West Seattle - Features

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

No, this isn’t something out of an H.G. Wells novel nor an Orson Wells radio broadcast. It’s a gathering of high school age kids from all over the northwest in a showcase of science and technology in the 2012 Seattle FIRST Robotics Competition…MORE

If you own a copy of West Side Story, the official history of West Seattle originally published in 1987 by the West Seattle Herald and Robinson Communications, there's good news.

John Kelly, long time West Seattle resident has completed a…MORE

Though we just started spring the Admiral Neighborhood Association wants you to know they are presenting their 2012 Summer Concerts at Hiawatha. The events are staged at the Hiawatha Community Center at 2700 California Avenue SW in the Admiral…MORE

It will only take a total of 50 people (though there's room for more) attending a one hour presentation on how we can restore Puget Sound to win a $1000 award toward a school rain garden. That's tonight, March 22 from 7 to 8 pm at West Seattle…MORE

Have you ever driven by an overpass, wall or train car and wondered just what the story was behind the graffiti covering an otherwise mundane surface?

King County Sheriff’s Office Detective Joe “I’ve been working nothing but street gangs…MORE