When a mysterious “media advisory” rolled in late Tuesday saying King County Executive Dow Constantine will meet the media at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook on Beach Drive this afternoon to “announce agreement on a major new land acquisition that would permanently protect one of King County’s longest stretches of undeveloped Puget Sound shoreline and provide trails and open space,” it seemed clear the announcement would not be about West Seattle shoreline, as nothing around here meets that description and would be for sale. And indeed, our partners at the Seattle Times are now reporting that the announcement has to do with a site visible in the distance from Beach Drive: Maury Island. The Times reports that a deal has been reached for public and private entities to buy a controversial mining site for $36 million. You can read their story here.