WSB charter sponsor Hotwire Coffee is launching a new service – call ahead and your drink will be ready. Bev-O-Matic, as the flyer puts it. Hotwire’s Lora Lewis didn’t even ask us to plug this but we saw it in her promotional mailings and thought it sounded like news to us – hadn’t heard of any other local coffee shop doing phone-ahead orders.

Illusions Hair Design told us they have a few appointments remaining for next Sunday’s Have a Heart Day, when stylists donate their time to raise money for West Seattle Helpline – benefiting many families in our community – and Pencil Me in for Kids. Noon-5 pm Sunday; call (206) 938-3675 ASAP to doublecheck if there’s still an opening. Even if you’re not getting your hair cut there that day, you’ll be able to drop off cash/check donations for those two organizations; Illusions is at 5619 California SW (map).