By Cyndy Glenn
Fire station 32 in the West Seattle Junction held an open house on March 1 to let the public know about the plans for it's tear down and reconstruction which should be complete by the end of 2016. The station, located at…MORE
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Joan Mraz, co-founder of SW Seattle Historical Society passes away
Sat, 03/01/14
Southwest Seattle Historical Society Executive Director Clay Eals shared some sad news with the Herald regarding the passing of community activist and co-founder of the Society Joan Mraz.
READ AN EXTENDED APPRECIATION OF THE LIFE OF JOAN…MORE
Local author Conrad Wesselhoeft presents at “Words, Writers and West Seattle” series March 7
Fri, 02/28/14
information from the SW Historical Society
Conrad Wesselhoeft works exclusively in the Young Adult genre and will be speaking mainly about his 2010 novel ADIOS, NIRVANA, the story of Jonathan, a West Seattle teenager adrift after the death…MORE
West Seattle and White Center Foodbank are part of the $1,000,000 Feinstein Challenge
Fri, 02/28/14
Every year food banks across the nation get the attention of the public around the holidays as the spirit of giving seems like the right thing to do. Food bank stocks grow, checks come in and the hungry really do benefit. But hunger happens year…MORE
Abandoned house on 16th S.W. suffers damage in fire
Fri, 02/28/14
An abandoned house at 9027 16 th SW was the scene of a fire on Friday Feb 28.
Neighbors say it is a party house and teens have been seen entering.
SFD said no one was hurt and the house suffered around $5000 damage.
The…MORE
He saw his friend get shot: Key witness in West Seattle murder trial testifies
Fri, 02/28/14
By Tim Clifford
The key witness in the murder trial of Lovett James Chambers, Johnathon “Jamie” Vause, flew back to Seattle and testified in court this week.
“My first response was to get the hell away from there before this guy…MORE
Duwamish Tribe claims their cultural artifacts have been confiscated by the Port of Seattle
Thu, 02/27/14
information from the Duwamish Tribe The Duwamish Tribe would like its cultural artifacts back. Last July, the Burke Museum was paid by the Port of Seattle to confiscate $800 worth of Duwamish cultural artifacts on display at the Duwamish…MORE
Barton Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Project meeting summary
Thu, 02/27/14
information from King County
Barton Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Project Sunrise Heights and Westwood Neighborhoods Public Meetings Summary - January 23 and 25, 2014
Overview
King County’s Barton Combined Sewer…MORE
Development plans on 24th S.W. are problematic and contested by the neighborhood
Thu, 02/27/14
As the Herald reported on Feb. 20, a plan to divide a plot of land on 24th Ave S.W. has met with significant opposition. Comments on the plan center around the wetlands on the lot itself, and potential impacts to nearby Longfellow Creek.
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Arbor Heights Elementary School takes another step toward replacement
Thu, 02/27/14
The process of rebuilding Arbor Heights Elementary School took another step this week as the Land Use Permit allowing demolition of the existing structure is now set for review by the Seattle Department of Planning and Development. Seattle Public…MORE
