By Joshua McNichols, author of the Urban Farm Handbook
We have our priests, too, we foodies. The Greg Atkinsons, the Tamara Murphys. They inspire our pallets with their sermons on a plate. They give the local food movement a moral backbone…MORE
Features
Movie "Ghostlight" filmed in haunted historic theater, say West Seattle & Burien cast & crew
Wed, 09/05/12
Like the haunted Overlook Hotel in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film, "The Shining", the historic Everett Theater plays a starring role in a movie in production, "Ghostlight". But, unlike the mythical Inn, the 1901 theater, formerly the Everett Opera…MORE
Pet of the week: Chesai is a dog who is a good fit
Wed, 09/05/12
Leah Mendel, got her dog Chesai, (that she and her husband call "Cheese"), adopted her from a family in West Seattle that was looking for a better home for her. "She was kind of a neighborhood dog that seemed to fit in better in our household…MORE
Jerry's View: Jerry, the builder
Tue, 09/04/12
By Jerry Robinson, Publisher
I was sitting on my enclosed patio last week, the warm sun teasing my aging body when it occurred to me that I’ve been very lucky. Lucky to be alive at 92 with no pain.
I use a walker to negotiate my way…MORE
Hotwire On-line Coffeehouse celebrates a decade of success
Tue, 09/04/12
Hotwire On-line Coffeehouse at 4410 California Ave. s.w. operates in a space many might find too small for a closet and yet, through drive, determination, intelligence and innovation, Lora Swift has made it an unqualified success. This week the…MORE
In search of Gold Chanterelle
Tue, 09/04/12
I was somewhere near Montesano, when the ticking of my engine started. Feeling liberated with my recently purchased Subaru, I took my weekend to explore the Olympic Peninsula in search of summer Gold Chanterelle.
I had learned from Foraged…MORE
SLIDESHOW: West Seattle's Young Evils ripped it up at Bumbershoot
Mon, 09/03/12
The Young Evils based in West Seattle appeared Sunday Sept. 2 at Bumbershoot and performed songs from their new EP Foreign Spells and their first album Enchanted Chapel.
The band members are Troy Nelson - Vocals & Guitar, Mackenzie…MORE
A Class Society
Mon, 09/03/12
By Georgie Bright Kunkel
Most women don’t realize the power plays that go on in the political arena. Women have always been at the bottom of the economic ladder and the bottom in attaining leadership positions. But a few women are…MORE
Happy Birthday Georgie Bright Kunkel! 92 years young
Fri, 08/31/12
West Seattle Herald columnist and stand up comic Georgie Bright Kunkel turned 92 today. Friends Flora Belle Key and her beau, Cal Bannon, a West Seattle High School Class of '39 graduate, hosted. Kunkel was accompanied by her sweetheart, Emil…MORE
Busking in Ballard: Two college students play music, look to future
Fri, 08/31/12
Julian Weller and Kair Hirayami, both 21, can often be seen busking on Sundays at the Ballard Farmers Market. Weller mostly plays the ukulele (because it is fun and easy to carry around) and Hirayami plays the clarinet, though together they know…MORE
