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BACK TO SCHOOL: Three more notes about South Seattle College’s fall quarter, starting tomorrow
September 28, 2025 10:03 pm
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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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WEEKEND SCENE: Mid-Autumn Festival at Seattle Chinese Garden
September 28, 2025 3:29 pm
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(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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South Seattle College’s fall quarter starts Monday. Three things to know
September 25, 2025 2:59 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

Back-to-school season isn’t entirely over in West Seattle. For South Seattle College (WSB sponsor), the fall quarter starts Monday (September 29). We asked SSC spokesperson Ty Swenson what’s new this year, and he gave us a list including these three items. First, more students can plug into EV-related training:

The Automotive Technology program is jump starting electric and hybrid vehicle training this year. Toyota donated a Prius to the program for students to practice hybrid maintenance and repair and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges awarded the program a competitive workforce development grant to develop electric vehicle training. our Senior Director of Workforce Education Dalia Sherif at the Seattle Colleges District Office has engaged with the Washington State Auto Dealers Association and Western Washington Toyota Dealers over the past year to bring this donation to fruition, and future vehicle donations are in the works.

Second – classes you can take even if you’re not looking for a new degree or certificate:

South’s Continuing Education program is back with a full lineup of new and returning classes for personal enrichment and professional development — available both in-person and online. Whether you’re looking to pick up a new hobby or boost your career skills, there’s something for everyone.

Third, a special area of growth for SSC:

We are excited to see a 45 percent increase in students joining us this fall for college transfer pathways compared to last fall. Our college transfer students traditionally take freshman and sophomore classes at South for a fraction of the cost of four-year universities and colleges, earn their associate degree and then transfer to a four-year university or college with the skills and confidence to complete their bachelor’s degrees.

SSC’s main campus is at 6000 16th SW on Puget Ridge and includes several spots also open to non-students, such as the retail Garden Center and Northwest Wine Academy tasting room/wine bar (both open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays). More on the new quarter tomorrow!

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Puget Ridge Edible Park is one of a kind. It doesn’t have to be. Learn about urban farming!
September 14, 2025 1:29 pm
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 |   Gardening | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

(WSB file photo)

Puget Ridge Edible Park (18th/Brandon) is a park where food is grown. The lessons community volunteers have learned while making it happen and helping it thrive are lessons you can learn from – and a “community garden leadership camp” this fall will give you that chance. PREP’s Stu Hennessey sent the announcement:

What: Urban farming, community garden leadership camp

When: September 20th through October 18th on consecutive Saturdays from 9 am to 11 am

Where: Puget Ridge Edible Park
1801 SW Brandon St. West Seattle

Why: Puget Ridge Edible Park is a permaculture community garden that supplies free local and fresh produce to many families in and near the Puget Ridge neighborhood.

With food security being a concern and with prices of high quality and healthy food prices climbing the fastest, growing locally is the best answer. We will share with you our story of success from acquiring space to season by season methods that you can use to develop your own neighborhood park as well as use in your own garden. To show commitment, a $25 donation the the Puget Ridge Edible Park group, a 501c3 is suggested but not required.

Interested? Find out more here.

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WEST SEATTLE ENCAMPMENTS: Puget Ridge, Fauntleroy Park
August 21, 2025 11:56 am
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 |   Fauntleroy | Puget Ridge | Safety | West Seattle news

Information from readers led us to inquire with the city’s Unified Care Team about two West Seattle encampments:

PUGET RIDGE: The reader photo above shows 21st SW just north of SW Myrtle [map], along the west side of the Sanislo Elementary campus (not in view because of a tangle of overgrowth). The reader who sent it expressed concern that the encampment is “growing” and seemingly unaddressed though school starts in less than two weeks. We asked UCT spokesperson Kate Jacobs if the site is on the city’s radar. Her reply: “Parking enforcement officers have visited the site and are scheduled to return this week to take appropriate next steps. Specific actions will depend on circumstances at that time. While parking ordinances apply equally to all vehicles, state and federal laws provide additional protection for people living in them.” We just went by the site before publishing this story, and two Parking Enforcement vehicles are in fact there now.

FAUNTLEROY PARK: Fires in the park have been among longrunning issues of concern to neighboring residents (from the park’s south/Arbor Heights side), who told us that notices were up for city action this past Monday. We asked Jacobs about that too, and she said, “The Unified Care Team completed a resolution at Fauntleroy Park on August 18. Outreach workers are connecting the two individuals who were residing at the site with case managers to support their transition to permanent housing.”

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WEEKEND SCENE: Seattle Radio Field Day 2025, in and around a West Seattle field
June 28, 2025 3:56 pm
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3:56 PM: Thanks to Cindi Barker for the photos! Above are some of the ham-radio operators set up on the north end of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) for Seattle Radio Field Day, a 24-hour marathon of broadcasting, networking, and educating, among other things. You’re welcome to stop by any time during Field Day and find out how it all works. Various workshops/demonstrations are happening in and near the breezeway shown in the photo, as listed here..

That’s Luke Denuelle “presenting first aid in disasters,” Cindi explaiins. To find Field Day, ust turn into the north SSC parking lot and you’ll see the small village of trailers and towers set up until things start wrapping up late Sunday morning.

6:42 PM: We just visited for a look at what’s happening as the evening begins.

(Photos from here by WSB’s Tracy Record)

If you visit, go beyond where participants are camping, to the field on the west side of the north lot:

There you’ll find tents where operators are exploring and engaging, like this trio:

They were working with digital KT8 radio. And it’s not all about two-way at Field Day. Back in the breezeway, we found a radio collector showing off this 1939 RCA of Canada AM receiver:

It’s battery-powered because it’s from a time when rural farmers didn’t have electricity in their homes. For antique fans, here’s a peek at its tubes:

Lots of good conversation to be had, too; we talked with Jim and Barbara Edwards, who also are longtime West Seattle Grand Parade volunteers (parade communication is heavily reliant on amateur radio) and learned about some of what they’re working on to keep it running well behind the scenes this year. Again, Field Day is on until about 11 tomorrow morning, and if you visit, ask about the GOTA – Get On The Air – tent, where you can find out what it’s like firsthand.

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Seattle Chinese Garden reveals it’s raising $30 million for new buildout – and already halfway there
June 12, 2025 12:21 pm
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 |   Gardening | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

(WSB photo by Dave Gershgorn from last month’s Peony Festival)

Events like last month’s Peony Festival bring many visitors to the Seattle Chinese Garden on West Seattle’s Puget Ridge, on the north end of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus. But you might not be aware that it’s more than an event venue – it’s a cultural touchstone, and it’s embarking on a new fundraising campaign announced at its annual banquet last weekend. Today the Garden shares this announcement about what happened at the banquet and what it’s raising money for:

At a time when tensions between the national governments of the U.S. and China have been escalating, three hundred people came to the Chinatown-International District last weekend to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Seattle Chinese Garden and to reaffirm our people-to-people ties with Seattle’s Sister City of Chongqing. “With the rise in international tensions and anti-Asian prejudice, there has never been a more important time to educate people about the beauty and importance of Chinese culture and to increase public understanding of Chinese communities locally and around the world,” said Evelyn Yenson, a member of the Chinese Garden board.

Former Governor Gary Locke was even more passionate in his remarks to those in attendance, “We need to finish the Chinese Garden to show our pride in Chinese culture and heritage and to fight back against current efforts to brand everyone of Chinese heritage as somehow a potential spy for the People’s Republic of China or un-American. We are proud of our Chinese heritage, and we are loyal Americans.”

During the evening, the Chinese Garden board honored Jerry and Charlene Lee for their long service to the community and for their steadfast support for the garden. Representatives of the City of Seattle and King County read proclamations in honor of the Chinese Garden and the Lees.

Paige Miller, a Chinese Garden board member, announced a bold plan to raise over $30 million to build out the Central Garden including a teahouse, four-story tower, scholar’s studio, and multiple smaller buildings, ponds, and Mirror Lake. Last year the City of Seattle put $5 million in its budget for the capital campaign. Combined with Chongqing’s commitment to provide Chinese building materials and skilled artisan labor and the other pledged gifts from individuals, the campaign has reached $15 million in pledges, nearly halfway to its goal. “We are so excited to be nearly halfway to our goal as we publicly announce this campaign,” said Lincoln Ferris, president of the board. Jerry Lee, in his remarks, urged the community to rally to support the garden. “Now is the time to make it happen,” he urged.

The Seattle Chinese Garden was conceived in the mid-1980s as a joint project between Seattle and Chongqing, a city of thirty three million people in a mountainous region of southwest China. The garden is located on the campus of South Seattle College in West Seattle, high on a ridge with a view over the harbor toward downtown Seattle. The first construction began in 1999. The garden’s mission is to celebrate classical Chinese culture through the activities in the garden and to serve as a living bridge of friendship between the people of Chongqing and the people of Seattle.

Proclamations from the City of Seattle and King County were presented in honor of the garden’s 35th anniversary. For more information about the Chinese Garden and the campaign visit the website at seattlechinesegarden.org.

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VIDEO: South Seattle College’s first mural, more than ‘wall decoration’
June 5, 2025 5:09 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS culture/arts

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

The breezeway of South Seattle College‘s central Robert Smith Building used to be a blank, bleak passageway through a space framed by unadorned concrete.

Not any more.

Now the college’s first mural “We Carry the Light, We Carry the Sky” graces the walls on both sides, even wrapping around the corners beyond. The mural painted by more than 100 students, staff, and community members was at the heart of a noontime celebration today. It was described as more than a “wall decoration … a radical reimagining” of the hopes and dreams of all who comprise the college’s community.

SSC’s dean of arts, humanities and social sciences Dr. Eileen Jimenez emceed the courtyard event, introducing Seattle Colleges tribal liaison Willard Bill Jr. of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe for a welcome with drumming and singing:

Muralist Toka Valu told the two stories depicted by the mural – one about the coyote carrying fire, the other about collaborating to lift the sky:

Scott Mexcal, SSC art faculty and instructor for the mural class, described the mural as a “seed” that grew “a lot bigger than ever dreamed.” It depicts “what makes us, us,” he observed, “a community in which 80 primary languages are spoken.”

He also called it something befitting “the gateway for the larger community into the intimacy of our learning community.” And so it received a grand unveiling – curtains of gold tinsel draped over it, removed to reveal the panels:

You can see the mural any time by visiting the campus; it’s steps away from the SSC ballot box, among other landmarks. And if you want to support the creation of more murals – this one is envisioned as the first of seven – you can help with a fundraiser by donating here.

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CONTINUING SUNDAY: Peony Festival 2025 at Seattle Chinese Garden
May 17, 2025 4:45 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle festivals | West Seattle news

WSB PHOTOS BY DAVE GERSHGORN

The first day of this year’s Peony Festival at the Seattle Chinese Garden on the north end of the South Seattle College campus drew more visitors than you might expect on a gray, showery day. But this was the day for performances and demonstrations, like grounds manager Julian Leung demonstrating Tai Chi:

Flautist Michael serenaded festivalgoers:

You could make a paper peony, as Rhonda was doing:

Or photograph the festival’s namesake flower:

Enjoy tea:

Or just wander the garden, sightseeing, as we found Joshua, Sarah, and Juniper doing:

The festival continues 11 am-4 pm tomorrow. Admission to the gardens, on the north end of the campus at 6000 16th SW on Puget Ridge, is by donation.

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WEST SEATTLE ART: Help paint a mural on South Seattle College campus this weekend
May 14, 2025 9:00 am
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools | WS culture/arts

(SSC photo)

Art students at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) have started work on a new mural – and you’re invited to help paint it this Saturday!

Please join South Seattle College art faculty and students on Saturday, May 17 (three time slots available) to help paint the new mural on campus!

A breezeway on the main campus, located in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle, is being transformed with a design by Indigenous Pacific Islander Artist Toka Valu.

Valu reflected on artwork and stories created by SSC students, faculty and staff during Winter Quarter workshops and collaborated with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe (Upper Skagit and Nooksack) to develop a design that incorporates creation stories, the Land that South Seattle College is built on and occupies, and the yəhaw̓ story. The design centers community care, community collaboration and the importance of carrying knowledge into our lives.

Bring clothes you don’t mind getting paint on, or an apron, and comfortable shoes are recommended!

Please RSVP using this form. Additional information will be emailed before the event.

Time & Location:
Saturday, May 17, with 3 two-hour time slots: 9 am-11 am; 11 am-1 pm; 1 pm-3 pm

Meet at the South Seattle College Robert Smith Building – “RSB” on the campus map (near the bus stop up the hill on campus). Parking will be free on Saturday!

We reported on mural designer Toka Valu creating another Puget Ridge mural three years ago.

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PREVIEW: South Seattle College’s annual ‘Discover’ open house Tuesday
March 10, 2025 6:15 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

A quick reminder that if you’re interested in studying at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) – whether seeking a degree or certificate, or a continuing-education class – tomorrow’s the day to visit. 3:30 to 6:30 pm on Tuesday (March 11), you’re invited to SSC’s annual Discover Open House. The college will offer campus tours, program presentations, opportunities to speak with faculty and advisers, plus information on admissions, financial aid, and other student resources. You can RSVP here. Know before you go – review options here, from career training, college transfer, and applied bachelor’s degrees, to short-term training and personal enrichment courses. SSC is on West Seattle’s Puget Ridge, at 6000 16th SW.

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UPDATE: First West Seattle recycle/reuse/shredding dropoff event of the year
March 8, 2025 9:20 am
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 |   Environment | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

9:20 AM: We’re on Puget Ridge to check out what’s happening in the first hour of this morning’s recycling/reusing/dropoff event in the north lot of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor), presented by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and West Seattle Junction Association. For starters, the line of cars stretches about a block past the SSC south entrance. Updates to come.

9:45 AM: Once you’re in the lot, things appear to be moving smoothly. Parking is to the west; the trucks are in a line to the east; lots of volunteers to direct you, and carts on wheels that you can borrow if you need one.

Above, that’s WSJA executive director Chris Mackay directing drivers as they arrive for dropoffs.

10:06 AM: The line of cars waiting to get into the lot is very short now! Fewer than 10 cars before the lot entrance.

12:20 PM: Commenters note that the electronics-recycling truck hit capacity before the event is over. If you still have those types of items waiting to be recycled, that’s part of what they’ll be taking, as usual, at the Fauntleroy Church Recycle Roundup, a free dropoff event 9 am-3 pm Saturday, April 26 – we’ll publish the official item list when it’s available.

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COUNTDOWN: 2 weeks until West Seattle recycle/reuse/shred event
February 22, 2025 10:59 am
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 |   Environment | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

(WSB file photo)

Exactly two weeks until the annual “Beyond the Cart” free recycling/shredding event presented by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and West Seattle Junction Association with partners. It’s happening 9 am-noon on Saturday, March 8, in the north lot at South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor). If you’re driving there, this year rather than have you idling in a long line waiting to unload, they’ll direct you to park and walk your stuff to the dropoff station(s). We verified, after the previous announcement raised questions, that assistance will be available for those who need it. Meantime, here again is the list of what they’re taking and not taking:

ACCEPTED ITEMS:

• Foam blocks
• Household batteries (no damaged batteries)
• Florescent tubes and bulbs (no broken bulbs, limit: 4 ft.)
• Small, empty propane camping canisters
• Small electronics (TVs, computers, etc.)
• Small appliances (non-freon)
• Paper for shredding (limit: 4 boxes of paper)
• Clothing, accessories, bedding, and curtains in good condition
• Home goods and toys

ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED:

• Stained, ripped, or worn-out fabrics
• Mismatched items (single shoes, etc.)
• Furniture
• Hazardous waste
• Automotive waste
• Construction waste
• Car seats
• Mattresses
• Household garbage, yard waste, or recycling

Trucks will leave when full.

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WEEK AHEAD: Day of Remembrance commemoration at South Seattle College on Wednesday
February 16, 2025 5:57 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle history | West Seattle news

Wednesday (February 19) is the Day of Remembrance, the 83rd anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s order that led to the incarceration of about 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry, as explained here. Again this year, South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) is hosting a community commemoration, and sent this invitation:

Day of Remembrance for Japanese American Incarceration: Healing through Art, Music, and Storytelling

Please join us virtually or in person at South Seattle College (SSC) on February 19 for our event commemorating Day of Remembrance for Japanese American Incarceration. SSC Music Faculty Mako Kikuchi will speak about his family’s experience of forced removal and incarceration during WWII and will perform excerpts from his forthcoming EP In Shadows alongside sanshin player and vocalist Mako Willett. Dee Goto, Joe Abo, and Mary Abo, members of the Omoide Project, will be in conversation with Kikuchi to discuss the importance of storytelling to heal from trauma and ensure that history does not repeat.

Refreshments will be provided after the program.

Attendees who would like to attend virtually can register for and access the event using this link: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G-bw_hEATuSvWS49kCO0xg.

We look forward to gathering and sharing stories with you all! Please reach out to mako.kikuchi@seattlecolleges.edu with any questions about the event. Sponsored by the Kip Tokuda Civil Liberties Program, 4Culture, South Seattle College ACO, and AANAPISI.

Featuring live performances and conversations with:
Mako Kikuchi, South Seattle Music Faculty
Mako Willett, Sanshin Player and Vocalist
The Omoide Project, Japanese American Writing Group

DATE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
TIME: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
LOCATION: South Seattle College, 6000 16th Ave SW, West Seattle / Olympic Hall, Room 120 – South Seattle College Campus (“OLY” on the campus map)

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VIDEO: Mayor visits West Seattle for Lunar New Year festival at Seattle Chinese Garden
February 8, 2025 7:27 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

(WSB video/photos)
The Seattle Chinese Garden‘s Lunar New Year festival today not only had a lion-dance “workshop” and children’s crafts…

… it also had a visit from Mayor Bruce Harrell, who spoke for five minutes, preceding a proclamation with a spirited defense of diversity, equity, and inclusion, currently under federal siege:

As the mayor pointed out, north-end City Councilmember Dan Strauss – who has visited Seattle’s Chinese sister city Chongqing, home to the garden’s stylistic inspiration – was also at the festival, which offered music and games as well. The garden’s regular visiting hours are here.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: About the big police response on Puget Ridge
December 4, 2024 2:42 pm
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 |   Crime | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle police

A texter asked about a big police response near 18th/Dawson on Puget Ridge at midmorning. Took a while to get the info but here’s what happened, according to police: It was a person-in-crisis call involving a 20-year-old man who was reported to be armed with a knife and threatening at least one family member. He was then reported to be out on foot in the neighborhood, possibly under the influence; police responded, finding him and talking with him. They asked him if he had a knife on him and though he didn’t answer, officers say he eventually took out a sheathed knife – with a four-inch-long blade – and tossed it into grass nearby. He was taken into custody without incident, according to police, for investigation of domestic-violence felony harassment, which the report says is cause for a mandatory arrest. They later also found pepper-spray gel in the suspect’s possession, according to the report narrative. The suspect was booked into jail. No one was reported injured.

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BACK TO SCHOOL: South Seattle College’s fall quarter starts Monday
September 22, 2024 1:47 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | West Seattle schools

One last back-to-school date on the calendar – tomorrow (Monday, September 23) is the start of the fall quarter at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor). It’s not too late to register for classes; you can see here what they’re offering. Notable for this quarter – it’s the first one for SSC’s new president Dr. Monica Brown, who started work in August. SSC serves about 15,000 students a year at its main campus on Puget Ridge (6000 16th SW) and satellite campus in Georgetown.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Puget Ridge gunfire investigation
September 7, 2024 10:06 pm
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 |   Crime | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

Again tonight, police are investigating gunfire in West Seattle. This time, on Puget Ridge. In the past half-hour, 911 calls came in from people who thought they heard gunfire in the 18th/Myrtle vicinity [vicinity map]. A caller in the 2100 block of SW Myrtle reported having security video showing a “newer blue Chevrolet” from which the gunshots might have been fired. And officers have since confirmed to dispatch that they found three casings. No report of injuries.

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READER VIDEO: Another summer festival celebration in West Seattle
August 4, 2024 12:49 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

Thanks to Peter S. Miller for that video from a Morris dance performance at Duwamish Cohousing earlier this week. He explained:

The group performed at Duwamish Cohousing, then went to Lincoln Park and danced around the troll. All for the Celtic Festival of Lammas/Lughnasadh.

First, if you haven’t heard of Morris dancing (we’ll admit, we hadn’t), here’s a detailed history. As for the festival, that too has a long history (here’s a short summary), but is generally explained as a harvest festival celebrated around August 1, also noting the coming transition from summer to autumn.

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New garden on the way to South Seattle College’s Arboretum
June 28, 2024 7:30 pm
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 |   Gardening | Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

Thanks to Margaret for the tip and photo! That taped-off area in the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) Arboretum will be the site of a new garden. It had held a rock fountain that long had stopped functioning; it was demolished this month to make way for a sensory garden. SSC spokesperson Ty Swenson told WSB that students in SSC’s Landscape Horticulture program (the same program that runs the Garden Center nearby) “did several designs for the sensory garden that are posted in the kiosks in the front of the arboretum. One will be chosen and students will bring that vision to reality.” The Arboretum is in the northwest corner of the campus, west of the Seattle Chinese Garden and the aforementioned Garden Center.

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VIDEO: Seattle Chamber Music Concert Truck’s first of two peninsula visits
June 27, 2024 7:53 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

Dozens of hardy concertgoers brought chairs and blankets to the Seattle Chinese Garden on Puget Ridge tonight for the first of this summer’s two West Seattle visits by the Seattle Chamber Music Society Concert Truck.

Tonight’s musicians for the free concert included Rachel Lee Priday on violin, Susan Zhang and Nick Luby on piano, and Sterling Elliott on cello. The program included compositions by Maurice Ravel, Clara Schumann, Gabriel Fauré, Johannes Brahms, Florence Price, Anton Arensky, and Astor Piazzolla (the full music list is toward the bottom of this page on the SCWS site). Here’s a snippet of tonight’s performance:

Your second chance to see the Concert Truck performance is this Sunday (June 30) at noon outside Alki Bathhouse (60th/Alki)

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WEEKEND SCENE: Seattle Radio Field Day 2024 – visitors welcome!
June 22, 2024 3:10 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news

Chloe Bolduc is one of the amateur-radio operators you can meet if you stop by the north lot/field at South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) sometime before midday Sunday, during this year’s Seattle Radio Field Day. She’s working on a project to communicate with the International Space Station, in connection with the Pacific Science Center. Every radio operator – aka “ham”- at Field Day has a story, and they’re all gathered for what might be described as an annual combination of preparedness exercise, open house, mini-convention, and reunion, part of a nationwide 24-hour-plus event.

You can watch and listen as the local operators make contact with others hundreds or thousands of miles away, and you can even take a turn getting on the air.

Even if you’ve been in past years, every year brings something new – like Chloe’s project. Read more about Field Day here; this year’s event involves four clubs teaming up, including the West Seattle Amateur Radio Club.

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Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College: Welcoming a new WSB sponsor
June 20, 2024 3:11 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle news | WS beverages

Today we welcome one of our newest WSB sponsors, a unique part of the West Seattle wine scene, the Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College. New sponsors have the opportunity to tell you about themselves – here’s what the Northwest Wine Academy wants you to know:

The Northwest Wine Academy Tasting Room at South Seattle College offers a serene retreat from city life, nestled beside the college arboretum, a community garden, and the Seattle Chinese Garden. It’s located in the Puget Ridge neighborhood of West Seattle. Step into a lively space where students craft unique wines, providing a tasting experience brimming with Pacific Northwest flavors, from the bold notes of black cherry and blackberries to the subtle nuances of woody oak, vanilla, and more. By supporting the Wine Academy, you are supporting our students’ journey to build their skills and find fulfilling work in Washington’s bustling wine industry.

Whether you prefer the outdoors in summer or the cozy indoors year-round, indulge in our affordable tastings priced at just $8 per person for a flight of four varieties. Join our vibrant community at one of the Northwest Wine Academy‘s regular events, where we not only showcase wines but also engage in activities such as painting, plant potting, cookie decorating, and delightful food pairings.

Elevate your experience by becoming a member of our Wine Club after attending one of our events. Our club offers various membership tiers, ranging in prices, and includes shipments of 4 to 12 bottles twice a year. Members also enjoy exclusive discounts on all other purchases throughout the year. These experiences go to help fund student led projects, new equipment, and support the health of the Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College.

Interested in hosting an event in the tasting room or have questions regarding visiting us for a tasting? Contact: WineInfo@seattlecolleges.edu. We can provide you with room rental fees and our current catering menu! 

The Northwest Wine Academy is in the north lot of the SSC campus at 6000 16th SW. Follow the Northwest Wine Academy on Instagram to learn more about our upcoming events and offerings, including food truck pop-ups ran by our Culinary Arts students.

We thank the Northwest Wine Academy at South Seattle College for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here; email patrick@wsbsales.com for info on joining the team!

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