Eastlake News

Missed the chance for a daily preview this morning - so before the evening rush, a quick mention of two events tonight: The North Delridge Neighborhood Council meets at 6:30 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center , with the agenda including the upcoming opening of DESC's Cottage Grove Commons and some changes to the NDNC bylaws.

The 51-year-old man who was shot and killed by Seattle Police November 29th has been identified as Leonid Kalyuzhnyy .

The Seattle Fire Department will put a brand new Medic Unit into service thanks to the generous donation of a West Seattle couple.

So what do you do for an encore after you launch a brand-new educational garden with a parade and festival AND win the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce Westsider of the Year award? West Seattle Bee Garden founder Lauren Englund sends word that even bigger things are ahead for the WSBG in the new year - and recaps some of what else happened along ... (more)

Back in April of 2012, the Seattle City Council took on the Transit Master Plan .

Fred Bassetti was proud of the terraces and cascades of steps on both sides of the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle.

Four weeks ago, Amanda Kay Helmick, Chairperson of the Westwood/Roxhill/Arbor Heights Community Council wrote an open letter to Kevin Desmond, General Manager of Metro Transit expressing the Council's concerns about safety and security in West Seattle.

Mission : To provide services and support for African-American and other underrepresented communities in Seattle and throughout the Puget Sound region The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle appears to be back in good standing with City Hall and other prominent institutions.

Holly Arsenault, executive director of TeenTix, poses at the Seattle Center with her students Katelyn Hallstead Audryhanna Alaalatoa-Lematua, Coco Allred, Indy Bungiranto, Karissa Lam and Siena Jeakle.

Once again this year, the Rotary Club of West Seattle and a big supporting cast of volunteers got to play Santa for almost a hundred kids from local schools, during the annual Children's Holiday Shopping Spree - the club's biggest day, and signature community-service project, each year.

Frosty the Heron? Thanks to David Hutchinson for sharing the photo from Constellation Park during Friday's frosty sunset.

Sweet-treat hospitality was a hit Saturday evening at the Log House Museum - Southwest Seattle Historical Society executive director Clay Eals estimates around 50 people came by during while the LHM was offering " Cookies & Cider on the Porch ."

Bundle up and get out! Hundreds of your neighbors in West Seattle have been getting ready all year for this one huge day - the LONG list of highlights from the WSB Holiday Events/Info Guide and our year-round calendar : SCHMITZ PARK ELEMENTARY HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR: At the school , 10 am-3 pm.

Seattle police are hitting the streets during the weekend cold snap to keep those without homes safe.

The sun had just set when the Argosy Cruises Christmas Ship and its accompanying vessels arrived at Lowman Beach tonight, first of two stops on its first of two nights visiting West Seattle this season.

Lots of student creativity at the Schmitz Park Elementary holiday bazaar/arts-crafts-etc.

The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, in Downtown Seattle . The foreground shows part of the main arch of the Burke Building, which used to stand there.

SDOT released a traffic advisory report that lists all the events and closures, and advises motorists to be aware and anticipate traffic delays in the downtown area.

Oliver ), Fagin and the Arftul Dodger , in The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of "Oliver."

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. SEATTLE - Today marks the anniversary of the day Washington's legal marijuana law took effect, and hundreds of people are expected to celebrate by lighting up beneath the Space Needle at a party permitted by the city of Seattle.