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West Seattle Summer Fest is happening RIGHT NOW! It rules the weekend, 10 am-8 pm today and Saturday, 11 am-7 pm Sunday, but we've got more to share too - like the Seafair Pirates Landing on Alki Saturday, swing dancing in Puget Ridge on Saturday night more than 50 events in all, ahead in the full West Seattle Weekend Lineup , brought to you by ...

From a cameraphone, but it still clearly told the tale of a dangerous spot in The Junction - which may see extra traffic during West Seattle Summer Fest this weekend - the photo came from Jim Edwards , as did this report: You know the sign that says "motorcycles use extreme caution" - you better heed it here.

West Seattle would not look the same without Alki resident Earl Cruzen. He is the man behind 11 murals including a oeThe Hi-Yu Paradea affixed to the post officea s south wall, and a oeThe Mosquito Boat Landinga on the building on the northeast corner of the Junction.

It's that time of year again: The local volunteer group Seal Sitters is ready to train new volunteers to help keep watch when seal pups come out of the water and start turning up on local shores.

Three engines have gone to this one. We'll be heading over to check it out - Marine View and 35th .

Seattle-based Starbucks Corp. announced that the company aims to earn LEED certification on all new company-owned stores beginning in 2010.

Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels announced that the city has set a new city record for recycling in 2008, with 50 percent of the city's residential, commercial and self-haul waste being recycled.

The Seattle School Board is scheduled to decide tonight whether to sell some property in West Seattle.

What: Seattle's premiere female networking group Girl Power Hour invites you to put on your favorite pair of heels and step out in style to peruse shoes from Seattle's most fashionable shoe boutiques.

In Environment , Pets , West Seattle Farmers' Market , West Seattle news KITTEN, ANYONE? Noon-5 pm, it's an adopt-a-thon at All the Best Pet Care on Alki.

When you meet a blind person with a Guide Dog - there's someone in the picture who you don't see, even if you are fully sighted: The volunteer who trained that dog from puppyhood for its life of service and companionship.

In Alaskan Way Viaduct , Transportation , West Seattle traffic alerts No big splashy announcements of this closure yet but it hit our radar when Robert asked a question on the WSB Facebook page : The Alaskan Way Viaduct will close for much of Saturday because of this area's first-ever Rock 'n' Roll Marathon .

Call it Chef in Residence or Stump the Chef. If you frequent the University District farmers market you can get pro advice on what to do with a pluot, five different kind of potatoes , weird greens or anything else you pick up at the market.

Former Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck says he won't endorse anyone in the mayor's race until after the primary, but the Jan Drago campaign has released a video of Steinbrueck coming pretty close.

Fire gutted a copier shop on the ground floor of a three-story building in Seattle's University District.

This topic has come up at some of the candidate forums we've attended - the unpopularity of the so-called "head tax," formally known as the "employee hours tax," requiring Seattle employers to pay a $25 annual tax for each employee.

According to the Seattle PI 911 blog , a 29 year-old pedestrian was hit on lower Queen Anne Friday night.

West Seattle's northernmost P-Patch was dedicated Saturday by Mayor Greg Nickels, officials of the Department of Neighborhoods, and Family Life Pastor Dan Jacobs of West Seattle Christian Church.

Seattle Police Saturday night were investigating two separate incidents in which pedestrians were assaulted by gun-wielding robbers.

After last night's announcement at the Seattle School Board meeting that the district would "recall" 57 of the teachers citywide who'd been told they would be laid off, we asked for specifics on which schools would see cut teachers restored.