West Seattle, Washington
14 Friday
6:01 AM: Good morning – it’s Friday, February 14, 2025.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
The forecast for today warms up a bit, starting with a chance of rain/snow, then partly sunny, high in the low 40s. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 7:15 am and 5:31 pm.
REMINDERS FOR NEXT WEEK
-Next week (February 17-21) is midwinter break for Seattle Public Schools (the Vashon district too).
-Monday is Presidents Day, with some changes/closures, but note that the Water Taxi – unlike last year – WILL sail on the holiday.
TRANSIT TODAY
Metro buses – Regular schedule.
Water Taxi – Also on a regular schedule today.
Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Salish as the “bonus boat.”
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:
Low Bridge – Looking west:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.
MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.
See trouble on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
Thanks to Bill for the tip that fencing was up around the site of 4448 California SW [map], long planned for a seven-story mixed-use building. A spokesperson for the development team confirmed to WSB that demolition is expected within days, and a groundbreaking ceremony is planned in early March, now that the project has obtained financing. This is the same team that built the newly opened Harbor Flats apartments and is constructing 9201 Delridge Way SW, with the 17th/Roxbury site also in their portfolio – Housing Diversity Corporation, STS Construction Services, and Atelier Drome architects. The plans for 4448 California show its nearly 90 units are planned to be half apartments, half “lodging” (hotel). The online files also show that, like most developments, for the Mandatory Housing Affordability requirement, the owners have opted to pay the city a fee for affordable-housing development elsewhere rather than include it in their project; they were charged, and have paid, $595,000. (There will be some reduced-rent apartments because of the project’s participation in the city’s Multi-Family Tax Exemption program.) The development team spokesperson says that with construction about to start, completion is expected in fall of next year. (Note: Harbor Flats, STS, and Atelier Drome are WSB sponsors.)
(Added: Reader photo)
7:48 PM: Just happened onto this – police are blocking southbound Delridge at Thistle. Texter says it’s a crash, involving a Metro bus. The SFD dispatch was very short-lived, so apparently no serious injuries. Avoid the area for a while.
8:25 PM: Reopened. Checking with SFD re: injuries, if any.
7:07 PM: Out on February’s West Seattle Art Walk, we visited the Alki Arts upstairs annex for the first of three days for the Feather in the Wind group show:
That’s Kassie Hennessey, who organized the show. Her work is primarily in graphite. Other artists include Suzanne Uschold, whose work looks like paintings at a distance – but it’s all created from fiber!
Her work includes many West Seattle scenes – on the table, that’s Bruun Idun the Lincoln Park troll! Between Kassie’s work and Suzanne’s work, you’ll find Marie Tornow and her Beachwood Pottery:
Also in the show, Johanna Lindsay and Gretchen Flickinger. They’ll be in the annex (door is just north of the street-level Alki Arts gallery, which is open tonight with art and live music) 12-6 pm Friday and Saturday too. This, and most Art Walk receptions, continues until 8.
8:34 PM: One venue staying open later than that is Jet City Labs (4547 California SW) in The Junction, with the group show “Transplants,” described as “featur(ing) art and poetry from three artists who grew up together and through their own individual journey ended up thousands of of miles away.”
Visual art is by Kyle Bradford and Travis Johnson, poetry by Keziah Beed.
6:24 PM: Student-created pottery is part of what you’ll see if you visit Chief Sealth International High School (2600 SW Thistle) for tonight’s ArtsWalk, on until 8 pm. Visual and performing arts showcases are happening in multiple spaces until everyone gathers in the theater for the “grand finale” at 7:30 pm.
It’s also a fundraiser for the school’s arts programs. More to come!
ADDED: WSB’s Aspen Anderson stopped in for a little jazz …
And poetry:
The greeters were Coral Dixon, Lida Henrikson, and Ronin Mann:
Just under four years after bravely opening during the pandemic, the eatery/music venue The Spot (2920 SW Avalon Way) is closing. It’s been a semi-long farewell, but proprietor Philip Sudore confirmed today that this is the final weekend:
This Sunday will be our last Brunch shift. The landlords decided not to renew our lease. … I will miss the strong community that organically grew at The Spot. All the love and support that was shared between everyone that walked in our doors. So many bands started as a result of hanging out at The Spot. So many amazing relationships and partnerships started in our little place. It was a safe place for Families to bring their kids to experience and participate in live music while enjoying great food. It was also beautifully a safe place for people to come and share their art. I am so honored I was able to share in this with everyone!!!
Before Sudore, a musician himself, took it over, the space was a coffeehouse for many years. It’s owned by the same property owners/preservationists as the neighboring building that houses Luna Park Café; we have a message out to them. (Thanks for the tips on this.)
4:06 PM: Thanks to Dörte for the tip. The Seattle Public Utilities water-trouble map confirms a break at 34th/Juneau, with more than 30 customers affected. SPU hopes to have it fixed within a few hours. This is just a block north of an 8-inch pipe break one week ago.
5:33 PM: This one, like the one last week, was fixed so fast, crews were gone before we got there to check it out.
All four local high-school varsity basketball teams are still in postseason play – the West Seattle HS boys play Blanchet at Franklin HS at 7 tonight in a district-qualifier game, the Chief Sealth IHS girls host Foster at 5:30 pm Friday night, (added) after winning the Metro 2A tournament with a 52-33 win over Cleveland Tuesday night:
Thanks to Sealth head coach Mario Martinez for the update and photo!
Meantime, the WSHS girls and CSIHS boys both have TBD games at 7 pm Saturday. The WSHS girls played last night, and WSB contributor Tracy Burrows was there:
(Alya Moore leads the fast break)
Wednesday night at the Cleveland High School gym, the West Seattle High School girls’ basketball team lost to Seattle Prep, 41-31, in the Metro League 3A Championship Tournament. The West Seattle Wildcats hung tough against a team with more height and experience at nearly every position. Seattle Prep pressured the ball effectively during much of the first half, causing turnovers and limiting West Seattle’s opportunities to execute their half-court offense. Prep led by a score of 28-14 at the half.
(Colby Timmons shooting from the line)
Scoring opportunities opened up for the Wildcats in the second half, but the shots just wouldn’t go in. The team played the entire game with a 6-person rotation, and fatigue may have contributed to an off-night of shooting. Still, the West Seattle girls played with tremendous intensity the entire game and pulled to within 10 in the fourth quarter after trailing by 15 at the end of the third.
(Seneca Lucas goes up for a shot)
This year’s West Seattle squad is a young team, with two freshmen and a sophomore as members of the starting five. Freshman Alya Moore led the scoring for the Wildcats, with 13 points and senior Colby Timmons racked up 10. Both teams will move on to the District Tournament, which starts on Saturday, February 15. West Seattle will play at either Inglemoor or Mercer Island at 7 pm on Saturday. The full District Tournament brackets will be finalized Friday night.
West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA (WSB sponsor) branch executive Cleveland King sends word of three things to know about: First, the 2025 fundraising kickoff event is set for 6 pm March 5 at the Fauntleroy Church Fellowship Hall (9140 California SW) – here’s your invite to that; you are promised a fun time and a way to support making Y programs available to more people. Next, they’re starting up competitive basketball at both the Fauntleroy and Triangle locations, and tryouts are coming up next month, for girls and boys, 3rd through 8th grade. Here’s the flyer with dates and times; registration is open now. Finally, also for youth, sports-performance training will be offered at the main location in The Triangle, for ages 10 through 18 – you can find out more about that here.
Seattle Public Utilities is still catching up from weather-affected collections missed last week, and has just acknowledged the missed-recycling situation, which some WSB commenters brought up:
Recycling may have been missed for Wednesday customers this week.
Please report it as a missed collection by calling it in to customer service line as we are aware online reporting is having issues.
As a reminder to all, if your collections were missed, please report it!
You can do that online here.
Back on Tuesday morning, a multi-agency law-enforcement operation converged on a house in the 8800 block of 38th SW in Upper Fauntleroy, with a helicopter circling above. Though marked Seattle Police cars were part of it, SPD had no information to provide, and King County Sheriff’s Office told us the helicopter wasn’t theirs (we asked because the KCSO helicopter Guardian One is the main helicopter supporting local law-enforcement agencies). We also inquired with the Washington State Patrol, as the last vehicles leaving the scene included one with their logo. Today WSP answered our inquiry by saying the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was the lead agency. We subsequently contacted the local DEA to ask what they could tell us; the entirety of their reply – “It is part of an ongoing DEA narcotics investigation.”
Top of our list today, it’s the second Thursday of the month, which means it’s West Seattle Art Walk night!
That’s the list of winter-quarter Art Walk venues – some with receptions tonight, some with food/drink specials for Art Walk’ers, some with both! They’re scattered around the West Seattle peninsula, with concentrations in the three Junctions. Specific artists’ shows are previewed here, including group shows – Kyle Bradford leads one at Jet City Labs (4547 California SW), 6-10 pm, and Kassie Hennessey leads one in the upstairs annex at Alki Arts (6030 California SW), 5-8 pm. Have a great time wandering as many venues as you have time and transportation to visit!
You’re invited to an ArtsWalk tonight too:
CHIEF SEALTH IHS ARTSWALK: Music, drama, poetry, more in multiple venues on the Chief Sealth IHS campus (2600 SW Thistle), 6-7:30 pm in classrooms and then 7:30-8 in the theater, free!
Here’s what else is happening today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
SCHOOL TOURS/OPEN HOUSES: Three yet to come today/tonight at Louisa Boren STEM K-8 (5950 Delridge Way SW):
Thursday, February 13th @ 10:30 am – Middle School Tour
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: Thursday, February 13th @ 6:00 PM
MIDDLE SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE: Thursday, February 13th @ 6:45 PM
And tonight is the rescheduled open house at Concord International Elementary in South Park (723 S. Concord), 5 pm.
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER: The center is open Thursdays-Saturdays 10 am-3 pm, north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.
WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: All levels welcome to this weekly 1 pm gathering. Email westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com for info on where they’re playing today.
HPCS FOOD-TRUCK VISIT: First of three events tonight at this venue – every Thursday, 4-8 pm, Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW) gets a food-truck visit. Tonight it’s Jallos Jollof Rice.
WINE TASTING WITH CLARK: Also a regular Thursday event at HPCS, 5-7:30 pm – details here.
HIGHLAND PARK RUN CLUB: And then, run or walk the neighborhood with the Run Club, leaving from HPCS at 6:30 pm – info here.
VISCON CELLARS: The West Seattle winery’s warm, cozy tasting room/wine bar is open Thursdays, 5-9 pm (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor). Stop in for wine by the glass or bottle! Viscon Cellars is a West Seattle Art Walk venue, too.
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES’ COMMUNITY MEETING: Second of two sessions, 6 pm, online – our calendar listing has the registration link. (Here’s our report on toplines from the first one, held Wednesday afternoon.)
WORDS, WRITERS, SOUTHWEST STORIES: 6 pm online, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society‘s monthly presentation tells the story of Seattle’s Olmsted parks. Go here to register for the viewing link.
WESTIES RUN CLUB: This group’s 6 pm weekly Thursday run starts at Future Primitive on Alki (2536 Alki SW).
WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: Meet at 6 pm at 47th/Fauntleroy – details in our calendar listing.
TRIVIA: 7 pm at Burger Planet, hosted by Good Old-Fashioned Local Trivia (9614 14th SW).
‘COVENANT’ AT ARTSWEST: “Covenant” starts its second weekend, 7:30 pm. Ticket link is in our calendar listing. (4711 California SW)
ALTERNATIVE VALENTINE PARTY: As previewed here, the West Seattle Food Bank is benefiting from a show tonight at the Lumberyard Bar in White Center (9630 16th SW), featuring punk band No More Death Stars. Buy your ticket online here (it’s more at the door)!
DJ NIGHT: The weekend starts early at Revelry Room (4547 California SW), with DJ Nada ROsa, starting at 8 pm.
Are we missing anything for today/tonight? Also – looking ahead – are you planning an event that should be on our calendar and in our daily preview lists? Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Seattle Tilth has a training program coming up and asked us to help circulate the announcement so that West Seattleites are aware of it too. Half the sessions are online, and half are in-person in other parts of the city, but it’s for everyone in Seattle:
If you are a, or know a, Seattle resident interested in learning about compost and preventing waste, and then teaching others, here’s how to become a Master Composter/Sustainability Steward. This free training program is looking for individuals who want to learn more about these topics and then share what they learned in their communities.
Starting on March 19, we will teach 12 classes via Zoom and in person in both Seattle’s Wallingford and Rainier Beach neighborhoods, followed by volunteer activities throughout the city. Our teachers are subject-matter experts but there is no expectation of prior knowledge. A more detailed description of this year’s volunteer training and the link to the application form can be found on our webpage at tilthalliance.org/our-work/environmental-stewardship/master-composter-sustainability-stewards/mcss-training.
Application is open until February 21.
We strive to put together a diverse cohort that represents all of Seattle’s communities.
6:02 AM: Good morning – it’s Thursday, February 13, 2025.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
The Cold Weather Advisory is still in effect until noon, with wind chills as low as the teens; the forecast for today is again cold, cloudy, possible rain/snow showers in pm, high near 40. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 7:17 am and 5:30 pm.
(Wednesday moonrise, photographed by Mike Burns)
SCHOOL REMINDER
Next week (February 17-21) is midwinter break for Seattle Public Schools.
TRANSIT
Metro buses – Regular schedule.
Water Taxi – Also on a regular schedule today.
Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Salish as the “bonus boat.”
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:
Low Bridge – Looking west:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.
MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.
See trouble on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
The flags raised this morning outside Denny International Middle School had a first-ever addition – the Pan-African flag along with the USA and Washington State flags. The flag-raising was at the conclusion of a celebration featuring student speakers from three schools, organized by Keenen Allen Ladd, who facilitates the Kingmakers program at Denny. He began the celebration, introducing emcee Heyab Gebru, a Denny 8th grader:
Speakers in that section of the program included Denny 8th grader Eyob Mengesha, who declared, “What matters is that we stand together … it doesn’t matter if our family came here generations ago or a few years ago.” He was followed by Denny 7th grader Kh’Monni Wilson, who spoke about the stories of Black women, “too often … overlooked.” And Chief Sealth IHS 9th grader Surafel Hadgu read three poems.
In the next section, featured speakers were Sealth 9th grader Ayub Ali – who spoke about being your true self, as reinforced by his time in the Kingmakers program, telling younger students to remember “your voices matter” – and Roxhill Elementary 5th grader Skye Kenard, who presented the Pan-African flag’s history.
Then a musical moment, with everyone invited to sing along to “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” also known as the Black National Anthem:
The flag-raising concluded this first-ever celebration, and everyone got out of the 25-degree chill and into their classrooms.
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
A fair amount of Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth news was part of this afternoon’s Washington State Ferries online community meeting.
If you missed it, you have a chance to catch the second session tomorrow (Thursday, February 13). Or, you can read our recap of the toplines. For one, WSF external-relations director John Vezina said that while there’s still no date for restoration of full 3-boat service on the Triangle Route, an update of the 2-boat schedule is coming this summer.
First, Vezina said, look for “community engagement” this spring, seeking public input before the new schedule is finalized. A consultant has been working on the rewrite.
And as recently announced, WSF is ready to go to the wider community with its plan to design a Fauntleroy dock replacement that’s longer and larger – holding “at least a full boat” worth of cars – but which, Vezina said, avoids encroaching on Cove Park to the north.
He noted the plan for a February 24-March 21 online “open house” about it. But, as terminal-engineering director David Sowers pointed out during the meeting’s Q&A section, it’s not slated to be built before the end of the decade; a more immediate part of the project will be the signalization of the Fauntleroy Way intersection with the end of the dock, scheduled for construction later this year.
In systemwide updates from the meeting, which started with about half an hour of presentations before going to almost an hour and a half of Q&A, WSF boss Steve Nevey said this year is “off to a strong start” after 2024’s highlights, such as these:
They’re particularly proud of the one recent week in which they made 100 percent of scheduled sailings – 2,728 in all. Asked in Q&A what he saw as the main reason(s) for the improvement, Nevey answered, “Building back our workforce.”
Chief of Staff Nicole McIntosh had offered some details on that, saying they had a good “bench” of people training to move up to roles like mates and captains, important because 20 percent of their vessel employees are within five years of retirement eligibility, and an even-higher percentage of shoreside employees. Nevey also spoke about “culture change” within WSF, saying they’re working on six areas of improvement – quality of life, cohesion, employee engagement, levels of accountability, human resources, and communication practices.
Asked if automation was expected to gain increased use at WSF, leading to a smaller workforce, Nevey said that’s not feasible, for reasons such as the myriad safety roles that onboard personnel are tasked with, along with their regular duties. And in response to a question about how DEI factors into WSF hiring, Vezina said flatly that it’s vital – “you cannot operate a service like ours with just straight white men” – they need to be able to recruit the best and brightest from every demographic, from “all of Washington.”
Another question inspired by the changes in Washington, D.C. – does WSF rely on federal funding? Answer: It’s 19 percent of the system’s current funding, so “they’re monitoring very closely” what’s happening in the other Washington. (WSF’s budget, incidentally, is just under $1.5 billion this biennium, it was noted.)
About half that sum goes to capital costs, and a big one in the years ahead will be building new boats to replace the aging WSF fleet. On April 7, they’ll open the bids for five new boats; three “qualified shipbuilders” are working on those bids now. The Legislature, which determines WSF’s budget, also will continue paying for extra Vashon Island Water Taxi service while the WSF Triangle Route remains at reduced service levels.
About 200 people had logged in by the meeting’s start, it was announced; you can check out the 6 pm Wednesday edition by registering for the link here.
Why wait till Friday to celebrate your Valentine, when you can do it a day early and a lot wilder, with your dollars going to the West Seattle Food Bank?
Love Rocks, Hunger Doesn’t!
Looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? The Lumberyard Bar invites you to its Alternative Valentine’s event featuring the local punk band No More Death Stars, promising an unforgettable evening of music, fun, and community spirit — all for a good cause – the West Seattle Food Bank!
Join us on Thursday, February 13th, at The Lumberyard Bar; 9619 16th Ave SW, White Center.
Doors open at 7:30 PM, and the show kicks off at 8:00 PM. Tickets are just $15 in advance or $20 at the door.
Attendees can look forward to:
-Live music from No More Death Stars
-Raffles & door prize – all advance ticket holders will be entered to win the door prize
-Happy hour drink specials all night & a signature event cocktailAll ticket sales, raffles & signature cocktail proceeds from this exciting evening will directly benefit the vital programs of the West Seattle Food Bank, which supports food security, rent assistance, and other essential services for our community.
“This event is all about having fun, building connections, and supporting an organization doing the incredible work to strengthen our community,” said Mark Hardee of No More Death Stars. “We’re thrilled to celebrate love, friendship, and community spirit!”
Get your tickets now and don’t miss this chance to enjoy a night of great music and meaningful impact. Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite online at: tinyurl.com/su622wed.
For more information, please contact Robbin@westseattlefoodbank.org or (206) 686-4
While we wait for the second round of February election returns, there’s another levy renewal headed toward the August ballot: The next version of the King County Parks Levy. This renewal proposal was announced Tuesday by King County Executive Dow Constantine (who will NOT be on that ballot, as he’s not running for re-election). This levy provides funding for a wide array of parks and other sites/programs, as detailed here. It’s a six-year levy that goes to all county voters, regardless of whether you’re in a city or not; the expiring levy funds about 80 percent of King County Parks’ budget. This chart has some of the key dollar amounts, including that the $17 cost per month for the average homeowner would represent “increase of $3.44 per household per month from the (current) King County Parks Levy.” It’s up to the King County Council to finalize it and send it to the August countywide ballot.
Thanks to Jon Anderson for texting that photo. It’s a reminder that you need to help ensure these subfreezing nights don’t leave birds thirsty. During a previous year’s similar cold snap, local naturalist Ann Anderson gave this advice: “Simply pour hot water into your frozen bird bath. This quickly loosens the ice, making it easy to pop right out. Then refill it with warm water. It’s that easy, and will make a huge difference to cold, thirsty wildlife.” That’s similar to what Jon told us he does: “I break it off every morning and put new water in. This morning a squirrel was standing on the ice.”
In addition to the regular West Seattle Art Walk tomorrow night (Thursday, February 13), which we’ll be previewing later today, you’re invited to an ArtsWalk at Chief Sealth International High School, two hours full of student performances:
Chief Sealth IHS ArtsWalk
Thursday, February 13, 6:00-8:00Kick off your Valentine’s weekend with an evening of music, poetry, drama, and more music! Arrive at Chief Sealth anytime between 6:00 and 7:30, grab some refreshment, and wander from room to room, taking in band, choir, and orchestra ensembles, performance poetry, and drama improv, capped off at the end of the night by a finale in the auditorium! FREE Admission.
The school is at 2600 SW Thistle.
(Photo by Dan Ciske)
Thanks to everyone who sent photos of today’s moonset! We’ve interspersed a few with our list of what’s happening on your Wednesday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
TODDLER READING TIME AT PAPER BOAT CANCELED: No reading time today because the shop is closed for its move to The Junction (where the shop hopes to open next week).
WASHINGTON STATE FERRIES MEETING: Noon, online systemwide community meeting for updates and Q&A. Register here to attend.
REJUVENATE YOGA: Weekly class at Viva Arts, 1:30 pm. Drop-in. $20. (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW)
TODDLER STORY TIME AT SW LIBRARY: 3 pm at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW).
(Photo by Elena Shifrin)
HOMEWORK HELP: Volunteer helpers are available 4-7:30 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).
FIX-IT WORKSHOP: Fix it, don’t toss it! Weekly event, free (donations appreciated), 5:30-7:30 pm at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center). Don’t know much about the WS Tool Library? Learn about it via our recent West Seattle Giving Spirit spotlight!
TALK ABOUT REAL ESTATE: As previewed and detailed here, tonight’s the night West Seattle Realty (2715 California SW; WSB sponsor) welcomes you in for “straight talk” and Q&A about the state of real estate, 6 pm, free.
POETRY AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 6 pm, PoetryBridge gathers at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).
CRIBBAGE NIGHT: All skill levels welcome to play at 6 pm at West Seattle Eagles (4426 California SW), with tacos available for purchase. Nonmembers welcome too!
DRAG BINGO: 6 pm at Pine Lake Cellars with Jolene Granby. (5405 California SW)
BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS: The postseason continues tonight – the West Seattle HS girls play Seattle Prep, 6 pm at Cleveland HS. (5511 15th Ave. S.), while at 7 pm at Franklin HS (3013 S. Mt. Baker Blvd.), the WSHS boys play Lakeside.
FREE GROUP RUN: All year ’round! All runners, all levels, are welcome to join the weekly West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) group run – meet at the shop by 6:15 pm.
34TH DISTRICT DEMOCRATS: Monthly meeting, starting with 6:30 pm pre-meeting program, see the group’s website for attendance links.
LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCOL: 6:30 pm. 21+. Rotating performer slate. (7902 35th SW)
GATEWOOD ELEMENTARY TOUR: Prospective families can just show up at 6:30 pm. (4320 SW Myrtle)
(Photo by Chris Frankovich)
PIANO NIGHT: 7 pm at Otter on the Rocks (4210 SW Admiral Way).
TRIVIA x 3: Three Wednesday trivia locations: Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) hosts Wednesday-night trivia starting at 7:30 pm … Quiz Night begins at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW) … and at 8:30 pm, trivia with Phil T at Talarico’s (4718 California SW), all ages until 10 pm.
MUSIC BINGO X 2: Two places to play on Wednesdays! Play at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm … Or, at Three 9 Lounge (39th/Oregon), you can play MINGO music bingo, hosted by Mingo Maniac, at 7:30 pm Wednesdays.
SKYLARK OPEN MIC: Ready to take the mic and show your stuff? 7:30 pm signups for West Seattle’s longest-running open mic. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
(Photo by Michael de Haan)
Planning an open house, reading, tour, fundraiser, sale, discussion, show, meeting, presentation, etc., that’s open to the community? Please send us info so we can add it to West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
This icy-cold weather makes it all the more important that generous people in our area have donated lots of warm clothes this winter to people who need them. That includes all the donors for the Dave Newman State Farm Insurance Agency (WSB sponsor) drive, which started during the holidays and ran all the way through January. They’ve just sent this report with words of gratitude:
(Team member Ty Hurst and volunteer Rodger Tanner)
The West Seattle Food Bank annual clothing drive has once again been a big success! This year’s donations from generous friends and neighbors allow the West Seattle Food Bank to assist local citizens at a critical time of year.
The clothing drive at Dave Newman State Farm Agency happens every year in December and January. This year we also included food donations.– THANKS, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. And thanks to volunteers like lifelong West Seattle resident Rodger Tanner, who not only volunteers with the clothing drive every year but also assists the Helpline with facilities, maintenance and equipment, and thanks to West Seattle Recycling for providing the donation barrels.
Watch for the clothing drive at the end of this year – December and January are hard cold months for many.
If you still have. items to donate, two other drives are under way – we’ll have a reminder about those soon, likely later today.
6:03 AM: Good morning – it’s Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
The Cold Weather Advisory is extended until noon tomorrow, with wind chills as low as the teens; the forecast for today is again for cold sunshine, high near 40. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 7:19 am and 5:28 pm.
TRANSIT
Metro buses – Regular schedule.
Water Taxi – Also on a regular schedule today.
Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Issaquah and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Salish as the “bonus boat.”
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:
Low Bridge – Looking west:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: Besides the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.
MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.
See trouble on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
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