West Seattle, Washington
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Thanks to Kersti Muul for the tip to keep an eye out for orcas today – as of a short time ago, “Orcas are northbound again at entrance to Colvos Passage. Two groups today – one went south and is at Pt. Defiance.” That’s Tacoma, so you might not see them any time soon, but Colvos Passage is along the west shore of Vashon Island, so if those whales continue heading northbound, they will be in view from here. Let us know if you see them!
(Lightning & rainbow looking NE from Duwamish Yacht Club, June 5. Photo by D. A. Soleimany)
Welcome to Sunday! Here’s our list of what’s happening today, starting with this week’s updated links for West Seattle churches’ online services, most livestreamed, some not:
ADMIRAL UCC: The video service is here. Also – follow that link for 11:15 am sharing and 11:45 am coffee hour.
ALKI UCC: 10 am online service, via Zoom – info and link on church’s home page.
ALL SOULS SEATTLE (WSB sponsor): Online worship will be linked here at 10 am.
ARBOR HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHURCH: Livestreaming here at 10 am.
BETHANY COMMUNITY CHURCH: Livestreaming here, 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 7 pm.
CALVARY CHAPEL: Service will be viewable here, plus 11 am fellowship via Zoom, 6 pm all-church prayer and 7 pm evening worship (info on home page).
EASTRIDGE CHURCH: Livestreaming here at 9 am and 11 am.
FAUNTLEROY UCC: Livestreaming on the church’s YouTube channel at 10 am.
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF WEST SEATTLE: Today’s online liturgy is here.
GRACE CHURCH: Livestreaming here, 10:30 am.
HALLOWS CHURCH: Streaming at 10 am via the church’s YouTube channel.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH: Livestreaming in English at 8:30 am, en Español at 10 am, all here.
HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH: Livestreaming at 9:30 am here.
HOPE LUTHERAN: Today’s worship service and children’s story are viewable here.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Livestreaming at 10 am, both here.
PEACE LUTHERAN: Livestreaming at 10:30 am on YouTube.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Viewable on YouTube: All Ages Sunday School at 10 am, Morning Prayer at 10:15 am (here’s today’s bulletin), Kids’ Club at 11:30 am.
TIBBETTS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (WSB sponsor): The video service for today is viewable here.
TRINITY CHURCH: Livestreaming here, 10 am.
WEST SEATTLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: The video service for today is viewable here.
WEST SEATTLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE: Livestreaming here, 11 am.
WEST SIDE PRESBYTERIAN Livestreaming at 10 am on the church’s YouTube channel.
WESTSIDE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION: Livestreaming via Zoom, 10:30 am.
WESTWOOD CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: Online worship at 11 am; info here.
Any other churches to add? Please email us – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Also today:
(Photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm. Here’s the vendor/product list for this week. (Enter at California/Alaska)
DEMONSTRATION: 11 am, Pigeon Point neighbors will gather at 20th/Charlestown. (Backstory here.)
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open 11 am-4 pm – need a tool to fix or improve something? (4408 Delridge Way SW)
MARCH: Gather at 2 pm at High Point Community Center for a march in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. (6940 34th SW)
FREE TO-GO DINNER: High Point Community Dinner Church will serve to-go meals at 5 pm, outside, near High Point Community Center. (6920 34th SW)
LAST DAY: Today’s the last chance to bid in the Fauntleroy Children’s Center online auction.
Don’t get complacent, warns the governor, and that tops our nightly roundup:
NOT OVER YET: First the state Health Department reported this:
Today the Washington State Department of Health released the latest statewide situation report, which shows COVID-19 transmission continued to increase in eastern Washington as of the end of May, with a possible uptick in western Washington as well. There are still significant differences in transmission from county to county.
The situation in eastern Washington is of greatest concern, particularly in Benton, Franklin, Spokane and Yakima counties. The report estimates cases and deaths in these counties will soon increase substantially if COVID-19 continues to spread at current levels. By population, these counties are in a comparable position to King County at its peak in March. They may require similar efforts to expand hospital capacity and testing, protect the people at highest risk and increase physical distancing.
Governor Inslee subsequently released a statement including:
Washingtonians have done the hard work to flatten the curve on COVID-19 and we know this has been tremendously difficult for families, businesses and communities over the past few months. But today’s report shows us there is still reason for strong concern in parts of our state. The report estimates cases and deaths will soon increase substantially if COVID-19 continues to spread at current levels. …
This is not the time to give up on efforts to protect ourselves, our families and our communities. We are still in the middle of a pandemic that is continuing to infect and kill Washingtonians.
NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: As for how we’re doing … here are the numbers from Public Health‘s daily-summary dashboard:
*8,700 people have tested positive, 56 more than yesterday
*574 people have died, 3 more than yesterday
*1,518 people have been hospitalized, 1 more than yesterday
*117,097 people have been tested, 2,081 more than yesterday
One week ago, the cases/deaths were 8,422/566.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: More than 7.7 million people have tested positive. Most cases: U.S., Brazil, Russia, India, United Kingdom. See the breakdown, nation by nation, here.
SO FAR, NO PROBLEM FROM PROTESTS: Noticed this tonight on the city webpage about ongoing free testing: “To our knowledge and based on volunteered information, there is no evidence so far of people testing positive for COVID-19 from attending protests in Seattle.”
MORE ON THE CITY-PARK CHANGES: In case you missed last night’s quick mention, we published a breakdown today.
AT THE GROCERY STORES: A few changes of note in our (almost-) weekly update.
FARMERS’ MARKET UPDATES: The organization that operates the West Seattle Farmers’ Market reopened another of its markets this week, Columbia City (Wednesdays). Also, it’s launched a new website. Meantime, here’s the West Seattle vendor list for tomorrow – market entrance is still at California/Alaska, with the line going eastbound on Alaska if needed.
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Lots of questions about protests coming up in West Seattle. Here’s what’s been mentioned to us so far. :
SUNDAY: As mentioned last night, Pigeon Point neighbors plan a demonstration at 20th/Charlestown, 11 am.
SUNDAY: Also as previously mentioned, a march is planned from High Point Community Center (6920 34th SW) to Delridge Community Center (4501 Delridge Way SW), starting at 2 pm. We’ve heard twice from organizer Brandon, who says this is the motivation:
MONDAT: Admiral Church is continuing with “Take a Knee for Justice”:
Admiral Church will be sponsoring weekly “Take a Knee for Justice” events on the church lawn at 8 pm on Monday evenings through the end of June (June 15, 22 and 29). We will kneel in silence for 8 minutes to grieve together the deaths of all those persons of color who have been murdered by white supremacy and to protest racial injustice. Then we will sing a song together; no speech-ing, no preaching, just coming together as a community. Bring masks and protest signs if you have them; we will also have some available. Join us!
Anything else? westseattleblog@gmail.com or 206-293-6302 – thank you!
(WSB/WCN photo)
For a second year, White Center Pride has held a flag-raising ceremony in Triangle Park, where the south end of Delridge meets 16th and Roxbury. Tonight’s ceremony – streamed online – raised the Progress Flag, with organizers explaining that this enhanced Pride flag also “celebrates POC and Trans communities, in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.” (The flag was created by Portland designer Daniel Quasar.)
P.S. The West Seattle Junction will display Pride flags June 27-28 – a few are still available for adoption.
(WSB photos)
Ruth DeGabriele had a big reason for that big smile this afternoon: She’s celebrating her 100th birthday.
As has become custom in this pandemic spring, her celebration was outdoors – decorations outside her North Admiral home, friends driving and walking by for greetings at a healthy distance:
Ruth has had quite a life:
Her daughter Michele DeGabriele shared Ruth’s story:
She has been a West Seattle resident since 1942!
My mom was born in Beattie, Kansas. Her parents lost their farm in the Dust Bowl and the family traveled out west in 1937 in the “truck house” – a truck her father converted to a mobile home for them to travel in.
She was the first woman bellhop in the Pacific Northwest (the Washington Hotel in Portland, Oregon):
She met my father, who was an identical twin, when she lived in the apartment above the twins’ grocery store ‘Ray and Al’s Fine Foods,’ on the corner of California Ave and SW Walker St.
They married in 1950 and started their family in 1951, having four children within five years. All 4 of us children are WSHS alums!
She is still living in the same house they bought in 1950 and is a pillar of the neighborhood. Their house on the 1900 block of 41st Street was a voting precinct for about 60 years … until mail-in ballots in Washington were instated.
She has survived all her siblings, most of her friends, and one granddaughter.
As you might imagine, a bigger party was planned, with many family members traveling to be part of it, but COVID-19 canceled that. Happy hundredth, Ruth!
(Corps of Engineers photo, 2014)
The long-in-the-works seawall-replacement project at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook (4503 Beach Drive SW) is finally about to start – and that means changes in park access and parking. Two online meetings are coming up for updates and Q&A. As announced by Seattle Parks:
The Seattle District – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Seattle Parks and Recreation will be holding two virtual public meetings to kick off the project to replace the Emma Schmitz Overlook seawall in West Seattle and discuss the latest project news.
The construction contractor, Bainbridge Island-based Redside Construction, is preparing to begin staging equipment in the coming days, as suppliers have been able to produce key project materials ahead of schedule. It’s anticipated pre-staging will help avoid delays caused by the West Seattle Bridge closure. Redside Construction could start pre-staging equipment and close public access to the park as early as June 22. Construction is still set to begin early-July.
“The good news is the pandemic has not affected the supply chain for the critical construction materials for this project,” said Jeff Dillon, Army Corps project manager. “The unexpected early delivery of the custom piles puts the project in the best position to start and finish on time. Park users and project neighbors will experience some inconvenience earlier than expected, and we appreciate the community’s patience. We look forward to completing a new seawall that will protect the shoreline and underground utilities for years to come.”
In the first week of staging, residents will see the installation of no-parking signs and detours as well as fencing around the construction site. Temporary office trailers and steel piles for the seawall construction will also begin to arrive. Additional construction materials and a crane will be delivered by the end of the third week.
Here’s how to access the June 17th (Wednesday) and July 1st meetings, both at 4 pm:
TO JOIN ONLINE
(VIEW MEETING MATERIAL, PARTICIPATE THROUGH A CHAT AND JOIN BY PHONE):Use this link:https://usace.webex.com
Enter the meeting number:
146 580 1139 (for June 17) or 146 002 2703 (for July 1)Enter your name and email address then select “Join Meeting”
Select ‘Connect to Audio’ (phone icon – the first circle)
Select ‘Call Me’ and enter your phone number to receive a call from the conference system.
If prompted for a security code dial: 1139
TO JOIN BY PHONE ONLY (LISTEN TO MEETING): Call: 1-888-273-3658
Enter Access code: 5721558 followed by #
If requested, enter Security code: 1139 followed by #
We covered an in-person community briefing last July (here’s that report).
Stopped by Admiral UCC Church a little while ago to check on their outdoor food drive. Still time to stop by if you have any of this to donate: Non-perishable and canned food, pet food and cat litter, baking supplies, seasonings and herbs, bagged fresh produce, or home-grown organic vegetables. Look for the canopy and bin, 4320 SW Hill, until 4 pm. (If you miss today, they have three other Saturday food drives planned this summer, 1-4 pm June 27th, July 11st and 25th.)
Graduation season continues – online. This afternoon, the University of Washington is holding an online commencement ceremony for its Class of 2020, promising an in-person event next spring. At least one new grad is in West Seattle – the photo above was texted by a proud family annoouncing, “Honoring our UW grad, heading to LSU grad school on a teaching scholarship! Drive by and honk!” (3800 block of 47th SW, they add.)
Recognize that bicycle? It was abandoned this week in front of a house near Westwood Village. The finder has already used BikeIndex.org and social media to try to find the owner, no luck, so they’re casting a wider net here. If it’s yours, let us know and we’ll connect you.
As mentioned briefly in our nightly virus-crisis roundup, Seattle Parks published an announcement late Friday about what’s reopening in its system – and what’s not. In case you didn’t click through to the full announcement, here are the highlights:
NOW OPEN
(With this caveat: “Maintenance crews will be reinstalling nets and hoops over the next few weeks. No more than five people should be on the court at a time, players should refrain from sharing sports equipment, and give each other six-feet of social distance while recreating.”)
Tennis/pickleball courts
Basketball courts
Disc golf
Community gardens
Golf courses
Boat ramps (by June 20)
Trails and walking paths
Outdoor barbecue grills
Picnic tables (not larger picnic shelters)
Public restrooms
Skateparks
Off Leash Areas
Volleyball courts
Athletic fields (for non-organized use and team practices starting 7/1)
Swimming Areas (beginning July 1 at 5 locations)
For a full list visit our blog
STILL CLOSED
Play areas and playgrounds
Adult fitness equipment
Picnic shelters
Fire pits
Community Centers/Environmental Learning Centers (programs)
CLOSING TIMES
“Popular parks will close early, at sunset, and many parking restrictions will continue to limit crowding.”
ATHLETIC FIELDS
The city will begin taking reservations for athletic field practices Wednesday (June 17) for select fields, “with permitted practices starting July 1 for organizations committed to operating consistent with the Governor’s guidance, a prerequisite for reserving fields. Several fields throughout the city will be reserved for informal drop-in use by the public throughout the summer.”
SWIMMING
“Indoor and outdoor pools, wading pools, and spray parks will remain closed for the summer. While the Governor has permitted pool use in phase 1.5 with very limited capacity, Seattle Parks and Recreation previously decided to focus staff resources to provide outdoor lifeguarded swimming areas for summer 2020.”
One last note – you’re likely to see new signage. From Parks’ announcement: “In place of ‘Keep It Moving’ messaging, Seattle Parks and Recreation will be asking park goers to ‘Keep It Small and Simple.’ The public is encouraged to visit parks and enjoy trails, walking paths, and lawns, but must refrain from large gatherings, large sport games, or parties.”
P.S. Many of the facilities/features now reopening have been closed for almost three months.
15 weeks into King County’s outbreak of COVID-19, grocery shopping remains a different experience from what it was pre-pandemic. We’ve been updating hours and other changes at West Seattle’s standalone supermarkets for almost three months now. Here’s what’s new since our last update two weeks ago:
WHOLE FOODS HOURS: The West Seattle Whole Foods Market (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW; WSB sponsor) is now open until 9 pm.
PCC BAGS AND MASKS: Two changes about to take place at PCC (2749 California SW):
Starting Monday, June 15, PCC members and shoppers can use their own reusable shopping bags when they bag their own order. They will need to keep the bags in their cart when bagging their groceries. If they choose to have our staff assist in bagging, we will need to use our paper bags at 5 cents per bag.
In addition, in accordance with Labor and Industries and the WA State Department of Safety and Health, PCC store staff will now wear paper masks.
We’ve updated our ongoing list. Any changes YOU have noticed?
15 weeks into the local COVID-19 outbreak, and one week into “modified Phase 1,” here’s the nightly roundup:
NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: From the Public Health daily-summary dashboard:
*8,644 people have tested positive, 60 more than yesterday
*571 people have died, unchanged from yesterday
*1,517 people have been hospitalized, 5 more than yesterday
*115,016 people have been tested, 2,263 more than yesterday
One week ago, the cases/deaths were 8,396/566.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: See them – nation by nation – here.
‘KEEP IT MOVING’ GOING AWAY: Seattle Parks has announced a long list of operational changes, and will now scrap the “Keep It Moving” exhortation in favor of “Keep It Small & Simple.” Also in the announcement: No swimming pools or wading pools this summer.
$1.1 MILLION BILL: Remember Michael Flor, the 70-year-old West Seattle COVID-19 survivor whose homecoming we covered last month?
(May photo courtesy Wendy Hobson)
The Seattle Times, which was first to tell his survival story, reports tonight that Flor got a $1.1 million hospital bill.
COVID CASUALTY: Fauntleroy Church’s Little Pilgrim School is closing, citing the new health regulations/constraints resulting from the pandemic.
TESTING THIS WEEKEND: Free testing Saturday and Sunday in Renton and Federal Way, if you can get there – details here. No appointment required for those – but book ahead if you want to go to the SODO testing site that’s open 10 am-3 pm tomorrow (details here).
FOOD DRIVE TOMORROW: Outside Admiral Church:
Food Drive Saturday from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm June 13th. There will be a Food Bank barrel to collect food donations, under a canopy if it is raining, at the Admiral church with attendants to assist with the collection of food: non-perishable and canned food, pet food and cat litter, baking supplies, seasonings and herbs, bagged fresh produce or home grown organic vegetables. 4320 SW Hill Street. The food drives will be from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturdays, June 13 and 27, July 11 and 25. Your food donations are needed as the number of people needing food has increased greatly due to the pandemic. Thank you for helping.
HOW DID THE STAY-HOME MONTHS CHANGE YOUR LIFE? The state Health Department suggests you take stock of your new habits – good and not-so-good – now.
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Three more West Seattle Junction business-reopening notes:
First, many have asked about Maharaja, which has been remodeled during its closure – here’s the news emailed to us today by Don Bogie:
The Maharaja will be open for delivery and takeout starting Saturday 6/13. The kitchen has been remodeled and is ready to go!! We could be open (today) but we are closed along with a large number of other WA restaurants in observance of the statewide #blacklivesmatter silent march and general strike.
Through our remodel we are having a tough time getting our phone lines working, please order through a service (DoorDash, Grubhub, Caviar etc…) or you can come to the front door and place your order!!! We look forward to feeding you and seeing you soon!!!!
Maharaja is at 4542 California SW. Hours will be 11 am-11 pm.
Also open again for in-store shopping, My Three Little Birds (4736 California SW). Proprietor Jennifer Young says the hours for now are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 am-4 pm, Thursdays-Fridays-Saturdays 10 am-5 pm, Sundays 11 am-4 pm, Mondays closed.
And Fleurt is open too! Keonii and Sam are looking forward to seeing you:
(Photo by Ryan Cory)
New Retail Store Hours:
Monday – Closed. Website orders received on Monday will be delivered same day.
Tuesdays-Sundays Noon to 3pmWe do have some restrictions and guidelines at Fleurt based on City and State regulations for Phase 1.5.
1. Walk ins welcome.
2. Limit One customer in the shop at a time.
3. Face masks must be worn inside the shop.
4. Hands must be sanitized upon walking in. We have lots of hand sanitizer.
5. No cash sales.
6. Personal/private shopping available before and after regular store open hours. Call or email us.
7. Fleurt website orders are being delivered daily within West Seattle. Free USPS anywhere in the US.
8. Curbside pickup available Tuesday through Sunday.
Fleurt is at 4536 California SW.
West Side Presbyterian Church (3601 California SW) is offering free bag lunches on two upcoming Saturdays – tomorrow (June 13th) and June 27th, noon-1 pm. All welcome, but note that supplies are limited.
(Photo courtesy Fauntleroy UCC)
By Judy Pickens
Special to West Seattle Blog
New public-health requirements have dealt a body blow to a venerated West Seattle institution – Little Pilgrim School.
In a letter yesterday to parents, the leaders of Fauntleroy Church announced that the United Church of Christ congregation was closing its 68-year-old preschool.
“The programmatic, financial, staffing, and health and safety gaps between what we are able to do and what we would have to do to begin preschool this fall are great and accompanied by many significant unknowns,” the letter said.
Even if the school were to open in the fall with full enrollment, overwhelming changes would have been needed to meet COVID-19 guidelines, the letter continued. They included cutting class size in half, shortening the day to allow for extra cleaning, and greatly reducing the cooperative play that is central to how young children learn.
Parents initiated Little Pilgrim as a ministry of the church in 1952 to serve families with children whose birth dates kept them from starting public kindergarten at age five. The following year it shifted to a preschool program for four-year-olds and later added classes for twos and threes.
Over the years, Little Pilgrim enrolled an estimated 3,700 children, including some second generation. When the school transitioned to online learning in March because of COVID-19, Director Jenny Romischer was leading a staff of four teachers and an aide serving 60 students.
“The legacy of love they have given the children and families of this community over the years is something for which our church will always be thankful,” the letter said.
The church is processing tuition refunds and, in due time, will look at options for using the former classrooms in a different way to serve the community.
Just last night, we published the latest SDOT update on the start of work for the Delridge Way RapidRide H Line conversion. It’s an extensive project, including utilities and road-rebuilding/repaving. One thing the update didn’t say – and so SDOT has just asked us now to let you know – some cars are still parked where the contractor placed “NO PARKING” signs a week ago, and if those cars aren’t moved by Monday, they’ll have to be towed. The “NO PARKING” signs are up along stretches of Delridge and some sectinns of side streets. “Towing starts Monday morning, June 15,” SDOT warns. “If you are parked at a location with “No Park” signs, you are advised to move your vehicle by or on Sunday night, June 14.” You can sign up here for weekly email updates on construction plans.
4:32 PM: That photo was sent by Christine on Pigeon Point, who first emailed us this morning to report, “Someone in our neighborhood keeps defacing the BLM sign that was hung on the Andover stairs. I realize the stairs are maintained by the city but the sign was put up as a show of support for people of color in our community. There are mixed families in this neighborhood.” Most recently, she said, someone tried to erase the word “Black” from the banner by covering it with a cloth patch lettered “All.” And after she emailed us this morning, she emailed again to add, “The sign was just torn down by a man, according to another neighbor.” We checked on our way back from the Junction demonstration; nothing left behind but faded chalk lettering that also declares, Black Lives Matter.
8:30 PM: Update from Christine: “We are working on a permanent sign solution. In the meantime, a march is planned in the neighborhood at 11 am on Sunday beginning at 20th and Charlestown. Neighbors are donating to BLM organizations and causes for every time the sign is defaced or stolen. Some companies are matching donations so it’s adding up.”
2:46 PM: A silent vigil right now on California south of Alaska. Updates to come.
(Added – photo sent by Eileen & Michael)
2:51 PM: Still silent, fists raised, some have moved northward into Walk All Ways.
3:05 PM: Applause broke the silence at 3, and everyone dispersed. More photos/video later.
ADDED 8:01 PM: There aren’t many words to be said about this; that was the point. The original Black Lives Matter-Seattle/King County call was for a day of action and silent marches “o honor lives lost and send a powerful message that Washingtonians no longer tolerate the racism that is built into so many of our institutions.” In West Seattle, organizer Sara had wondered earlier in the week if anyone else had planned one here; no one had, so she did. Two groups marched to The Junction, this one from Morgan Junction:
Like other recent West Seattle protests, participants spanned a wide age range:
Another group marched south to The Junction from Admiral, and everyone converged on California just south of Alaska, still silent.
For a while, everyone stayed there, and east-west traffic continued along Alaska. Then some moved north and filled the intersection for 10-plus minutes.
The demonstration was contemplative and peaceful. As they had done during last Saturday’s huge gathering, police were only seen on traffic control down the block.
P.S. Next West Seattle protests (that we’ve heard of) are on Sunday, 11 am at 20th/Charlestown (explained here) and 2 pm from High Point Community Center.
Educators, parents, and students lined fauntleroy Way by Gatewood Elementary earlier this hour, in the first of two planned West Seattle protests this afternoon on the day of action called for by regional Black Lives Matter leadership.
The school community also wanted to show it’s undaunted despite the theft of a BLM support banner the PTA had placed along the fence.
Coming up at 2 pm, groups are planning to march silently, also in support of the BLM call, to The Junction from Morgan Junction and Alaska Junction. Meantime, more than 50 local businesses have closed to support the general strike that’s also happening today – our list is here.
If you can’t, or choose not to, march, but want to contemplate action against racism, injustice, and inequity – take a short walk around Peace Lutheran Church. We happened onto this while out walking earlier this week. The signs are small – requiring a close look:
Along with explanatory signs, there are simple hand-lettered signs including these:
The church is at 39th/Thistle.
After regional Black Lives Matter leadership called for a general strike and silent marches today, some asked if any marches/protests were planned in West Seattle. We just got word of two this morning:
Sara sent word of that one – yoo can gather either at the Admiral Junction (California/Admiral) or Morgan Junction (California/Fauntleroy) at 2 pm to march silently to The Junction (California/Alaska).
Also: A group of parents/teachers will gather at 1 pm outside Gatewood Elementary (4320 SW Myrtle).
P.S. Reminder that many businesses have chosen to close to support the general strike – we’re continuing to update this list – westseattleblog@gmail.com if you have an addition – thank you!
6:07 AM: Good morning – the 81st morning without the high-rise West Seattle Bridge. Remember that the Delridge Way repaving-and-more project has begun – here’s our latest update.
Now on to the cameras for the 5-way intersection, and the restricted-access low bridge just east of it:
The main detour route across the Duwamish River is the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map) – which has up to 14 overnight closures planned next month, as announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, here’s that camera:
The other major bridge across the river is the South Park Bridge (map) – this camera shows the SP-side approach:
Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed for info about any of those bridges opening for marine traffic.
You can see all local traffic cams here; locally relevant cameras are also shown on this WSB page.
TRANSIT
Metro – Check the Twitter feed for any breaking service changes. Otherwise – still on the reduced schedule and reduced capacity; check here for next departure. Note that Metro and WT service will increase June 22nd.
Water Taxi – Reduced schedule continues
Trouble on the roads/paths? Let us know – comment or text (but not if you’re driving!) 206-293-6302.
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