West Seattle Tuesday: Roads; school; Scouts; crimefighting…

(Recent WSDOT aerial of the south-end Viaduct Replacement Project, from the WSB Flickr group pool; click for larger view)
With one month and one day to go till the dreaded 9-day Alaskan Way Viaduct closure, WSDOT plans another media briefing today. (We previewed bus changes here last night.) That’s one of the stories we’ll be covering today. And a smaller round of road work is among the other highlights from the WSB West Seattle Events calendar:

TRAFFIC ALERT: “Spot paving” work is scheduled to start today on a block of California SW south of Edmunds in The Junction and continue tomorrow, throughout the day both days. Full details in city’s announcement here.

MEET THE PRINCIPAL: West Seattle High School PTSA invites the school community to an informal chat with Principal Ruth Medsker. She will be hosting informal coffee chats throughout the year. 9-10:15 am in the main office conference room.

END-OF-SUMMER BARBECUE: Super Deli Mart at 35th/Barton invites the community to its “end of summer” barbecue, 3 pm-7 pm, no purchases required. Super Deli Mart’s owner says, “We will be roasting corn and serving hot dogs in addition to chips and drinks. This will be a lot like our birthday party, but more low key.”

RETURN OF THE ORCHESTRAS: West Seattle Community Orchestras‘ new season begins, with rehearsals starting at 5:30 pm (read this carefully for the latest information on who, when, and where, plus how to join).

RETURN OF THE WEST SEATTLE CRIME PREVENTION COUNCIL: After its summer hiatus, the West Seattle Crime Prevention Council returns to its monthly public meetings, and you’re invited to join them tonight at the Southwest Precinct (Delridge/Webster), 7 pm. In addition to crime-trend updates, this month’s spotlighted topic is Identity Theft, with Angie Kaake from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

SKY POLLUTION: Organizers of Bigsplash Seattle say “aviation emissions” a toxic threat too few people are paying attention to, and they’re planning to change that, starting with an event at Café Rozella tonight, including live music by the popular Haggis Brothers – details on this Facebook event page.

CUB SCOUT PACK 282 KICKOFF/INFORMATION EVENT: Please join Cub Scout Pack 282 for our annual Kickoff meeting, 7-8 pm, at West Side Presbyterian Church, 3601 California Ave SW. We will enjoy games, popcorn, door prizes, Pinewood Derby races and an opportunity for interested boys between grades 1 – 5 to learn more about our fun activities and how to get involved. For more information, please call Steve Shelver at 206-938-8614 or e-mail shelvers@wwdb.org.

BELLY DANCING: The monthly Alauda belly-dance showcase shimmies its way through Skylark Café and Club, 7:30 pm.

TRUMPET/GUITAR DUO: West Seattle jazz trumpet player Chad McCullough e-mailed to share word he’s playing with Portland-based guitarist Storm Nilson at Locöl tonight, 7:30 pm.

DBP September 20, 2011 (9:27 am)

I see no emeralds here.

OP September 20, 2011 (10:40 am)

The 99 closure needs a spiffy and catchy moniker like the I-405 closure in SoCal did with “Carmaggedon.” Like, “Viadestruction” or, “Car-tastrophic”, “The Big Sit Still” or whatever. Mine are all awful, but surely we can turn this into something we can all remember. Well, at least until the construction gets really, really bad. ;)

WSB September 20, 2011 (11:17 am)

There was one out there somewhere … but I can’t for the life of me think of it right now. Am in the parking lot for today’s briefing and have to jam on something else really fast. Will look it up afterward – TR

bridge to somwhere September 20, 2011 (10:51 am)

great photo . . .but it demonstrates just how depressing this end of town looks.

craig September 20, 2011 (3:16 pm)

I think that this end of town is beautiful, oh how I will miss driving northbound on the viaduct, it is a magical view at 4 am……:(

WSB September 20, 2011 (3:29 pm)

Craig – I drove that stretch at night for a long time, having worked all manner of shifts at two TV stations, including one that started around 2 am, as executive producer of a morning newscast, and I agree with you! – Tracy

bridge to somwhere September 20, 2011 (3:44 pm)

@craig: the drive on the viaduct, overlooking the bay, is definitely beautiful. i love to travel that stretch of road–especially the upper deck. the image of the industrial wasteland at the top of this article, however, is not at all beautiful. that is not the “magical view” i think you’re referring to.

Bill at Duwamish Head September 20, 2011 (4:03 pm)

I leave for work at 3:15am for the sterile environment of Bellevue, and this area is magical. Ships, tugs, trucks and cars at this time of day are part of the beautiful economic engine that is our port. I hate leaving, but enjoy coming home everyday to West Seattle.
Just a side note, I get stuck in Eastside traffic more often than here in West Seattle.

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