West Seattle, Washington
19 Thursday
Every month, HomeStreet Bank‘s West Seattle branch (4022 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor) showcases a local business or nonprofit, and offers visitors the chance to enter a drawing related to the showcase subject. This past month, it was the Southwest Seattle Historical Society, looking ahead to next Friday night’s fundraiser Story Tellers: A Peninsula and Its People. On Thursday, SWSHS’s Elizabeth Rudrud visited the branch to join employee Gus for the monthly drawing – the winner got a free ticket to the Friday gala. For everybody else – tickets are still available, and get you a great night at Salty’s on Alki, with the chance to bid on some amazing offerings – and even if you absolutely can’t go, you’ll be able to bid in 
the online auction starting Monday.
Meantime, this month’s showcase at HomeStreet West Seattle features another organization with a fundraising gala coming up soon, the West Seattle Food Bank – they’ve just extended earlybird pricing for their May 3 event Nourish & Flourish until next Friday. Visit the display at HomeStreet any time this month, and in the meantime, get your Nourish & Flourish ticket(s) by going here.
6:22 PM: What started as a fire-alarm call has been upgraded to a “fire in building” response in The Junction, south of California/Edmunds. The address checks to the Blake Apartments mixed-use building. SFD says the fire is on the 4th floor and is already out. Avoid the area. Updates to come.
(Added: Reader photo)
6:25 PM: SFD is already reducing the response since the fire was extinguished quickly.
6:32 PM: No reported injuries. Police say that since SFD is clearing most units, the area should reopen to traffic before too long.
The smaller of the two casually organized “Hands Off” mini-rallies in West Seattle was at Admiral/California, where 90-year-old Roxie from Brookdale Admiral Heights invited neighbors to another “Old Tyme Adults for Democracy” gathering for the second consecutive weekend.
WSB contributing photojournalist Dave Gershgorn reports, “About 10-15 people at first, which grew to about 40 by my estimation after a family or two with a big handcart full of signs for the kids rolled up. Lots of honks in support, but a few drivers, including one in a Tesla, shouted support for Elon Musk back at protesters.”
Our photos from the Junction gathering a couple hours before this one are here.
(WSB photos/video by Dave Gershgorn)
While Seattle’s biggest gathering as part of the nationwide “Hands Off” demonstrations was downtown at Seattle Center, as previewed here, two concurrent mini-rallies were held today in the Alaska and Admiral Junctions for people who couldn’t or didn’t want to go downtown. WSB contributing photojournalist Dave Gershgorn went to both. These photos are from The Junction, where a woman and her sister invited people to join them, and, Dave reports, got at least 70 supporters:
Dave found at least one canine participant:
Dave reports the gathering also drew, in addition to people honking, a heckler in a red pickup truck who yelled at the demonstrators on two passes before moving on. He also noted the bus stops were full of sign-toters catching the RapidRide downtown, apparently headed for the Seattle Center event. Next, his photos from the gathering of “Old Tyme Adults for Democracy” at Admiral/California.
Earlier this week, we reported on the West Seattle Lions Club‘s plan to clean up Veterans’ Park, the triangle where 16th/Delridge/Roxbury meet, tomorrow. Jimie Martin from the club called today to say they’ve scrapped the plan because the city, which is responsible for this little scrap of right-of-way, is taking responsibility for painting over the tagging and cleaning up the spot instead. She says that came after eight years of nagging!
Thanks to Meaghan for the photo and video! She says the Highland Park Elementary PTA Give & Take Sale is in full swing at the school (1012 SW Trenton) – everything’s free, take what you need, and if you can make a monetary donation, those will all benefit the HPE PTA, which organizes this every year.
It’s on until 3 pm.
Missed this in real time as it was a multi-phase dispatch – Seattle Fire briefly called for a “rescue extrication” after a flipped-car crash on Myers Way south of Camp Second Chance [vicinity map] just after midnight. It was first dispatched as an unknown type of crash, then briefly upgraded to a rescue response when the first engine on scene saw the flipped vehicle. According to archived audio, turned out no one was in the vehicle, so there was no one to rescue, and the responders were canceled. The plates that were radioed in by police were clear, for a mid-’90s Chevy truck – we probably won’t be able to find out until Monday if anything changed with the vehicle’s status later.
(Photo by Jerry Simmons)
First Saturday of April, warm-ish weather, and much to do! Highlights, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
GIVE-AND-TAKE SALE AT HIGHLAND PARK ELEMENTARY: As previewed here – bring donations 8-10 am; rummaging starts 9 am; everything is free – give what you can, take what you need, monetary donations benefit the Highland Park Elementary PTA. (1012 SW Trenton)
MOON ROOM ANNIVERSARY SALE: Moon Room Shop and Wellness (5902 California SW; WSB sponsor) is celebrating its third anniversary and “running a 20% off sale both in-store and online” again today. Sale hours: Shop online any time; in person, 11 am-5 pm today.
SATURDAY GROUP RUN: Start your weekend on the run! Meet up at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) at 8 am for the regular Saturday morning run.
HEAVILY MEDITATED: Free community meditation, 9 am at Inner Alchemy‘s sanctuary/studio (3618 SW Alaska).
INTRODUCTORY WALK: First of two sequential weekly walking events – meeting at the same spot, 47th/Fauntleroy, first at 9:30 am for a flat-terrain 1-mile walk.
WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: Then at 10 am, join others for the full weekly walk in Lincoln Park (also meet at 47th/Fauntleroy).
CHIEF SEALTH BOYS’ SOCCER DINE-OUT FUNDRAISER: Eat at Nacho Mama’s Frybread Café in South Delridge 10 am-8 pm today and a percentage of the proceeds goes to the Chief Sealth International High School boys-soccer team! (9418 Delridge Way SW)
OPEN HOUSE & PLAY DATE: Come hang out at The Bridge School Cooperative Elementary (10300 28th SW) 10 am-noon and see what it’s all about.
SHREDDING! 10:30 am-1:30 pm at Delridge Community Center (4501 Delridge Way SW), $10 suggested donation to benefit programs at DCC.
MORNING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: Jon Wall on uke and harmonica, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).
GRIEFSHARE: If you have lost someone close to you, this is for you. 13-week series continues today, 10:30 am, Grace Church (10323 28th SW).
FREE WRITING GROUP: 10:30 am – “This is a free, weekly, in-person active writing group grounded in the Amherst Writers and Artists method. It is a safe, critique-free space. Writers of all levels welcome, 16 and up.” Our calendar listing has location and RSVP info.
FAMILY STORY TIME: 10:30-11 am at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), meant for kids 0-5.
ALKI HISTORY WALKING TOUR: First one of the series! 11 am, register here, and meet at the Log House Museum (61st/Stevens).
FREE TAX HELP: 11 am-3 pm at West Seattle (Admiral) Library (2306 42nd SW) – but if you don’t already have a slot reserved, you’re probably out of luck.
FAMILY READING TIME: 11 am family reading time is back at new home of Paper Boat Booksellers (4522 California SW).
NOT GOING TO ‘HANDS OFF’ AT SEATTLE CENTER – but support its goals? Two impromptu West Seattle gatherings are planned, 11:30 am at Walk-All-Ways in The Junction, 2 pm at Admiral/California, as previewed here.
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM OPEN: The home of West Seattle history is open for your visit, noon-4 pm – see the newest exhibit, about the West Duwamish Greenbelt! (61st/Stevens)
VIETNAMESE CULTURAL CENTER OPEN: The center is open to visitors noon-3 pm, as explained here. (2236 SW Orchard)
SOLITARY BEE CLASS AT WEST SEATTLE NURSERY: 12 pm at West Seattle Nursery (5275 California SW; WSB sponsor), info and registration here.
VISCON CELLARS TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: Tasting room open – wine by the glass or bottle – 1-6 pm at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor).
FREE MASSAGE: Walk-in clinic at Nepenthe (9447 35th SW), 3-5 pm.
ART EXHIBIT OPENING RECEPTION: “Slices of Life” at Alki Arts (6030 California SW), opening reception 5-7 pm.
HOLY FAMILY BILINGUAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL GALA & ONLINE AUCTION: If you don’t have tickets to the 6:30 pm gala, you’re out of luck, but you CAN still bid in the online auction.
CAPPING DAY LIVE AT EASY STREET RECORDS: 7 pm, Capping Day live performance & record-release party. Free, all ages. (4559 California SW)
LIVE AT KENYON HALL: Doors 7, show 7:30, The Pigeon & The Dove at Kenyon Hall (7904 35th SW).
REVELRY ROOM DJ: Spinning starts at 9 pm with DJ Tomas at Revelry Room. (4547 California SW)
KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: Want to sing on your Saturday night? 10 pm at Talarico’s Pizzeria. (4718 California SW)
West Seattle event coming up? If community members are welcome, your event is welcome to be listed on our calendar! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
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