[ May 17, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] For over 75 years, Flight Attendants – known as stewardesses or airline hostesses until the 1970s – have worked to make airplane passengers feel safe and comfortable.

Sometimes underestimated, often romanticized and always admired, flight attendants – almost exclusively female before the 1970s – have been the public face of air travel since the 1930s.

On [...]

[ May 24, 2008; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] TUKWILA – Those who know of the Tuskegee Airmen are familiar with many of the tales of the brave “Redtail” fighter group, the 332nd, but many are surprised to learn that there was also a Tuskegee Bomber Group as well.

World War II ended before this group saw action, but some of them were involved [...]

[ May 17, 2008; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The Tukwila Special Residential Recycling Event is this Saturday, May 17th, from 9am to 3pm, so load up your truck, trunk, or whatever you can safely carry stuff in, and bring all those recyclable items on down:

WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2008 – 9am to 3pm

WHERE: Tukwila Village site, at the corner of S 144th [...]

[ May 14, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] The Seattle Sounders (1-1-2) square off against the Rochester Rhinos tomorrow night (Wednesday, May 14th) at 7pm at Tukwila’s Starfire Sports Complex.

Coming off a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers on Saturday night, the Sounders find themselves in seventh place with five points.

The Rhinos are finishing off a west coast swing that included a 0-0 [...]

[ May 29, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Do you get anxious in social situations?

Are you emotionally drained by big crowds?

Then you may be shy, like the young man actor Dick York (the original Darrin Stevens in “Bewitched”) portrayed in this classic 1950s-era film:

According to speaker and shyness expert Frank Selden, the good news is that shy people have some fantastic qualities [...]

[ July 25, 2008; ] Come July 25th, shoppers and diners will be able to admire Mt. Rainier through a 90-foot glass facade while eating inside the $240 million remodeled Westfield Southcenter mall.

The addition brings the mall to 1.7 million square feet, making Tukwila the home of the largest indoor shopping center in Washington and Oregon, according to the Westfield [...]

The Tukwila Centennial Spring Tea took place on April 26th at the Nelson Historical Trust.
The Nelsen House is listed on the state register of Historical places, and is a beautiful example of turn-of-the-century Victorian Architecture.
This Spring Tea was held in honor of the Tukwila Centennial Celebration, and benefited the Tukwila Children’s Foundation general fund.  Over [...]