Drive into and out of “Westside” along the West Seattle Bridge and you are bound to see Gotham-esque amounts of steam billowing from the Nucor steel plant on occasion. Behind the scenes, Nucor workers are melting masses of scrap metal down at…MORE
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UPDATE: Suspect arrested in string of convenience store robberies from West Seattle to Burien
Tue, 02/05/13
Update for Feb. 19 A 49-year-old man suspected in six gas station robberies in early 2013 is behind bars.
Seattle Police and the King County Sheriff's Office launched a joint investigation into the six convenience store robberies that…MORE
How 375 glass-blown apples turned into $15K for the White Center Food Bank
Tue, 02/05/13
Coming up on two years, West Seattle business Avalon Glassworks' has been crafting glass apples to help raise funds for the White Center Food Bank. Ann Kendall with WCFB has an update on an impressive milestone for the "Feed the Core" program:…MORE
Executive Constantine vows to help veterans connect with benefits in 2013
Mon, 02/04/13
As part of King County Executive Dow Constantine's State of the County address on Feb. 4, the local leader presented a plan to "connect military veterans and their families to benefits they've earned," in addition to speaking on gun violence,…MORE
On the Go - Week of 2-4-13
Mon, 02/04/13
Volunteer Introduction Session Southwest Seattle Historical Society 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013 Log House Museum, 3003 61st Ave. S.W., one block from Alki Beach
Got time to volunteer? The Southwest Seattle Historical Society…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Family and friends say farewell to Jerry Ceis
Sat, 02/02/13
For the second, and not the last, memorial for West Seattle's Jerry Ceis, family and friends gathered at the Alki Bathhouse on Saturday Feb. 2 to recall memories and celebrate the life of a man everyone agreed was a free spirit and someone who…MORE
New South Transfer Station opening delayed
Sat, 02/02/13
(Editor's note: Andy Ryan with SPU provided further background on the South Transfer Station delay in the comment section below the story.)
The 14,000 sq. foot South Transfer Station being built at 130 S. Kenyon St. in South Park was…MORE
Shoreline surveillance cameras spur debate
Sat, 02/02/13
Surveillance cameras are popping up along Seattle’s waterfront, including on light poles along Harbor and Alki Avenues in West Seattle, as part of a $5 million federal homeland security grant to monitor for terrorist threats coming into the Port…MORE
REMINDER: Delridge Way SW & SW Henderson Street intersection closure weekend of Feb. 8-11
Fri, 02/01/13
Information from SDOT: The Seattle Department of Transportation is in Phase 1 of the project to rebuild much of Delridge Way SW between SW Orchard and SW Roxbury streets. To reduce impacts to the community intersection construction will be done…MORE
Call for Artists: City needs you to develop installation at North Delridge CSO station
Fri, 02/01/13
Information from Seattle Public Utilities:
The Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Seattle Public Utilities (SPU), seeks an artist or artist team to develop a permanent, site-integrated artwork for the North…MORE