West Seattle Elementary recently partnered with local screen printing shop, Rain City West Screen Printing, to create spirit wear to boost school pride among staff and student body. The school huskie mascot made up the design, and was hand drawn…MORE
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Fire destroys home near Roxhill Elementary on 30th Ave. S.W.
Sun, 01/26/14
A fire broke out in the morning of Jan. 26 at a home at 9430 30th Ave. S.W. just north of Roxhill Elementary School. It apparently began in the garage of the house and resident Eileen Riddle, her husband and daughter barely managed to get out of…MORE
SLIDESHOW: SSCC's Gifts from the Earth raises $210,000; Student Candis Outsen spoke about how her life was changed through education
Sat, 01/25/14
As a young mother, Candis Outsen lost her job and felt somewhat lost. After some serious soul searching, she discovered that her true passion in life was cooking. As she puts it, cooking and bringing people together “ignited her fire.”
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Duwamish Longhouse celebrated its 5th Anniversary Jan. 25
Sat, 01/25/14
The Duwamish Tribe celebrated its 5th Anniversary of the building of the first Duwamish Longhouse since the last one was burned down in West Seattle in 1894 for the purpose of pushing the Duwamish off their land according to the tribe. The…MORE
Jim Whittaker, legendary environmentalist and mountaineer, lends his name to new West Seattle mixed-use project
Thu, 01/23/14
press release
Commercial real estate developers Lennar Multifamily Communities and Weingarten Realty today announced the naming of their new West Seattle mixed-use project as ‘The Whittaker’ after famed West Seattle resident and…MORE
Q13 Fox Seattle's Kate Yeager will emcee Gifts from the Earth at SSCC
Thu, 01/23/14
Q13 FOX reporter and on-air personality Kate Yeager will be the master of ceremonies at this year’s Gifts From The Earth fundraiser event at South Seattle Community College on Jan. 25, 2014. Q13 FOX is a news partner with the West Seattle Herald…MORE
White Center Community Summit will tackle annexation, transportation and education Mar. 1
Thu, 01/23/14
The annual 2014 White Center Community Summit is set for Saturday, March 1st from 10am-2pm at Mt. View Elementary School at 10811 12th Avenue S.W.
The theme for this year’s summit is “White Center: Past, Present and Future” where we will…MORE
Kilbourne Ravine Project will take six years to clean up invasive species; Work to begin this summer
Thu, 01/23/14
West Seattle environmental activist Judy Pickens understands that sometimes it's hard to do good.
She's been working in the Fauntleroy neighborhood of West Seattle for years as a steward of Fauntleroy Creek. But she's had a larger project…MORE
SLIDESHOW: Garage fire destroys two vehicles in West Seattle
Thu, 01/23/14
An early morning garage fire in a detached garage destroyed two vehicles inside as well as the building itself on Jan. 23 in the 9400 block of 45th Ave. S.W. just off Marine View Drive S.W. which was closed. The 911 call went out at 4:46 am.…MORE
Second Annual White Center 5K: Superhero Run will sprint into the community March 22
Wed, 01/22/14
information from WCCDA
The White Center Community Development Association (CDA) is partnering with the YES Foundation of White Center and the White Center Food Bank to host the second annual White Center 5K Walk & Run. This community…MORE
