a hot sauce, from war torn Somalia to a bottle in West Seattle
Sat, 06/16/12
Doolie’s Hot HOT Sauce LLC, started up by 24-year-old Abdul “Doolie” Mohamud of West Seattle at the onset of 2012, is gaining traction as the young entrepreneur crafts, bottles and labels each container by himself, slowly building the brand with…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Canadian artist brings performance art to Mind Unwind
Fri, 06/15/12
As Brent Ray Fraser prepared his oil sticks and sized up his massive canvas plastered with a backdrop of nostalgic nude photography of the female form from decades bygone, an eclectic musical score filling the studio with deep bass, a woman came…MORE
Jerry's View: How NOT to paint your car
Fri, 06/15/12
I don't know where he found it but number five son Scott Anthony somehow discovered a bruised and battered two door Chevy sedan someone had left to die.
It was on its side in a field near the airport flight path. With some of his teenage…MORE
Driftwood sculptor Jean Thornber, 93, like her artwork, still shines bright
Fri, 06/15/12
Sculptor Jean Thornber just turned 93, and is aging gracefully like the driftwood she has polished throughout her adult life. She is a West Seattle High School graduate of 1937.
She continues teaching her art at the Huntington Park…MORE
Seattle Police Community Newsletter covers summertime crime prevention
Thu, 06/14/12
SPD Community newsletter from Mark Solomon, Southwest Precinct Crime Prevention Coordinator
Dear Community Friends,
Recent Burglary Arrest On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, a witness reported seeing an adult male tampering with a window…MORE