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Paintings and beadwork of noted native storyteller Johnny Moses hangs at the Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center in West Seattle. He just released two new CD's, together called Medicine Songs of the Pacific Northwest. Fluent in eight…MORE

press release: The newly opened Seattle Chinese Garden needs volunteers to staff our visitor center, lead guided tours and/or work with plants.

The Garden is open Wednesday through Sunday from 12 to 5:30 pm.

Gardening work is on…MORE

The Southwest Precinct Picnic on Aug. 20 brought many residents out to enjoy the weather, scarf down free hot dogs and drinks and meet the men and women of the SPD who serve Southwest Seattle.

The event was sponsored by the Seattle Police…MORE

Update for Sept. 12 The following letter is from Shukri Olow, giving thanks for a successful fundraiser and all those involved:

First and foremost, we, the planners of the Fundraiser dinner for Mercy Corps and Islamic Relief want to THANK…MORE

Outwest, the new LGBTQ bar at 5401 California Ave. s.w. that opened last week will hold its Grand Opening on Friday from 4 pm to 2 am, owners Bob Lunke and Chad Gabelein announced today.

Lunke said, "We DO have a music system set up, don't…MORE

The Nature Consortium's 13th annual Arts in Nature Festival is this weekend, August 20th and 21st at Camp Long, 5200 35th Ave. s.w. This eclectic performance-based festival will bring a weekend of live music, dance troupes, aerial & fire…MORE

press release:

A generous donation by West Seattle framer Kay Rood has made possible the framing of a large Clark Schurman painting of Mt. Rainier for display at Camp Long.

In 2006, Clark Schurman’s granddaughter, Laura Reason,…MORE

In a brief statement just issued at 10:20 p.m tonight Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, said this:

"I worked to give the public a direct vote on the tunnel. The public said move ahead with the tunnel, and that's what we're going to do."

With just under 20 percent in Seattle and just over 20 percent of all registered voters' ballots received so far, the deep bore tunnel gets a boost as Referendum-1 is ahead two-to-one, and anti-tunnel candidate and West Seattle resident Michael…MORE

Many family members, friends and curious bystanders spent time at the makeshift memorial built around a light pole in White Center, only a handful of yards away from where 23-year-old “Sweetheart” was shot and killed on Aug. 16.

The…MORE