West Seattle based photographer Machel Spence has released her new book of mushroom photographs called Pushing Up Earth. The 80 page paperback features her remarkable close up photography, much of it taken in Lincoln Park.
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West Seattle - Features
Pet of the week: Lulu is protective and particular
Tue, 09/27/11
Lulu is a mixed breed dog who lives with Bryce Robertson and her partner Jesse Taylor and a number of other dogs. She came to live with the family four years ago. Robertson guesses that she is a mixture of Papillion and Pug. Some friends of…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Pan Africa Grill blends cuisines from the entire African continent
Mon, 09/26/11
Mulugeta “Mulu” Abate will bring all the training he received from his mother and his mother too to the operation of the new Pan Africa Grill opening Sept. 27 at 5905 California Ave. s.w. near Juneau Street.
It is the next step for Abate…MORE
The Grass is Greener
Mon, 09/26/11
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
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
