West Seattle Thursday: Sports; wine; flight-path changes; more

(Late-summer spider web in Lincoln Park, by Trileigh Tucker)
From the WSB West Seattle Events Calendar, today/tonight highlights:

TONIGHT’S TRAFFIC ALERT: Another 9 pm-5 am closure of southbound 99/Alaskan Way Viaduct.

TOWING/IMPOUND FEE-LIMIT PROPOSAL DISCUSSION: The first City Council discussion of the proposed limit on towing fees (here’s our story from last weekend) is at 2 pm today, Government Performance and Finance Committee meeting, City Hall downtown. You should be able to watch via Seattle Channel (seattlechannel.org or cable 21) if you can’t be there in person.

HIGH-SCHOOL SPORTS: Today’s highlight: Chief Sealth International and West Seattle High Schools’ girls-volleyball faceoff at Sealth, 4 pm.

MARRIAGE-EQUALITY PHONE BANK: Kol HaNeshamah and Alki UCC Church congregations invite the community to join them in their ongoing Thursday night phone banks seeking support for marriage-equality Referendum 74. Details here.

WINE TASTINGS: Bin 41 in The Junction is hosting the Pinot Smackdown (explained here) 6-8 pm; West Seattle Cellars‘ weekly free tasting focuses tonight on French wines, 5:30-8 pm.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION WATCH PARTY: 5-8:30 pm at Heartland Café (new location; 4210 SW Admiral Way), join local Democrats to watch tonight’s convention proceedings, including President Obama‘s acceptance speech, scheduled around 6:30-7:30 pm.

FLIGHT-PATH HEARING: Not in West Seattle, but as noted in our coverage of Mayor McGinn‘s Town Hall here last week (and past WSB coverage), as well as in a recent Seattle Times (WSB partner) story, the FAA is now taking comments on the environmental assessment of the “Greener Skies” plan, which would include more flights turning over Elliott Bay, closer to northern West Seattle. The environmental assessment would include noise issues. Tonight, there’s an open house/presentation in Ballard, 6 pm at the library there, 5614 22nd NW (presentation scheduled for 6:30 pm). Comments will also be taken through the FAA till September 14th – all the info, and contacts, here.

HIAWATHA COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN HOUSE: Come find out more about the classes (and more) available at Hiawatha – drop by 6:30-8 pm.

LAFAYETTE PLAYGROUND PROJECT: Master-plan presentation tonight at 7 – more on the current status of the project in this WSB report from last week.

LIVE MUSIC/NIGHTLIFE: Jim Page at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 6-8 pm … Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) has DJ Kingblind with The Deep Cuts … 3 indie/folk bands at Skylark Café and Club, 8 pm.

Want to know what’s happening tomorrow? This weekend? Next month? Browse the calendar here.

1 Reply to "West Seattle Thursday: Sports; wine; flight-path changes; more"

  • West Seattleite September 6, 2012 (3:47 pm)

    Nice photo, Trileigh.

    The spider web above my tomatoes was successful in catching a crane fly. The spider immediately killed it, and an hour later, had devoured it without a trace.

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