By Amanda Knox In my experience, conferences can make you feel high. Between the panels, plenaries, and a sea of old and new faces, you end up inevitably spread thin, over-stimulated, and under-slept. And it’s great, because during those few…MORE
Opinion
A note about some changes- Westside Weekly becomes Westside Seattle
Mon, 04/03/17
By Ken Robinson Managing Editor
When Jerry Robinson took the role of editor and publisher of the White Center News in 1951, he was 31. The newspaper was three years younger, first published in 1923, Then, and for many years thereafter, the…MORE
Amanda's View: Back-breaking, heavy-lifting
Mon, 03/27/17
By Amanda Knox
I’ve never liked being in a rush. I forget things: my coat, my wallet, my keys. I bump into doors and doorways and stumble over cracked pavement. Or, as was recently the case, I back out of my mom’s driveway and accidentally…MORE
Jean's View: Making Newspapers Matter
Mon, 03/27/17
By Jean Godden
I have been branded an enemy of the American people. In other words, I am a journalist, someone who worked reporting the news most of my working life. As a Seattle councilmember, I briefly changed roles and made the…MORE
Amanda's View: Back-breaking, heavy-lifting
Tue, 03/21/17
By Amanda Knox
I’ve never liked being in a rush. I forget things: my coat, my wallet, my keys. I bump into doors and doorways and stumble over cracked pavement. Or, as was recently the case, I back out of my mom’s driveway and accidentally…MORE
The Ramp to Somewhere
Mon, 03/20/17
By Jean Godden
The Ramps to Nowhere, deserted highway interchanges, have overshadowed Union Bay and the Arboretum since Methuselah was a small child -- or at least since the 1960s. Now those soaring, never-connected ramps are the heart…MORE
A Ramp to Somewhere
Mon, 03/20/17
By Jean Godden
The Ramps to Nowhere, deserted highway interchanges, have overshadowed Union Bay and the Arboretum since Methuselah was a small child -- or at least since the 1960s. Now those soaring, never-connected ramps are the heart…MORE
Amanda's View: Fandom and fan fiction
Wed, 03/15/17
By Amanda Knox
We did it! This week, Chris and I finally finished all seven books of the Harry Potter series. For the last six months or so we’ve been immersed, listening to the audiobooks during car rides and at the breakfast table, and…MORE
Pat's View: "Distracted"
Tue, 03/14/17
If you are reading this while driving at a high-speed down the freeway, you might not necessarily be breaking the law---although you ARE living dangerously. But if you are reading this while driving at a high-speed down the freeway---AND not…MORE
Amanda's View : Fandom and fan fiction
Tue, 03/14/17
By Amanda Knox
We did it! This week, Chris and I finally finished all seven books of the Harry Potter series. For the last six months or so we’ve been immersed, listening to the audiobooks during car rides and at the breakfast table, and…MORE