month : 06/2009 442 results

Date finalized for third Delridge Skatepark design meeting

June 1, 2009 12:36 pm

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| Delridge | West Seattle news | WS & Sports

When we covered the Delridge Skatepark schematic-design presentation at the Seattle Design Commission last month (WSB report here), project manager Kelly Davidson mentioned the third and final design meeting was almost finalized. Now we have the official date and time – 6:30 pm June 22, Youngstown Arts Center – for the official presentation of the design (shown above with Grindline’s Micah Shapiro during the SDC meeting) to the community. (Our coverage of the 1st design meeting in July 2008 is here; the second one, last January, is here.)

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West Seattle SIFF party update: 5:30 Friday, Admiral Theater!

June 1, 2009 11:11 am

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| Admiral Theater | West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

So much happened last weekend, you may not be ready to look ahead to next weekend – but with only days to go till the Seattle International Film Festival‘s first-ever West Seattle run at the Admiral Theater (June 5-11), we wanted to remind you of the opening-night party that WSB is co-promoting with The Admiral: The time is now set for 5:30 pm – it’s casual, fun, open-house style, 5:30 till 6:45, right before the showing of, for real, “The Admiral.” Given the movie title and the theater theme, the party will have a nautical flavor – as we’ve already mentioned, the Seafair Pirates will visit, as will SIFF director Carl Spence (who lives in West Seattle), and Junction-based Vertu Cakes is providing a fun cake shaped like a ship. Come celebrate West Seattle’s continued rise in the culture ranks – 5:30 pm Friday at The Admiral. More party details as the week progresses!

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Mayor’s office: No Alki car-free Summer Streets sequel this year

June 1, 2009 9:23 am

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(Alki Ave party-in-the-street setup Sunday afternoon, east of the beach zone)
Just in case you were wondering (we were), we just asked Alex Fryer in Mayor Nickels’ office whether, since Sunday’s “Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets” event was so early in the season, there’s a chance of another one this year. His reply: “Yesterday was the only Alki event for the year. It takes months of preparation, and it showed. It was a great event.” He also confirms that if you have feedback on the event – how it went, whether it should or shouldn’t happen next year, etc. – the mayor’s office is the place to send it: All the contact options are here.

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Happening tonight: Vying for votes; pick a playground; more

June 1, 2009 8:42 am

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| Delridge | How to help | West Seattle politics | WS & Sports

From the WSB West Seattle Events calendar, for today/tonight:

VYING FOR VOTES: This just might be one of the biggest candidates’ forums of the primary season in West Seattle: Four of the major King County Executive candidates declared so far — Dow Constantine, Ross Hunter, Fred Jarrett, Larry Phillips — will be at Fauntleroy Church (WSB sponsor) at 7 pm tonight in a forum presented by InSPIRe, all welcome. Audience Q/A for the candidates is part of the plan, and you can even submit a question online right now (via this page).

PICK A PLAYGROUND (DESIGN): 7:30 tonight at Delridge Community Center, come share your thoughts about the three proposed designs for the new DCC playground to be “built in a day” next month — see all three designs here — so the eventual choice will truly be the community’s choice.

BINGO’S BACK: The popular Monday night bingo games at Alki UCC resume tonight after a Memorial Day hiatus. Doors open 5:30 pm, games start at 6:30.

FOOD DRIVE: All Bartell Drugs locations have a food drive this month, starting today – they’ll be collecting nonperishable food items at their stores. Read more here.

TAE KWON DO: The Hiawatha (Community Center) Tae Kwon Do Club is inviting new members (18 and up) to its classes, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays – find out more at (206) 684-7441.

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Denny Middle School musicians score big at festival

June 1, 2009 8:13 am

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

That video’s from the Denny Middle School Jazz Dinner fundraiser two months ago, as the school’s Jazz Ensemble performed. We’re rerunning it this morning because Denny principal Jeff Clark just forwarded an announcement by music director Marcus Pimpleton of the school’s success at the competition its musicians are just back from:

Congratulations to the Denny Music Department on a successful trip to the Music in the Parks Festival in Coeur D’Alene.

The Denny Middle School Jazz Ensemble and the Denny Middle School String Orchestra topped the middle school category earning Best Overall Jazz Ensemble and Best Overall Middle School Orchestra.

In the Single A Division, Denny Middle School also won:

1st Place Percussion Ensemble – The Denny Steel Drum Ensemble – Superior Rating
1st Place Jazz Ensemble – Superior Rating
1st Place String Orchestra – Superior Rating
1st Place Marching Band – Excellent Rating
3rd Place Concert Band – Excellent Rating

Congratulations to all the students that participated.

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