day : 15/06/2007 7 results

3 quick notes

–Sidewalk Cinema has finalized the list of what it’s showing during the West Seattle outdoor movie series in July and August.

–The Seattle Chinese Garden project near SSCC in east WS just got $1.2 million from one of Seattle’s sister cities (Chongqing, China).

–The P-I paid a visit to our gas-war intersection (Fauntleroy/Alaska, still both below $3 as of our last driveby a few hours ago).

Good luck, ’07 grads!

June 15, 2007 4:00 pm
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 |   West Seattle schools

Congrats to the grads from Seattle Lutheran HS who got their diplomas last night — to the grads from Chief Sealth HS, who will celebrate at SW Athletic Complex @ 1 pm tomorrow — and to the grads from West Seattle HS, whose ceremony is 8 pm Monday @ Benaroya Hall.

Low tide, dockside

How exciting was the “lowest tide of the summer” (11:39 am today)? So exciting, field trips even came to West Seattle from Mercer Island; saw the MI bus parked by Lowman Beach, as we headed to our chosen tide-wandering spot at Cove Park by the Fauntleroy ferry dock.

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You’re not supposed to walk under the dock … but during mega-low tides, you can … a few more photos, one click ahead: Read More

WS mid-June weekend roundup

June 15, 2007 10:13 am
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 |   Fun stuff to do | WS culture/arts

Click ahead to see what’s up:Read More

41st/42nd/Alaska megaproject update: Blame it on the monorail?

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After 2 1/4 hours in a room last night with the Southwest Design Review Board and a hearteningly sized group of onlookers, here’s what we can tell you about the big building that’s to go up on the east edge of The Junction, where Hollywood Video etc. once stood:Read More

Maximum exposure

June 15, 2007 4:00 am
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 |   West Seattle beaches

One final reminder for our fellow low-tide fans – if you can manage to get to the shoreline just before lunchtime today, you get to see a low tide that won’t be equaled until the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

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Lucky to be alive

June 15, 2007 2:02 am
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle people

Earlier this week, we grumbled to ourselves there just wasn’t much WS news to share with you; but tonight, it just won’t stop. Looks like WS is home to at least two members of this local family who survived a scare while hiking in Canada.