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David Hutchinson shares this shot from Duwamish Head (you’ll recognize the silhouetted area as Anchor/Luna Park). ADDED FRIDAY MORNING: Thanks also to Cynthia, for this view:

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Traffic alert: Crash blocking Delridge at Trenton

| Delridge | West Seattle news | WS breaking news

We’re on the scene of a two-car crash – at least one person is being transported by private ambulance – Delridge is blocked at Trenton right now. No info on how it happened.

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A very busy night

| West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

Tonight both West Seattle High and Seattle Lutheran held their graduations. Here’s two quick pictures. The first is from Memorial Stadium, where the WSHS graduation took place. The second features the Seattle Lutheran class of 2009 waiting to make their grand entrance.

Later we’ll be adding an update that includes highlights of the West Seattle Art Walk, the grand opening of the new art studio and birthday space at Curious Kidstuff, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Band performing at The Kenney.

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Cooper Elementary “buddy program” to present art show 6/13

June 11, 2009 4:41 pm

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Coming up this weekend:

TAKE A WALK IN OUR SHOES:
An art show hosted by the Cooper Elementary Buddy Program

Saturday, June 13th
6:30 – 9:30 pm
Zeitgeist Coffee
171 S. Jackson St.
Come help us celebrate a successful first year of the Cooper Buddy
Program, a program dedicated to building relationships among students
with and without Autism at Cooper Elementary in Seattle Public Schools.
This evening celebration will feature student photography, paintings,
musical performances, spoken word, and writing, all highlighting the
relationships developed between students with Autism and their buddies.
There will be musical performances by local bluegrass and folk
musicians, Kirk Reese, Jason Stewart, Tom Rooney, Brad Carter and Melisa
Holman. Join us June 13th at Zeitgeist Coffee to celebrate friendships
as we walk together in the shoes of Autism.

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West Seattle jail-site fight: County to offer “multi-year extension”

June 11, 2009 3:47 pm

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| Crime | West Seattle jail sites | West Seattle news

We reported in April that the Seattle City Council had sent the county a letter asking for an extension of at least 10 years in the contract for the county to handle misdemeanor inmates – the same inmates the county had said it couldn’t handle after 2012, touching off a push to build new municipal jails (with a West Seattle site under consideration by the “north/east cities”). Now comes word the county will offer a “multi-year” extension – read on to see the official news release just received from the county, followed by a response on behalf of Seattle and the other “north/east cities” (indicating the jail-planning process will NOT be halted):Read More

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2 West Seattle food updates: Zippy’s parking; Skillet’s plan

June 11, 2009 3:01 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants

ZIPPY’S PARKING: This one’s been playing out in the WSB Forums over the past several days – a Zippy’s Giant Burgers customer wrote about some apparent escalated tension over parking in the small lot there; now, Rahel Cook from Zippy’s has weighed in with an update.

SKILLET RETURNS: After one week without a West Seattle appearance, Skillet Street Food says it’ll be back this Sunday, 11 am-2 pm, Seattle Lutheran High School parking lot. 5:40 PM UPDATE: Skillet just tweeted a new Sunday location: 44th SW near the Farmers’ Market.

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“Bite of Morgan” at Saturday’s Morgan Junction Festival: Freebies!

June 11, 2009 1:30 pm

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| West Seattle festivals | West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants

Just two days till the next big West Seattle festival, the Morgan Junction Community Festival this Saturday, in and around the new Morgan Junction Park (which will be dedicated at 10 am, right before the 11 am-6 pm festival), and we have more details now about one brand-new component of the festival, the “Bite of Morgan” — from Kate Stineback:

Several restaurants have agreed to participate in the first annual “Bite” by donating bite-sized goodies for festival attendees throughout the day…the restaurants participating are:

Kokoras Greek Grill
Feedback Lounge
Zeeks Pizza
Tully’s Coffee
Abbondanza Pizzeria (after 4:30pm)
Domino’s
Caffe Ladro (handing out coupons at the park opening)

We are so excited about this and hope that people will come on down, grab a coupon book and travel around the (Morgan) Junction to these businesses to pick up a yummy “bite” of something inside each establishment. It should be great! And it says a lot about our businesses that they would be willing to do this at such a precarious time in the economy. Let’s show them our love and come out to the festival to celebrate our great little commercial business district!

You’ll be able to get the coupon book for the free “bites” at the Morgan Community Association booth. We’ll be there reporting live throughout the day too – hope to see you there! Earlier in the week, we mentioned the music lineup – read on for a few more details on the bands, courtesy of Chas Redmond:Read More

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Pancake breakfast at Alki UCC on June 27 to help Family Promise

June 11, 2009 12:23 pm

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Your breakfast plans for June 27 just might be set – here’s the announcement of a fundraising pancake breakfast:

Who doesn’t love pancakes? Mickey mouse shaped, buttermilk, blueberry, apple sauce, creamy butter, maple syrup, piping hot stack of flap jacks.

Where: Alki United Church of Christ, 62nd and Hinds, in West Seattle.
When: Saturday morning, June 27th starting at 8:30AM.
What¹s to eat: Simple breakfast of pancakes, sausage links, syrup, orange juice, milk and coffee
Who is invited: Anyone who wants to help the cause of homeless families! Children must be accompanied by an adult.
What it costs: $5 per person, but larger donations are welcome and appreciated.

Additional information on Family Promise can be obtained through our website at www. familypromiseofseattle.org or at our parent website at www.familypromise.org

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“Red Across Day” this Sunday (6/14) at Avalon Glassworks

June 11, 2009 12:06 pm

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That photo is from Shannon Felix at Avalon Glassworks in Luna Park, along with an explanation below:

“Red Across” Day at Avalon Glassworks this Sunday:

All-Red-All-Day to Support American Red Cross.

Shop at Avalon Glassworks on Sunday, June 14 when we we will be donating 10% of the day’s sales to help American Red Cross of King and Kitsap Counties.

Watch live glassblowing throughout the day, we’re making ALL RED stuff.

See a special RED vase demonstration at 2pm.

Get the limited edition mini RED float for a $20 donation.

10% of the day’s sales will be donated to American Red Cross.

More info at http://www.avalonglassworks.com

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Digital TV switchover tomorrow – where to go if you’re not ready

June 11, 2009 12:01 pm

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| Delridge | West Seattle news

You may feel like you’ve been hearing about it forever. But it’s still estimated that thousands of people in the Seattle area alone will be caught off guard when the “digital TV transition” finally happens tomorrow. So, if you’re not sure you’re ready – here’s a reminder that you can get help at a special drop-in center at Youngstown Arts Center in North Delridge, 9 am-9 pm daily (that includes tonight and tomorrow). More details here, including information on what the transition’s all about, if you’re still a bit befuddled.

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New York Times writer looks at the Amanda Knox case

June 11, 2009 11:28 am

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| West Seattle online | West Seattle people

As Kristina put it while e-mailing WSB to share this New York Times link (which a few others have pointed out to us as well), “West Seattle-ites don’t hit the NYT all that often!” Seattle-based NYT writer Timothy Egan has written a long, opinionated look at the case of Amanda Knox, the Arbor Heights student who is about to testify at her murder trial in Italy. See it here.

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Washington State Ferries starts summer season on June 21

June 11, 2009 11:09 am

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Yet more proof that summer is just around the corner – so is the summer season that kicks off June 21 on Washington State Ferries, with details in a news release we just received – read on:Read More

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Report #2: What the candidates told the 34th District Democrats

June 11, 2009 9:29 am

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| Fauntleroy | West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

Next time West Seattle’s biggest political group, the 34th District Democrats, meet, they will decide who else to endorse for the August primary — and that’s why more than two dozen candidates in almost one dozen races came to The Hall at Fauntleroy last night for our area’s biggest pre-primary candidates’ forum.

One week earlier, four of the contenders for King County Executive took questions in the InSPIRe-sponsored forum (WSB coverage here) across the street at Fauntleroy Church (WSB sponsor); with many 34th DDs involved in that group, they urged members to attend that event to get a look at the KCE candidates, but as for everything else – last night was the big night.

The marquee race: Seattle Mayor, which started the night; also featured – four Seattle City Council races, the Seattle City Attorney race, Seattle Port Commission positions, and Burien City Council. Read on for our marathon roundup of highlights (focusing on the city races) – including links to the 34th DD’s own coverage, as well as photo galleries, and a link to what we sent out via Twitter during the event:Read More

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Invitation to join – and help – the Admiral 4th of July Kids’ Parade!

June 11, 2009 9:04 am

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| Fun stuff to do | Holidays | West Seattle news

That’s WSB video from last year’s 4th of July Kids’ Parade in the Admiral District – and Sherri Chun has just sent word of the plans for this year, with a request for help to make sure it happens next year (and beyond) too:

Yes, we are having a parade this year! As usual, we’ll meet at 44th and Sunset to kick things off. Start time is 10:00 am. We’re still waiting for confirmation (but are hopeful) that Mayor Nickels will again be able to join us. The parade will end at Hamilton Viewpoint park, with games and bake sale treats courtesy of the Holy Rosary Moms’ group. A huge shoutout to Dave Weitzel at Weitzel Construction [WSB sponsor] for providing our portable toilets. Dave, we couldn’t do it without you! Thank you also to Holy Rosary Parish for underwriting our parade insurance and for providing our PA system, and to all the volunteers who make it happen.

This year we are really, really counting on the community’s support. Several years ago we had a volunteer development director, whose job it was to solicit donations from local businesses. Sadly, this person retired due to a combination of job and personal life changes. This year we are financing the parade using the last of her development efforts. If we are to continue having this parade in the future, we need additional support from the community. Parade and park permits alone are $350. Additional costs include the generator, beach balls (an annual tradition at the park!), printing, and miscellaneous decorations. This does not include the cost of portable toilets, which are very important (and expensive over the holiday weekend!).

This year we are asking each family to donate $1 per child toward future parades. There will be donation boxes by the games table, the concessions stand, and next to the portable toilets. Please help ensure the future of our annual 4th of July Kids Parade! Thank you, and we look forward to seeing all of you and your families on the 4th of July!

Sherri Chun and Jodi Bennett
Parade Coordinators

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Today/tonight: Crochet a river; do the Art Walk; congratulate grads

June 11, 2009 6:30 am

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| West Seattle Art Walk | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS culture/arts

That’s Mandy Greer in a shot we captured on Delridge Day May 30th, as she continued adding to the crocheted river she’s creating as part of Mater Matrix Mother and Medium, art to be installed later this month at Camp Long. And that’s where you’ll find here today, noon-4 pm, as she invites anyone and everyone interested to join her in crocheting more of the rest of her work. That’s not today’s only art event:

WSB sponsor Click! Design That Fits is one of the 40-plus stops on tonight’s West Seattle Art Walk, 6-9 pm, with a “fresh” theme – read about it here. For the full list of Art Walk stops, check out the official website; here’s a direct link to the printable map. And while you’re in The Junction, remember tonight is the grand opening for Curious Art Kids and Curious Party Kids at Curious Kidstuff (WSB sponsor), 6-8 pm (with cupcakes!) – read more here. Finally, for hundreds of West Seattle teenagers and their families – this will be remembered as graduation night:

That’s a photo from the 2008 West Seattle High School graduation at Memorial Stadium (Seattle Center downtown). That’s where WSHS’s Class of 2009 will graduate at 5 pm tonight; then at 7:30 at the Seattle Lutheran High School gym, the SLHS Class of ’09 has its commencement. (Here’s a full list of West Seattle-linked graduations taking place over the next week.) This is just part of what’s happening today/tonight – check out the WSB West Seattle Events calendar for more (including the Alki Idol finals!).

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