West Seattle Sunday: From benefit to bioswales, and beyond

Happy first Sunday of summer! From the WSB West Seattle Events Calendar:

BENEFIT CAR WASH: The Chief Sealth International High School cheerleaders are raising money for cheer camp through a car wash 10 am-2 pm today at the John L. Scott lot in the 5200 block of California SW.

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Summer fruit is in the spotlight. 10 am-2 pm, 44th/Alaska.

VCA WEST SEATTLE OPEN HOUSE: The veterinary clinic at 5261 California SW is having an open house 11 am-2 pm – details here.

IF IT WERE SUNNY AND HEADED FOR 70 … this would be the second day of operation for the Lincoln Park wading pool. Just FYI. Whenever that warm weather DOES arrive, it’ll start the season.

SUMMER KICKOFF BARBECUE: Noon-4 pm, free barbecue at Super Deli Mart (35th/Barton), details here.

(added) DUWAMISH LONGHOUSE EXHIBIT OPENS: From the announcement about today’s opening reception, 1-3 pm:

“Taqw-seblu”, Skagit tribal elder Vi Hilbert (1918-2008), is credited with saving Lushootseed– the language spoken by Chief Seattle. In a series of legacy albums produced by Paul Eubanks, the cultural future was permanently preserved in the ancestral stories and wisdom of Taqw-seblu and other tribal elders. It was their wish that the culture be preserved by sharing it – with the goal of making the material available to all who seek it, now and in the future. Paul Eubanks, an adopted grandson of Taqw-seblu, honors these elders with photos, prints and a series of presentations that illuminate the background stories regarding the production of these legacy albums.

The longhouse is at 4705 W. Marginal Way SW.

BLOCK-BY-BLOCK BIOSWALE MEETINGS IN WESTWOOD: King County is having the Westwood editions of its block-by-block meetings about the Barton CSO Project – proposing bioswales for parts of Sunrise Heights and Westwood, to divert runoff – at 1 and 3 pm today; locations here.

WEEKEND DAYTIME MEETING FOR WEST SEATTLE COOKING CLUB: If you’ve been meaning to check out the West Seattle Cooking Club but couldn’t make it to their usual Monday afternoon meetings – here’s your chance, 1 pm, Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW), with the theme “Breakfast.”

TOUR THE LIGHTHOUSE: Just another reminder that the Alki Point Lighthouse is open for tours 1-4 pm on summer Saturdays and Sundays.

5 Replies to "West Seattle Sunday: From benefit to bioswales, and beyond"

  • w.s. maverick June 24, 2012 (2:12 pm)

    biowales is going to hurt property value even more in the area. Not a good idea

  • Mel June 24, 2012 (2:46 pm)

    Thank you so much super deli mart!!!! The Food was awesome!!!!!

  • Gene June 24, 2012 (6:23 pm)

    maverick, all the actual data says that, if anything, bioswales help property values. They can help calm traffic which makes for safer streets, they look prettier than most grass-covered parking strips, and in the case of the county ones, homeowners don’t even need to maintain them. Win-win-win.

  • WTF June 24, 2012 (8:56 pm)

    If the bioswales in High Point are any indication of what’s to come we’re in trouble.

  • w.s. maverick June 25, 2012 (5:55 am)

    agreed WTF

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