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High-school football begins: Chief Sealth on the road

September 2, 2011 11:18 pm

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Chief Sealth International High School opened the season with a non-conference, “away” football game tonight – very far away. On the Olympic Peninsula, Sealth lost at Port Angeles, 48-0. Seattle Lutheran High School plays tomorrow night in Lakewood, Pierce County (vs. Life Christian/Seattle Christian); West Seattle High School isn’t scheduled for its first game till next weekend.

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Thanks for the helicopter tips; still a mystery

September 2, 2011 8:35 pm

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| Helicopter | West Seattle news

8:35 PM: Have received various reports of a helicopter spotted over various areas of north West Seattle. Checking to see what we can find out. If you are seeing ground police activity that goes with it, let us know – there’s nothing on the scanner or 911 right now, but we’re driving in the general reported area to look around.

8:50 PM: We headed down toward West Marginal Way after reports it was seen over eastern West Seattle. Co-publisher Patrick Sand says it’s now visible over the eastern shore of the Duwamish River – we’re assuming it’s the same chopper – with a spotlight. So, still a mystery, but it’s definitely not just focused on West Seattle. There are still NO police or fire incidents in our area that would match to it. TV choppers do not routinely fly at this time of night, either.

9:09 PM: Via Facebook, Lisa G reminds us that high-school football games are sometimes videotaped via chopper, so we do get Friday night flyovers this time of year. We thought briefly we’d found a game scheduled at WS Stadium tonight, but it was last year’s schedule. Mystery continues!

9:21 PM: Lt. Alan Williams at the Southwest Precinct confirms police don’t have anything going on that would have merited a chopper (overall, quiet in general so far right now, he says).

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West Seattle restaurants: Fish and chips en route to Westwood

September 2, 2011 8:33 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants

Many have asked what’s happening at 9005 35th SW near Henderson, part of the former On Safari Foods space. WSB contributor Bill “Hutch” Hutchison spoke today with its new owners, sisters Muzit and Senait, who shared a bit of information about their plans to open West Seattle Fish House. They plan to primarily serve fish and chips to begin with, along with a variety of side dishes, not yet finalized, and more menu items to be added along the way as they ramp up. Muzit and Senait are both West Seattle residents and told Hutch they recognized a need for this type of restaurant in the neighborhood. Though they expect to do a lot of take-out business, there will be some countertop seating as well. No beer or wine to start, but it’s a possibility down the road.

That’s all they wanted to say till they get closer to opening, but we do know they hope to open within the next two to three weeks, depending on how inspections go.

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Trash, shore, water don’t mix: Consider a holiday cleanup

September 2, 2011 5:30 pm

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| Environment | How to help | West Seattle beaches | West Seattle news

Neal Chism – who more than does his part to clean up local waterways – sent photos this week, showing last weekend’s trash trouble at the fishing bridge just east of the “low bridge.”

It’s not just an eyesore. It’s a reminder of why trash by the water carries an extra hazard, whether bagged or not – if it gets into the water, it’s not only a hazard to local wildlife, it could eventually find itself to giant, growing repositories like the “garbage patch” in the Pacific. Neal also sent his photos to local authorities, and replies indicated that SDOT, which manages/maintains that area, would investigate more-frequent trash pickup during fishing season.

But a separate note we received, from Suzanne, brings a suggestion/solution: We can not only take care of our own trash, but can go the extra mile, as has Neal, to pick up others’. She suggested that if you have some time this Labor Day weekend, you might consider an impromptu beach/shore cleanup effort, no matter how small – every little bit helps:

I’m hoping that by getting the word out, it might also help people become more aware of the impacts that littering has, and cause folks to think twice about just leaving something behind to let the wind and water take it away – for someone else to deal with.

A friend and I spent several hours picking up LOTS of litter [earlier this week] along the beach at Constellation Park during low tide. We were shocked at how much we collected. It would be fantastic if other folks helped out this weekend along their favorite beaches. Low tides this weekend in West Seattle: Saturday: 3:33 pm; Sunday: 4:45 pm; Monday: 6:23 pm. Be sure to bring bags to collect the litter. Gloves too, ideally. -We didn’t have gloves and wished we did.

Suzanne also says that People for Puget Sound would like to have photos of anything you pick up, particularly plastic trash, since they are getting ready to launch an awareness campaign, so she sent us a postscript before we published this:

Please ask everyone to take photos of what they collect, with the plastic being especially evident and send them to Heather Trim, htrim@pugetsound.org. She is asking that the photos be taken at an angle to show detail, and ideally not in super bright sunlight.

P.S. If you do find some time to do some beach cleanup this weekend – we’d love to see your photos too, to celebrate everything, no matter how small, that neighbors are doing to keep Puget Sound healthier. (P.S. In two weeks you can also join an organized cleanup at Lincoln Park – info here – but don’t let that stop you from getting out this weekend … two more weeks and who knows where today’s trash will be. (Read up on the sea-trash problem here.)

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My Big Fat Purple Benefit: Fun(draiser) for cancer-fighting realtor

September 2, 2011 2:46 pm

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| Health | How to help | West Seattle news | West Seattle people

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

Most know that pink is the official color for breast-cancer awareness.

If somebody asked you which cancer-awareness campaign uses purple … would you know the answer?

Many more people in the area do, because of Prudential Northwest Realty‘s 48-year-old Dawn “DJ” Jump, who is being treated for, and working to raise awareness of, pancreatic cancer.

If you haven’t heard much about pancreatic cancer, you’re not alone. (I hadn’t, until my mother was diagnosed with it 13 years ago.) Not to imply any cancer is a “good” cancer, but cancer of the pancreas is an especially “bad” one. Because of where the pancreas sits in your digestive system, it’s seldom diagnosed early, and the tumor often is too close to vital arteries/other organs for doctors to safely remove. As a result, the 5-year survival rate is 5 percent. But somebody’s gotta be in that five percent – so in an expectation that she’ll be part of it, DJ is undergoing chemotherapy now, shrinking her tumor to get to an operable point (with surgery already scheduled for December), and fighting with so much spirit, her support website is called “CancerDiva.com.”

Right now, her co-workers want to get the word out that you can support her by buying tickets ASAP for an upcoming benefit – it’s in early October, but they need to know by next week how many people can come.

That’s not the only way they’re supporting her – read on to see one vivid example (and to find out more about the benefit and other ways to help):Read More

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West Seattle road work: Bike-lane repairs ahead on 16th

September 2, 2011 2:23 pm

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| Transportation | West Seattle news

Another heads-up from SDOT before the holiday weekend hits in earnest:

Next week crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will repair pavement cracks in the bike lanes on 16th Avenue SW between SW Henderson to SW Holden streets. They will work on Thursday and Friday, September 8 and 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. During this work, bicyclists will use the general traffic lane. On-street parking will be restricted, but sidewalks and crosswalks will remain open.

On the White Center side of 16th SW, by the way, the major paving work that’s been under way recently is wrapping up, according to what county reps told the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council last night.

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West Seattle Water Taxi: Extra run after tonight’s Seahawks game

September 2, 2011 1:13 pm

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| King County Water Taxi | West Seattle news

If you’re taking the West Seattle Water Taxi to tonight’s football game, King County wants to be sure you know they’ve added an extra run back to West Seattle at 11 pm – the 10:30 pm run from Pier 50 is usually the last one from downtown to WS. (This also gives us one more excuse to remind you that the WS Water Taxi and its shuttles are on a Sunday schedule on Labor Day.)

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West Seattle business updates: New, moved, having a sale …

September 2, 2011 11:22 am

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| West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

Eight notes from and about local businesses, received/gathered recently:

MAWADDA CAFE: For those wondering when this Mediterranean café in the Admiral District (first reported here in July) is going to open – as seems to be unavoidable for projects like this, the café’s owner tells WSB that it’s taking a bit longer than expected, so no opening date yet, despite the big bright OPENING SOON banner out front. We’ll keep you up to date!

AVALON ADDS LUNCH: Got a note from Avalon that it’s now serving lunch, if you haven’t heard. (You’ll find the lunch menu on their website; they’re at 2940 SW Avalon Way.)

We have a couple longer restaurant-related updates in the works too – check back here in the next few days (unless you’re checking out for the long holiday weekend, in which case, have a great time, we’ll see you when you’re back!)

Now, the non-food businesses:

SIMA MARTIAL ARTS MOVES: Owner Bob Heinemann says they’ve officially finished their move now to the new location at the corner of Fauntleroy/Genesee in The Triangle. And he’s launching an 8-week boot camp starting September 12th, 6-6:40 am. He says, “We have a diverse curriculum and diverse community of men & women ages 12 to 71!” They’re online at simamartialarts.com.

CYCLE UNIVERSITY SALE: Also in The Triangle, Cycle U is having a sale through this weekend. Brad Loetel explains that it’s “our end of summer closeout sale on all 2011 Bikes and Clothing through Labor Day weekend. Our 2012 bikes will be arriving shortly so we need to clear out the remaining inventory.” Cycle U is at 4550 Fauntleroy Way SW.

MOUNTAIN TO SOUND SALE: And another Triangle business with a sale – Mountain to Sound Outfitters (WSB sponsor) has just kicked off its Labor Day sale; full details here. They’re in The Triangle at 3602 SW Alaska – and remember, they have an online store now too.

WEST SEATTLE FABRIC COMPANY SALE: The sale at West Seattle Fabric Company (WSB sponsor) is announced on their Facebook page, including “20% off over 450 selected bolts of collection fabrics (1 yd. min. cuts), 20% off quilting tools and rulers, 20% off select quilting books and patterns, and 20% off All Sewline fabric pencils, erasers and refills.” 2210 California SW.

NEW PILATES STUDIO: Be: Pilates recently opened in West Seattle (3703B California SW). Its owner is West Seattle resident Beth Montanez. She says hers is “the only studio in Seattle with the Balanced Body CoreAlign.” Besides private and group classes, Beth says she is offering “the first Pilates Instructor Training Course to be hosted in the West Seattle community,” starting September 30th.

HIGHLINE PHYSICAL THERAPY MOVES: Clinic manager Darren Dilley, PT, says they moved over the summer from their previous quarters east of Jefferson Square (home to Highline Medical Center’s West Seattle Family Medicine clinic (WSB sponsor), and future urgent-care clinic) and are now in the Jefferson Square tower, on the 5th floor, above Bartell Drugs. Dilley says Highline Physical Therapy-West Seattle is “planning an open house for physicians, and possibly another one in early October for the general public.”

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Camp Long challenge course’s 1st phase nearing completion

September 2, 2011 9:34 am

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle parks

Story and photos by Keri DeTore
Reporting for West Seattle Blog

Thanks to a partnership between Seattle Parks, Washington State University and 4-H, Camp Long is nearing completion of the long-awaited “Low Course” portion of the our state’s first urban Challenge Course.

Camp Long Advisory Council president David Kipnis (above) gave us a sneak peek in anticipation of the September 24th grand opening.

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West Seattle Friday: Welcome to the holiday weekend!

September 2, 2011 8:08 am

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Going into a holiday weekend, the event list tends to be short, so here are a few standing Friday listings from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

TOUR THE LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: It’s open Thursdays-Sundays, noon-4 pm, 61st/Stevens (Alki area). More info here.

LAST NON-HOLIDAY WEEKDAY AT COLMAN POOL: This is it for 7-day-a-week summer operations at West Seattle’s historic saltwater outdoor pool – after Monday, there’s one postseason weekend, and that’s it. Here’s the schedule. And take note of a bulletin on the Colman Pool home page – because of offseason work, next year’s opening will be delayed.

PRE-FALL CLEANING? Clean out your closets and drop off your reusable clothing and household items at “The Big Blue Truck” donation station, 44th Ave SW & SW Edmunds, Fridays- Sundays 9 am – 5 pm. For a complete list of items accepted visit www.bigbluetruck.org. Donations are tax-deductible.

Anything going on today/tonight (or beyond)? E-mail us and we’ll add it: editor@westseattleblog.com

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