West Seattle Friday! Hiking; driving help; SSV closure; WSHS music

(Paddleboarder in a West Seattle sunset, by Danny McMillin, shared via the WSB Flickr group pool)
Something about that photo just says “weekend.” But before we get there: The rain’s supposed to taper off by afternoon, which means it might be perfect in time for the Nature Consortium‘s monthly eco-hike through the West Duwamish Greenbelt (RSVP to lisa@naturec.org), 1 pm @ 14th/Holly … 1st Friday of a two-Friday “defensive driving” workshop starts this morning at 9 at the Senior Center of West Seattle; call 206-932-4044 to see if there’s room …. One more late-night/early-early-am closure of the WESTBOUND Spokane Street Viaduct, meaning you can’t get onto The Bridge from I-5 or Beacon Hill (details here) … West Seattle High School‘s Winter Concert is at 7:30 tonight, WSHS Theater, free but donations accepted … Feel like dancing this afternoon? Senior Dance @ Delridge Community Center, 1-3pm, $3. Betty McLain leads you through lines, mixers, and other dances to music from the 40’s to present. … And at Alki Community Center tonight, another round of Friday Night Skating, 6:45-8:45 pm, $3 person, bring your own skates or borrow them. … More on the calendar!

DP January 21, 2011 (7:36 am)

Is that the Loch Ness monster I see?

SaraJ January 21, 2011 (8:34 am)

It took me 22 minutes to cross the WS bridge today to go to work. It’s RIDICULOUS. A 19-minute commute is transformed into a 45-minute one because of the traffic. I hate that where I live is causing this to happen.

I heard a while back that they were thinking of widening the bridge and adding more lanes where it bottlenecks into two… is there any truth to this rumor? I take I-5 south so it’s awful having to go 4 mph when only a small amount of cars are taking this exit (most everyone is taking I-5 N). It also doesn’t help that there are large trucks merging on to the streamlined spot — by 1st Ave S etc.
Please do a post on this, WSB.

Cheryl January 21, 2011 (11:30 am)

The sunset last night was AMAZING, I don’t know if this pic was from yesterday or not, but it’s gorgeous just the same. There is something in the “air” that feels almost Spring-ish, even though winter won’t be over officially for another month. Wishful thinking on my part, but I’m ready!

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