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By Christy Wolyniak

A time when there were no Seahawks or Mariners, a fleet of hydroplane boats attracted adrenaline junkies and diehard fans in Seattle.

Though perhaps forgotten, Ballard has a rich hydro history, as the Bardahl…MORE

Friday, a Jack Russell mix, only came to the Guiterrez family six weeks ago but they've gotten to know her well. "She's got the same energy as our six year old son, Ole," said Gary Guiterrez. Friday is approximately 3 years old herself.

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West Seattle expert knife maker, iron craftsman, and blacksmith, David Lisch has recently doubled the size of his already cavernous workshop in that large yellow wooden building under the West Seattle Bridge that was once the Alaska Copper and…MORE

The West Seattle Herald had several tips today that Orcas had been spotted in the waters near our peninsula and they are known to be active lately as reported by OrcaNetwork.org who noted (and documented) their appearance off Point Robinson on…MORE

By Georgie Bright Kunkel

Stop and listen to yourself talk. Did you realize how many old sayings you repeat every day? I started writing them down and there is no end to the variety of expressions from the past. Here are several that I…MORE

I still look forward to Christmas even though Oregon Bank and Trust is now calling it something else and is probably not sponsoring Bank Day at grade schools anymore.

Starting in the first grade, I took my nickel or dime to school every…MORE

UPDATE Nov. 26: The Pat Cashman/Mike Hearl event previously scheduled for Salty's on Nov. 28 has been postponed, "until January 31st," Cashman announced.

Original Post Well known on air personality Pat Cashman and baby boomer researcher…MORE

The fact that fall precedes the holiday season seems somehow just right. It makes for a lot of cleanup with leaves that must be taken care of by somebody. We spotted two boys out raking leaves along California Avenue on Nov. 24.

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Even though it's a national event, now in its third year Small Business Saturday, Nov. 24 could have been made with the West Seattle Junction in mind. The junction has a very high percentage of locally owned, owner operated businesses and the…MORE

Boy Scout Troop 100 annual Christmas tree sale

Boy Scout Troop 100 kicks off its annual Christmas tree sale the weekend after Thanksgiving at St. Alphonsus Church, located on 15th Ave NW and NW 57th St. This is the one and only annual…MORE