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Following up on the arrest that caught attention on the last day of West Seattle Summer Fest: 20-year-old Justin R. Vincent, Jr., is charged with first-degree theft for allegedly stealing a money pouch containing $4,500 from a festival vendor. As reported here in our festival coverage that day, after the pouch was grabbed from a food vendor at California/Alaska, a man running southbound on the sidewalk on the east side of California was pursued and tackled by citizens while festival-patroling police were summoned. They arrested Vincent, a Sunrise Heights resident, and got all the money back. He has no criminal record and, as reported in our first followup, was released on his own recognizance after a day in jail. A few days later, records now show, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office filed the felony charge as recommended in an SPD detective’s report. No weapon was involved , and no one was hurt, though the detective’s report says Vincent complained of soreness and was treated by SFD medics at the Southwest Precinct before being taken to jail downtown. (WSB photo of 7/12/15 arrest)

Congratulations! West Seattle Baseball 10U All-Stars off to CA

July 22, 2015 9:07 pm

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Another big achievement for a local youth-baseball team – from Eric Olson of West Seattle Baseball:

The West Seattle Baseball 10U All-Stars went 5-0 in the PONY NW Regional Championships, earning their way to play in the PONY West Zone Championship next week in Los Alamitos, California. The team mashed their way through the tournament, beating every team by 10 or more. They beat Seattle Pony in the championship game, 11-1.

Pictured left to right: John Cahill, Chase Clifton, Joel Clark, Jack Cahill, Brendan Johnson, Eric Olson, Jimmy Zeissel, Patrick Galvin, Jing Gardner, Tyler Eisenhut, Pat Galvin, Kai Perala, Ryan Moore, PJ Barton, Brody Olson. Not pictured: Elliot Paskett

Their tournament in California starts one week from tomorrow.

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TOMORROW: Summer Concerts at Hiawatha season starts!

July 22, 2015 6:30 pm

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(July 2014 WSB photo)
This time tomorrow night, the east lawn at Hiawatha Community Center (map) will be full of people listening local singer Carrie Akre, who’s first up in this year’s Summer Concerts at Hiawatha, presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association, with co-sponsors including WSB. Showtime is 6:30 pm Thursday, no admission charge, bring a blanket and/or chair, bring your family/friends/date/co-workers/neighbors/whomever, and enjoy the evening! This is the first of six consecutive Thursday night shows (see the full season lineup here).

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FERRY ALERT: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth returning to three-boat schedule by mid-morning Thursday

July 22, 2015 5:46 pm

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| Transportation | West Seattle news

After three days on a 2-boat schedule because of repair work elsewhere in the system, Washington State Ferries says the “Triangle” route will be back to 3 boats tomorrow:

The Tillikum will rejoin the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route by mid-morning, Thursday, July 23. The route will return to the regular, three-boat schedule at that time. Thank you for your patience during the recent temporary downsizing of this route.

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Retired Marine’s ‘Valor Run’ to stop in West Seattle on Saturday

July 22, 2015 3:41 pm

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Tomorrow morning, retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Bridget Guerrero starts a four-day, 160-mile run around Puget Sound, and it will include a stop Saturday at Westwood Village, according to a notice circulated to merchants there. (Thanks to Donna at Giannoni’s Pizza for the tip.) The photo is courtesy of our friends at MyEdmondsNews.com, who wrote last weekend about Maj. Guerrero’s plan, part of Valor Run, an organization honoring military women lost in Iraq and Afghanistan; 160 have died since 9/11, so Guerrero’s run will include one mile for each. According to the webpage about her run – where you can make a donation – “Bridget’s goal is to raise $5,000, which will be split between Valor Run, Inc. and the USMC Scholarship Foundation for a scholarship given in the name of USMC MAJ Megan McClung.”

Guerrero starts running tomorrow morning on Whidbey Island and will conclude her run Sunday in Dupont, southeast of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Her full route can be seen here, and you are invited to run with her at any point along the way. She is expected to arrive at Westwood Village sometime between 12:30 pm and 3 pm on Saturday. An “honor station” will be set up for the occasion in the center of WWV across from Carter’s, according to the notice circulated to merchants, which says it will be supported by Warrior Pointe as well as by a local family, relatives of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jarod Newlove, killed in Afghanistan five years ago.

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West Seattle scene: Shooting shoes at Seacrest

July 22, 2015 1:56 pm

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| Seen around town | West Seattle news

If you’ve been to Seacrest today and noticed the photography crew … including support RVs along Harbor Avenue to the east … here’s what’s up: After getting a tip from Sunny, we headed over for a look. It’s a photo shoot for Timberland Shoes. A crew member told us the bicycles in our photo are among the props and also mentioned they’ll be shooting tomorrow at nearby Don Armeni (where “no parking” signs are already up).

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Headed for the November ballot: County ‘Best Starts for Kids’ levy

July 22, 2015 12:14 pm

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The County Council has just voted to send “Best Starts for Kids” to the November ballot. As explained on the county website, it’s a “six-year levy lid lift at a rate of 14 cents per $1,000 of assessed value, which would raise about $58 million in the first year and a cumulative $392.3 million, at a cost to the average King County homeowner of about $56 per year.” King County Executive Dow Constantine proposed it earlier this year as a way to help give more young people a better chance at a trouble-free life with prevention/intervention early on, instead of just casting them to the wind in the early going and finding them in trouble with crime, addiction, etc. later. Here’s the full county announcement explaining the levy and today’s vote.

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Your West Seattle Wednesday: Shop; talk; network; tell stories …

July 22, 2015 10:40 am

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(West Seattle and Mount Rainier, seen from the Bainbridge ferry route; photo by Elizabeth Bourne)

Highlights for the rest of today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

SCIENCE FUN AT DELRIDGE LIBRARY: 11:30 am-12:30 pm for ages 5-12, “Professor Ficklestein’s Physics Phactory.” Details in our calendar listing. (5423 Delridge Way SW)

NETWORK! Noon at West Seattle Office Junction (WSB sponsor), our area’s only coworking center. Even if you love whatever form of nontraditional work you’re doing, take a break from the home office and go meet others to share ideas and inspiration. (6040 California SW

HIGH POINT MARKET GARDEN FARMSTAND, WITH ROAR: Remember it’s a double freshness feature at the High Point Market Garden Farmstand this summer, 4-7 pm Wednesdays – not only can you buy the fresh organic produce grown right there on site, but the ROAR Mobile Farmstand is visiting too as shown in our coverage from opening day last month. Elliott from ROAR wants to make sure you know this:

ROAR market provides Puget Sound Coop-sourced local veggies to complement the P-Patch gardeners’ offerings. … Specifically, we’d like to raise awareness around the fact that residents of the Seattle Housing Authority in the High Point Neighborhood are eligible for vouchers that subsidize the cost of our produce. Vouchers are to be distributed in the August edition of The Voice; they are available at the Neighborhood House in High Point; and residents of Housing Authority in High Point can access vouchers at the market, too. The voucher offers half-off all produce up to $10.

Find the High Point Market Garden and ROAR produce today at 32nd/Juneau.

CRIME/SAFETY CONCERNS IN THE ALKI AREA? Tonight is YOUR “focus group” with a research assistant who’s working on behalf of the Southwest Precinct – come talk about your concerns regarding crime, safety, police presence and/or lack of it. 6-7 pm at the precinct. (2300 SW Webster)

POEMS AND STORIES AT C & P: Rayn Roberts is the featured reader for Poetrybridge‘s monthly event tonight at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) – plus, the community microphone! 7 pm. (5612 California SW)

MORE ON THE CALENDAR, AS USUAL … see for yourself here.

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5 West Seattle stops on new Parks superintendent’s listening tour; also, online survey that’s open now

July 22, 2015 9:13 am

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Seattle Parks‘ new superintendent Jesús Aguirre is moving into the job with a “listening tour.” As just announced via the department’s Parkways website, it starts July 28th in South Park and includes five West Seattle stops (all 6:30 pm events)

· Hiawatha Community Center, Aug. 11
· Neighborhood House’s High Point Center, Aug. 18
· Alki, Aug. 19
· Delridge, Aug. 25
· High Point Community Center, Oct. 28

All are billed as chances for you to tell Superintendent Aguirre your ideas about Seattle Parks. An immediate way to do that is via an also-just-announced online survey – we just previewed it; just five questions. Go here to take it.

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TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Wednesday updates

July 22, 2015 7:07 am

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(Four WS-relevant views; more cams on the WSB Traffic page)
So far, nothing major happening in the outbound commute. Looking ahead:

SATURDAY NIGHT VIADUCT CLOSURE: Exact times haven’t been announced yet, but the Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed for a few hours Saturday in connection with the Seafair Pirate Run (6:30 pm); that precedes the Seafair Torchlight Parade, which brings surface-street closures through downtown until late evening, particularly the parade route itself on 4th Avenue from Seattle Center to the International District.

ALKI ART FAIR SATURDAY/SUNDAY: Watch for a preview here later today. No street closures, but the beach will be busy, and there is a transportation note – free shuttle bus; details on the festival website’s home page.

7:40 AM: The bridge is “almost at a standstill,” notes one bus rider; no incidents that we’re seeing/hearing about.

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