[3] He bought the West Seattle Herald (1923) in 1974 and acquired the Highline Times of Burien a few years later.
Robinson also bought back the West Seattle Herald and White Center News.
This promoted Robinson to relaunch the newspapers and Sound Publishing to launch the Federal Way Mirror.
[9][10] On August 21, 2013, Robinson Newspapers announced that it would combine the Ballard News-Tribune, the Highline Times, the West Seattle Herald, and White Center News into The Westside Weekly on September 6, 2013.
[14] The newspaper published its final print issue on April 30, 2021, but continued to maintain an online presence.