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West Seattle wine: South Seattle CC event; Avalon dinner

June 6, 2011 9:42 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants | WS beverages

Two notes for wine fans: South Seattle Community College has just announced its next Northwest Wine Academy wine-release event, and it’s a three-day party, noon-6 pm each day, this Thursday-Saturday, with six new wines available for tasting on Thursday, alumni wines featured for sampling during the second half of Friday’s session, and on Saturday, a wine-barrel-toasting demo (noon-3) followed by a food/wine pairing event featuring teams from SSCC’s renowned culinary program. SSCC is at 6000 16th SW … This Thursday is the deadline for reservations to be part of Avalon‘s next wine dinner (Monday 6/13) – and Avalon’s proprietors tell us a few tickets remain. The featured winery is Forgeron Cellars from Walla Walla; the wines and courses are listed here. Avalon’s contact info is on its website.

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Election 2011: Two upcoming multi-candidate events in WS

June 6, 2011 7:57 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

It’s filing week, which means that by the end of this week, we’ll know officially who’s on the August 16 primary ballot (here’s who’s filed so far).

If you like seeing and hearing candidates in person before making up your mind, here are two upcoming opportunities in West Seattle: Wednesday night, the 34th District Democrats have their endorsement meeting, always lively, 7 pm (or come early and mingle with candidates/activists), The Hall at Fauntleroy, agenda here. Then on June 22nd, the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce‘s monthly luncheon is a “speed networking” event with City Council candidates, 11:30 am at the West Seattle Corporate Center (Delridge/Andover).

Both events are open to the public as well as to the respective organizations’ members (but there’s a cost for the Chamber lunch; call 206-932-5685 for info/reservations).

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Alki and High Point included in Seattle Police late-night patrols

June 6, 2011 4:19 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle police

(Pete Spalding, Asst. Chief Mike Sanford, Chief John Diaz, Mayor McGinn pre-briefing)
Just back from the briefing at Don Armeni about this summer’s Seattle Police Citywide Late Night Public Safety Emphasis patrols. While the patrols will target what the announcement one-sheet refers to as “Designated Night Life Zones,” that doesn’t just mean places where you’ll find nightclubs: The two areas singled out in West Seattle are Alki and High Point (specifically, 35th/Graham and a one-block radius in all directions).

The new patrols – which Mayor McGinn and Police Chief Diaz repeatedly stressed will be taken from “on-duty resources,” not overtime or special call-ins – will start this Friday night, and continue Friday and Saturday nights through the summer, until a not-yet-determined date in September. Those on-duty resources, up to about 25 citywide on any given night, will come mostly from the Anti-Crime Teams, SWAT, and DUI officers who are on duty. They will not necessarily be in all the areas on the citywide “emphasis zone” map on each of those nights – if it’s raining, Assistant Chief Mike Sanford quipped, you won’t see them on Alki. And conversely, they might be deployed to areas not among the “emphasis zones,” if trouble seems to be brewing, Sanford said.

Pete Spalding of Pigeon Point has long been on the Southwest Precinct Citizens Advisory Council, and that was his reason for joining McGinn, Diaz, and Sanford in the brief speeches/Q-A event at a portable podium, set up at one of the lookout spots at Don Armeni’s north half, while numerous other SPD reps – including two Southwest Precinct Community Police Team reps on bicycles – looked on. “Extra officers patroling our neighborhoods is a good thing,” Spalding declared. (In the photo above, that’s the West Seattle section of the “emphasis zones” map – with Alki and High Point in red; full map added after the jump below.)

We asked Sanford why High Point, when it doesn’t have any conventional “nightlife.” He explained they are focusing on areas where “people are out,” not just places with nightlife-related businesses.

The point, Diaz said, was to meet one of his goals – to reduce fear of crime. While crime is down overall, he says, fear is up, and he believes seeing more officers on patrol can combat that.

(4:57 pm) The mayor’s office just sent the official news release – the text is after the jump (also, 5:57 pm, added our video of the entire briefing above, and the citywide map):Read More

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New views of 42nd/Oregon project, & more time to comment

June 6, 2011 3:06 pm

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| Development | West Seattle news

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

After learning the 42nd/Oregon project plan had changed, with 50 percent more apartments and about 80 percent less commercial space, Junction Neighborhood Organization president Erica Karlovits asked the new developers for the revised drawings.

According to correspondence she shared with JuNO members, they said they wanted to wait until they could show the drawings at the community meeting they had scheduled for June 15th.

That was a potential problem, as June 15th was also the deadline for public comments when the city sent official notice of the changes last week, but Karlovits says the city has just agreed to extend the deadline to June 29th.

If you want details sooner – including a look at a few of the new project-exterior renderings – hard copies are in the city files, so we went downtown to take a look:Read More

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Speaking of marine life: White Center fish store forced to move

June 6, 2011 2:33 pm

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| West Seattle news | White Center

(Photo by Deanie Schwarz for WCN/WSB)
If you haven’t already seen this on our partner site White Center Now: An aquarium store in WC is under orders to move, fast, because its landlord says the building is being foreclosed on. They have thousands of fish – and nowhere to go. Read the story here.

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Video: Birth of an octopus (and 49,999 more) off West Seattle

June 6, 2011 12:49 pm

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| Seen at sea | West Seattle news | Wildlife

Got a few minutes to watch something amazing? Just off West Seattle shores, the hatching of tens of thousands of Giant Pacific Octopi was documented by diver Laurynn Evans. The video’s been on YouTube since last fall but it’s getting national attention because Laurynn sent it to NPR’s Robert Krulwich, who wrote about it today (we’ll forgive him the “Harbor Avenue in downtown West Seattle” reference) – WSB’er Lisa saw his story and suggested we share it here.

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Update: He did it! Lou’s Make-A-Wish run at Pathfinder

June 6, 2011 11:21 am

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11:21 AM: Somewhere around lap 37 of his 60 fundraising laps for Make-A-Wish (explained in our Sunday story), Pathfinder K-8 teacher Lou Cutler had to take a break. For a good reason – a KING 5 TV photojournalist had shown up to interview him and roll a little video as Lou and students ran/walked around the field during his annual fundraiser.

After that, “we’re going to be on channel 5!” was the buzz in the spectator gallery – but shortly, it was back to “How many laps has Lou done?” (There’s an easel where young assistants are diligently marking off each one and shouting his progress as he passes by during each lap.) He told the TV visitor he’s more than halfway to his $6,000 fundraising goal for this year’s run. (If you missed our story – Lou doesn’t just run to raise money for Make-A-Wish, one lap for each year as his 60th birthday approaches; he’s volunteered for them for 15 years and is on the team that grants “rush wishes” – for children who may be in their final days or even final hours, as was the case of little Gracie, to whom this year’s run is dedicated.)

12:26 PM: He did it!

60 laps equals 10 miles, by the way.

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Ready for anything? Free SNAP preparedness class tomorrow

June 6, 2011 10:03 am

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| Preparedness | Safety | West Seattle news

It’s one hour and 15 minutes of potentially life-saving information: Reminders are circulating today about the city’s next SNAP (Seattle Neighborhoods Actively Prepare) class, which is in West Seattle tomorrow night – 6:30-7:45 pm at High Point Library (35th/Raymond). Free, no registration required. You’ll find out about putting together a disaster kit and a household/family disaster plan, among other things. Be there – the city only offers these in our neighborhood a few times a year. (Another preparedness essential – familiarize yourself with West Seattle Be Prepared resources, including knowing your nearest Neighborhood Communication Hub.)

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West Seattle Monday: Lou’s run; power project; more…

June 6, 2011 8:13 am

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| West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Flowers along Beach Drive; photo shared by Tina Doherty)
LAPS WITH LOU: As previewed here on Sunday morning, Pathfinder K-8 PE teacher Lou Cutler hits the field this morning for his annual birthday run raising money for Make-A-Wish, joined by students, staff and community members. It starts at 8:45 am. You can make an online donation:
Just go here!

CITY LIGHT PROJECT MEETING: Community meeting at White Center Library (11220 16th SW) about an extensive Seattle City Light project that’s coming up, 7 pm (details in this preview we published last month).

DREAM DINNERS TASTING PARTY: Monthly tasting party at Dream Dinners of West Seattle (WSB sponsor), 5:30-7 pm – details here.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DIET CLASS: Kathy Abascal will be starting a new 5-class To Quiet Inflammation (TQI) diet series at The Kenney, 6:30 – 8 pm (6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 and 7/11. Register for class online

NIGHTLIFE: Trivia with Tom Hutyler at Christo’s on Alki, 7 pm … Karaoke with Kelli at Skylark Café and Club, 9 pm

TRANSPORTATION NOTES: The Melissa Ann is replacing the Rachel Marie on the West Seattle Water Taxi run (explained here) …

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