West Seattle, Washington
25 Thursday
Thanks to Diane for spotting this one: According to a Craigslist help-wanted ad, the new restaurant at West Seattle Bowl, replacing Terrace West, will be called Highstrike Grill, and it’s set for a September 1st opening. The ad mentions highstrikegrill.com – but as of right now, that site’s not working. We’ll check with WS Bowl tomorrow to see what more we can find out; owner Andrew Carl confirmed to us a month ago that there would be a change in the bowling center’s restaurant operation. We’ll also check on the Terrace West closing date, which two WSB’ers have e-mailed to say is later this week. P.S. The new restaurant’s name/logo is on the WS Bowl website too, but no additional details.
That’s 4-year-old leukemia patient Hannah Grage and mom Carrie, in a photo shared by Kathy Henderson, the West Seattleite who had originally e-mailed WSB about last Saturday’s bake sale/yard sale/lemonade stand to help Hannah (WSB coverage here and here). Tonight, Kathy e-mailed again, asking if we could publish a big thank you to everyone for the heartwarming response on Saturday:
It was a huge success and far surpassed our expectations of what we would raise to help this family. … We were just astounded by the generosity of this community in helping this little girl and her family. … we really do want to send out a heartfelt thanks to everyone who made this event a big success. …
I also wanted to mention that the fundraiser would not have been possible without the help of an amazing group of women: West Seattle Moms of Tots (WSMOT – meetup.com). This group collected, sorted and priced all the items for the sale and also baked lots of goodies in some crazy hot weather. The sale would not have happened without the help of these moms, most of whom don’t know Hannah directly.
The baked goods even included an adorable cake – here’s a photo we took Saturday but had only previously shared via Twitter:
Kathy also points out that Hannah’s mom published a thank-you note on the website they are keeping about their journey; you can read it here (scroll down past the photos). We also found a link you can use to make donations any time.
That photo is courtesy of Alice Haury, who shared it along with this report:
This sailboat, the Gypsy Woman, owned by Rick of Brace Point, just south of the Fauntleroy ferry dock, broke its buoy anchor and drifted aground early this morning. No one was aboard when she broke her anchor. Rick is waiting for high tide at 7:00 pm to get her back in the water. My sister in law Jeanne James, my granddaughter, Mikki Haury and I walked the beach to get this picture around 2:00 this afternoon.
A few more West Seattle business notes this afternoon: 2 months after we reported Cellular World was moving into the former Tully’s spot at California/Fauntleroy, they’re now open. Also open: A brand-new outdoor patio – which goes beyond “a few tables and chairs” – at Alki Crab and Fish at Seacrest Pier:
Thanks to the tipsters who told us about that one, including Alki Crab and Fish’s neighbor Greg Whittaker from Alki Kayak Tours and Mountain to Sound Outfitters. (You can check it out if you’re going to Tuesday night Stand-Up Paddleboarding tomorrow – here’s our recent story on that.)
Meantime, two notes about and from West Seattle-headquartered Prudential Northwest Realty: West Seattleite Irene Stewart, director of the Mayor’s Office for Senior Citizens, tells us that Mike Gain and Don Bereiter from PNW Realty have stepped up to underwrite coffee and baked goods for Senior Coffee Hours – no longer in the city’s budget. Read the city’s announcement here. Plus, Prudential Northwest is celebrating their ranking as one of the Top 50 Prudential companies – the Prudential “Gilbraltar Circle.” Read their news release here.
That’s the staff at Tom’s Automotive Service in The Triangle, one of our newest WSB sponsors. Tom’s Automotive Service is run by Tom Smith and Kandie Jennings, who say their success has been built on treating people like family and talking to their customers in a plain, straightforward way. Tom says his whole staff works at making people feel comfortable by knowing that each car will get only the work it needs, and nothing more. Tom’s Automotive first opened up in 1971 at a location near Morgan Junction and moved to their current location near the West Seattle YMCA (also a WSB sponsor) a couple of years later. Their current building was completed in 1994. Over time, Tom’s has assembled a staff that’s stayed put for many years, so when you come to Tom’s, you can get the same service from the same people who have been taking car of your car and who have come to know you as well. Tom and Kandie belong to the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Tom’s was the Chamber’s 2008 Business of the Year. Tom and Kandie are on the South Seattle Community College Automotive Technical Education Advisory Board. They’ve been longtime sponsors of teams for West Seattle girls’ pee-wee softball, and supporters of both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in West Seattle. Next time you take your car to Tom’s Automotive Service, bring three or more cans of food as a food-bank donation, and you’ll get $20 off. You’ll find Tom’s Automotive Service online at tomsautomotive.com, or call 206-973-0737.
We thank Tom’s Automotive Service for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB; find our sponsor team, and info on joining, all here.
Under the noontime gray sky, the damp silver sand by Luna Park stretched much further out than usual – today marked the lowest tide you’ll see till next year. Just one more minus-three-foot low tide ahead – 12:37 pm tomorrow; we won’t even see a 2.9 again until November.
(Since the banner outside this in-the-works restaurant on Delridge originally promised a spring opening, now that it’s summer, some have asked us if we know what’s going on. So we found the owners and got the story.)
Story and photo by Keri DeTore
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Though the only aroma currently coming from this storefront is that of paint and varnish, the owners of this new restaurant located next door to Olympia Pizza on Delridge Way promise that in a couple of weeks, the smells of spiced meat, banh mi sandwiches and pho will be enticing customers to visit.
Owners Melinda Nguyen and Scott Dang, who have owned other restaurants including Lemongrass near Seattle University (which they sold in 2002), moved to West Seattle recently and decided they needed to open another restaurant.
Got a question/concern about Real Change vendors? Take it to the top, without leaving West Seattle, as Real Change‘s director of vendor services Tara Moss and field organizer Neal Lampi come to the Junction Neighborhood Organization‘s next meeting tomorrow night for Q/A. Also on the agenda: An update on where planning stands for the West Seattle Triangle, after a series of meetings with city planners and a local advisory group this spring. The planner who’s leading the project, Susan McLain, will talk about the progress toward creating a Street Design/Public Realm Concept Plan process for The Triangle, as well as zoning/land use. Everyone’s welcome at the JuNO meeting – 6:30 pm Tuesday at Ginomai (southwest corner of 42nd/Genesee).
Quick note for tonight from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar: The North Delridge Neighborhood Council meets tonight for the first time on their new night, at their “old” location – NDNC is back at the Delridge Library, now meeting on the second Monday of the month, 6:30 pm. ADDED 12:07 PM: Agenda info here.
On this drizzly Monday morning, here’s one more photo from sunny West Seattle Summer Fest – the Rotary Club of West Seattle promoting its berry sale (advertised on WSB) in the festival’s Community Zone. This Friday and Saturday, it’s raspberry time, and you can guarantee yours by ordering online today or tomorrow. (Pickups are in the Admiral Safeway south lot.)
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