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The Garden gates are now open to dogs with their two-footed friends, even those lacking this pair’s perfect garden names. Note that Willow in the photo above is on a leash. The Garden’s big field…MORE

A young woman, her boyfriend and her son were displaced, at least temporarily Jan. 2 when the boy accidentally lit a curtain and bed on fire while playing with a lighter. The fire happened about 5:40pm in the 3000 block of Avalon Way S.W.

A Land Use Application has been filed by planner Bradley Wilburn with the Seattle Department of Planning and Development to allow 18 single family dwelling units and the removal of 10 exceptional trees in an environmentally critical area located…MORE

The annual New Years Day Polar Bear plunge at Alki was larger than expected, possibly by everyone there.

Organizer Mark Ufkes said, “At 9:25 there was practically nobody here but then they just showed up!”

Show up they did to swell…MORE

Update 6:55pm The male victim of a shooting near white center on 16th Ave., Southwest New Year's Eve has died according to Seattle Police. SPD provided the following update: Victim # 1, a man in his 40′s was shot twice in the torso and sustained…MORE

The Highland Park Improvement Club held its Annual New Years Eve gathering at 1116 S.W. Holden and celebrated with their 6th “Not so Silent Parade” through the neighborhood led by Dan Mullins, with a record 136 participants banging on pans,…MORE

Carol Jean Dunn whose family and husband Clyde Dunn owned the West Seattle Herald until 1974, passed away December 24, 2013 at the age of 84.

She was born in Seattle, Washington on September 7, 1929. Carol graduated West Seattle High…MORE

The 6th Annual West Seattle Rainbow Girls Christmas Tree Recycling Fundraiser at the Alki Masonic Center on January 4, 2014 from 10am to 2pm.

Trees can be dropped off at the Alki Masonic Center 4736 40th Ave. S.W. with a suggested…MORE

2 5 and 10 kilometer walks on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, with different routes each day are being sponsored by the Emerald City Wanderers. Plus they will offer hot soup for all participants. The walks start on New Year’s Eve anytime…MORE

Update 10:40pm The last remaining pockets of customers without power were finally taken care of by diligent City Light crews who worked into the evening to restore it. There were about 13 north of Madison Middle School and a roughly two block…MORE