West Seattle, Washington
25 Wednesday
When the individual bowlers at the 3A state championships were all finished today, the top score – and the title “champion” – belonged to one of West Seattle High School‘s three bowlers in the tournament, Molly Combs! Her score for six games at Bowlero in Tukwila was 1191. Also bowling for WSHS, Violet Higenberg finished 55th of 102 with 785, Madison Miller finished 63rd with 714.
A suspected car prowler/thief is spending a second night in the King County Jail after getting arrested in a stolen car outside the Harbor Avenue 7-Eleven. He was tracked there by the owner of the car, which had been stolen in North Admiral just before 3 am Thursday. The owner called police to help him get his car back, and they converged on the 7-11, arresting the 34-year-old suspect. From the report narrative, which we obtained from police today:
… (The victim) stated that his vehicle was parked behind his home when it was stolen. The vehicle had been inadvertently left unlocked with a gym bag inside. Inside this gym bag was a key to the car. (The suspect) had been prowling cars in the (area), and this is how he made entry to (the victim’s) vehicle. (He) drove the stolen vehicle to the 7/11 on Harbor Av SW, where he proceeded to pass out after using narcotics. (The victim) provided security video that appears to show (the suspect) approach the stolen vehicle before it drives away.
Police also heard from a car-prowl victim one block away from the car-theft victim, and the report continues:
… His vehicle was also parked behind his home … This vehicle was also unlocked, and (the suspect) stole a pair of binoculars, a photocopy of (the victim’s) passport, and about $250 in gift cards. These binoculars were recovered hanging around the neck of (the suspect).
The case number, if you have anything to tell police, is 26-034777. (Side note, the report narrative doesn’t say exactly how the car-theft victim tracked his car, only that “GPS” was involved.)
Another West Seattle show of support for the Seahawks, as they get ready to return to the Super Bowl on Sunday (3:30 pm vs. New England) – thanks to Richard Figgins for sharing the photo of Hope Lutheran School students who formed a giant 12 (updated) on the north-campus patio this afternoon!
Another multiple-mailbox break-in, apparently with a key … and this time the mail-theft victims included a nonprofit, which has a message for donors who might have sent checks the thief could have taken. The nonprofit is the West Seattle Food Bank at 35th SW and SW Morgan, whose development director Robbin Peterson sent the security-video image above with this report:
West Seattle Food Bank was hit by mail theft early this morning, Feb. 6, 2026, at approximately 12:15 a.m. SPD report # T00050696.
Based on our security footage, this appears to be the same individual you’ve reported on previously. He very clearly has a master key and was able to open the primary mailbox doors without forcing entry. After accessing our box, he also opened apartment residents’ mailboxes to the left, then re-locked everything before leaving.
This is the bank of mailboxes, on 35th:
Robbin continued:
In the photo (below), the stack of mail shown in his hands was taken entirely from WSFB’s mailbox, located in the upper left of the set. We don’t know how many pieces of our mail were taken; only two items were recovered.
One important detail for our beloved community donors: If you recently mailed a check to WSFB and are concerned it may have been included in the stolen mail, we encourage you to reach out to us so we can help confirm receipt or discuss next steps. To reduce the risk of this happening again, we have secured P.O. Box 46220, Seattle, WA 98146 for all future mail and donations. As always, online gifts are secure and warmly welcomed through our website at www.westseattlefoodbank.org.
Mail recovered afterward also included items from at least two neighboring buildings, indicating we were not the only property hit. We’re continuing to work with building management, USPS, and law enforcement.
Actually it might be colder than -12 where those three posed with Seahawks gear while traveling in Antarctica. The photo was sent by former radio journalist Gregg Hersholt, who included the caption: “Three West Seattle residents cheering on the Seahawks in Antarctica. Yours truly, former KOMO-TV meteorologist Seth Wayne, and my wife Maureen. Now we just need to find a way to watch the game!”
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
Friday the 13th will be Meghan Hogan‘s lucky day.
That’s when she’ll officially reopen Dream Dinners West Seattle on the lower east-facing side of Jefferson Square (4701 41st SW).
We reported in late October on the flooding from a plumbing problem in the nearby CVS store that affected her meal-prep business and other neighboring businesses.
We didn’t realize until recently that Dream Dinners and neighboring School of Rock have remained closed for repairs since then.
Earlier this week, we visited Meghan as she, husband Mark Hogan, and employees continued cleaning the store to get ready for reopening, following weeks of work replacing everything from ceiling tiles to drywall to flooring to equipment.
While it retains the name of what was once a national-franchise business, Dream Dinners West Seattle went indie last year (not long before the flooding shutdown). And while their model, pre-pandemic, was primarily for customers to come in and assemble meals from prepped ingredients, it now remains mostly take-and-bake (or take-thaw-and-bake). And what they offer from a menu that changes monthly is more than dinners – also lunch and breakfast dishes and desserts. You order online, then arrange to pick up.
The first week is sold out, but beyond that, Meghan is hopefully their customers will return, and that they’ll acquire new ones. They got some help from a Dream Dinners store in Vancouver, WA, filling orders and meeting customers nearby twice a month, but that wasn’t anywhere near the volume they had been doing. “We’d love the community to come back and support us,” says Meghan, with hope. Not just support her – but also their staff, all part-timers, all of whom are coming back to rejoin the team with the reopening. (“All West Seattle kids!” Meghan notes.) Some were helping out during our conversation this week (which followed a staff meeting). The store – which the Hogans bought in 2019 – has a two-decades-plus history.
If you haven’t tried Dream Dinners before – or if you have – Meghan says you should know that it’s not a subscription service, and that the order sizes have changed – you have smaller and larger options; it’s not just family-sized. And the monthly menu usually has meatless options. Most items cook in 30 minutes or less, though they also have crock-pot-type offerings. The menu of options changes monthly, so if nothing sounds good one month, check back the next! The pickup/storefront-open times include some evening and Saturday hours, so you have multiple options. You can get Dream Dinners food delivered, too.
But even if you do, Meghan hopes you will remember there’s a local difference – her and those “West Seattle kids” on staff – “There’s a face” behind your order, someone who prepped your meal in West Seattle, “not just somebody dropping a box off at your door.” She’s thrilled, meantime, to be reopening her door to you again,
(2019 photo, old Hiawatha play area)
While Hiawatha Community Center‘s stabilization/renovation project nears its end, five years after the center closed, another nearby project is just about to start – the overhaul of the Hiawatha play area. Parks has just told a longtime project watchdog that the play-area work will finally go out to bid next week, with the bid notice scheduled to be made public on Wednesday (February 11) and bids to be opened in early March. This project also has been in the works for 6+ years. As we reported a year ago, the most-recent delay was blamed on stormwater regulations (which you might recall also have been blamed for holdups in the Morgan Junction Park Addition project).
(Thursday night’s sunset colors, photographed by Bob Burns)
Sorry we’re a bit delayed today, but here’s our list of local events for the rest of today/tonight – mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER Spring gets ever closer; every dry day is another chance to get ready. The center is open today, 10 am-3 pm at north end of South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus (6000 16th SW).
STAY ‘N’ PLAY: Free indoor playtime for little ones and their caregivers, 10 am-11:30 am at Arbor Heights Community Church (4113 SW 102nd).
BABY STORY TIME: 11 am-11:30 am at Delridge Library (5423 Delridge Way SW).
(added) FREE TAX HELP: Drop in at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW) 11 am-4 pm and get help with your taxes!
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: Visit the Log House Museum (61st/Stevens) to learn about local history – open noon-4 pm today.
ENGLISH CONVERSATION CIRCLE: New session continues at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), 12:30 pm-2 pm Fridays, no registration required.
TASTING ROOM AND WINE BAR: Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor) is open 5-9 pm Fridays. Stop in to sip, or buy by the bottle.
ASTRA LUMINA: A few more weekends for the celestially inspired lights-and-sound show at Seattle Chinese Garden on the north end of the South Seattle College campus (6000 16th SW); first admission at 6 pm, get tickets here.
HIGH-SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Two varsity home games each at Chief Sealth IHS (2600 SW Thistle) and West Seattle High School (3000 California SW) – Nathan Hale at CSIHS, girls at 6 pm, boys at 7:30 pm; Roosevelt at WSHS, girls at 7 pm, boys at 8:30 pm.
COFFEEHOUSE MUSIC: 6-8 pm, Open Mic at C & P Coffee. (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), all genres, all ages, no cover.
ADMIRAL PUB BINGO: 7 pm, classic bingo! (2306 California SW)
‘TOPDOG/UNDERDOG’: First weekend for the new play at ArtsWest (4711 California SW), 7:30 pm curtain, get tickets here.
COMEDY COMPETITION, NIGHT 2: You get all the laughs and you get to judge! 8 pm at Great American Diner and Bar (4752 California SW), get tickets here.
LIVE AT THE SKYLARK: Live music with Sundodger, Sam Cobra, Alberta & the Dead Eyes, doors at 7, show at 8, $10 cover. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
LIVE AT TIM’S: 8 pm, Sick Crush, Ichi Bichi, Walter Moses Band, all ages, $10 advance, $15 at door. (16th/98th, White Center)
SPINNING: Revelry Room is open tonight (4547 California SW), with DJ Tony H, 9 pm.
‘MAKE IT LOUD’ SKATING WITH MUSIC: Tonight, skate to Pansy and Someone’s Daughter, 9 pm at Southgate Roller Rink (9646 17th SW). 21+. $20 cover/$5 skates.
If you have something to showcase on our event lists or ongoing calendar, please email what/when/where/etc. info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Thanks to the texter who sent the photo of their “12th skeleton.” For anyone who hasn’t locked in where they’re watching the Big Game, we’re making a last-minute list of venues with Super Bowl watch parties – please send info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
6:00 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, February 6, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
One last sunny day is the forecast for today, high in the upper 50s. Sunrise at 7:28 am; sunset at 5:18 pm.
TRANSIT TODAY
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service, fall/winter schedule.
Washington State Ferries – Some changes ahead; check WSF’s alerts too.
Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule and routes today.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view. Also note, maritime-opening info is available via X (ex-Twitter):
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: In addition to the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.
MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.
See a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
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