West Seattle - Features

It was 1991 and Carlos Alcabes was living in Barcelona, Spain with his wife Meryl. His wife’s family lived in the Puget Sound area and wished for the couple to move stateside. All Carlos knew was he didn’t want to move to Seattle without a job…MORE

When Mel Neville was 17 years old, he had already come to understand a lot about his life path. He knew he was detail oriented, and knew had the skills to create beautiful things. But when you are that age, some things are more important, so he…MORE

Melanie Allen and her husband Ken got their dog Bowline (also known as Bobo), a Golden Retriever four years ago in Cincinatti, Ohio, where they are from. He's named after a sailing knot. "All of our dogs are always named after some sort of…MORE

Restita DeJesus learned how to handle a bullwhip in the late 1990's at a Shaolin Martial Arts seminar. "I was really intrigued by the use of the bullwhip and kicking and running at the same time." A couple of years later she bought a bullwhip and…MORE

Vintage jazz, pop and cabaret singer Cheryl Serio is the musical act at tonight's Concert at the Mount at Providence Mt. St. Vincent, 4831 35th s.w

Serio describes herself as a "Pop jazz vocalist, cabaret performer, master scuba diver,…MORE

Some people say that a walk in the woods is worth a Sunday in church. There are many ways to worship and find the spirit of the universe. In fact, a sermon I heard recently spoke to that very statement. God (or the spirit) is everywhere, in all…MORE

Do you own any blue suede shoes? Have you ever stayed at the Heartbreak Hotel? The 1st Annual El-Fest "E meets West" an Elvis Karaoke event is set for Saturday night Aug. 20 at the Feedback Lounge in the Morgan Junction. That means, yes, you get…MORE

The film

During nearly 20 production and planning meetings in West Seattle at the Feedback Lounge in the Morgan Junction, and the West 5 Lounge in the Alaska Junction, bothers Paul and Brian Michaels followed their dream to create a…MORE

Mia Fidler got her dog Captain, (a mixed breed Pit Pointer she believes) through her aunt who is a veterinarian. "When I was sixteen, someone brought him in and he was suffering with Parvo Virus and he said, 'I don't have any money but this dog's…MORE

Alki Kayak Tours was the prime mover behind a movie night on Alki held an Alki Crab and Fish, 1660 Harbor Avenue for the northwest premier of a film titled Explore: Catalina, an SUP Adventure Film. The film tells the story of a group of three…MORE