VIDEO: Goat, lions, lanterns at West Seattle Vietnamese Cultural Center Children’s Moonlight Festival

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Remember Friday’s saga of the stray goat on Delridge? The goat was back home at the West Seattle Vietnamese Cultural Center this afternoon for some special attention from visitors during the Children’s Moonlight Festival (Tết Nhi Đồng).

The “creatures” who drew even more attention were the lion dancers from Vovinam Burien:

Described as symbols of courage – “powerful guardians” – the lions danced around the all-ages crowd that filled the center’s courtyard:

Vovinam Burien also presented a martial-arts demonstration, with individuals and small groups, instructors as well as students, showing their moves:

Center director Lee Bui welcomed the crowd to what he declared was a “celebration of children”:

The centerpiece of the celebration was a giveaway of lanterns in honor of the moonlight in the name of the festival, which took place under a gray sky rather than silver moonlight, but featured a folk tale princess distributing the lanterns:

Photos preceded the promised lantern parade:

The princess led participants around the grounds of the center (which is at 2236 SW Orchard, just north of The Home Depot):

Other activities were offered, as well as food, for a fun afternoon. The center has several public events each year, listed here, and is open for public visits many Saturdays, noon-3 pm.

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Know West Seattle trivia? Play while fighting hunger at next month’s ‘Cup of Blessings’ fundraiser

September 12, 2026 5:25 pm

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Set your calendar for Saturday, October 17, for a fun night of playing West Seattle trivia while raising money for the West Seattle Food Bank. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle (WSB sponsor) is inviting you to this year’s “Cup of Blessings” dinner:

Cup of Blessings Dinner & West Seattle Trivia
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 5:00–7:30 PM

How well do YOU know West Seattle? Save the date for an evening of great food, community, friendly competition, and fun at the annual Cup of Blessings Dinner at First Lutheran Church of West Seattle.

This year, West Seattle Trivia takes center stage! Gather your friends, family, and neighbors and put your knowledge of West Seattle to the test. Questions will cover local history, landmarks, neighborhoods, businesses, people, and other fun facts about the community we call home.

West Seattle Trivia Grand Prize
There’s more than bragging rights on the line! EVERYONE at the winning table will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card! With 8 people per table, that’s $200 in prizes for the winning team! So start thinking about who you want on your trivia team. Who really knows West Seattle?

More Than Trivia!

The evening will also feature:

-A delicious buffet-style dinner from Ivar’s Acres of Clams
-Our always-popular Dessert Dash
-A raffle with fantastic prizes (Last year’s Prize total was $525)
-An opportunity to support the West Seattle Food Bank

Most importantly, 100% of the proceeds from the Cup of Blessing Dinner go directly to the West Seattle Food Bank, helping provide food and assistance to our neighbors in need.

Saturday, October 17, 2026
5:00–7:30 PM
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle

Gather your trivia team. Bring your appetite. And get ready to show us how well you know West Seattle!

Tickets ($10 each) and additional event details:
bit.ly/cupofblessings26
Great Food • West Seattle Trivia • Dessert Dash • Raffle • A Great Cause

Mark your calendar — we hope to see you October 17, 2026!

The church is at 4105 California SW, on the north edge of The Junction.

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SPORTS: Saturday afternoon football road game for West Seattle HS

September 12, 2026 4:40 pm

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After playing on the road this afternoon, the West Seattle High School Wildcats are still looking for their first win of the season. Final score at the Southeast Athletic Complex was Rainier Beach HS 55, WSHS 0. Next week the Wildcats play Lincoln at home, 7 pm Friday (September 18) at Nino Cantu SW Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle).

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HAPPENING NOW: Information, ideas, inspiration at Bend It Like Booker, year two

September 12, 2026 2:01 pm

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Producing a ~25-hour event for an in-person and online audience can be a challenge, so this year’s “Bend It Like Booker“ got off to a later-than-planned start this morning, but we arrived in time for organizer Rachel Glass‘s welcome:

We stayed for an hour-plus to hear the first two speakers – King County Elections Director Julie Wise aimed to deliver a reassuring sheaf of information about the upcoming election including how ballots are processed and protected

She reiterated what we’ve heard other election officials stress this season – as soon as you get your ballot (they go out October 14), vote and turn it in – preferably at a ballot box (they open October 15), but if you must use the USPS, no later than a week before Election Day (November 3).

Second speaker was White Center lawyer Vicente Omar Barraza, whose topic was “Welfare Cheese Makes America Great.” Barraza described himself as son of a drug dealer and alcoholic, and beneficiary of govenment assistance that should not be begrudged to those who need it, particularly in light of the rich people who are benefiting from government generosity far more amply:

“Bend It Like Booker” will continue with nonstop speakers, performers, and presenters until 11 am Sunday at the Machinists Union Hall in South Park (9125 15th Place S.) and online.

see our preview for the organizer’s recommendations about highlights in the hours ahead, though she says any time will be a good time to tune in/show up. Get your ticket – online and/or in-person – here.

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FOLLOWUP: Buses back on Barton

September 12, 2026 12:41 pm

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For the first time in almost six months, buses are back on SW Barton alongside Roxhill Park starting today, after the layover zone was repaved with concrete. The buses had been rerouted to SW Trenton during the work, which finished ahead of schedule. Metro was originally planning to keep them on Trenton until next spring’s service change, because the completion wasn’t a sure bet in time to make the recent fall service change, but Metro then decided they could move the buses back to Barton now after all, and we just went over to verify that it has indeed happened.

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WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Get something new – or new to you – to get out on the water at Mountain to Sound Outfitters’. Boat Swap

September 12, 2026 10:36 am

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Summer’s not over and paddling season isn’t either! Today until 5 pm, Mountain to Sound Outfitters (3602 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor) offers you the opportunity to get new (or new-to-you) watercraft during its end-of-summer Boat Swap.

You don’t really need to bring anything to “swap” – consigners already dropped oiff their kayaks and stand-up paddleboards in time for the sale; just come to the shop and browse the expanded inventory!

Gear too:

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WEST SEATTLE SATURDAY: 30+ notes to start your weekend!

September 12, 2026 6:12 am

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(Sketch by West Seattle artist William Wittmann)

Here’s our list of what to know as the weekend begins, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, after these reminders:

TRANSPORTATION NOTES: As we’ve been previewing, three things to be aware of locally (separate from other regional work):

–Buses return to SW Barton in Westwood today
-The right lane of the northbound First Avenue South Bridge is closed today for an inspection
-Today is the scheduled start of the foot/bike path closure by the West Seattle Bridge for Sound Transit work

Now, the events!

RUN WITH WEST SEATTLE RUNNER: 8:15 am, get your weekend going with an at-your-pace run. (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor).

GET ‘HEAVILY MEDITATED’ FOR FREE: 8:45 am at Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary (3618 SW Alaska), free meditation to start your weekend!

FREE PRENATAL FITNESS CLASS: 9 am at Lake Washington Physical Therapy West Seattle (1309 Harbor SW; WSB sponsor), free FIT4BABY class.

MOUNTAIN TO SOUND OUTFITTERS BOAT SWAP: Big day to shop new and used personal watercraft and more, 10 am-5 pm at Mountain to Sound Outfitters (3602 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor).

BEND IT LIKE BOOKER, 25 CONTINUOUS HOURS! 10 am today to 11:15 am Sunday, get inspired, with a live marathon of stories, speeches, performances, and presentations at South Park Machinists Hall (0125 15th Place South), also streaming, details and highlights in our preview, choose when you want to watch, in person or online!

DELRIDGE FARMERS’ MARKET: Larger location this season! 10 am-2 pm, shop for fruit and vegetables, prepared food and beverages, artisan body care, makers’ creations, more! (9th SW and SW Henderson)

ALKI BEACH CLEANUP: Join Puget Soundkeeper and friends, 10 am-noon, rendezvous near Alki Bathhouse. (2701 Alki SW)

DACHSHUND WALK: 10 am Saturdays, dachshunds and their people meet up at Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza (61st/Alki) for a group walk.

CRAFTS AND PUZZLES SALE: 10 am until 2 pm, last day to shop this sale and stock up on what you need to keep busy during the long dark months ahead – shop at Emilie’s Treasures Thrift Shop at The Mount (4831 35th SW).

MORNING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), Marco de Carvalho and Friends perform. Info about Marco’s music is here.

FREE WRITING GROUP: 10:30 am, free, in-person, active writing group – see our calendar listing for info on how to participate.

FAMILY STORY TIME: 10:30 am-11 am at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).

ALKI HISTORY WALKING TOUR: Meet at 11 am at the Log House Museum (3003 61st SW) – registration and tour info here.

FAMILY READING TIME: Every Saturday at Paper Boat Booksellers, 11 am family reading time. (4522 California SW; WSB sponsor)

KNIFE-SHARPENING POP-UP: Kneighborhood Knives is back at Hotwire Coffee (4410 California SW), 10:30 am to 5 pm.

SENIOR ART SHOW: You’re never too old to liven up the world with art! Residents at Bridge Park (3204 SW Morgan) invite you to come see their art today, 11 am-3 pm,

POST-SEASON WEEKEND AT COLMAN POOL: Just a few more chances to swim in the outdoor salt-water pool at Lincoln Park, sessions noon-7 pm. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

THE WORKS POP-UP: Noon-3 pm at West Seattle Mercantile (3270 California SW), get creative!

(added) WATCH THE HUSKIES AT THE HYDRANT: 12:30 pm kickoff! “Bring your friends, bring your favorite game-day food, and settle in for football, cold beer, wine, coffee & pups. Your food. Our drinks. Your team. Let’s go!”

VISCON CELLARS TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: Tasting room open, with wine by the glass or bottle – 1-6 pm at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor).

WEST SEATTLE TRINKET TRADE: Bring a trinket to trade! 1 pm at Delridge Community Center park (4501 Delridge Way SW), near the skatepark,

NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY: 1-6 pm, wine bar and tasting room open on north end of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.

CHILDREN’S MOONLIGHT FESTIVAL: Annual almost-fall festival at West Seattle’s Vietnamese Cultural Center (2236 SW Orchard), 2-4 pm, crafts, treats, Lion Dance, goat show, free, all welcome.

WEST SEATTLE PUZZLE SWAP: More trading! Bring a puzzle (in good condition), take a puzzle, meet other puzzle enthusiasts! 2-4 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), free.

WALK-IN MASSAGE CLINIC: Free short, specific sessions at Nepenthe (9447 35th SW), 3-5 pm, first come, first served.

EVENING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 6-8 pm, Thor’s Hammered C & P Coffee (5612 California SW), no cover, all ages.

RECORD-RELEASE SHOW AT THE SKYLARK: Local band Lookout Mountain Lookout, record-release show with Swinson and Roy & The Renegades, 7 pm, all ages, $10. (3809 Delridge Way SW)

LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: Be one of the first to hear new music by Beabadoobee, 7 pm, free, all ages. (4559 California SW)

ROSH HASHANAH: Second night of the Jewish New Year celebration.

REVELRY ROOM SPINNING: 9 pm with DJ Soul Focus FM. (4547 California SW)

SATURDAY NIGHT SKATING: 9 pm to midnight, skate at Southgate Roller Rink (9676 17th SW), with rotating DJs spinning old-school funk and hip-hop, $18 (plus $5 skate rental).

KARAOKE AT TRIANGLE PUB: 9 pm, add your voice to Megastar Karaoke with KDJ Mythikal at Max’s Triangle Pub. (9454 Delridge Way SW)

KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: Saturday night karaoke with Rone begins at 10 pm at Talarico’s Pizzeria. (4718 California SW)

Planning a West Seattle event/class/show/etc. that’s open to the community? Tell us about it; it’s free to list something in our Event Calendar, always! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: Mashiko announces where in White Center it’s going

September 11, 2026 7:29 pm

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A month and a half ago, longtime West Seattle restaurant Mashiko announced plans to move to White Center – without saying where. Today, Mashiko’s owners revealed the new location – 9640 16th SW, about to be vacated by restaurant/bar Búho, which announced its impending closure earlier today. Búho’s announcement says its last day (after five years) will be September 23; Mashiko’s announcement says it’ll announce its last West Seattle day next week, and and then will “hopefully only be closed for renovations briefly” before opening in White Center.

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VIDEO: First-ever West Seattle YMCA Golf Tournament celebrates spirit of service

September 11, 2026 5:58 pm

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More than 100 golfers arrived at West Seattle Golf Course just after sunrise this morning for the first-ever West Seattle YMCA Golf Tournament, raising money to ensure more community members can access programs to help them live healthy lives.

They started with a “mega-putt,” where a prize awaited the golfer who got the closest to a hole in the center of the putting green:

But before that, they paused in observance of today’s 25th anniversary of 9/11, listening to former NFL player and current Y executive Greg Lewis talk about the spirit of service that arose in the wake of the attacks, and is carried on by organizations like the Y with the help of supporters like those participating in the tournament:

About six hours later, they gathered for lunch and awards:

And they were joined by guest speaker City Councilmember Rob Saka:

He extolled the virtues of the Y and presented a proclamation:

The Y presented the golf tournament with sponsorship support from Nucor (which like the Y is also a WSB sponsor):

West Seattle/Fauntleroy branch executive Cleveland King – above right with Nucor’s Seattle general manager Mark Davis – said the proceeds will support a wide variety of the people the Y assists, from domestic-violence survivors to students who need life-saving swim lessons, and more.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Two casings-found cases – but when was the gunfire?

September 11, 2026 3:06 pm

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Seattle Police have reported two West Seattle cases in which casings were found but not immediately following reports of possible gunfire:

LAST NIGHT: Thursday night (September 10) after 8 pm, we heard an officer radio in a discovery of multiple casings, saying they might be related to a “possible shots heard” report sometime Wednesday night. He didn’t say where the discovery was made, so we asked SPD today. It was on a path in a “heavily wooded area” near 26th SW and SW Graham, and the discovery totaled 14 9mm casings. That was a ways from the previous night’s “shots heard” 911 call, which was made from the 6500 block of 21st SW, police say.

LAST FRIDAY: We also followed up on this summary of a discovery last Friday (Septemher 4):

At 1537 hours, officers responded to [someone who] reported finding evidence in a bike lane in West Seattle. Officers arrived and located shell casings. No associated victims, shots fired calls, and/or property damaged were located/reported. No additional information was available.

The initially released summary gave no hint of the bike lane’s location. In response to our inquiry, police said it was near Sylvan Way and Sylvan Heights Drive.

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9/11, quarter-century later: West Seattle memory with a mystery

September 11, 2026 1:17 pm

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If you’re ~30+, you likely have a 9/11 story to tell. We received the following story from West Seattle banker Ryan Sales, including a mystery that someone who reads this might be able to solve:

On Remembering 9/11
After 25 Years

Morning Edition on NPR was my alarm clock for years starting in college at the University of Utah. Bob Edwards was most often the sound that pulled me from sleep.

I believe it was Seattle Mariners left fielder Charles Gipson who dove to catch the final out for the Mariners’ 104th win on Monday, September 10th, 2001. World Series fever had Seattle in an epidemic of Mojo fever.

I slept on that Mojo high.

Homer Simpson woke me up Tuesday morning around 6:05 pacific time. Homer was oddly talking about a “propjet” crashing into the North Tower, World Trade Center 1. As my brain’s cartoon Mojo haze gave way to weekday workday consciousness, I realized Homer was Bob Edwards, who was now talking about passenger jets and not prop-jets. His vocal tones were deepening into an uncharted baritone of serious.

The walk to work from my West Seattle, Admiral District apartment to the Junction felt like an episode from The Twilight Zone. No planes. No cars. No walkers or joggers.

This was pre-smartphones.

I arrived at work and began opening the West Seattle First Mutual branch where Pegasus Pizza is located today. My manager Dotty joined me next. Shock was our conversation. First Mutual had already sent out closure approval emails. But Dotty and I resisted the initial closure request. We put out coffee and dragged out a small lunchroom curved-screen TV.

We opened to no one. Quiet. Blue sky.

A couple people and a couple calls. After a half-hour our audience was five.

There was a tall, close to 6’2” gentleman who walked in slow and calm, eyes up, baseball cap down, who talked with Dotty for a few short minutes. It was a little over an hour after opening. About four people were still at the small TV with coffee. I was working hard to be busy with unsettled calm and shock augmenting my caffeine nerves. I had breathing and focus. He slowed as he approached the corner of my desk.

This is my first and only effort to recount with certain inaccuracy what he said to me that Tuesday. September 11th, 2001.

I’m proud you’re open today. I was the front line of our country on D-Day. When the ramps of our Higgins Boats opened at Omaha, I watched two good buddies shot up. I made it to beach, and we knew we were lucky. But we knew even more we were there for a responsibility. We had lots more work to do. Later they moved me to the Pacific. And I had to find beach under fire again. The responsibility for doing our job was our greater service. A service I believe we did well for our country.

Now it’s your generation. It’s you. Thankfully, and with blessing there’s no bullets at your desk. But I saw many closed doors in the Junction today but yours is open. You are the new front line. Customer Service. Now you serve with the greatest responsibility to serve our country. Thank you.

I thanked him back in a cloudy muffle of near tears.

If you lived in West Seattle in the late ’90s and early 2000s and frequented the Junction, you likely remember and know him. He was well known and well liked. He lived on Beach Drive. Who was he?

He is who I remember 9/11 for. No one who worked that Tuesday and served in response to it are forgotten. They are a remembered frontline that lives on in honor and kindness the way that World War II veteran lives with my memories. The responsibility and service he talked about with me is the responsibility and service we carry for all from 9/11.

I will be first at work today. I will open. I will remember with a full day of focus breathed with responsibility and service to the community of our country.

By Ryan J Sales
09/11/2026

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UPDATE: Why did the goat cross the road?

September 11, 2026 12:28 pm

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| Delridge | Pets | West Seattle news

12:28 PM: Apparently because it’s lost. We have multiple reports including this one:

We found a brown and white goat crossing Delridge by Home Depot on Orchard. She has horns and is currently at the gas station tied up by a food truck.

Here’s a photo we received (larger size substituted):

(We usually list lost pets on this page but this one’s unusual!)

2:38 PM: We just learned the goat escaped from the nearby Vietnamese Cultural Center (which, we should have remembered, is promising a “goat show” as part of its Children’s Moonlight Festival 2-4 pm Saturday). We’ve sent contact info to all parties and hopefully a reunion will ensue.

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A dozen more things to know about for the rest of your West Seattle Friday

September 11, 2026 11:36 am

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We’ve been away from the desk for much of the morning, so here’s a belated list of highlights for the rest of your Friday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WEST SEATTLE/FAUNTLEROY YMCA GOLF TOURNAMENT: Until mid-afternoon, more than 100 golfers are on the greens at the West Seattle Golf Course, raising money for Y programs in this first-ever tournament. We were there as golfers teed off and will be going back so we can bring you a full report later.

CRAFTS AND PUZZLES SALE: Until 2 pm, you can stock up on what you need to keep busy during the long dark months ahead – shop at Emilie’s Treasures Thrift Shop at The Mount (4831 35th SW).

SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER: Late-summer gardening? The center has plants! Open until 3 pm on the north end of the main campus of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor).

TASTING ROOM AND WINE BAR: Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor) is open 5-9 pm Fridays. Stop in to sip, and/or buy a bottle.

MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 6-8 pm, Songwriters’ Showcase at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), no cover, all ages.

JEWISH NEW YEAR: Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown tonight (official sunset time is 7:29 pm).

TWO BANDS AT THE SKYLARK: Doors at 7, show at 8, Double-Wide Lawn Chair and I-90 Fiasco. $10 at the door. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: Funkadelic analog reissue! Hear it tonight, 7 pm at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW), all ages, free.

KENYON HALL CABARET: 7:30 pm, Kenyon Hall‘s monthly drag showcase (7904 35th SW), all ages.

SPINNING: Revelry Room (4547 California SW) regular Friday night spinning – with DJ Lady Cco tonight, starting at 9 pm.

‘MAKE IT LOUD’ SKATING WITH MUSIC: Tonight, Russian Blue & Art Gecko, 9 pm at Southgate Roller Rink (9646 17th SW). 21+. $20 cover/$5 skates.

MEGASTAR KARAOKE: 9 pm at Max’s Triangle Pub (9454 Delridge Way SW).

If you have something for our event lists and ongoing calendar, please email what/when/where/etc. info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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9/11, a quarter-century later: Seen at Alki Statue of Liberty

September 11, 2026 10:19 am

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(WSB photo)

Another sight on this 25th anniversary of 9/11: As of about an hour ago, one bouquet, with a small American flag, had been placed by the Alki Statue of Liberty. The statue, a decade and a half before it was recast and surrounded with a plaza in 2007-2008, was a gathering point after 9/11 – candles and luminarias stretched along the promenade. In 2013, the gallery Alki Arts – located at the beach back then – hosted an exhibit with many of the bags that held candles and were marked with messages (here’s our coverage). A sample of that memorabilia – and the pre-recast statue – are part of the new “Beyond Alki” exhibit at the Log House Museum (61st/Stevens), which you can visit today until 4 pm.

ADDED 11:20 AM: Just found out you can also see many of those bags online – the Southwest Seattle Historical Society just posted about that.

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9/11, a quarter-century later: West Seattle firefighters remember

September 11, 2026 8:59 am

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That was the scene minutes ago at Station 29 in North Admiral, one of the Seattle Fire Department stations where firefighters paid tribute this morning to the hundreds of first responders who lost their lives because of the 9/11 attacks – 25 years ago today. Each fire station read aloud some of the names of those lost.

ADDED 10:35 AM: Here’s our video of the ceremony, starting with lowering the station flag to half-staff:

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TRANSIT, WEATHER, ROAD/PATH WORK: Friday + weekend notes

September 11, 2026 6:03 am

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6:03 AM: Good morning. It’s Friday, September 11, 2026.

WEEKEND WORK ALERT

From WSDOT:

People traveling on the northbound State Route 99 First Avenue South bridge should plan for lane closures Saturday, Sept. 12 and Sunday, Sept. 13. The following closures are planned from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m.:

Saturday, Sept. 12

The right lane of the northbound SR 99 First Avenue South bridge.

Sunday, Sept. 13

The left HOV lane of the northbound SR 99 First Avenue South bridge.

Washington State Department of Transportation bridge-maintenance crews will use these lane closures to perform annual bridge inspections.

Also,Saturday is the start of the foot/bike path closure by the West Seattle Bridge for Sound Transit work.

TRANSIT TODAY

Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule today – any reroute/stop advisories will be here; reminder that buses return to SW Barton in and near the Westwood Village area as of tomorrow (Saturday, September 12).

Washington State Ferries – The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route is now on a two-boat schedule this week, with a third boat expected soon; check the alert page for specifics. Also note a lane reduction expected at the Fauntleroy dock overnight tonight because of utility work

West Seattle Water Taxi Regular summer schedule, with later-night schedule Fridays (tonight!) and Saturdays (for one more month).

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET

The forecast is for cloudy skies, high in the upper 60s. Sunrise will be at 6:41 am today; sunset will be at 7:29 pm.

BRIDGE TRAFFIC CAMERAS

Here are four bridge views from the SDOT map:

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

See a problem 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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FOOTBALL: Chief Sealth IHS hosts Roosevelt to kick off season’s second week

September 10, 2026 10:30 pm

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(WSB photos by Torin Record-Sand)

Chief Sealth International High School students and other fans offered a variety of reasons to cheer in the early going of the Seahawks’ first home game of the season tonight.

They hosted the Roosevelt HS Rough Riders at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex.

Our photographer was there for part of the first half. Chief Sealth was down 10-0 at halftime.

In the second half, head coach Daron Camacho‘s Seahawks managed to get six points on the scoreboard – their first points of the season – but Roosevelt added points too, and left with the win, 31-6.

Next week, Chief Sealth is on the road vs. Ballard HS (7 pm Friday, September 18).

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Seen on last West Seattle Art Walk of summer 2026

September 10, 2026 6:40 pm

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Brightening up this gray – but still technically summer – evening, are West Seattle Art Walk artists!

Lynsey Boyle is one of two artists showing their work tonight at West Seattle Nursery (5275 California SW; WSB sponsor).

Her visual art is complemented by Loretta Philp‘s stoneware:

And WSN is hosting the West Seattle Ukulele Players too:

ADDED: In The Junction, we stopped to see photographer Maxine Gardner, showing her work at Snip-Its Haircuts for Kids (4506 California SW) tonight:

She’s outside with raffle tickets, but don’t miss what’s on display inside:

Wildlife photos too!

Art Walk is on until 8 pm.

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Scenes from second West Seattle Junction Sweet Stroll

September 10, 2026 6:05 pm

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The second-ever West Seattle Junction Sweet Stroll continues until 8 pm, and you can still get a ticket – just go to the check-in table in front of KeyBank at California/Alaska:

Above is one of the four treats your ticket is good for, a Molly Moon’s Ice Cream mini-flight – below, you also get your choice of Husky Deli mini-scoop:

Two berry-pie choices from A La Mode Pies:

And pumpkin-spice beverage plus donut from Top Pot:

You get all those for $25,

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FOLLOWUP: City fires contractor for Morgan Junction EV lot, and sets another new completion date

September 10, 2026 4:15 pm

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(Recent photo of site’s SW Morgan frontage)

For months, we’ve been tracking the saga of the future Morgan Junction EV lot (4118 SW Morgan), with Seattle City Light most recently saying the work had stopped because of a design flaw, and promising an update by the end of August. That didn’t materialize, so we asked SCL what was up. They promised an update by end-of-day today, and here it is:

City Light construction engineers have resolved the structural design issue that stopped work at the site in July. Separately, the City has terminated its contract with the project’s original contractor due to performance issues and is bringing on a new contractor to complete the remaining work. We expect the charging station will be completed by September 2027.

The original contractor was Zenisco. The lot, intended to have eight chargers open for (paid) public use, was first announced in 2022 and expected to be built that year. SCL is now promising “quarterly updates.”

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VIDEO, PHOTOS: Ceremonial groundbreaking for West Seattle RV/tiny-house site Glassyard Commons

September 10, 2026 3:49 pm

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Story by Tracy Record
Photos by Torin Record-Sand
for West Seattle Blog

After months of taking photos from outside the gate, we got our first close-up look this afternoon at the state-owned West Seattle site (7200 2nd SW) being transformed into Glassyard Commons, with 72 RV parking spaces and 20 tiny houses. Each of those metal stakes, site operator LIHI explained, marks the utility connections for an RV.

We were there for the ceremonial groundbreaking – a month and a half after work started at the site – organized by LIHI, whose executive director Sharon Lee led off a half-hour speaking program.

We recorded it all on video:

We broke the news of the RV/tiny-house plan for this site in January, after discovering documents in city files, but it had been eyed as a potential sanctioned-encampment site for years. LIHI has a $3.3 million/year contract to build and operate Glassyard Commons, leasing the land from the Washington State Department of Transportation after legislation was passed enabling state land to be used for “community benefit,” Lee said, adding they hope to lease the site “for many years to come.” The goal, she said, is to get RVs off the street, not just as a place to park, but to get the occupants into permanent housing, and to destroy the RVs – so the ones that come in won’t be going out.

Who will be coming in? Lee reiterated that priority will be given to District 1 (West Seattle, South Park, part of south downtown) RV residents. Jen Manlief (above), who manages the Vehicle Outreach Program, said it won’t be an “easy yes” for RV residents, but they have been working with some potential future Glassyard Commons occupants for months, and the selling points include mental-health services and other assistance in getting back on their feet. We asked how early they would be signing people up to move in, and she said that they would probably have a list about a month in advance of what’s now an anticipated “mid-November” opening, according to LIHI. (Minimum age will be 18.)

Mayor Katie Wilson wasn’t there, but Human Services Department director Tanya Kim spokr, saying the city will be funding more new shelters – two tiny-house villages, a “master-leased” building, and two shelter “expansions” (locations were not mentioned). Kim described those as “more opportunities for people to say ‘yes’ to.”

Bob Kettle was the only City Councilmember at the event; he explained that this aligns with his role as Public Safety Committee chair, and also that he had direct district experience with Salmon Bay Village, the RV lot that LIHI operated relatively briefly (closed because its owner decided to repurpose the site for pickleball). He said that during its time in operation, he noticed fewer RVs on nearby streets, and said the ones he did see were in better condition.

Rev. Erica Williams, representing the site’s “faith sponsor” New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, declared projects like this to be part of the “liberation and well-being of all people.”

And LIHI’s Marta Kidane offered gratitude to the people of West Seattle and South Park, and also invited community members to sign up for the Glassyard Commons Community Advisory Committee, which will meet monthly online to discuss updates and concerns. (LIHI-operated West Seattle tiny-house site Camp Second Chance also has one that has plenty of room for more participation too. Contact marta.kidane@lihi.org if you’re interested.

Then, after the speeches, the photo op:

And the work continued, with promises of another gathering at the site when it opens in mid-November.

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Another meeting with Seattle Police next week: Alki Community Council

September 10, 2026 2:14 pm

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| Neighborhoods | Safety | West Seattle news

We’ve already reported on the meeting that Village Green West Seattle (WSB sponsor) is organizing next week to talk about Roxhill Park safety with Seattle Police and other agencies/departments, at 3:30 pm Thursday (September 17). We’ve just learned that a few hours later, another trouble spot – Alki Beach – will be discussed with SPD Southwest Precinct leadership. It’s the regular monthly gathering of the Alki Community Council, 7 pm Thursday (here’s agenda info on the ACC website). After another turbulent summer, there’s lots to discuss, and it’ll be in the usual location, Alki UCC (6115 SW Hinds).

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SEEN OFF WEST SEATTLE: M/V Sealth, getting ready to return to service

September 10, 2026 11:34 am

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| Seen at sea | Transportation | West Seattle news

Thanks for the tip and photo! If you noticed the state ferry M/V Sealth “spinning” in Elliott Bay this morning – it wasn’t a problem or a rescue. The Sealth has been undergoing maintenance and today it’s on sea trials, confirmed during the Washington State Ferries online community meeting that’s under way right now. If all goes well, it will return to the Triangle Route (Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth), which is on two-boat service right now until the third is available.

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