West Seattle, Washington
23 Saturday
One last Christmas-lights photo to spotlight, received tonight from roving photographer Theresa Arbow-O’Connor, a sighting in North Admiral. It joins our other spotlights in this WSB archive (where you can scroll through previous years’ lights too). Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
If you’ve missed any of the stories in our West Seattle Giving Spirit series – 15 spotlighted since November 20 – we thought Christmas Day might be a chance to catch up. WSGS is a pilot project of the Learning Communities Foundation in partnership with WSB, offering local nonprofits the chance to reintroduce themselves, explaining what they do and how to support their work. via volunteering and/or monetary gifts. If you’re looking for something to read on this so-far-quiet holiday, here again are the links to the nonprofit spotlights published here on WSB so far – a chance to find out who they are and what they do, even if you aren’t able to do anything right now to support them:
November 20 – Learning Communities Foundation for Educare Seattle
November 22 – West Seattle Food Bank
November 25 – Hazelwood Preschool
November 27 – Southwest Seattle Historical Society
November 29 – Westside Neighbors Shelter
December 2 – WestSide Baby
December 4 – White Center Pride Committee
December 6 – The Whale Trail
December 9 – West Seattle Tool Library
December 11 – Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association
December 13 – White Center Food Bank
December 16 – West Seattle/Fauntleroy YMCA
December 18 – West Seattle Community Orchestras
December 20 – Westside Interfaith Network
December 23 – Highland Park Improvement Club
This Friday (December 27), watch for ArtsWest‘s story, and WSGS will conclude on Monday (December 30) with SMASH. Thanks to everyone who participated, either by telling their nonprofit’s story, or hy reading/donating.
The report is from Stephanie:
My father’s green 1996 Subaru Legacy wagon was taken from in front of my house in the 9000 block of 36th Ave SW sometime after 11 pm last night. Plate: Oregon 611EBN. There’s a Powell Butte Middle School sticker on the driver’s-side rear window and chipped paint on the front bumper. Police report # 24-361121.
If you find it, call 911.
THURSDAY NIGHT UPDATE: Found east of Westwood Village, Stephanie reports.
(Tan color means “wind advisory”; see the legend for the rest here)
The National Weather Service has expanded its Wind Advisory alert to include our area, but the expected burst of strong wind is not likely to interfere with Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations tonight unless yours is planned to happen VERY late. The advisory will be in effect 11 pm to 10 am, and the NWS says, “A brief period of gusty southwest winds (is) expected Thursday morning. There will likely be a range of peak wind gusts between 30 to 50 MPH. Localized gusts up to 55 MPH are possible.” Otherwise, the sustained winds are expected to be out of the southwest, 15 to 25 mph. If you experience or see wind-related trouble – outages, downed trees, etc. – once you’ve reported to authorities (206-684-3000 for City Light, 206-386-1218 for SDOT if streets/sidewalks/paths are blocked), please text us at 206-293-6302 if you can do so safely; thank you!
(Photos from texter who says, “Westwood mystery artist has been spreading holiday cheer”)
Merry Christmas today, Happy Hanukkah tonight! Here’s info we hope will be useful on this holiday:
BUSES: Metro‘s running on the Sunday schedule.
WATER TAXI: Not sailing today.
STATE FERRIES: Weekend timetable today – check the alerts page for status/changes.
MORE TRANSPORTATION NOTES: No charge for street parking in areas of the city with pay stations … West Seattle-relevant traffic cameras are here; see all cameras citywide via this map.
COFFEE SHOPS OPEN TODAY: We found eight – here’s our list. (Plans can change after our research, so if you encounter a change, please text or call us – 206-293-6302 – thank you.)
RESTAURANTS AND BARS OPEN TODAY: Fifteen are on our list – see it here. (And please let us know of any changes!)
GROCERY STORES OPEN TODAY: Again this year, as noted in our Holiday Guide, only the three Safeways (Roxbury, Admiral, Jefferson Square) are open (8 am-5 pm) – all other West Seattle grocery stores are closed until tomorrow.
CHURCH SERVICES TODAY: Four of the churches on the list in our Holiday Guide have Christmas Day services.
OTHER NOTES: Trash/recycling pickup is delayed one day for the rest of the week (next week too) … Seattle Parks closure info is here … Libraries (city and county) are closed.
SEE A MOVIE: The Admiral Theater (2343 California SW) is open this afternoon/evening – first screening of the day, 3 pm.
ASTRA LUMINA: Celestially inspired light show continues tonight on the grounds of the Seattle Chinese Garden at the north end of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus, opening at 5 pm. Timed tickets and info here.
OTHER LIGHTS TO SEE: Scroll through our archive to see the local homes we’ve shown all month!
If you see/hear news, please text/call 206-293-6302 – we appreciate your tips and collaboration every hour of every day and night!
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