The 10th annual West Seattle Junction Tree Lighting event Dec. 7 for the first time in a long time faced temperatures in the 20's but that didn't prevent about 240 hardy souls from bundling up and making their way to the Junction Plaza Park for…MORE
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10,000th native plant goes in the ground today at Camp Long
Sat, 12/07/13
information from Earth Corps
In September, EarthCorps launched the Fall Planting Challenge, with the goal of planting 10,000 native shrubs and trees before Dec. 15. That milestone will be reached on Saturday at Camp Long in West Seattle.…MORE
Another meeting is set for the 'No Parking Proposed' apartments at 6917 California Ave. S.W.
Fri, 12/06/13
If you want to raise the hackles of a West Seattle resident these days just bring up traffic, transit or most of all it seems development going forward with very little or even zero parking planned. The project at 6917 California Ave. S.W., a 30…MORE
Rusty Harper, Seafair Pirate President and Southern Gentleman has passed away
Fri, 12/06/13
We were saddened to hear of the passing of West Seattlelite and Seafair Pirate President Rusty Harper. According to the Seafair website he joined the organization only five years ago after moving here from Mobile, Alabama "Harper had a passion…MORE
Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights community council meeting covered crime, construction and more
Wed, 12/04/13
The Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights Community Council meeting was held Dec. 3 and they have posted their meeting notes on their website:
Here are the notes:
Intro & Community news:
Pablo Lambinicio reported that on some…MORE
'I held him in my arms and told him I loved him'; Murder victim's brother asks for public help to find suspects
Wed, 12/04/13
Saul Delfin-Rodriguez the brother of White Center murder victim, 22 year old Michael Delfin-Rodriguez spoke at a press conference on Dec. 4 seeking the community's help in finding the suspects in Michael's murder.
According to Saul, he and…MORE
Convenience store robbers charged; Suspects spent night in woods with a pregnant woman
Wed, 12/04/13
The would be robbers of the Morning Star Market in Highland Park that were scared off by the clerk's "bigger gun" were charged today in King County Superior Court with robbery and attempted robbery. The suspects in that Nov. 23 crime were later…MORE
New LED lights installed on West Seattle Bridge; other maintenance going on
Wed, 12/04/13
The Seattle Department of Transportation and Seattle City Light were out working on the high-level, West Seattle Bridge on Wednesday, with work continuing Thursday, and Friday 5 and 6,
SDOT crews performed maintenance work, and SCL crews…MORE
White Center Tree Lighting ceremony is set for December 7
Wed, 12/04/13
The annual White Center Tree lighting will happen at 5p.m. Saturday Dec. 7 with music, photobooth with Santa, and more at Triangle Park at the intersection of Delridge Way, 16th Ave. S.W. and Roxbury Street S.W.
The event is sponsored by…MORE
Spreading laughter from the West Pacific to West Seattle
Wed, 12/04/13
by Betty Rose Cortes Like many comedians, Mona Concepcion is hilarious, but what sets her apart is that she is the very first female Chamorro stand-up comedienne in the world. And she lives in West Seattle.
“I talk a lot about observation…MORE