From this morning’s Land Use Information Bulletin, sent twice weekly by the city Department of Planning and Development:

DATE SET FOR SAFEWAY-REVISION HEARING: We first reported in January about a change to the Admiral Safeway redevelopment project – the building on the northeast side of the site was losing the originally planned “flex-work spaces” and doubling the amount of apartments (from 40 to 78). Safeway talked with the Admiral Neighborhood Association about it on February 8th. This requires City Council approval, which will span two meetings – the first, before the Committee on the Built Environment, is now set for 9:30 am March 23rd (City Hall downtown). Here’s the official notice. (DPD recommends approval; that decision is viewable here.) The meeting is not an open public hearing, but the rules will allow testimony from those who provided written comments; the documentation says two positive comments were received, and two that expressed “concerns.”

SHOREMONT APARTMENTS: The official online notice that goes along with the new sign in front of these apartments at 2464 Alki can be seen here; as we reported earlier this week, the Shoremont’s new owner is proposing restoring the two buildings to four units each (two of each building’s units had been consolidated into one several years back), which is a big change from the last official proposal on the site under a different owner 3 years ago – demolition and something new. If you want to comment on the new proposal, today’s notice says you can do so through March 16th (and explains how).

After more than two years, the “Auto Buff Is Moving” banner is finally about to come down at 42nd/Admiral – because the building’s getting a facelift, with someone new moving in: Eric Renn talked to WSB today about his new “athletic gym,” taking over the long-vacant former Auto Buff space. Our discussion also reveals a bit about the future of the corner in general – previously slated for a mixed-use development with a “grocery store” once rumored to be the ever-elusive Trader Joe’s – read on to find out more:Read More

Once upon a time — actually just about three years ago — 4200 Admiral and 4210 Admiral (regular map here; Google Street View image above) were to comprise the site of a new mixed-use building; the application is still technically “open” on the DPD website, including the original vision of a 14,000-square-foot grocery store, once speculated to potentially be the long-yearned-for Trader Joe’s. With this development long on the drawing board (and a demolition permit even applied for), some businesses in the buildings closed or moved (like Auto Buff a year and a half ago). Most of the first rush of activity played out before WSB launched three years ago, so we don’t have much archived coverage, but we knew of the applications and kept an eye on the project pages. Now, something new — spaces up for lease; this CL ad covers the TNT tavern space at 4210 Admiral, this CL ad covers “office space plus warehouse” right on the corner at 4200.

(view from the northeast – if you were looking down from a helicopter high over Admiral Starbucks – click for larger version)
Even before tonight’s community meeting, the folks at Safeway cautioned that what they are showing tonight is more their “vision” for the sight than what they will take to the Design Review Board next week — since there’s a set procedure for those meetings, reviewing three options for general size, shape, layout, etc. But nonetheless, it’s our first look at what they are hoping to build on their current store site that takes up the southern half-plus of the block fronting California and 42nd between Admiral and Lander: a bigger new store, plus more than 30 residential units, and a separate small retail building on the northwest corner of the lot. Just ahead, three more views (all four are courtesy Fuller/Sears Architects), plus Safeway’s description of its hopes and dreams (followed by our bullet points from tonight’s meeting:Read More

Girl Scout Cookie fans, tomorrow (Friday, March 1) is the day – local scouts open “cookie booths” outside local businesses. According to the cookie finder on the Girl Scouts’ website, 12 West Seattle businesses host Scout troops’ cookie booths tomorrow afternoon and/or evening. But before we get to that list, the list of cookies (updated per commenters) is here – 9 flavors this year, including one that is gluten-free (Toffee-tastic), and one that is vegan (Thin Mints); halal and kosher info is here.

Now – here’s where you’ll find our area’s first round of cookie booths tomorrow, according to the Girl Scouts’ website:

Roxbury Safeway 2 pm-8 pm
Junction True Value 3 pm-5 pm
Husky Deli 3 pm-7 pm
Marination Ma Kai 4 pm-6 pm
Menchie’s 4 pm-6 pm
West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) 4 pm-8 pm
Easy Street Records 4 pm-8 pm
Trader Joe’s 4 pm-8 pm
Junction QFC 4 pm-8 pm
Westwood QFC 4 pm-8 pm
Admiral Safeway 4-8 pm
Junction Safeway 4-8 pm

If you can’t cookie-shop until the weekend, you’ll find additional locations and different hours Saturday and beyond. Cookie-booth season continues through Sunday, March 17; you can also buy online – if you search for cookie sales in your area, the search results will match you with a local troop from which you can buy online, as well as the nearest booths’ locations and times.

Sea Scouts Gavin, Remy, and Milo are among the volunteers collecting your donations for the West Seattle Food Bank at six grocery stores around West Seattle until 1 pm. They’re at PCC West Seattle (California/Stevens; WSB sponsor); the Sea Scouts are affiliated with the Lions Club of West Seattle, one of the service clubs leading today’s “Celebrate Community” food drive. The Kiwanis Club of West Seattle also is leading it:

Joel and Mike are at Metropolitan Market (41st/Admiral). Here’s the list of what the WSFB most needs (including some non-food items), The other stores where you’ll find volunteers until 1 pm are West Seattle Thriftway (California/Fauntleroy; WSB sponsor), Trader Joe’s (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW), and both West Seattle QFCs (Westwood Village and 42nd/Alaska).

P.S. If you missed this event but have food to donate, some stores have year-round barrels for WSFB – Thriftway, for one, right by the southern front entrance.

(Photo by Caity Gerhardt)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, and other previews, here’s what’s happening on your Saturday:

TRAFFIC ALERTS: Here’s what SDOT has announced for today:

-We will be paving Admiral Way SW between SW Hanford and SW Olga St. We anticipate this work taking place the next two weekends.
-We’re repaving the street near California Ave SW and Ferry Ave SW.
-We’ll be pouring new concrete panels on 16th Ave SW and SW Webster St. Traffic will be maintained in both directions as we complete the work however you may experience delays.
-We’ll be working at Chelan Ave SW and SW Spokane St (by Fire Station 36) to return the signal to how it operated before the bridge closure. The signal will be turned off for a period of time, and uniformed police officers will be directing traffic while we complete this work.
-We’ll be removing the red bus lane paint on 1st Ave S in the vicinity of S. Horton St in and on both sides of the Spokane St Swing Bridge (low bridge) entrances. This work is scheduled to begin Saturday night at 8:30 PM and conclude on Sunday around 6 AM.
-We’ll be installing new directional signs at the Chelan 5-way intersection. Work is anticipated to begin as early as 7 AM and conclude by 4 PM on both days.

GARAGE/YARD SALES: See (and post) listings in the WSB Community Forums.

BARRE3 ANNIVERSARY: 8:15 am-1:30 pm, celebrate the fitness studio’s 5th anniversary with free classes, a food truck, more – details in our calendar listing. (3218 California SW)

WEST SEATTLE-WIDE FOOD DRIVE: 9 am-1 pm, take nonperishable food to any one of the six grocery stores where you’ll find volunteers from local service clubs collecting to “Celebrate Community” and help the West Seattle Food Bank:

Metropolitan Market (41st/Admiral)
PCC (California/Stevens)
QFC in The Junction (42nd/Alaska)
QFC at Westwood Village
West Seattle Thriftway (California/Fauntleroy)
Trader Joe’s (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW)

SOUTH DELRIDGE FARMERS’ MARKET: This twice-monthly market focused on BIPOC growers and makers continues on into the fall in the courtyard at Hope Academy (9421 18th SW), 10 am-2 pm

SAN GENNARO FESTIVAL: Happening in Georgetown but with major West Seattle ties, the Italian street fair is back, with food, shopping, music, more. 10 am-10 pm today, including free face-painting for kids noon-4 pm. (1225 S. Angelo)

CAMP LONG MOUNTAIN FEST: 11 am-5 pm, celebrate climbing and more at Camp Long (5200 35th SW) – even a scavenger hunt if you don’t want to try the ropes course or historic Schurman Rock.

SPRAYPARK: Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) will be open 11 am-8 pm (daily through September 18th).

‘REUNITED’ T-SHIRTS: Pick up your pre-ordered shirt(s) and/or drop in to see if any are left to buy, 11 am-2 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW).

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Noon-4 pm, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society museum on Alki is open (61st/Stevens).

ALKI ARTS POP-UP: Noon-5 pm today at California/Oregon in The Junction. Second-to-last day.

MAKERS ART MARKET: 1-6 pm, with vendors on the east side of Alki Bathhouse (60th/Alki).

KITE FESTIVAL: An afternoon of activities at the Seattle Chinese Garden, north end of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus, $5 suggested donation, all ages welcome.

FREE CLASSES AT WEST SEATTLE NURSERY: 1 pm, “How Native People Use Native Plants“; 2:30 pm, “Urban Food Forests.” (California/Brandon)

WINE TIME: The Viscon Cellars (WSB sponsor) tasting room – selling wine by the glass or bottle – is open 1-6 pm. (5910 California SW)

FOOTBALL: West Seattle High School plays Franklin at 2 pm at Memorial Stadium downtown.

FREE OUTDOOR CONCERT IN THE PARK: Come listen to the music of Thaddeus Spae at Puget Ridge Edible Park (18th/Brandon) and explore the park while you’re there, 3 p.m.

FINALE WEEK AT WS BREWING’S ALKI TAP SHACK: With closure looming for West Seattle Brewing‘s Alki outpost, as reported here, they’re having a celebratory “Finale Week” including live music. Tonight 5-8 pm, it’s Led Zeppelin tribute band Urban Achievers. (2536 Alki SW)

LIVE AT EASY STREET: ✦Jolee Gordon
✦Trust Blinks
✦Riley Getz, live in-store, 5 pm. All ages, free. (California/Alaska)

WHITE CENTER CDA CELEBRATION: 5 pm at South Seattle College‘s Brockey Center (6000 16th SW), you can support the White Center Community Development Association by attending tonight’s celebratory fundraiser.

FULL MOON SEA KAYAK TOUR: Go out on the water with Alki Kayak Tours on this full-moon late-summer night. 6:15 pm from Seacrest (1660 Harbor SW).

MOON CANDY: 5 female musicians playing Americana, folk, and country, 7 pm at C & P Coffee Company (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), no cover, all ages.

MUSIC AT THE SKYLARK: Birthday Bash featuring Bouquets, Mayfly, BMB, Runaway Satellite, Friction Pitch and The Long Hauls, doors at 7 pm, show at 8. No cover, but donations for the musicians encouraged. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

DRIVE-IN MOVIE: “Parmanu” will be screened outdoors at The Heron’s Nest (4818 Puget Way SW). 7:30 pm.

OUT AT THE BOX: Drag show at Box Bar (California/Brandon), 9:30 pm. No cover. 21+.

Something to add, for today/tonight or beyond? Email westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

We told you last week about local service clubs’ West Seattle-wide food drive coming up Saturday, September 10th. Now we know where you’ll be able to donate food that day.

Your donations will be collected by volunteers from the Kiwanis, Lions, and Rotary and the Kiwanis-supported Key Clubs at Chief Sealth IHS and West Seattle HS. They’ll be outside these stores 9 am-1 pm Saturday:

Metropolitan Market (41st/Admiral)
PCC (California/Stevens)
QFC in The Junction (42nd/Alaska)
QFC at Westwood Village
West Seattle Thriftway (California/Fauntleroy)
Trader Joe’s (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW)

Donated items go to the West Seattle Food Bank; see this list of what they most need (including some non-food items)

Who’s open and who’s closed? Here’s what we found:

West Seattle Thriftway (California/Fauntleroy; WSB sponsor) – open until 9 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

Trader Joe’s (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW) – open until 5 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

Metropolitan Market (41st/42nd/Admiral) – open until 6 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

PCC (2749 California SW) – Open until 7 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

Whole Foods (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW) – open until 7 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

QFC (Junction and Westwood) – open until 7 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

Safeway – All three West Seattle stores close at 7 pm Christmas Eve, will be open 8 am-5 pm Christmas Day

Target – Open until 8 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day

Periodically during the pandemic, we’ve been checking on local grocery stores’ hours, including the hours they set aside for higher-risk shoppers, particularly people 60 and older. But it’s been a while since last check-in, so when we got word that one store is making changes starting tomorrow, we decided to check in on all of West Seattle’s standalone stores:

PCC (2749 California SW): Starting Monday (January 4th), PCC is expanding its hours to 6 am-11 pm and its seniors/at-risk shopping hours to 6-8 am Wednesdays and Saturdays

WEST SEATTLE THRIFTWAY (California/Fauntleroy; WSB sponsor): 5 am-midnight daily, 7 am-9 am Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors

METROPOLITAN MARKET (Admiral/41st): Open 6 am-11 pm daily, no senior/high-risk shopping hours

QFC (4550 42nd SW, Westwood Village): 6 am-11 pm daily, 7-8 am Mondays and Wednesdays for seniors/high-risk

SAFEWAY (28th/Roxbury, Jefferson Square, 2622 California SW): 5 am-1 am daily, 6-9 am Tuesdays and Thursdays for seniors/high-risk

TRADER JOE’S (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW): 8 am-9 pm daily, first hour Wednesday and Sunday (8 am-9 am) set aside for seniors/disabled

WHOLE FOODS MARKET (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW): 8 am-9 pm daily, seniors/high-risk/disabled 7-8 am Friday

Among the Christmas Eve/Day information we’ve been compiling in the WSB West Seattle Holiday Guide: Grocery-store hours for the next two days. Here’s what we’ve found: West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor; 4201 SW Morgan), closing at 9 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day … Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor; 41st/Admiral), open 5 am-6 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day … PCC WEST SEATTLE (2749 California SW), closing at 7 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day … Whole Foods (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW), open 7 am-7 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day … Trader Joe’s (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW), closing at 6 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day … Safeway (all 3 West Seattle stores), open 5 am-6:30 pm Christmas Eve, 8 am-5 pm Christmas Day … QFC (both West Seattle stores), closing at 7 pm Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day. … Again, this is also in our Holiday Guide, along with restaurant and coffee lists that we’re continuing to add to (info appreciated at westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!).

We haven’t published a grocery-shopping update in a while – but a note from Suzanne inspired this one, since it’s time to check on holiday hours, anyway.

METROPOLITAN MARKET EXTENDED HOURS: This is the tip Suzanne sent – Metropolitan Market-Admiral (WSB sponsor) has extended its closing time to 1 am. She points out that late night is a good time to go if you want to avoid crowds. Hours are 5 am-1 am daily. On Thanksgiving Day, the store will close at 2 pm. (2320 42nd SW)

WEST SEATTLE THRIFTWAY: Note for curbside customers at West Seattle Thriftway (WSB sponsor) – in the week ahead, that service is only offered Monday-Tuesday (November 23-24) and Friday (November 27) . The store’s regular hours are 5 am-midnight and it’s open until 7 pm Thanksgiving Day. (4201 SW Morgan)

PCC WEST SEATTLE: Closed Thanksgiving Day. Regular hours are 7 am-11 pm. (2749 California SW)

TRADER JOE’S: No senior hour on the day before Thanksgiving – store open to all, 8 am-9 pm, that day. Closed Thanksgiving Day. (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW)

WHOLE FOODS WEST SEATTLE: Open 7 am-11 pm the day before Thanksgiving, and 7 am-5 pm on the holiday. (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW)

QFC: All stores are closing at 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day; regular hours are 6 am-11 pm. (4550 42nd SW; Westwood Village)

SAFEWAY: All 3 in West Seattle are listed as open regular hours (5 am-1 am) on Thanksgiving Day. (2622 California SW; Jefferson Square; 28th/Roxbury)

One of the highest daily new case numbers we’ve seen in a while tops tonight’s roundup:

NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: Here’s today’s daily summary from Public Health – the cumulative totals:

*10,069 people have tested positive, 168 more than yesterday

*586 people have died, unchanged for a third day

*1,587 people have been hospitalized, 13 more than yesterday

*161,398 people have been tested, 1,847 more than yesterday

One week ago, the totals were 9,273/584/1,547/144,631.

STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.

WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: See them – nation by nation – here.

3 WS BUSINESSES IN 4 DAYS … have confirmed employee COVID-19 cases. Today, Trader Joe’s; Saturday, Duke’s; Thursday, Admiral Starbucks.

LOOKING FOR WORK? Though the virus crisis has cost many their jobs, some are hiring. Local businesses can post listings for free in our West Seattle Jobs Offered section, and there are several new ones.

GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING TOMORROW: He’ll be in the Tri-Cities and has announced an 11:45 am media briefing, “joined by Secretary of Health John Wiesman and retired Navy Vice Adm. Dr. Raquel Bono, Washington State Director, Pandemic Health Response.” (No advance streaming link in the announcement.)

GOT SOMETHING TO REPORT? westseattleblog@gmail.com or 206-293-6302, text/voice – thank you!

(Updated 6/27)

As with many other businesses, things are changing day to day, so (updated) we are continuing to track local standalone stores’ hours:

WEST SEATTLE THRIFTWAY (4201 SW Morgan; WSB sponsor): 5 am-midnight – pickup service info here if you cannot come into the store. (Added) Thriftway has senior shopping time (60+), 7-9 am Tuesdays and Thursdays. No personal bags.

PCC WEST SEATTLE (2749 California SW; WSB sponsor): 8 am-11 pm, with 7 am-8 am reserved for 60+ and others at higher risk. Personal bags are OK if you bag your own groceries.

METROPOLITAN MARKET (41st/42nd/Admiral): 8 am-11 pm; 7-8 am every day now reserved for seniors/other elevated-risk shoppers. No personal bags.

TRADER JOE’S (4545 Fauntleroy Way SW): Hours will be 9 am-9 pm starting 6/29 with 8-9 am special daily hour for seniors and others at elevated risk..

WHOLE FOODS (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW; WSB sponsor): 8 am-9 pm, with senior hours 7 am-8 am Wednesdays and Fridays.

JUNCTION QFC (4550 42nd SW): 5/23 update – hours now 7 am-11 pm with 60+-shopper hour 7-8 am Mondays and Wednesdays.

WESTWOOD VILLAGE QFC (26th/Barton): 5/23 update – hours now 7 am-11 pm with 60+-shopper hour 7-8 am Mondays and Wednesdays.

*Note for the next three stores – seniors/high-risk people have special shopping hours at Safeways (expanded to) 6 am-9 am Tuesdays and Thursdays.

ROXBURY SAFEWAY (27th/Roxbury): 5 am-1 am

JEFFERSON SQUARE SAFEWAY (42nd/Edmunds), 5 am-1 am

ADMIRAL SAFEWAY (2622 California SW): 5 am-1 am

westseattleblog@gmail.com or text/voice 206-293-6302 – we’ll update this list if/when we hear of changes – thank you!

West Seattle’s second grocery-store opening in eight days brought about 600 people streaming into Whole Foods Market (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW; WSB sponsor) in the first 20 minutes. Once inside, those who had been lined up outside got a raucous welcome from a lineup of cheering, applauding employees:

Among those welcoming shoppers, the store’s team leader (aka manager) Gary Ruiz:

The store opened a bit earlier than announced – 8:46 am.

Within 10 minutes, the free tote bags were gone, but greeters continued handing out cards with “mystery savings” – anywhere from $5 to $100, to be scanned at the checkout counters, all of which were soon busy:

For a detailed look at store features (and a review of the 13+-year backstory), see our “sneak preview” published Tuesday. The store is open until 9 tonight (regular hours 8 am-9 pm).

SIDE NOTE: This is West Seattle’s fifth grocery-store grand opening in a decade. Coverage of the previous three:

*One week ago – Rebuilt PCC Community Markets (WSB sponsor) store
*April 2012 – Trader Joe’s
*August 2011 – Rebuilt Admiral Safeway
*September 2009 – Junction QFC

12:34 PM: Thanks to Marco for tweeting the photo – that Girl Scout troop is outside West Seattle Trader Joe’s until 2 pm, one of multiple locations and times you’ll find Girl Scout Cookies over the next two weeks. Just use the finder on the Girl Scouts of Western Washington website. Here are the cookies they’re offering this year. (Is your troop out selling too? Send us a pic!)

ADDED 1:18 PM: This troop’s at Admiral Safeway until 2:

Thanks to Patrick for tweeting that photo.

5/31/2017: Car-prowl suspect arrested, thanks to watchful neighbors

5/30/2017: Crime reports plus burglary-prevention advice in your Crime Prevention Coordinator’s monthly newsletter

5/29/2017: Three reader reports – street robbery, storage break-in, car vandalism

5/29/2017: Police search for suspects after stolen car dumped on Beach Drive

5/27/2017: Roundup including found purse, two found bikes, car-prowl attempt on video, more

5/26/2017: Car break-in; bicycle found

5/24/2017: City Council briefing on gun violence

5/23/2017: Man shot and killed on Alki

5/22/2017: High Point gunfire followup

5/22/2017: Car-prowl reports

5/21/2017: High Point gunfire investigation

5/20/2017: Car window smashed; package prowler

5/20/2017: Drug-treatment sentence for Michael E. Maine

5/18/2017: White Center murder suspect shot

5/17/2017: Tire slashing; found bicycle

5/17/2017: West Seattle Crime Prevention Council hears from Traffic Unit

5/16/2017: Attempted bank robbery north of The Junction

5/15/2017: Student reports being followed, grabbed

5/14/2017: Church group van prowled

5/11/2017: Gunfire east of Fairmount Park

5/11/2017: Arrest after gunfire in Roxhill Park

5/9/2017: Resident scares burglar away

5/8/2017: Hit-run driver leaves bumper behind; car break-in

5/7/2017: North Delridge search after gun-flashing clash between people in 2 cars

5/7/2017: On White Center Now – coverage of deadly WC shooting

5/6/2017: Car vandalized

5/4/2017: Charges in 35th/Morgan crash

5/3/2017: Stolen Subaru (since found); prowler alert; suspect charged

5/2/2017: Michael E. Maine pleads guilty

5/2/2017: High Point police standoff

5/1/2017: About the helicopter; burglary attempt; followup on Saturday arrest in North Admiral

4/30/2017: Recognize this graffiti/tagging vandal? (Photos, videos from neighbors)

4/29/2017: Three Crime Watch reports, including stolen car found during prowler search

4/28/2017: Work van stolen

4/27/2017: Big police response north of The Junction

4/26/2017: Stolen silver Subaru Forester (missing since last Sunday)

4/25/2017: Tire/wheel stolen; shared-car vandalism; packages taken

4/24/2017: Two burglaries

4/23/2017: Roxhill Park robbery; possible package theft

4/21/2017: Stolen red Subaru Outback

4/20/2017: Car broken into; white-and-blue bicycle found

4/18/2017: White Cilo bicycle found

4/17/2017: 2 reader reports; 2 chances to talk with police

4/16/2017: Stolen work van, labeled “Valley Electric”

4/14/2017: Package theft in Seaview

4/14/2017: Another charge against Chayce Hanson

4/13/2017: Car prowl; possible dumped loot; next West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting

4/12/2017: Police seeking boathouse-burglary suspect Paul Story (photo)

4/11/2017: Casey Carlstedt charged with bike theft that WSB readers helped solve; also, car-prowl reader report

4/9/2017: Convicted child-killer Chayce Hanson charged with rape

4/8/2017: Convicted burglar’s ‘alternative’ sentence revoked

4/6/2017: Police search in East Admiral

4/4/2017: Charges filed against boathouse-burglary suspect

4/4/2017: Daytime gunfire; 3 stolen cars found

4/3/2017: Thieves and vandals, some on video

4/2/2017: Various reader reports

4/1/2017: Police search in East Admiral after man finds intruder in his car

4/1/2017: Stolen car, found bicycle, more

3/30/2017: Search for White Center shooting suspect

3/29/2017: What happened at this month’s West Seattle Block Watch Captains Network meeting

3/29/2017: Trailer stolen; carport prowlers on video; Jessica Detrick wanted again

3/28/2017: Shell casings found after gunfire near Delridge/Kenyon

3/27/2017: 2 reader reports and a followup

3/27/2017: Scam alert: Fake “City Light” callers

3/26/2017: The illegal-tree-cutting case, one year later

3/25/2017: Two Honda Civics stolen

3/24/2017: Bicyclist attacked on Spokane Street path, and what the city’s doing about conditions there

3/23/2017: Gunfire followup; recognize this bicycle?; package theft

3/22/2017: Street robbery

3/22/2017: Sketch of home-invasion robber

3/21/2017: Package-theft suspect charged, released

3/20/2017: Reader video, images, tips result in arrest of suspected serial package thief

3/20/2017: Gunfire heard last night, evidence found this morning

3/19/2017: Car prowlers leave the change; suspect found sleeping

3/18/2017: Police investigate stabbing at Fauntleroy/Alaska

3/18/2017: Package theft on video

3/17/2017: Teens arrested after gunfire in east Junction

3/17/2017: Silver CR-V stolen

3/16/2017: Stolen Subaru Forester found; daytime driveway prowler; “library” e-mail scam; more

3/15/2017: 4 notes, including stolen Mitsubishi Diamante found

3/13/2017: Burglary caught on camera (red/orange truck and tool thieves breaking into container on Beach Drive)

3/12/2017: Stolen blue Subaru Forester

3/12/2017: Car prowl, vandalism

3/10/2017: Stolen car (silver Mitsubishi Diamante)

3/9/2017: Car theft; stolen keys; found 1-speed bicycle, and fishing-related items

3/8/2017: One car stolen (silver Acura), another broken into

3/7/2017: One reader report, four reports from SPD files

3/2/2017: Mailboxes, car windows targeted; purple/pink Trek bike found

3/1/2017: Car prowlers steal donations, and more…

2/28/2017: Visitors’ car stolen in Fauntleroy

2/26/2017: Car prowl; vandalism; more

2/24/2017: Gunfire; car theft (silver 1998 Civic); package theft on video

2/21/2017: 2 incidents at Junction 7-11; stolen vans recovered; other followups

2/19/2017: Stolen urn; found bicycle

2/18/2017: Four repeat offenders in trouble again

2/16/2017: Stabbing suspect charged, and more

2/14/2017: Burglary and other reader reports; stabbing suspect arrested

2/13/2017: Stolen 1985 van

2/12/2017: Junction stabbing (with followup info added Monday morning)

2/12/2017: Street robbery and two property-crime reader reports

2/10/2017: Stolen car full of loot; car prowl on video; SWAT arrest followup; more

2/8/2017: SWAT response in South Delridge

2/7/2017: Car prowler who left tools behind

2/4/2017: Stolen SUV

2/3/2017: Car-prowl reader reports

1/31/2017: Overnight gunfire; victim in another shooting shows up at hospital; car prowl

1/30/2017: Abandoned bicycle; found license plates; more

1/28/2017: Vandalism; burglary; wire theft

1/27/2017: Work truck stolen

1/26/2017: Reader reports, plus, more charges in burglary ring

1/25/2017: ATM heist suspects charged

1/25/2017: Alki arrests linked to regional ‘high-end burglary ring’ – loot shown off

1/25/2017: Pigeon Point gunfire; Arbor Heights car-prowl suspect out

1/24/2017: Police updates @ West Seattle Block Watch Captains Network

1/24/2017: Arrest in South Delridge ATM-customer holdup

1/23/2017: 2 suspects jailed in Junction US Bank ATM theft

1/23/2017: Arbor Heights search after car prowl leads to 1 arrest

1/23/2017: Bellevue Police arrest 2 in Alki area

1/22/2017: ATM stolen; package theft on video

1/19/2017: Found skis (stolen?); robbers on video; more

1/18/2017: Updates from West Seattle Crime Prevention Council

1/18/2017: Shooting at Highland Park 7-11

1/17/2017: Found bicycle; smashed windows; more

1/16/2017: 35th/Holden police response

1/16/2017: Bikes stolen, found; bag found; more

1/14/2017: Card fraud; burglaries

1/12/2017: Four reader reports, including words of thanks

1/12/2017: Stabbing on Puget Ridge

1/10/2017: Stolen car; vehicle break-ins; possible loot (CDs) found; more

1/9/2017: Teen shot, turns up in ER

1/9/2017: Bicycle found; car windows smashed

1/8/2017: Recognize this bicycle? Purse and more found. Plus, reports from SPD files

1/6/2017: Hit-run crash victim’s father reports arrest

1/6/2017: Ice vandalism

1/5/2017: SPD briefing at Southwest District Council

1/3/2017: 1 car stolen, 2 cars prowled

1/2/2017: Stolen, vandalized cars

1/1/2017: Hit-run driver leaves hubcap behind

12/29/2016: “Shooting” followup; stolen skateboard

12/28/2016: Four reader reports

12/27/2016: Suspects jailed in 7-11 incident

12/26/2016: Robbery attempt; bicycle theft; stolen mail

12/24/2016: Pre-holiday thefts

12/22/2016: 7-11 clerk hurt

12/22/2016: Vehicle stolen in North Admiral

12/22/2016: Coffee-shop holdup

12/21/2016: Hit-run; package thefts; car prowls

12/21/2016: Appeal ruling in Lovett Chambers case

12/20/2016: Stolen car (BMW), hit-runs, car prowl

12/19/2016: Hit-run crash survivor’s family seeking info

12/18/2016: Burglary attempt, garage intruder, bike found (black Trek)

12/16/2016: Plea bargain in guns/drugs case

12/15/2016: Burglary attempts; Rudolph ‘recovered’

12/14/2016: Car prowls, and prevention advice

12/14/2016: Recognize any of this recovered loot?

12/12/2016: Stolen CR-V; package theft on video

12/10/2016: Groceries stolen? And other reader reports

12/9/2016: Possible gunfire; bullet hits car; more

12/7/2016: Teenager shot

12/6/2016: Reader reports including abandoned scooter

12/6/2016: Theater troupe hit by thieves; yard lights lifted

12/5/2016: Followup on arrest related to Corner Pocket liquor-license suspension

12/3/2016: Stolen pickup, found bike, more

12/1/2016: Two unique bicycles stolen

11/30/2016: Prowlers caught and not, package and plant thieves…

11/29/2016: Plates, prowls, pickup

11/28/2016: Bike theft on video (orange Soma)

11/27/2016: Stolen pickup; stolen package; 3 car prowls

11/25/2016: No holiday for thieves, including stolen bicycle (red and black Giant)

11/23/2016: Package-theft-arrests followup; 2 car prowls; stolen car found

11/22/2016: Stolen Toyotas

11/22/2016: Package-theft suspects arrested

11/21/2016: Five reader reports – stolen trailer, stolen (red) bicycle, car prowl, found stuff, possible gunshots

11/21/2016: Three stolen cars (one Ford, one Subaru, other unknown)

11/20/2016: Burglary suspect charged with 4 felonies

11/20/2016: Silver Honda Accord stolen in Gatewood

11/19/2016: Electric bicycle stolen; multiple cars damaged in hit-and-run

11/18/2016: Car theft (2010 graphite Subaru Outback), car prowls, recognize these found items? (photo)

11/16/2016: Illegal tree-cutting case followup

11/16/2016: Car prowlers leave someone else’s items behind

11/15/2016: Missing a bicycle? Take a look at these four

11/14/2016: Possible gunshots off Beach Drive

11/13/2016: Burglary suspect arrested after Admiral search

11/13/2016: Alki-area burglary; possible skimming

11/12/2016: Arrest in PCC lot; car theft (green ’96 Honda Accord); 2 bicycles found

11/11/2016: Pre-dawn car prowl in Admiral parking lot

11/8/2016: Business burglary on video; 2 car prowls

11/8/2016: Robbery suspect out of jail; 3 reader reports

11/7/2016: Followup on stolen property found in recovered stolen vehicle

11/5/2016: Package thief makes off with medicine

11/4/2016: Bleeding burglar, stolen bike, pilfered packages

11/4/2016: Stolen car found full of others’ stuff, plus three reader reports

11/2/2016: Warrant arrest at Westwood Village

11/2/2016: Search after burglary northeast of The Junction

11/1/2016: Burglary, bike theft (photo included – pink bike), car prowl

10/30/2016: Seen this stolen pickup truck (photo included – red Ford)?

10/28/2016: Stolen vehicles and stolen wheels

10/27/2016: Vehicle thefts, vandalized railings

10/26/2016: Hot topics at Block Watch Captains Network

10/25/2016: Two stolen-car cases, including suspects fleeing at 15th/Roxbury

10/24/2016: Reader reports and more

10/23/2016: Stolen Civic, and (found!) stolen Audi

10/21/2016: Robbery-suspects followup

10/20/2016: South Park pursuit may result in robbery arrests; reader reports on package theft, graffiti vandalism

10/19/2016: Garage burglars on cam and more

10/18/2016: Exposer alert

10/17/2016: Followup – after reported 30th/Roxbury gunshots, victim turns up at hospital

10/16/2016: Police response at 14th/Roxbury, apparent hoax

10/15/2016: Street robbery, burglaries, thefts, and a new survey

10/13/2016: Fake ‘City Light’ caller

10/12/2016: Thieves on camera – from tree to supplements

10/11/2016: Gatewood hit-run, North Admiral, Seaview car prowls

10/9/2016: Parking-lot auto theft; mirror vandalism

10/7/2016: Car prowlers, including 1 on clear video

10/6/2016: Four reader reports, including stolen child’s bicycle and hit-and-run

10/5/2016: Stolen car (blue Nissan Maxima) and more

10/3/2016: The case of the repeat offender who had to be dragged into custody

10/2/2016: Car break-in, brazen bike thief (red mountain bike), more

10/1/2016: Skirt-stealing package thief

9/30/2016: Is this your bike? Police want to talk to you – and not just so you can get it back

9/30/2016: Car break-in; purse theft; 2 bicycles found; more

9/28/2016: Fugitive arrested, and two more reports

9/27/2016: Updates on 3 repeat offenders, including a plea bargain

9/26/2016: Grocery thief; dumped bicycles

9/25/2016: Three reader reports

9/24/2016: Two reader reports and a Block Watch Captains Network reminder

9/22/2016: Found (stolen?) items and updates on two suspects

9/21/2016: Police search for a warrant suspect

9/20/2016: Murder cold case closed

9/20/2016: Tree-cutting lawsuits filed

9/19/2016: Stolen black bicycle; found silver bicycle frame; prowler on video

9/18/2016: Car-theft suspect caught in Delridge

9/16/2016: Helicopter helps search for burglary suspect in Fauntleroy

9/16/2016: Couple attacked/robbed near California/Andover; car stolen from supermarket lot

9/15/2016: Police search Lincoln Park after nearby burglary

9/14/2016: Driver arrested after Mercedes catches fire near ferry dock following hit-run on 35th

9/14/2016: Stolen car; stolen package; crime-prevention bulletins; next WS Crime Prevention Council meeting

9/14/2016: Boat & trailer stolen; bicycle found

9/12/2016: Armed robbery starts in park, ends in store

9/11/2016: Two more bicycles found

9/9/2016: Car prowlers steal sports stuff

9/7/2016: Another dumped bicycle found

9/5/2016: Another Prius stolen

9/5/2016: More storage-unit break-ins

9/4/2016: Prius stolen

9/2/2016: Police search leads to arrest; would-be burglar shown on video

9/1/2016: Woman grabbed while running

8/31/2016: Marine View Drive gunfire; South Admiral burglary attempt

8/30/2016: Four reader reports, including a found bicycle

8/29/2016: Assault outside Alki home; twice-stolen car; more

8/28/2016: Possible package-theft evidence; found bicycle

8/26/2016: Twice-stolen car; prowl attempt

8/26/2016: Home, storage-unit burglaries

8/25/2016: Car prowls, plus the case of the abandoned pants

8/24/2016: Car-prowl suspect out of jail

8/23/2016: Attempted child luring; prowlers on video; wedding items stolen

8/23/2016: Police arrest car-prowl suspect in Lincoln Park after helicopter-enhanced search

8/22/2016: Stolen car found, items inside missing

8/21/2016: Burglaries while residents slept, plus a neighbor’s kindness

8/21/2016: From bullets to burglars

8/19/2016: Gunfire on Alki, with two victims showing up at hospital

8/18/2016: Car prowls; vandalism; found bicycles (both mainly white frames)

8/17/2016: Stolen shrubbery; ripped-off rings

8/16/2016: Another stolen CR-V

8/15/2016: Early morning car (Accord) theft

8/14/2016: Roxhill Park police response plus 5 reader reports (vandalism x 2, theft x 2, stolen vehicle found)

8/13/2016: Pickup truck stolen

8/12/2016: Phones stolen; stolen bicycle reunited with owner; stolen pickup found with somebody else’s stuff inside

8/11/2016: Woman attacked while walking in Arbor Heights; dumped stolen (?) items

8/10/2016: Car prowls; stolen bicycle; found 3-wheeler

8/9/2016: Little League’s mower stolen; bicycle stolen; stolen car found

8/8/2016: 2 more stolen vehicles to watch for

8/7/2016: Seen this stolen CR-V?

8/6/2016: Stolen ashes; scam callers try again

8/4/2016: Car thief arrested; stolen car found; stolen van; found bike; burglary

8/3/2016: 1 suspect, 3 robberies

8/3/2016: Jessica Detrick charged in two burglaries

8/2/2016: Morgan Junction bank robbed

8/2/2016: Morgan Junction grocery store robbed

8/1/2016: Tire slashers hit two West Seattle streets

7/31/2016: Reader reports – torched political sign; suspected gunshots; stolen bicycle with extra sentimental value; found golf clubs

7/30/2016: Junction shoplifter; Gatewood discovery of dumped CDs/cases; Triangle bike theft; Highland Park car/mailbox prowler on video; more

7/29/2016: Highland Park arrests from SPD Blotter; reader reports from Beach Drive, 33rd SW

7/28/2016: Suspect in bank-robbery attempt released from jail

7/27/2016: Junction bank-robbery (attempt)

7/27/2016: Racist, threatening hate note left on Pigeon Point family’s porch

7/26/2016: Unusual happenings after two West Seattle car prowls

7/25/2016: Assault charges filed in bridge beating

7/24/2016: Burglary charge via fingerprints, and 4 reader reports – two car prowls, a stolen car, and a found bicycle

7/23/2016: Shell casings found in Lincoln Park after gunfire reports

7/22/2016: Sentencing of West Seattleite who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in deadly SeaTac shooting

7/21/2016: Police find bicycles, seek owners

7/21/2016: 3 suspects still in custody after bridge assault

7/20/2016: High Point arrests following bridge assault

7/20/2016: Burglary, car-theft victims looking for witnesses

7/20/2016: Early-morning gunfire

7/19/2018: Stabbing in Roxhill area

7/18/2016: Burglar caught on camera

7/18/2016: Failed car-theft attempt; mystery booms

7/17/2016: 2 bicycles stolen, another left behind

7/15/2017: Car stolen with keepsake

7/13/2016: Business burglary; yard prowler; close call in a parking lot

7/12/2016: Update on HP/SD prowling suspect Taylor Church

7/10/2016: Car just prowled

7/10/2016: Car stolen, then found

7/9/2016: 3 reader reports and WSBWCN at Summer Fest

7/7/2016: $15,000 bail for ‘known burglar and auto thief’

7/7/2016: Charge filed against rifle-firing suspect Tony Samoun

7/6/2016: Bail set for 4th of July rifle-firing suspect

7/6/2016: Why the Guardian One helicopter was over West Seattle

7/5/2016: Man hurt while trying to stop car-prowl suspect

7/5/2016: ‘Assault rifle” seized in 4th of July gunfire arrest

7/4/2016: Two car prowls (Fauntleroy and East Admiral)

7/2/2016: Three theft reports – Westcrest Park, Lincoln Park, Upper Alki

6/30/2016: Crime trends @ West Seattle Block Watch Captains Network

6/30/2016: Stolen Schwinn Hornet bicycle and dumped-likely-stolen shoes found

6/28/2016: 4 reports plus “focus groups” ahead

6/27/2016: Purse stolen; mail theft and garage break-in; burglary attempt

6/26/2016: Robbed at home; plate stolen, swapped; mail theft and what to do about it

6/25/2016: Recognize this abandoned blue Pacific bike?

6/24/2016: Charges filed against alleged gun-waving car-prowl suspects

6/23/2016: Bail hearing for alleged gun-waving car-prowl suspects

6/23/2016: Police, helicopter response in Alki/Admiral

6/23/2016: Another bicycle theft; what car prowlers left behind

6/22/2016: Car-prowl, gun-waving report leads to 2 arrests

6/21/2016: Drive-up theft in Trader Joe’s lot

6/21/2016: 1 stolen bicycle, 3 found bicycles [photos], plus ‘good news/bad news’ car prowl

6/19/2016: Another Lincoln Park car break-in

6/18/2016: Five reader reports – solicitor suspected of theft; car prowls; hit-run; more

6/18/2016: Woman fights off would-be robbers

6/16/2016: Stolen Nissan Versa; charger taken from doorstep

6/16/2016: Asleep & armed; art case followup

6/13/2016: SWAT standoff in Morgan Junction

6/12/2016: Did you see either of these?

6/10/2016: Teen arrested for stolen gun

6/9/2016: Suspected repeat prowler arrested for burglary; gunfire/crash followup

6/7/2016: Car-prowl victim gets items back with SPD help; abandoned bicycle

6/7/2016: Guilty plea in toddler murder

6/7/2016: Court of Appeals arguments in Morgan Junction shooting-death case

6/6/2016: Art theft; missing math homework; more

6/4/2016: Gunfire, crash near 10th/Roxbury

6/3/2016: Gunfire investigation in South Delridge

6/2/2016: Gunfire-detection system?

6/1/2016: Security video shows pickup truck before, after ATM theft

5/31/2016: ATM stolen from South Seattle College, found in Arbor Heights backyard

5/30/2016: North Delridge gunfire investigation

5/29/2016: Hit-run on video; mailboxes vandalized

5/27/2016: Stolen silver 1996 Honda Civic

5/25/2016: Student approached while walking to school

5/25/2016: Gunfire near Lincoln Park; car prowls in Gatewood, Junction

5/24/2016: Police at Denny/Sealth campus after social-media threat leads to ‘shelter-in-place’

5/24/2016: Police arrest 3 in stolen-bike sting

5/23/2016: Followups on Delridge shooting, High Point gunfire

5/22/2016: Possible Delridge shooting

5/21/2016: Police investigate gunfire in High Point

5/21/2016: Car prowlers ‘score’

5/20/2016: Police’s plans for Alki

5/20/2016: Safety alert from Denny, Sealth principals after student reports being followed

5/19/2016: Parent reports middle-schooler followed in Arbor Heights

5/19/2016: Two bikes stolen; six cars damaged; door-tryer on cam

5/18/2016: Video – “the loot left behind”

5/17/2016: Stolen bicycle

5/16/2016: 4 reader reports

5/12/2016: The case of the leaping prowler

5/12/2016: Reader reports, a followup, and prevention advice

5/11/2016: Delridge gunfire suspect charged

5/10/2016: Stolen pickup truck and a few other notes

5/9/2016: New information about North Delridge gunfire arrest

5/8/2016: ‘Idol’ warning; musical instruments returned

5/7/2016: Search after stolen car crashes and two flee

5/7/2016: Early-morning street robberies in The Junction, South Delridge

5/6/2016: 30th SW resident encounters burglar, reports arrest

5/6/2016: Burglar on video; ‘the crime that wasn’t’

5/3/2016: More Westcrest Park car break-ins

5/2/2016: Case of the self-illuminating flasher, and more

4/30/2016: Man shot on Alki

4/30/2016: Burglary at Emerald Water Anglers

4/29/2016: Burglars hit O’Neill Plumbing

4/29/2016: Police search in Highland Park

4/27/2016: Gunfire investigation (UPDATED)

4/27/2016: Video – car theft/prowl prevention @ West Seattle Block Watch Captains Network

4/26/2016: Smoking burglar; busy car prowlers

4/25/2016: Bereaved and then burglarized; Junction gunfire followup

4/24/2016: Suspected gunfire in The Junction; car break-ins

4/23/2016: Stolen, found, more

4/23/2016: Another 15th/Roxbury shooting

4/21/2016: Stolen instruments; found bike; more

4/19/2016: “A lot of shots-fired incidents” and other Crime Prevention Council updates

4/18/2016: Thieves hit Junction store; car stolen; mower taken from atop vehicle

4/17/2016: Recent auto thefts

4/17/2016: Overnight gunfire confirmed; coat stolen from car

4/16/2016: Helicopter over South Delridge; car prowls in Upper Alki; next WSCPC meeting to spotlight parking issues

4/15/2016: Car prowls; hit-runs; words of thanks

4/15/2016: Two vehicles stolen – red Subaru wagon (found quickly) and gray Mercedes SUV

4/14/2016: Bellevue Police now say Highland Park bust was linked to ID-theft ring

4/14/2016: Stolen white Ford E250 van

4/12/2016: Followup on last Wednesday’s Beach Drive arrest

4/12/2016: Bellevue Police serve warrant in Highland Park

4/11/2016: Man shot in South Delridge

4/11/2016: 4 more reader reports

4/11/2016: VW Passat stolen from 36th/Juneau

4/10/2016: Beware of grocery-store thieves

4/9/2016: Car break-in; wheels stolen

4/7/2016: Police dashcam video shows pursuit preceding deadly Highland Park Way crash

4/7/2016: Burglar hits Meeples Games- recognize him?

4/7/2016: Check your plates – thieves might be targeting them

4/6/2016: Suspect arrested on Beach Drive after stolen car, knife found on Atlas Drive

4/5/2016: One bicycle stolen, one bicycle found

4/3/2016: Car stolen, found

4/2/2016: Hit-run; this week’s auto thefts, as mapped by SPD

4/1/2016: Car stolen at Westcrest

4/1/2016: Serial arsonist sentenced

4/1/2016: Early-morning intruder in High Point

3/31/2016: Church burglary; tires slashed; prowler on video

3/30/2016 – Stolen car and other thefts

3/28/2016: Message to a toy thief, and more

3/25/2016: Triangle car theft; burglars target midwives

3/25/2016: Man stabbed

3/24/2016: Burglaries

3/23/2016: Little Free Library vandalized, then stolen

3/22/2016: Burglaries, car prowls, and stolen student sports gear to watch for

3/21/2016: Classic car (240z) stolen, more windows hit

3/19/2016: More car windows hit

3/19/2016: Car-window rampage; car prowls; found bicycle

3/16/2016: Hit-and-run tree trimmer; truck prowled twice

3/15/2016: SWAT officers at warrant service in Admiral

3/15/2016: Trespassing arrest at Boren campus

3/15/2016: Student robbed on way to school

3/14/2016: Seen this stolen Subaru?

3/12/2016: Mail theft; hit-run; stolen-bike update

3/11/2016: Business burglary; car prowl; stolen bicycle

3/10/2016: Car-prowl prevention bulletin from SW Precinct

3/10/2016: Gun-incident followups; car prowls

3/7/2016: Tools stolen; items found

3/6/2016: Bullet hits house at 11th/Barton

3/6/2016: Mailbox prowler, theft-suspect sighting, found bicycle (silver Trek)

3/5/2016: Possible gunfire reported in Puget Ridge area

3/4/2016: Break-in attempt; ‘suspicious trespasser’

3/3/2016: Old locks beat burglars

3/3/2016: Stolen silver Subaru Outback; hit-run in Seaview

3/2/2016: Stolen silver Honda Accord

3/2/2016: Vandalized mural’s future in question

3/1/2016: Thieves and scammers (including video of porch package/grocery thief in High Point)

3/1/2016: Gunfire investigation in North Delridge

For Crime Watch story links July 2013-February 2016, go to this archive page

For Crime Watch story links July 2010-June 2013, go to this archive page

For Crime Watch story links before July 2010, go to this archive page

Do you want to live in a neighborhood with thriving independent businesses? Take a few minutes to find out about what the businesses here now see as their biggest challenges. The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and West Seattle Junction Association did just that, to be able to share the information with you, with the help of a grant from the city Office of Economic Development. As part of the project, they convened a gathering of local businesspeople last fall:

(WSB photo, October 2017)

We covered it here. Since then, we’ve told you a bit about the project’s results, as described at recent meetings, including the Southwest District Council and the WSJA merchants. Now we have the official news release, from WSJA and WSCoC:

The challenges listed were:

“The goals of this project were to determine the key challenges that West Seattle businesses face, identify common threads between business nodes, and collect information on key resources available to the community. The results of the report gave us the forum to have impactful conversations with business owners.” said Lora Swift, Executive Director of WSJA. “Now our organizations (WSJA and WSCC) have a deeper understanding of the challenges in West Seattle, and how we can build a better business community by combining the strengths of our organizations.”

The qualitative study was done through 32 in-depth interviews primarily with small business owners in the seven business nodes (Alaska Junction, Morgan, Alki, Avalon, Admiral, 35th, Westwood Village) and a few community stakeholders, all located in West Seattle.

There were four recommendations from the report:

1) Market West Seattle to New Residents

2) Close Divide Between City of Seattle and West Seattle Businesses

3) Continue Hosting Solutions-Focused Programming

4) Get Involved in West Seattle Mural Project

Selected quotes from interviews:

“We fell in love with this place. After looking all over the city, we decided that unless we could live and work in West Seattle, we weren’t going to move [to Seattle].”
-Small business owner on Alki

“Parking is the biggest challenge. My business depends on people getting in and out quickly. Lack of parking would drive us out of the Junction.” -Small business owner in the Junction

“I feel that the Seattle City Council sees business as an adversary and a checkbook.” -Business owner in Alki

“We feel helpless at times. We hope it will get better, but it’s exhausting.” -Small business owner in the Alaska Junction

“That’s my biggest fear, that people will move in and turn West Seattle into a bedroom community for downtown.” -Small business owner in the Junction

“The new minimum wage is killing the restaurant business.” -Restaurant owner on Alki

“Well, do we go back to dumpster diving for packing materials? Would we do that for our employees to have health insurance? I guess we would.” -Retail business owner in Avalon

“I don’t feel like the city cares about small business. They care about Trader Joe’s. We’re just a blink.” -Small business owner in the Alaska Junction

“The partnership of the WS Junction Association and the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce allows two organizations, each with a small professional staff, to make a positive impact on the business community. Using this information, we are moving forward. Immediately after the study, an application was completed and a 2018 grant from the Office of Economic Development gives us seed money for a pilot program marketing West Seattle to new residents,” said Lynn Dennis, CEO, West Seattle Chamber of Commerce.

Part of the results were geared toward a way to connect all of the West Seattle resources together in a living website. The website would focus on gathering resources around West Seattle that could be referenced by both business and citizens. The result was the new West Seattle Resource Roundup site that ties together nonprofits, media, city and neighborhood groups.

wsresourceroundup.com

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The Junction is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that was developed to pay for the parking lots in the Junction. The Junction Association merchants produce many community events throughout the year including Art Walk (year-round 2nd Thursdays), Summer Fest (July), West Seattle Outdoor Movies (July-August) Harvest Festival (October), and Hometown Holidays (December). In addition, the Junction Association merchants pay to keep the streets of the Junction safe & clean, plus we fund the 95 flower baskets that beautify the Junction from May through September.

The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) that has served as the leading advocate for the West Seattle business community since 1923. A volunteer-based group of businesses and individuals takes advantage of benefits including networking opportunities, educational programs and a unified voice in governmental affairs that impact our business environment. The Chamber focuses on the sustainable economic growth of a diverse, viable business community on the West Seattle peninsula.

You can read the full report resulting from the project by going here.

(WSB photos)

What are the challenges and concerns facing businesses in West Seattle, and what resources are available to deal with them?

That’s the subject of a project on which our area’s two biggest business-related organizations, the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and West Seattle Junction Association, are teaming up. As part of it, a roundtable-discussion event was held last night in The Triangle.

Consultant Allison Carney talked about some of what she’s seen in the data gathered over 30 meetings with people involved with the local business community. Concerns include:

*Parking (self-explanatory)

*Availability of commercial space – with businesspeople worried about what happens if the building where they are a tenant is sold, what happens if their rent is raised beyond affordability – is there anywhere else in West Seattle where they can go?

*Transients in business areas – how that relates to feeling safe/unsafe

*The cost of doing business – including new city regulations about wages and leave

Speaking of the city, Carney said she heard overall concerns about relationships with it – West Seattle businesses feel neglected, and some see the city as an adversary, while there’s a general feeling of helplessness: Nothing you can do, your voice can’t be heard.

And there are concerns about whether the new residents in West Seattle care about WS. Are they patronizing local businesses or otherwise participating in the community? How to best reach out and get them involved?

Carney said that between the people she’s interviewed and those at the roundtable event, it’s clear that collaboration, using each other’s skills and knowledge, can overcome many of the challenges.

After small-group discussions, tables reported what they had talked about.

Keeping the business areas clean was a major topic. Better lighting, too. And several people suggested that local business proprietors get more involved in existing community groups – for example, taking crime/safety concerns to at least one of the two monthly community meetings at the Southwest Precinct (which are the WS Crime Prevention Council at 7 pm third Tuesdays and the WS Block Watch Captains Network at 6:30 pm fourth Tuesdays, both meetings always open to everyone).

Next step in the project will be an official report laying out concerns, challenges, and potential solutions – that’s due out by the end of November. After the jump, you’ll see highlights of the consultant’s notes from her conversations, as prepared for last night’s discussion – starting with “what’s special” about our area, and including some quotes on the topics mentioned above:

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(Photo by Chris Frankovich – the Olympic Mountains’ Brothers)

Good morning! Since the day begins with sunrise Easter services, we’re publishing the list early. First, from our Easter & More page:

UCC CHURCHES’ ALKI BEACH SERVICE: 6 am on Alki Beach, with Admiral UCC, Alki UCC, and Fauntleroy UCC. (Fire-pit area near Alki SW/59th SW)

SUNRISE SERVICE AT FOREST LAWN: 6:30 am at Forest Lawn Cemetery & Funeral Home (WSB sponsor) with the West Seattle Ministerial Association. (6701 30th SW)

OTHER SERVICES, SOME WITH SPECIAL EVENTS: See our Easter & More page, with listings sent by 10 local churches, some with events in addition to the services, such as egg hunts for the kids and breakfast or brunch

EGG HUNT AT WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: The market is open 10 am-2 pm as usual, in the heart of The Junction, with a holiday extra:

Kids, search for Easter Eggs hidden all over the market, tell the manager where you found the eggs for a special farmers market prize!

(California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

EGG HUNT IN ARBOR HEIGHTS: Arbor Heights Community Church is hosting an Easter egg hunt for the community at 11:45 am at ARK Park. (SW 102nd St & 42nd SW)

JAMTIME: Old-time music, live at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 1-4 pm. (5612 California SW)

Though we don’t have an open-and-closed list for Easter, here are a few notes we did happen to collect:

WEST SEATTLE WATER TAXI: It IS running today, its first Sunday of the 7-days-a-week spring/summer schedule.

LOG HOUSE MUSEUM CLOSED: The home of West Seattle’s history won’t be open today.

LIBRARIES OPEN: Seattle Public Library branches will be open today (1-5 pm as usual).

EARLY CLOSING: According to the Trader Joe’s website, it closes early today – 5 pm.

Any other open/closed/different-hours notes for today, please text us (206-293-6302) or comment – thanks!

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

Now that the Fauntleroy Boulevard project is funded and approaching construction, it’s getting even-closer public scrutiny, and that brought a briefing and Q&A at last night’s meeting of the West Seattle Transportation Coalition, which has talked about it many times before.

Close to 30 people were there, including an SDOT delegation led by Fauntleroy Boulevard project manager Norene Pen and project communication lead Rachel McCaffrey, who launched the briefing with background:

The project area is .4 miles long, and the concept dates back to 1999 discussions. Part of the project involves the Bicycle Master Plan‘s designation in 2014 of Fauntleroy Way for a protected bike lane. Outreach to adjacent property owners, and discussions, started in 2014-2015. Early ’15 is when the project was “put on hold” for lack of funding; then it was added to the Move Seattle levy, approved by voters in November 2015. She said they’re aware that the partial design that’s just been “re-initiated” is two years old and they are assessing current conditions to be sure it still works, as they then finalize design and move toward starting construction “late 2017 or early 2018.”

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Thanksgiving Day grocery store hours, updated as of 11/20/2016

*West Seattle Thriftway (4201 SW Morgan; WSB sponsor) will be open until 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day.

*Metropolitan Market (41st/42nd/Admiral; WSB sponsor) will be open until 2 pm Thanksgiving Day, closing until 6 am Friday 11/25

*QFC stores (42nd/Alaska and Westwood Village) will be open until 6 pm on Thanksgiving Day, then reopening 5 am Friday 11/25

*Safeway stores (Admiral, Junction, Roxbury) remain open 24 hours

*PCC Natural Markets-West Seattle (California SW/SW Stevens; WSB sponsor) closed on Thanksgiving Day

*Trader Joe’s (Fauntleroy/Alaska) closed on Thanksgiving Day

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

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One thing was clear during last Saturday’s “walkshed” tour of the Junction/Triangle area, with Seattle Planning Commission reps listening to local community reps: There’s no shortage of plans and documents covering the area, but there’s a shortage of understanding in how they interact, interface, intersect, and what they mean.

The tour itself was linked to the Planning Commission’s ongoing work on the city Comprehensive Plan update, dubbed Seattle 2035. The next big milestone for that is the environmental-impact statement, expected to be out early next year. And this is no bureaucratic bit of wonkiness to ignore: As was pointed out at the start of Saturday’s event, this type of discussion preceded the 1990s-generated plan for “urban villages” including The Junction/Triangle – much of which is only now coming to pass, as was underscored by the current, future, and recent development sites passed (and often discussed) along the way.

But the topic wasn’t just the dense heart of the Junction/Triangle, but also its single-family zones – like a stretch of 40th south of Edmunds and the major project sites bordering it on the north.

For backstory on the tour, see our coverage of last month’s Junction Neighborhood Organization meeting (which included a slide deck setting the stage). To see what happened during the tour – read on:

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