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The folks behind PEPS (Program for Early Parent Support) have just announced Little PEPperS, starting this spring in West Seattle, for parents with babies and toddlers (through 3 years old). Ahead, the full announcement, including how to sign up:Read More

Where do your tax dollars go? New itemizing on the way

March 2, 2008 2:58 pm

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| West Seattle news

Just announced at the end of the week – if your property taxes are paid by your mortgage company, meaning you don’t get an itemized statement showing exactly where the money goes, the county’s going to send you one anyway; they’ll start showing up in the mail in a few weeks. (Hmmm, wonder if the county could find a way to save paper and postage and e-mail it instead?)

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While you’re out walking/running/wandering today …

March 2, 2008 11:34 am

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| High Point | Westwood | WS culture/arts

Even if you’ve walked by ’em a hundred times, take a second look at some of the public artworks around West Seattle. We just happened onto the city pages that provide a little background into these installations (artist, date, inspiration, etc.), such as the West Seattle Cultural Trail along Alki, the Longfellow Creek Trail signs (photo left), Sky Legends at High Point Library, this one outside High Point Community Center or this one outside Southwest Community Center … seems the sign outside the Southwest Precinct is even public art.

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4 West Seattle restaurants in “Dine for Darfur” on Tuesday

March 2, 2008 9:04 am

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| West Seattle restaurants

Relief efforts in Darfur get 25% of the proceeds from dozens of restaurants in the Northwest this Tuesday. This page has the full list, which includes the West Seattle establishments Endolyne Joe’s in Fauntleroy, Blackbird and Mission in the Admiral District, and Talarico’s (21-up only) in The Junction. (While checking the restaurants’ individual websites, linked here to their names, we also noted another benefit coming up at Endolyne Joe’s — a Denny Middle School music fundraiser March 25, promising live performances by the school’s band and chorus; we featured Denny’s midwinter-break music camp in this recent video-enhanced feature.)

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Saturday scenes: Cookies, trees, rainbow and hail, signs

March 1, 2008 10:36 pm

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| West Seattle people | West Seattle schools | West Seattle video

We found those two Girl Scouts selling cookies outside Thriftway this afternoon – second day of local Scouts’ sales – their West Seattle cookie-selling locations are listed here. (We got Thin Mints, $4/box, yum.) More West Seattle Saturday scenes ahead, including the rainbow-and-hail video link:Read More

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High-school basketball updates

March 1, 2008 7:40 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS & Sports

Per the Times, the West Seattle High School boys’ basketball team fell short in their game against Seattle Prep this afternoon. And the Seattle Lutheran High School boys and girls didn’t make it to the final rounds of the tournament in Spokane. Nonetheless, we want to send out a hearty “congratulations” for the kids, their families, coaches, and supporters; good job! SUNDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Here are the brackets for the tournament WSHS is in; thanks to David for pointing us to that site where the Wildcats can be tracked through the next rounds. They play Squalicum at 9 pm Wednesday, KeyArena.

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West Seattle Farmers’ Market tomorrow: Start time, fresh sheet

March 1, 2008 7:02 pm

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| West Seattle Farmers' Market

Quiet weekend so far (knock wood) so we’ll post the West Seattle Farmers’ Market fresh sheet a little earlier than usual, plus a note on the WSFM start time: We doublechecked with market management, and now that it’s year-round, it’s also back to the 10 am start time. Here’s what you’ll find tomorrow:Read More

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Transportation updates: Bus fares, ferry changes

March 1, 2008 3:51 pm

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| Transportation | West Seattle news

BUS FARES: The Metro adult-fare increases kicked in today. Full details here.

FERRY CHANGES: 3 boats on the Fauntleroy run next weekend; this explains why.

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Saying goodbye: Tim St. Clair memorial today; 2 other notes

March 1, 2008 12:49 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle people

Reminder that you are invited to the Alki Bathhouse 4-7 pm today to help celebrate the life of longtime West Seattle Herald reporter Tim St. Clair, who died earlier this week after battling cancer. Two other notable passings have come to our attention in the past few days: WSB regular Jan reports that well-regarded guitarist and West Seattle native Rick Novito died this week (he played most recently with Leroy Bell, whose MySpace site has a few tributes); Jan says Rick’s memorial is set for Thursday at Holy Rosary (Sunday night update: 4 pm, according to this published obituary), and there are efforts to organize a jam in his honor afterward. Here’s a photo of Rick sent by his family:

Last note, Cafe Rozella is remembering a longtime patron known as Panchito; the CR blog pays tribute here.

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Saturday real-estate notes: Alki house, 35th/Avalon name

March 1, 2008 12:00 pm

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| Development | West Seattle news

Thanks to Bob for the tip that the design/construction firm Pb Elemental is re-selling the above-pictured Alki house that it bought along with the neighboring Shoremont, $875,000. (Most recent WSB coverage here; we checked with Pb after Bob’s note, and they say the re-sale was part of the plan, and that they will share renderings of the Shoremont-site plan shortly.) Also notable: The building going up at 35th/Avalon (most recent WSB coverage here) appears to have a name – we came across this space-leasing listing referring to it as Avalon Square. The listing says it has two rentable retail spaces of about 1,300 sf each. (That’s in addition to 60 apartments, per the city permit files.)

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Happening today, early edition

March 1, 2008 8:01 am

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle people | West Seattle schools

So much happening today that we have another round of reminders to come in a few hours — but first, some events that begin this morning: 9 am, the West Seattle High School Class of 2008 fundraising car wash starts at the WSHS parking lot; 10 am, the West Seattle Family Wellness Fair starts at High Point Community Center; also at 10, the Sanislo Elementary used book sale and bake sale gets under way. Much more on the Events page.

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Discussing the undiscussable, to bring it “Out of the Darkness”

March 1, 2008 1:36 am

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| How to help | West Seattle people

With everything that is discussed openly in our everyday lives and in the media these days, you might conclude there is nothing too taboo to talk about. That would not be true; a big, dangerous one remains.Read More

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