West Seattle, Washington

09 Saturday

48℉

year : 2019 3571 results

Low-low tides this week along West Seattle shores
June 3, 2019 12:25 pm
|      4 COMMENTS
 |   West Seattle beaches | West Seattle news

As noted in our daily highlight list, it’s an excellent week for beach exploring – low-low tides at midday. Our photos show two views from Lowman Beach Park, looking south (above) and north, just before the -2.3-foot low-low tide at 11:37 am:

The tide’s out even further at the lowest point each of the next four days – -2.8 at 12:17 pm tomorrow, -3 at 1 pm Wednesday, -2.9 at 1:46 pm Thursday, and -2.4 at 2:45 pm Friday. If you’d like expert advice for your (careful) exploration, Seattle Aquarium volunteer beach naturalists are at Constellation and Lincoln Parks today and daily through Thursday – see the times here.

Share This

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Alki emphasis patrol snares stolen car, juvenile suspect
June 3, 2019 10:37 am
|      47 COMMENTS
 |   Crime | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

Just in via SPD Blotter:

Being a teen is hard, especially when you’re in a stolen car and you’re trying to get away from the cops on a busy Saturday night down by the beach.

Around 9:30 PM Saturday, officers working an emphasis patrol near Alki Beach spotted a stolen car drive past them in the 2500 block of Alki Avenue SW.

They followed the car — reportedly stolen in Kent – at a slow speed through traffic and turned on their red and blue lights to pull the driver over. However, the driver appeared to ignore them and began weaving through incoming traffic at high speed.

The suspect eventually turned south onto 55th Avenue SW and entered a dead-end street.

Officers blocked in the suspect’s car and arrested the 17-year-old driver. Police booked him into the King County Youth Service Center for possession of a stolen vehicle, attempting to elude police, and a robbery warrant.

Share This

5 for your West Seattle Monday
June 3, 2019 10:26 am
|      4 COMMENTS
 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Peregrine Falcon hunting over the Duwamish River this weekend, photographed by Mark Wangerin)

From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, where you can always look days/weeks/months ahead:

LOW-LOW TIDE WITH BEACH NATURALISTS: Happening now until 12:30 pm, second time this season that you can explore low tide at Constellation Park (63rd SW/Beach Drive SW) or Lincoln Park (by Colman Pool) with volunteer Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists! (Low tide: -2.3 at 11:37 am – and it’ll be even lower the next two days!)

SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE CAMPUS TOUR: 3-4 pm. RSVP link and more info here. (6000 16th SW)

SEATTLE COUNCIL PTSA: Last general meeting of the year is tonight at Denny International Middle School, starting with dinner at 5:30 pm. Elections are part of the general meeting at 6. More info here. (2601 SW Kenyon)

HAM JAM: 6 pm on first Mondays at the Senior Center/Sisson Building:

New Hams, learn how to participate in the West Seattle Amateur Radio Club Monday night radio nets. Bring your handheld transceiver.

Future Hams, bring your questions and learn about the club, the hobby, how to get licensed, and ways to serve your community.

More here. (4217 SW Oregon)

OPEN MIC NIGHT: Signups start at 7:30, performances at 8 at Parliament Tavern. 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)

Share This

COUNTDOWN: 5 days until you get to Loop the ‘Lupe!
June 3, 2019 9:00 am
|    Comments Off on COUNTDOWN: 5 days until you get to Loop the ‘Lupe!
 |   Fun stuff to do | West Seattle news

(WSB photo from 2018)

This time of year, it’s fun to look ahead to the next weekend as soon as the last one’s over! Just five days till this one-of-a-kind obstacle-course-and-more event:

Mud pit-crawlers, wall-climbers, runners, and walkers will be taking over Walt Hundley Playfield (34th/Myrtle) in West Seattle on Saturday, June 8th, for the 3rd annual Loop the ‘Lupe Obstacle Course 5K.

The event, a benefit for the Walmesley Center at Our Lady of Guadalupe, offers an obstacle course, a Youth Dash, a no-obstacle 5K run/walk, and a 100% flat, no obstacle “Senior Saunter” for walkers age 65+. There’s also live music from West Seattle School of Rock, food & drinks for purchase, and a beer garden sponsored by The Beer Junction!

Register at www.loopthelupe.com and check in for early packet pickup on Friday, June 7th from 4-7 p.m. at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW). Get in the Loop!

WSB is this year’s media sponsor. See you there!

Share This

TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: June’s first Monday
June 3, 2019 6:55 am
|    Comments Off on TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: June’s first Monday
 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

(SDOT MAP with travel times/ Is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE/ West Seattle-relevant traffic cams HERE)

6:55 AM: Good morning! No traffic incidents or transit alerts reported in our area so far.

AVALON/35TH PROJECT: If you missed the Friday update from SDOT, here’s the latest.

STADIUM ZONE: Mariners are home tonight vs. the Astros, 7:10 pm, so the West Seattle Water Taxi will run into the late night.

Share This

UPDATE: Flipped-car crash in Gatewood
June 3, 2019 12:09 am
|      15 COMMENTS
 |   Crime | Gatewood | West Seattle news | WS breaking news

12:09 AM: Police and fire are headed to what was dispatched as a flipped-car crash in the 3700 block of SW Thistle. Updates to come.

12:29 AM: No serious injuries; the driver was out even before SFD arrived, and they’d already departed before we arrived at the scene. The car is blocking SW Thistle just west of 37th SW. Photo added.

10:51 AM: The log notation this morning shows this incident is under investigation as DUI.

Share This

CLOSURE: Highway 99 tunnel closing both ways next Friday night/Saturday morning
June 2, 2019 9:43 pm
|    Comments Off on CLOSURE: Highway 99 tunnel closing both ways next Friday night/Saturday morning
 |   Highway 99 tunnel | West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

Heads up if you use the Highway 99 tunnel late night/early morning: SDOT’s advance list of upcoming closures around the city says the tunnel will be closed in both directions from 10 pm next Friday (June 7th) to 8 am Saturday (June 8th).

Share This

Fairmount Playground south play area renovation: See what’s being considered
June 2, 2019 7:48 pm
|    Comments Off on Fairmount Playground south play area renovation: See what’s being considered
 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle parks

Story and photos by Jason Grotelueschen
Reporting for West Seattle Blog

Neighbors gathered on Thursday night to hear from the design team working on the Fairmount Playground‘s south play area renovation project, and to provide input on new play equipment that will be part of the construction happening this summer.

As we reported in mid-May, Seattle Parks opened an online survey to collect feedback – take it here – that the team will keep open until Sunday June 9th. Read more about the project here (the renovation is specifically for the Fairmount south play area, situated closest to the school and constructed in the late 1990s. The Fairmount north play area was renovated in 2010 and included the distinctive “Washington State Ferry” play structure.)

If you use the rest of the park but not the play area, some of Thursday night’s discussion might be of interest. But first:

Read More

Share This

Time for a change – but how will Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights Community Coalition change?
June 2, 2019 6:21 pm
|      1 COMMENT
 |   Neighborhoods | West Seattle news

Tuesday night, whoever shows up at the Westwood-Roxhill-Arbor Heights Community Coalition meeting will help decide how it will change. Coordinator Kim Barnes is stepping down. Will anyone step up?

Please join us on Tuesday, June 4th, 6:15 pm upstairs at the Southwest Library, 9010 35th Ave SW.

After two years of coordinating and hosting meetings for WWRHAH, it’s time to relinquish the role to new faces with a fresh vision. At the June 4th meeting, I will be happy to answer questions about the routine tasks and outline the support tools and documentation. The community will then decide how if it wishes to proceed with the appointment of a new coordinator, or if it will adjourn until a new coordinator is identified. This meeting is open to anyone interested in the future direction of WWRHAH.

It has been an honor to serve our community.

Share This

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Is this your blue bicycle?
June 2, 2019 4:25 pm
|      2 COMMENTS
 |   Crime | West Seattle news

A reader report, from the dumped-and-likely-stolen file:

My neighbor watched a woman ride this bike onto our street, then leave it, approximately (three) days ago. We have moved the bike to a safe storage place and hope to return it to its owner.

We’d like to make sure it does not go to some random person claiming to own the bike so are hoping the owner will have the key to the U lock which is on the bike (but was not used to lock up the bike).

I can be reached via email, l_c_turner@hotmail.com.

If we don’t hear from anyone by the middle of next week, we’ll turn the bike in to the police.

Share This

CONGRATULATIONS! West Seattle HS student-athlete Emma Foulk signs
June 2, 2019 2:39 pm
|      1 COMMENT
 |   West Seattle news

Congratulations to West Seattle High School senior Emma Foulk, coming off a historic season for the girls’ soccer team, for signing with Whitworth University. WSHS athletic director Corey Sorenson shared the update and photos:

Emma is a two-time First Team All-Sound Division award-winner and was a key contributor to two Sound Division Team Titles. As a senior captain, she helped lead West Seattle to their first-ever WIAA 3A Girls State Soccer Appearance.

She is the 13th Student Athlete from the 2019 West Seattle HS class to commit to a College or University.

Emma plans to major in math.

Share This

West Seattle weekend scene: ‘Walking Native Land’ on National Trails Day
June 2, 2019 11:45 am
|    Comments Off on West Seattle weekend scene: ‘Walking Native Land’ on National Trails Day
 |   Duwamish Tribe | Puget Ridge | West Seattle history | West Seattle news

Thanks to Judy Bentley for sending the photos and report on another of Saturday’s remarkable West Seattle events:

More than 90 people of all ages walked native land yesterday from ridge to river on National Trails Day in the West Duwamish Greenbelt.

Ken Workman, a descendant of Chief Seattle, described his personal experience growing up on Puget Ridge and the Duwamish experience of the land on the ridge and along the Duwamish River.

The hike left South Seattle College and followed an unimproved trail down to the Duwamish Longhouse on West Marginal Way and back up. In the last few blocks, hikers had to walk the parking strip along the busy truck-way because sidewalks are intermittent.

The hike, sponsored by the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails group, highlighted the vision of a ridge to river trail, connecting landscapes nurturing human life for thousands of years.

For more information about the Duwamish Greenbelt Trails group, consult our website at www.wdgtrails.com

Share This

10 for your West Seattle Sunday
June 2, 2019 6:07 am
|      2 COMMENTS
 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Juvenile Raven, photographed in Lincoln Park by Mark Ahlness, shared via the WSB Flickr group)

Happy Sunday!

EXPLORE THE SHORE WITH BEACH NATURALISTS: 10 am-noon, first time this season that you can explore low tide at Constellation Park (63rd SW/Beach Drive SW) or Lincoln Park (by Colman Pool) with volunteer Seattle Aquarium beach naturalists! (Low tide: -1.5 at 11 am)

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, produce, meat, fish, cheese, beverages, soups, flowers, plants, and more – something new every week. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)

TIME TO TOSS: 10 am at Walt Hundley Playfield, you’re invited to play with West Seattle Ultimate Family Frisbee. (34th SW/SW Myrtle)

BENEFIT BURGERS – LUNCH AND/OR DINNER: Second day of the West Seattle Habit Burger‘s soft open. Again today, two windows, but this time as explained here. proceeds will be donated to two beneficiaries: 11:30 am-1:30 pm, the West Seattle High School volleyball program; 5-7 pm, West Seattle Food Bank. (3501 SW Avalon Way)

BIKES ‘N’ BREW RIDE: West Seattle Bike Connections invites you on a ride this afternoon:

Join West Seattle Bike Connections for a 13-mile ride through some of Seattle’s coolest neighborhoods with stops for tastings at two family-friendly breweries. We’ll be meeting next to the playground at the Delridge Community Center at 12:30 on Sunday, June 2. Safety talk and sign-in will be at 12:45. Rolling at 1:00 pm.

Full details here. (4501 Delridge Way SW)

COLMAN POOL: Another preseason weekend at West Seattle’s outdoor saltwater public pool, on the beach at Lincoln Park. Noon-7 pm; see the session-specific schedule here. (8603 Fauntleroy Way SW)

ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE TOURS: Second day of tours this year! The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary invites you to come see the historic lighthouse, 1-4 pm (last group enters at 3:45 pm). Free. (3201 Alki SW)

DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH: 1:15 pm, presented by the South Park Library during the South Park Pride Picnic in Duwamish Waterway Park. All welcome! (7900 10th Ave. S.)

CAMP SECOND CHANCE COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 2 pm at the Arrowhead Gardens community room, monthly meeting with updates on and Q&A about West Seattle’s only city-sanctioned encampment. (9200 2nd SW)

CHORANDO NA CHUVA: Brazilian music at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 3-5 pm. No cover. All ages. (5612 California SW)

LOOK AHEAD … via our complete calendar, here.

Share This

Seen off West Seattle: Whale’s evening appearance
June 1, 2019 11:56 pm
|      1 COMMENT
 |   Seen at sea | West Seattle news | Whales | Wildlife

The photo and report are from Eilene Hutchinson:

Around 7:40 this evening, we were just south of Salty’s when we were startled by a loud sound and looked up to see a whale surfacing close to shore. We believe this was a gray whale.

It moved off to the north along the Harbor Ave shoreline. We drove to Duwamish Head, where along with others, we watched it surface a number of times before the whale headed southwest toward Alki Point about 8:00 PM.

Share This

Milestone at Camp Second Chance: No more tents, all ‘tiny houses’
June 1, 2019 11:10 pm
|      2 COMMENTS
 |   Myers Way | West Seattle news

When the Camp Second Chance Community Advisory Committee meets tomorrow, they will no doubt hear about the milestone reached at the encampment on Friday: Its last tent was taken down, replaced by another “tiny house.” Donors have been funding the construction, which has been done under a tent on C2C’s Myers Way Parcels site:

Though Saturdays are the days with big volunteer turnouts, a few were at the camp on Friday, including Tomasz Biernacki, who showed us another recent upgrade:

That’s the shower trailer donated to the camp by the Kent Sunrise Rotary. As we’ve reported in previous CAC coverage, the camp had been seeking better hygiene access; previously, it had been getting weekly visits from a mobile shower trailer. This one is set up with an electric water heater (below) connected to the power grid; the water is trucked in and trucked out.

As of our visit Friday, the plan was to build 6 more tiny houses for C2C, which would bring the total to 50, housing about 60 people. Two additional ones would replace the “overnight tent” by the camp entrance.

Biernacki also noted that some of the tiny houses still need to be painted and said the White Center Community Development Association‘s upcoming Refresh event will include that. Meantime, if you have questions or comments about the camp, Sunday’s Community Advisory Council meeting is at 2 pm at Arrowhead Gardens (9200 2nd SW).

Share This

CONGRATULATIONS! Chief Sealth IHS alum Nicole Roed gets All-America honors in water polo
June 1, 2019 9:22 pm
|      6 COMMENTS
 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

The report and photo are from proud mom Cori Roed:

Nicole Roed (Chief Sealth ’15) just graduated with a degree in exercise science from Cal Lutheran University and was named 1st Team All-American for Water Polo 2019.

So far this summer, Cori adds, Nicole is “currently coaching swim and water polo at Arbor Heights Swim and Tennis Club and looking for a job in the sports sciences.”

She is now a three-time All-American! She helped lead her team to its first national-championship tournament appearance in a decade.

Share This

West Seattle weekend scene: First time fishing
June 1, 2019 8:34 pm
|    Comments Off on West Seattle weekend scene: First time fishing
 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

Bryson‘s mom Mel sent that photo, reporting that he “had a fun time fishing for the first time at the West Seattle Sportsmen’s Club event this morning.” This was the annual free fishing pond at Seacrest, presented each year by the WSSC for kids up to 14:

(WSB photos from here)

The morning started off foggy, but spirits under the tent were bright:

The club provides the gear and gets the temporary pond stocked with more than 200 trout for the occasion.

Share This

UPDATE: Water-rescue response on Alki, quickly canceled
June 1, 2019 8:16 pm
|      1 COMMENT
 |   West Seattle news | WS breaking news

8:16 PM: Hearing the sirens? Big SFD response on Alki, described as “Fireboat and rescue swimmers responding to the water near 2500 Blk. of Alki Ave. SW for possible paddleboarder in distress.”

8:20 PM: SFD says the paddleboarder was found and didn’t need help after all, so they’re canceling the response.

Share This

West Seattle weekend scene: Speed-knitting competitors in action
June 1, 2019 7:26 pm
|    Comments Off on West Seattle weekend scene: Speed-knitting competitors in action
 |   West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news | West Seattle people

(Photo courtesy Seattle Yarn)

The doors were open a little later than usual tonight at Seattle Yarn (5633 California SW) because of four knitters including, L-R above, Sharon Larson, Elspeth Jones, and Katie Weber. They are speed-knitting as part of a global competition called Sock Madness. And they’ve made it into the semifinals, four Seattle Yarn regulars in the final 100 (trimmed from more than 1,000 original competitors). Seattle Yarn co-proprietor Destiny Itano explains that it’s all about how quickly they can knit a pair of socks; she’s competed before, as has Elspeth, but, she says, it’s Sharon’s first time “and she’s killin’ it!”

(WSB photo)

The competition has some tough rules including no time to get familiar with the pattern – it’s sent to competitors and then it’s time to knit!

P.S. We learned while at the shop that next Saturday (June 8th) is Worldwide Knit in Public Day. Watch for some pop-up knitting events!

Share This

FRIENDS FOREVER: 2019 all-school reunion @ West Seattle High School
June 1, 2019 5:40 pm
|    Comments Off on FRIENDS FOREVER: 2019 all-school reunion @ West Seattle High School
 |   West Seattle history | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

If you went to West Seattle High School – whatever the year – this reunion is for you. All classes, all years are invited to the annual all-school reunion, continuing until 7 pm.

Besides a special spotlight on the class that’s celebrating 50 years since its graduation – this year, that’s 1969 – there are special celebrations too.

Two more alumni are being inducted into the Hall of Fame – from the Class of 1965, journalist/author Elizabeth Becker, and from the class of 1978, Christine Charbonneau, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and the Hawaiian Islands. And the reunion also celebrates scholarships awarded to more than 20 outstanding students. Note that the setup changed this year – everybody’s in the commons instead of breaking up into multiple classrooms.

P.S. This year’s unofficial afterparty gets going at Whisky West (6451 California SW) around 7:30 pm, and the WSHS Alumni Association says it’s the last one that musician Tim Turner plans to host.

Share This

PHOTOS: White Center gets brassy for HONK! Fest West 2019
June 1, 2019 4:00 pm
|      1 COMMENT
 |   West Seattle news | White Center

You can walk, run, dance in the street for two more hours as HONK! Fest West bands play White Center on the second day of this year’s festival. Bands change every 20 minutes on the four stages along 16th SW south of Roxbury, so just a quick visit will get you a chance to check out a lot of music.

(WSB photos)

If you don’t get to White Center by 6 pm today, HONK! Fest West moves to Columbia City for its final day, 2-6 pm tomorrow.

Share This

ROAD WORK: Another West Seattle Neighborhood Greenway crossing
June 1, 2019 3:09 pm
|    Comments Off on ROAD WORK: Another West Seattle Neighborhood Greenway crossing
 |   Safety | Transportation | West Seattle news | Westwood

We spotted that SDOT crew on SW Thistle at 30th SW this afternoon. They’re marking the spot for another crossing island that’s part of the West Seattle Neighborhood Greenway project. As shown on the project page map, the greenway runs on 30th north to SW Kenyon, where it jogs up to 34th SW; a crossing island is in the works at 34th/Morgan, too, and one is already installed on SW Trenton at 30th.

Share This

PARK PARTY: Emerald Water Anglers’ 2019 Fly Fest @ Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
June 1, 2019 1:17 pm
|    Comments Off on PARK PARTY: Emerald Water Anglers’ 2019 Fly Fest @ Me-Kwa-Mooks Park
 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle parks

Usually you’ll find the gear and guides of Emerald Water Anglers (WSB sponsor) at their shop in The Junction (4502 42nd SW) or out on the water somewhere. Today – until 3 pm – they’re in the park at Me-Kwa-Mooks, for the annual Fly Fest. You can try out gear and check out demos/classes – the day got going wth one geared for women:

You can also meet vendors:

And you can talk with volunteers from this year’s spotlight nonprofit, Casting for Recovery, which sends 14 breast-cancer survivors on a fly-fishing retreat every year Casting for Recovery reps tell us that women can apply for the retreat each year; so far they have 50 applicants for the fall spots, and a lottery will choose who goes. Also in the park, the biggest Guide Cookoff ever:

That’s EWA proprietor Dave McCoy explaining the rules – 11 guides had 30 minutes to prepare the kind of dish they’d cook for themselves and two clients.

This year, even a trophy! We’ll add the list of guides and dishes later (booking guided trips is something else you can do through EWA). But here’s one – salmon with strawberry cilantro salsa:

Me-Kwa-Mooks is at 4503 Beach Drive SW.

Share This