West Seattle Thursday: 35th SW meeting; Vicci Martinez @ Hiawatha; Blue Angels, fleet tours; GoodMed open house; Design Review x 2

(“Osprey or Blue Angel?” is how photographer Mark Wangerin captioned this)

Good morning! Highlights for today/tonight:

WINGSTOP OPENS AT WESTWOOD VILLAGE: As first reported here Tuesday, this is the “soft-open” day for the Wingstop restaurant that’s been in the works at Westwood Village for more than a year. The company told us noon-ish, but we’ve also heard it could be earlier – regular hours will start daily at 11. (2800 SW Barton)

BLUE ANGELS PRACTICES AND I-90 CLOSURES: Today is the first of four days that the Blue Angels will be in the air for Seafair, and the I-90 bridge will be closed across Lake Washington, which usually means backups on northbound I-5. Today’s closure times are 9:45 am-noon and 1:15-2:40 pm. You can watch the jets take off and land from Boeing Field; they are based just south of the Museum of Flight during their stay here.

SEAFAIR SHIP TOURS: Not in West Seattle but not far! Tours of the Seafair fleet (which sailed past WS on Tuesday) continue today. Including the USS Somerset, which has a story behind what’s visible on its hangar door:

(Photo by Monica Zaborac, taken during Tuesday’s Parade of Ships)

The Somerset, an amphibious transport dock that’s been in service for two years, is named for Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed on 9/11, after its passengers decided to stop the hijackers from getting to their destination – “Let’s roll” is what passenger Todd Beamer said as they began. You can tour the Somerset at Pier 90 (Magnolia), the USS Gridley and USCGC Active at Pier 66, and HMSC Saskatoon from Canada at Pier 69 – see times and other info here.

GOODMED ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE: 6-8 pm, GoodMed Direct Primary Care (WSB sponsor) in Morgan Junction invites you to stop by and celebrate the clinic’s first anniversary! “This is a great opportunity to socialize with neighbors, meet current members, get to know the doctors, and learn about the medical revolution called Direct Primary Care.” (6553 California SW)

VICCI MARTINEZ AT HIAWATHA: 6:30 pm on the east lawn at Hiawatha Community Center, you can see singer Vicci Martinez for free, thanks to the Admiral Neighborhood Association-presented Summer Concerts at Hiawatha (with co-sponsors including WSB). Bring your own blanket/chair and get ready for a great time. (Walnut/Lander)

DESIGN REVIEW x 2: Two projects on the Southwest Design Review Board‘s schedule tonight – 6:30 pm, 5458 California SW (six live-work units – design “packet” and more here); 8 pm, 4754 Fauntleroy Way SW (7-story mixed-use building including 108 apartments and 10 live-work units, design “packet” and more here). Both include public-comment periods; both are at the Sisson Building/Senior Center in The Junction. (California SW/SW Oregon)

35TH AVENUE SW – WHAT’S NEXT? 7 pm at Neighborhood House’s High Point Center, come find out about SDOT’s Phase 2 plan for 35th Avenue SW, north of Morgan, as well as the early-stage plan for the next West Seattle “greenway.”