West Seattle Memorial Day 2015: What you need to know

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(WSB photo: Residential flag-flying along Alki Ave. SW on Duwamish Head)
Info you might find useful for Memorial Day 2015 in West Seattle:

TRANSPORTATION: Metro is on a Sunday schedule … The West Seattle Water Taxi too (no Vashon WT service) … Sound Transit Route 160 also is on a Sunday schedule … The Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth state-ferry route is on a regular weekday schedule.

SCHOOLS: Seattle Public Schools and Highline Public Schools are closed, as is South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) and most if not all independent schools.

LIBRARIES: Seattle branches are closed, as are King County branches.

FREE CITY-STREET PARKING: Going to a neighborhood with city-operated pay stations/meters? No charge to park today.

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE HOLIDAY … according to the official USPS list.

CITY-RUN COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SOUTHWEST POOL … closed today.

COLMAN POOL AND HIGHLAND PARK SPRAYPARK ARE OPEN! The outdoor pool on the Lincoln Park shore is open today at noon, as its first pre-season weekend concludes; the spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) continues daily operations, 11 am-8 pm.

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY AT FOREST LAWN: 2 pm, all are welcome at Forest Lawn Cemetery (WSB sponsor) east of High Point for the traditional Memorial Day event with American Legion Post 160 and VFW Post 2713. (6701 30th SW)

P.S. No traffic cams this morning for obvious reasons, but if you need to check them … find them here.

Smitty May 25, 2015 (10:30 am)

Do you know if garbage, yard waste/recycle is collecting today? Haven’t been out yet today and haven’t heard them racing around.

Thanks for the list.

WSB May 25, 2015 (10:40 am)

Smitty – while out looking for flags to photograph, I saw the trucks in action in several neighborhoods, particularly Alki. I didn’t include a link here because uncharacteristically, Seattle Public Utilities did NOT put out a media reminder and didn’t even have an update on http://atyourservice.seattle.gov as ALWAYS happens on holidays, don’t know what went wrong there! – TR

Gus May 25, 2015 (10:46 am)

are most shops/businesses in Alaska junction open/closed today?

WSB May 25, 2015 (11:05 am)

Many (but not all) stores regularly close on Mondays anyway. Of the ones that don’t – for example, Click! Design That Fits (longtime WSB sponsor) says on Instagram that it’s closed for the holiday. But do call if there’s one you’re interested in!

Smitty May 25, 2015 (11:05 am)

Check that. They are out!

sc May 25, 2015 (11:44 am)

Memorial Day should be a day where we take a moment to remember all those who have served our country, especially those who have given their lives. Freedom isn’t free.

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