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Jennifer Hall, Special Education instructor for West Seattle High School shared these thoughts about the start of the new school year and their first day (after a mandatory furlough day):

We had a great day, and it seemed like all of us…MORE

Charles Philipp Martin has accomplished what many only dream of doing, playing his instrument, broadcasting on radio, and writing, and getting paid for it all in a far-away land. He found Hong Kong, or rather, Hong Kong discovered him. He lived…MORE

While driving around Alki these days you might notice a youthful runner tearing up the pavement, training for next year's Boston Marathon. Matthew, or Matt Haggerty, 17, a student at Seattle Lutheran High School, began running marathons two years…MORE

Coyote is a "shepherd-husky mix we think," said his owner Craig Mitchell. "He literally came into our friend's back yard, this is about six years ago. He had been abandoned by somebody but had no tags. We tried to find an owner but couldn't. So…MORE

The 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off starring Matthew Broderick is tonight's West Seattle Outdoor Movie. If you have not seen it, (or your kids haven't it is about a high school wise guy who is determined to have a day off from school,…MORE

West Seattle professional photographer Steve Shelton is a runner among his other pursuits and on Thursday, Aug. 25 he was at Lowman Beach and captured this scene.

Temperatures in Seattle rose above the 80 degree mark this week and will…MORE

Nhan Nguyen, the Neighborhood Revitalization Program Manager with the White Center Community Development Association has left the agency after a 2 year run. During his time in White Center he brought about a lot of change and mobilized the…MORE

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