West Seattle - Opinion

By Kyra-lin Hom

Living in a big city like Seattle or where I am in Chicago, you very quickly become accustomed to graffiti’ed adverts. Billboards, posters and fliers – they all make perfect targets for artistic delinquincy. Particular…MORE

by Cindi RinehartEditor's Note:Our communities are rich with talented and interesting people.One is Cindi Rinehart, a West Seattleite. In person, she is just as vivacious as she was on KOMO TV where she gave us the inside scoop for years on all…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

Happy post-turkey day, everyone! I hope your Thanksgivings were satisfying and that Black Friday found you well rested and untrampled. Have you seen the videos on Youtube yet? I don’t think anything about a DVD player…MORE

By Mike and Jerry Robinson

So Dad says, "I'm bored." He's 93, doesn't get around much any more. But he loves his Papa Chair and his view of Puget Sound, the big tankers ploughing past, the white regattas riffling. I said, "So let's get…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

When I first pictured moving in to my own place, my imagination was… a bit ambitious. I had color wheels, floor plans and décor themes. I perused all the apartment style books in Barnes and Noble and consulted more than one…MORE

By Tim Robinson

It was nearly 35 years in the making but Mike Gain, formerly of Cayce and Gain Realty in West Seattle, knew it would eventually turn out well, becoming Berkshire Hathaway Home Services last week.

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By Kyra-lin Hom

Making friends was so easy in Kindergarten. The two of you shared a crayon box, a couple of germs and – bam – suddenly you’re inseparable. There were no excuses to be made, no ‘I’d rather have a lazy night in’ alibies. Your…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

If all that foreigners knew of America was our pop music, they’d think our entire national existence revolved around “da club.” Turn on your radio, channel spaz between the top stations and you’ll get my drift (exceptions…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

The battle was long and hard-won. There were tears and laughter, and both sides lost good soldiers. But finally, after many an hour, I have just now emerged victorious over my serger. A serger is basically a really complex…MORE

By Kyra-lin Hom

TIME Magazine's most recent issue (October 7, 2013) sports a rather creepy cover of three children wearing black college caps and gowns with the headline “Class of 2025: How they'll learn and what they'll pay” by Jon…MORE