West Seattle - News

By Gwen Davis

“Who remembers walking or biking to school?” asked Brian Dougherty from Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) to the Southwest District Council on Wed. evening.

Many hands in the room went up.

But now, only 20 percent…MORE

425 magazine, a publication of Premier Media, held their annual "Best of" awards cocktail party last month at Sotheby's Realogics, in Kirkland. Salty's on Alki's representatives attended to receive the top honor of winning in THREE categories;…MORE

A single family residence that sent two people to the hospital on April 30 and was a total loss and caught fire twice reignited about 11:30am on May 7, drawing firefighters back to the scene and once again evacuating neighbors.

The home…MORE

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Jose Banda traveled to West Seattle on May 7 to take part in Bike To School Day with the students of Alki Elementary. Banda is a bike rider himself but when he grew up he said he lived too distant from the…MORE

A male was taken into custody on Tuesday afternoon on 42nd Ave., Southwest in the admiral district in connection with an investigation into a residential burglary. Police said the circumstances around the burglary were unusual but would not…MORE

information from Keep Seattle Moving

Elected officials from Seattle today endorsed the Keep Seattle Moving ballot measure that would reverse planned cuts to Seattle bus service. The Seattle City Clerk has approved the measure, Initiative…MORE

A Roxhill neighborhood block party is set for this coming Saturday May 10 from 10am -1 p.m on the block of 27th Ave S.W. and S.W. Roxbury. The organizers are trying to gather the community for peole to become better acquainted and to promote…MORE

The fourth annual Give Big one day donation campaign in support of area non-profit organizations is May 6 and there's a long list of groups hoping for your support, including many local groups.

West Seattle and White Center area…MORE

A fire, apparently rekindled by remaining embers, in a home that burned in the 10000 block of 39th S.W. in Arbor Heights was put out within ten minutes by Seattle Firefighters early Monday morning May 5. Firefighter and investigators have not…MORE

White Center activist Dick Thurnau, who campaigned for the clean up of Hicklin Lake (long known as Hicks Lake) has passed away. The lake he loved is located just east of Cascade Middle School and north of the Evergreen Campus. He died Sunday…MORE