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Last Thursday, we reported three points of note about the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) fall quarter, which starts tomorrow. Here’s three more, all involving food!

SSC FOOD TRUCK: Two years ago, Marination donated food trucks to SSC. College spokesperson Ty Swenson tells WSB, “We just finished the new external design and it is named the ‘Otter Pop-Up.’ The interior kitchen components were all upgraded over the summer as well. Graphic design students helped come up with the design for the truck last year, and culinary students create food truck menus and run the kitchen as part of their curriculum, while feeding the campus.”

CULINARY AND PASTRY ARTS INSTRUCTOR TRAINING: Swenson also tells us, “Our Culinary & Pastry Arts program chef instructors spent part of their summer training in Europe. They had a week in France learning artisan butchery and a week in Italy learning how to make handmade pasta. Their new skills will be shared with students in the program.

CULINARY CONVENIENCE STORE & FOOD PANTRY: Two ways that food is more accessible to students – the on-campus Culinary Convenience Store now accepts EBT cards, and SSC has student food pantries at both the main and Georgetown campuses. Swenson says, “It’s part of South’s efforts to support students’ food security so they can be well-nourished and focus on their studies.”

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HEALTH: Weekend vaccination clinics at three West Seattle schools, open to all

September 28, 2025 7:00 pm

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| Health | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

Next Saturday, the Seattle Visiting Nurse Association starts a series of eight flu and COVID vaccination clinics at three West Seattle schools, all on weekends, and they’re open to all community members. SVNA says:

These clinics are open to the public, but appointments are required.

Patients will be able to get a flu shot, COVID-19 vaccine, or both in the same appointment. We can vaccinate kids 4 and up for flu and 5 and up for COVID-19. All patients can receive COVID-19 vaccines this season due to a Washington State Department of Health order.

We will be using the updated Moderna products for 2025. Each patient needs their own registration, in their name, with their information. If anyone has questions, they can email us at info@seattlevna.com.

REGISTRATION LINK: schedule.seattlevna.com/home/9d20cac8-d510-ec11-b6e6-000d3a57ec4c

If you have trouble reading the grid above, the clinics also are listed by location, date, and time on this Seattle Public Schools webpage, which also notes, “SVNA clinics require insurance (most insurance accepted) or payment.”

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You asked, so we asked: What do users of north stretch of Highway 509 need to know about tolling on new south stretch?

September 28, 2025 5:40 pm

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| Not WS but we're mentioning it anyway | Transportation | West Seattle news

With the north stretch of State Highway 509 running past southeast West Seattle, you might be wondering what you need to know about the tolling that starts tomorrow on the newly opened southern “expressway” stretch. Jennifer emailed us after noticing what appeared to be a transponder on the Normandy Park exit, and wondered if that meant the tolling will go that far north. We took the question to WSDOT‘s Kris Olsen, who sent the map you see above, underscoring that only the green mile will be tolled starting tomorrow (and will remain the only tolled section for a few years):

Only the first mile of the new expressway is open. The first mile is between I-5 and 24th Avenue South, so that is the only portion that will be tolled right now.

The remaining 2 miles between 24th Avenue South and South 188th Street (the Normandy Park exit) won’t open until 2028 and that’s when tolling will begin in that section.

But even then, Olsen continues, the tolled section will go no further north than S. 188th:

It’s important to note that the existing sections of SR 509 (basically between the First Avenue South bridge and South 188th Street) will NOT be tolled. Starting in 2028, anyone who drives south on SR 509 must exit at South 188th Street if they do not want to pay a toll. If they continue south beyond that point, they will be tolled. The tolling gantries are located just west of the I-5 interchange.

Toll rates for the new one-mile expressway, starting tomorrow, are listed here.

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WEEKEND SCENE: Mid-Autumn Festival at Seattle Chinese Garden

September 28, 2025 3:29 pm

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| Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

(WSB photos by Dave Gershgorn. Above, Huayin Performing Arts Group)

It’s a beautiful afternoon at the Seattle Chinese Garden on the north edge of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus on Puget Ridge, where the Mid-Autumn Festival continues until 5 pm.

Performances and demonstrations are happening all afternoon – above and below, Julian Leung demonstrated Tai Chi:

Arts and crafts too, including painting:

Admission and parking are free. The garden and college are at 6000 16th SW.

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WEEK AHEAD: King County Executive candidates’ forum at North Highline Unincorporated Area Council meeting in White Center

September 28, 2025 2:09 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle politics | White Center

The November election is less than a month and a half away, and voting starts even sooner. One of the biggest races you’ll be deciding is that for King County Executive. West Seattleite Shannon Braddock has been in the job since Dow Constantine resigned to become Sound Transit CEO, but she decided not to run for the permanent job. The candidates on your ballot are two King County Councilmembers – Claudia Balducci from the Eastside, Girmay Zahilay from South King County. You can see them side by side, and ask questions, during a campaign forum that will be part of the October meeting of the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council meeting, 7 pm Thursday (October 2) at the fire station in White Center, 1243 SW 112th. Also scheduled to appear at the NHUAC meeting, King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall.

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COUNTDOWN: Five days until Destination Delridge!

September 28, 2025 11:19 am

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| Delridge | How to help | West Seattle news

Friday night (October 3), you are invited to support DNDA – a nonprofit working on a variety of fronts in eastern West Seattle – by attending Destination Delridge at DNDA’s headquarters in Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW). Here’s the newest update from DNDA:

Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka will join a moderated community panel as part of Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association’s flagship fundraiser Destination Delridge.

Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) is hosting Destination Delridge on Friday, October 3 at the Thelma Dewitty Theater at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, which will feature the panel discussion, speakers, and other activities. The event will run from 6p to 9p at Youngstown.

Saka is one of three participants in a panel discussion, which will be moderated by Shannon Woodard, president of DNDA’s Board of Directors. Woodard is a seasoned community leader, guiding conversations that center equity, collaboration, and actionable solutions.

Also on the panel will be Jaebadiah Gardner, founder and CEO of Gardner Global, a real estate development firm focused on equity-driven projects that empower communities of color, and Faven Berhe, owner of Hagosa’s House, a Delridge-area cafe and community hub dedicated to cultural connection.

This year, DNDA will bring together supporters, neighbors, artists, and advocates for an evening of connection, storytelling, and impact. Nucor Steel Seattle is the 2025 Presenting Sponsor for this event. DNDA and Nucor have a longstanding relationship rooted in shared values of environmental stewardship and community engagement. From hands-on restoration projects to sustained financial support, Nucor’s commitment to the Delridge neighborhood continues to make a real and lasting difference.

DNDA is a non‐profit organization devoted to social, racial and environmental justice. We are dedicated to preserving and increasing affordable housing for a range of incomes, enhancing the natural environment, and providing such vital resources as arts and cultural opportunities, education and youth programs for our neighbors. Our programs for affordable housing and wetland restoration have become models for other communities.

You can get tickets by going here.

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UPDATE: SFD response at Seacrest

September 28, 2025 9:39 am

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| West Seattle news | WS breaking news

9:39 AM: Seattle Fire medics are responding to Seacrest right now after a report of a diver who had been unconscious in the water. Via emergency radio, he is described as a man in his early 20s, brought to shore aboard a Water Taxi, and several SFD units have responded to treat him.

9:53 AM: No further radio updates so far. We’ll be following up with SFD.

1:55 PM: We just heard back from SFD spokesperson David Cuerpo, who says the diver is a 57-year-old woman and that she was in stable condition when transported to Virgina Mason.

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WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: 20 notes!

September 28, 2025 6:07 am

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| West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Seagull, sunset, and Water Taxi, photographed by Michael Bruce Johnson)

Good morning – here’s what’s up for your Sunday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (where you’ll find even more listings!) and inbox:

GARAGE/YARD SALES: Check for listings in the WSB Community Forums. (If you have a sale to add, but don’t have a WSB Forums login, go to westseattleblog/log-in – thanks!)

WESTIES RUN CLUB: This week’s 9 am Sunday Funday run starts at Dough Joy Doughnuts (4310 SW Oregon).

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: The Sunday games are on hiatus until The Missing Piece reopens in its new Junction location.

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Find the market on California between Oregon and Alaska, 10 am-2 pm, now in early-fall produce season (stone fruit, berries, tomatoes, peppers, greens, roots, bulbs), plus lots of baked goods, cheeses, meats, fish, prepared foods, condiments, flowers, more.

DISCOVERY SHOP VINTAGE EVENT: While you’re in The Junction, check out The Discovery Shop‘s vintage event – raising money to fight cancer – 10 am-2 pm. (4535 California SW)

POSTCARD MARATHON: Long-distance advocacy with Postcards 4 Democracy and West Seattle Indivisible, 10 am-8 pm at Great American Diner & Bar (4752 California SW).

FREE NIA CLASS: 10:30 am, first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Sanctuary/Studio (3618 SW Alaska)

FILM SCREENING: West Seattle’s Amy Benson produced “She Marches in Chinatown” (trailer above), an award-winning film directed by the late Della Chen, and invites you to a screening/discussion at the Central Library downtown at 11 am. (1000 Fourth Ave.)

WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Need a tool but don’t need to, or can’t, buy it? You’ll probably be able to borrow it from the Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

WEST SEATTLE RESISTS: Sunday signholding in The Junction (California/Alaska), 11:30 am-1:30 pm.

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AT SEATTLE CHINESE GARDEN: Noon-5 pm at north end of South Seattle College campus, free admission – crafts, demonstrations, music, more. See our calendar listing for the schedule. (6000 16th SW)

FRESH HOP WEEK AT OUNCES: Annual event at Ounces (3809 Delridge Way SW), open noon-7 pm today.

COMMUNITY CLOG DANCING LESSONS: 1 pm at Alki UCC (6115 SW Hinds), all welcome at this introductory session.

WELCOME ROAD WINERY: Kick back and enjoy your Sunday afternoon at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) open 2-5 pm, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)

CLASSIC NOVELS & MOVIES BOOK CLUB AT C & P: “East of Eden” is this month’s title for the gathering at 3 pm – come early to get your beverage – at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).

‘THE ROOMMATE’ AT ARTSWEST: 3 pm matinee performance of the new play at ArtsWest (4711 California SW).

FREE COMMUNITY BBQ: Fun for kids too! 4:30-6:30 pm at Bethany West Seattle (8600 8th SW).

TRIVIA AT MR. B’S MEAD CENTER: 5-8 pm, monthly trivia with host Morgue Anne. (9444 Delridge Way SW)

LIVE AT EASY STREET RECORDS: Fan Club performs in-store, presenting their new album, 5 pm, free, all ages. (4559 California SW)

LIVE MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: 8-10 pm, Sunday nights are live music nights with the Triangular Jazztet at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW).

Are you planning, organizing, and/or publicizing something that we could add to the WSB community event calendar – one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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