When the weather turns grey in the early mornings I think of all the activities that I am involved in and it cheers me up. Even though I don’t travel worldwide anymore there is a myriad of interesting places to visit close to home. Our local…MORE
West Seattle - Features
Baseball memories and my favorite bat
Mon, 09/26/11
I coulda been a contender.
If not for Bobby Pendergrass and Donny Kirsch.
The three of us were kids crazy about baseball when we were growing up in Portland and though they never heard of me our lives intertwined.
Bobby and…MORE
Think you're a Seahawk fan? Meet two of the best
Sun, 09/25/11
There are Seahawks fans and then there are incredibly dedicated Seahawks fans. You've seen them with their 12th man jerseys, and all kinds of gear.
But there are two kids in West Seattle that bring new meaning to the term.
Michelle…MORE
West Seattle Soccer Club picture day at Hamilton Viewpoint was flashy fun
Sat, 09/24/11
Saturday Sept. 24 was picture day for the West Seattle Soccer Club and the annual event (today was for only half the league) was staged by Legends Sports Photography a Federal Way firm that specializes in team sport photos (but also offers other…MORE
UPDATE: Duff McKagan & band Loaded wrap up film high above West Seattle; Downtown
Fri, 09/23/11
Sept. 30 UPDATE: Here are two links to video interviews with Duff McKagan and Jamie Chamberin, filmed by Casey Poier, Digital Strategist Destination Marketing for Kenmore Air
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUhQSWMTRyU Duff Interviewhttp://…MORE
She couldn’t hurt a flea, much less a duck!
Thu, 09/22/11
I did not know that duck hunting in the Skagit flats required a boat due to the huge tidal flow that goes in and out through a myriad array of channels. Tree stumps dot the channels, victims of the brackish water.
Together, with my…MORE
Pet of the week: Sandy is the greatest loser
Tue, 09/20/11
Tim LaPlante and his partner Gary Hren own Sandy who is "part lab and part St. Bernard but she came to them via a circuitous route. She became part of their household about five years ago but originally came from Farminton, New Mexico. "She lived…MORE
Admiral Theater hosts the Manhattan Short Film Festival Sept. 24
Mon, 09/19/11
Saturday, September 24 at 7 PM the Admiral Theater will host the Manhattan Short Film Festival.
More than 100,000 film buffs in over 250 cities across 6 continents will be part of the Festival on Saturday.
Ten short films have been…MORE
Interested in a garage sale today? Let's go to the video
Sat, 09/17/11
At the risk of encouraging hundreds of others in West Seattle to follow suit, the West Seattle Herald got a tweet from a family that included for the first time (that we've seen) a video preview using TwitVid.
That's a function of the…MORE
Pet of the week: Samson is a well dressed dog about town
Wed, 09/14/11
Samson is the proud dog of Lana Stratton and Alan Jackson who was named in a fun way. "We were living in Hawaii when we got him. I found him on Christmas Eve at a Safeway parking lot. We were in Hilo, shopping for Christmas dinner and I saw a…MORE
