West Seattle, Washington
16 Thursday
12:39 PM: After multiple messages about a power outage at the Target store at Westwood Village – one that wasn’t showing on the Seattle City Light map – we went over to investigate. A manager tells us the store lost power after closing last night. It now has partial power, and is open for business, but some of the lights aren’t on, and they’re not able to run the freezers in the grocery section, so you can’t buy frozen food. They’re not yet sure how soon this will be fixed – they have an electrician continuing to investigate.
5:07 PM: Passing by between stories, we note that the lights appear to be back to normal, including exterior signage. (If you shop there tonight and find out otherwise, please let us know – we won’t be able to check until later – thank you.)
(WSB photos by Patrick Sand)
If you go to The Junction before day’s end, you’ll see flags lining the street in the heart of the business district. They’re there thanks to the work of community volunteers led by West Seattle’s American Legion Post 160. It was an all-ages effort:
As they say, many hands make light work, and even if you weren’t there this morning, you can help with the 4 pm takedown – meet outside the Campbell Building on the NE corner of California/Alaska. And not long after that – as previewed here – Post 160 hosts its annual free Veterans Day spaghetti dinner for veterans, active-duty servicepeople, Guard and Reserve members and families, 5:30-7 pm, 3618 SW Alaska.
Thanks to Alex Anderson for sharing the photo of this morning’s sunrise, taken from the low bridge during his bike ride to work. Here are our calendar highlights for the rest of today/tonight:
VETERANS DAY FLAGS: Community volunteers joined American Legion Post 160 in placing flags in The Junction this morning; this afternoon at 4 pm, you are invited to help take the flags down. Meet by the Campbell Building. (NE corner of California/Alaska)
VETERANS DAY DINNER: Veterans, active-duty servicepeople, Guard and Reserve members, and families are invited to Post 160’s free spaghetti dinner, 5:30-7 pm. (3618 SW Alaska)
VETERANS DAY CAKE: Salty’s on Alki (WSB sponsor) offers veterans who dine there for lunch or dinner today a free slice of white-chocolate-mousse cake and a $20 gift card for their next visit. Full details here. (1936 Harbor SW)
VETERANS DAY DISCOUNT: From Mission Cantina co-proprietor Shawn Padilla:
Mission Cantina, as a business owned by veteran, minority, & woman partners, would like to honor all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Today we are offering 50 percent off a dinner entree from 6 10 pm. We thank you for your service!
~ 1SG Padilla (RET) & Mission Team
(2325 California SW)
DINE-OUT BENEFIT: Also at Mission Cantina tonight, 6-10 pm, a dine-out benefit: “Ms. Delacour (Alki Elementary K/1 Teacher) and her twin brother’s birthday is 11/11. Ben was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer in June. Mission Cantina will donate to the Delacour Family Cancer Fund 20 percent of your bill if you say you are ‘Dining out for the Delacour Family’!” (2325 California SW)
FAUNTLEROY FINE ART & GIFT SHOW: Opens tonight, 5-8 pm at Fauntleroy Church‘s Fellowship Hall. See our calendar listing for the lineup of who will be showing and selling their work. (9140 California SW)
WEST SEATTLE HELPLINE BENEFIT: Ticket sales have ended but if you have yours and need a reminder, 6-9 pm tonight at The Hall at Fauntleroy, it’s the West Seattle Helpline “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” dinner and auction. (9131 California SW)
STUDENT MUSICIANS: West Side Music Academy students will be performing at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor) 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
‘ALTERNATIVE EASTERN EUROPEAN ROCK’: That’s how Parliament Tavern describes tonight’s bands, Red Sea and General Vicinity. 9 pm. $5 cover; 21+. (4210 SW Admiral Way)
PREVIEW THE WEEKEND … via our complete calendar.
9 PM: Thanks to the readers who shared information that the missing boy has been found, including this note from Aviation High School‘s principal:
I am happy to report that Josiah Hokanson has been located in Portland, OR and safely reunited with his family. I know we are all very relieved that he has been found. As a parent, I can only imagine what the family was going through these past few days.
Thank you to everyone who prayed, pitched in, and helped in any small way. I know the family has appreciated everyone’s efforts. Parents and students, hug each other tonight – no moment is too small to take advantage of.
EARLIER – 9:47 AM: Read More
The report and photo are from Sarah:
I just wanted to let you know that my car and the car parked next to me had our windows smashed and items taken in the Admiral Safeway parking lot. It was between 5:30-6:15 am. They do not seem to have rifled thru anything – just broke through 1 window and grabbed whatever was close. Good reminder to keep your car clean and empty :(
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)
(Click any view for a close-up; more cameras on the WSB Traffic page)
7:02 AM: Here’s what you need to know this morning:
*Schools closed
*Metro on “reduced weekday” service
*No West Seattle Water Taxi service
*”Parking holiday” in neighborhoods with city pay stations
*Washington State Ferries plans moment of silence at 11:11 am, followed by a horn-blowing salute
WEEKEND ROAD WORK: SDOT is tentatively planning to close lower Spokane St. east of the low bridge tonight through Sunday morning, unless rain forces the work to be cancelled. Here are the specifics.
We were asked about a “loud boom” heard in the 35th/Avalon vicinity after 2 am. Mystery to us until we received this e-mail from another area resident:
It’s about 2 am right now and a few moments ago, I heard a loud bang. I looked out my window (down onto SW Avalon Way) and saw two individuals (one male and one female both in their teens or 20’s) walking along the sidewalk. The male was actively trying to conceal something in his jacket. I saw a cloud of smoke move along the street. The two walked further down SW Avalon Way and then stopped and I promptly saw sparks light up on a tree. Shortly after, sparks flew out like fireworks. The two continued walking down SW Avalon Way.
Yes, that IS something to report to 911. Whether or not they have an officer to send out, at least the information could solve the mystery for other callers.
West Seattle Nursery‘s new greenhouse building has been taking shape at California SW/SW Brandon, and now it’s almost ready to be shown off. WSN is starting to move in, and has announced: “The first chance for the general public to see it will be at our annual Holiday Open House on November 19, from 2 – 5 pm. We’re celebrating with good food, fun activities and pictures with Santa.” (Full details here.) Work on WSN’s expansion (designed by LD Arch Design and built by Ventana Construction, both West Seattle-headquartered and both WSB sponsors) started in October of last year; the plan was announced in spring 2014.
(WSB file photo)
This year’s West Seattle Junction Hometown Holidays Tree Lighting on December 3rd will be more festive than ever, with a Night Market on SW Alaska next to Junction Plaza Park. Local retailers and artists are invited to apply NOW to be part of it. The invitation:
As part of Hometown Holidays, new this year is a street night market that will be a part of the tree lighting. Running from 4 pm to 8 pm, the night market sets the shopping stage for the holidays.
As this is the first year, we’ll be keeping it to 12 booths. Cost is an affordable $50 per booth. It’s a great opportunity for retailers to showcase their holiday offerings. You’ll need to bring a 10×10 tent, table and chairs. We’ll take care of lighting up your booth.
To be considered for the night market you must have a City of Seattle business license. The night market is designed for retailers, artists, and crafts. No food items.
If you would like to be a part of the night market, click on this link to register.
You can see the layout plan here (PDF).
Seattle Public Utilities won’t be out in Arbor Heights tonight flushing water mains after all. Its testing of a new flushing technology – previewed here a week ago – ended early. We checked in today with SPU’s Ingrid Goodwin, who told us:
We’re all done flushing utilizing the new method. We flushed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and intended to flush today and tomorrow, but we ran through all of the machine’s filters, so we had to stop.
The first two days we were able to flush two miles of pipe and remove a lot of sediment that had built up in the water mains. The water mains that we flushed were installed in the late 1940s.
We will begin analyzing the pilot results next week. But it appears it was a successful outcome and we avoided sending thousands of gallons of water down the storm drain.
While the flushing was under way earlier this week in the Genesee/Charlestown Hill area, we heard from one resident who reported a prolonged bout of brown water. Goodwin says, “We did receive calls from about a dozen customers who experienced temporary discolored water due to the flushing. Our crews performed some additional spot flushing to help clear the discoloration.” That’s been a risk of conventional flushing too, which has been under way off and on for several months now as SPU works to clear sediment (basically, rust) from the lines.
4:54 PM: We’re now en route to another police response people have been texting us about, a search near Olson/Myers. We know a K-9 team is part of it but don’t know yet who they’re searching for or why.
5:11 PM: This is no longer affecting traffic. Two police cars are on the shoulder by the exit from W. Marginal Way S. A damaged car was being towed from Cloverdale over 509.
5:39 PM: A neighbor tells us a suspect was taken into custody on 3rd SW on the other side of the steep, wooded hillside where we saw police cars, and that police say the case involved a stolen car and hit-run.
4:26 PM: Thanks for the text – police/fire response at Avalon Way and Orleans (map) because of a crash, and at this time of day, that could be trouble. We’re en route to look.
4:39 PM UPDATE: Just went by. Crashed car and police car are in eastbound lane of Manning by the Luna Park commercial building. A tow truck is on the southbound Avalon shoulder.
4:46 PM: The scene has just cleared. Police tell us the driver of the car that had to be towed is being checked for a possible broken ankle; the other driver was not hurt.
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
The night after the Democratic Party lost the White House, you might have guessed a local party meeting would be funereal.
Sadness, however, was only one of the sentiments and emotions displayed at last night’s 34th District Democrats meeting. Also: Resolve, fury, pragmatism, and optimism, among others.
It started early. The Pledge of Allegiance always opens 34th DDs meetings, and this time, at the end, someone added: “HOPEFULLY, justice for all.”
Shortly thereafter, chair Marcee Stone-Vekich, after saying, “I can’t give you any kind of speech right now… I’ve got nothing to say,” managed to offer her thoughts: “I never in a million years thought it was possible for this particular person to become the president-elect. So what I do know is that we need to gather, we need to organize, and if we need to, we need to take to the streets like the hundreds who did so in our city tonight, New York, Chicago, all over the country, and that may be what it takes. This has an impact on people’s daily lives. My daughter .. is a Type 1 diabetic. She is 28 years old. If Obamacare goes out the window, what do you do? … I am comforted that you are here and hopeful that we can move forward.” Read More
1:08 PM: Thanks to Jackie for that new photo of “Westley,” the West Seattle deer, who resurfaced today. Last sighting we heard about was on Election Night toward the west end of Alki Beach Park. So far this morning, the reports are from south Beach Drive and Lincoln Park. It’s now been a week and a half since “Westley” turned up in West Seattle (on Pigeon Point), and if you’ve missed our previous coverage (scroll through the WSB Wildlife archive), please note that wildlife/animal-welfare authorities ask you to keep your distance – getting too close could scare him, and also could put you into danger, as deer can lash out powerfully if they feel they are in danger. If you wonder “why doesn’t someone capture and relocate him?” Seattle Animal Shelter and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife both say that would be more of a threat to him than letting him be. So please, for as long as he’s in this area, please be extra careful – he’s crossed many streets – just in case he crosses your path.
1:33 PM: Thanks to Lezlie Jane for forwarding this photo by Jonny Layefsky:
Lezlie says it was taken on Beach Drive around 11:30 am.
We’ve received several questions about a police response at California/Alaska in The Junction. Went over to check; police were dealing with a person in crisis, who will be taken – via the private ambulance in our photo – to Harborview Medical Center for evaluation.
SDOT is circulating what’s titled the “Delridge RapidRide Expansion Survey.” But it’s not just about buses. It asks you to take a look at Delridge, section by section, featuring the graphics you see below, which show how it’s configured now:
The survey asks about your priorities for each of those sections along Delridge Way – including transit, walking, biking, and/or parking. Here’s how the survey is introduced in e-mail from SDOT’s Dawn Schellenberg:
We’re working with our partners at King County Metro to deliver 7 new RapidRide corridors by 2024 to advance the Levy to Move Seattle’s promise of 72% of Seattle residents with 10-minute all-day transit service within a 10-minute walk of their homes.
Delridge Way SW is one of the corridors on which we’d like to make bus service better. We also have an opportunity to make it safer and more comfortable for people walking, biking, driving and delivering goods. Please take a moment to fill out our survey and share your thoughts about how the street could be designed and potential related trade-offs. The survey replicates information shared at an October Delridge Workshop, in case you were unable to make it. Please complete the survey by December 4, 2016.
If you haven’t already received it – find the survey here. (P.S. We covered the “workshop” referenced by SDOT, here.)
(Wednesday photo @ Lincoln Park by Anjanette Nelson-Wally, who says “the view helped me feel hopeful”)
From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
FAMILY STORY TIME: Bring your preschooler/toddler(s) to Southwest Library, 10:30 am. (35th SW/SW Henderson)
WEST SEATTLE GARDEN CLUB HOLIDAY LUNCHEON: 11 am-2 pm at Fauntleroy Church. Details in our calendar listing, including who to call (quick!) to see if there’s still room! (9140 California SW)
SECOND THURSDAY OUT! 6 pm, starting at the Senior Center of West Seattle: “inviting the LGBTQ community and their friends and neighbors for social hour at the Center followed by dining out at Lee’s Asian Restaurant next door to the Center. Everyone is welcome to attend – no membership or sign up is required.” (4217 SW Oregon)
WEST SEATTLE ART WALK: 6-9 pm. Here’s some of what you’ll find on this month’s Art Walk:
*Click! Design That Fits (4540 California SW; WSB sponsor) – first-ever Jewelry Invitational
*Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor) – photos by Graycie Viscon; wine-tasting fee waived for Art Walk participants
*Twilight Gallery and Boutique (4306 SW Alaska) – opening reception for “Intelligent Life” by Laura Allen
*Wallflower Custom Framing (4735 42nd SW) – Trees, by Tim McGuire
*Brace Point Pottery (4208 SW 100th) – visit the southernmost stop on the Art Walk map, in Arbor Heights
OPEN MICROPHONE AT C & P: Musicians/singers of all ages are welcome at C & P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 7-9 pm. (5612 California SW)
(SDOT MAP with travel times/video links; is the ‘low bridge’ closed? LOOK HERE)
(Click any view for a close-up; more cameras on the WSB Traffic page)
7:11 AM: No incidents in/from West Seattle right now. Foggy in some spots, though!
Here’s a look ahead to the holiday tomorrow:
VETERANS DAY ON FRIDAY: Schools will be closed … Metro will be running “reduced weekday” service … No West Seattle Water Taxi service. … Washington State Ferries has announced that on Friday at 11:11 am, it “will honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces by observing a moment of silence on all ferries underway at that time. Following the moment of silence, the ferries will blow their whistles in unison to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of our veterans.”
This Saturday, you can be among the first to drink limited-release, philanthropic Beer Church IPA, according to the announcement of its release party during the 18th annual Beer Church Turkey Bowl in West Seattle:
On Saturday, November 12th, Georgetown Brewing releases Beer Church India Pale Ale, a beer brewed in collaboration with three other Seattle-area breweries. Proceeds from the sale of the beer benefit the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Northwest Chapter.
Beer Church IPA was brewed by Georgetown Brewing Company in collaboration with Airways Brewing, Big Al Brewing, Two Beers Brewing, and Beer Church, a Seattle-based organization that finds easy ways for beer drinkers to contribute to worthwhile causes. This is the sixth year that Beer Church has organized and promoted this annual project.
The beer will be released at Beer Church Turkey Bowl, an annual fundraiser now celebrating its 18th anniversary. The sold out bowling party takes place at West Seattle Bowl on Saturday, November 12 at 6:00 P.M. The public is welcome to attend the event, participate in the silent auction and raffle, and enjoy the beer.
Following the official release, Beer Church India Pale Ale will be available at each of the participating breweries’ taprooms, as well as select local restaurants and pubs. Keep an eye on beerchurch.com for a list of locations that will tap this draft-only beer. … Ingredients for Beer Church India Pale Ale were donated by Great Western Malting Company of Vancouver, Washington and YCH Hops of Yakima, Washington. Georgetown Brewing donated its facilities and other resources, while the collaborating breweries helped develop the recipe and contributed to the brewing of the beer.
“This is just another example of the generosity of the local beer and brewing industry,” said Kendall Jones, the President and Founder of Beer Church. “The breweries were happy and excited to support the effort, but beyond that, without the support of YCH Hops and Great Western Malting, none of this would be possible. Their contributions are, literally, the backbone of the beer. Their involvement plays a key role in the fundraising component of the project.”
Beer Church India Pale Ale uses three different hop varieties to create its unabashedly hop-forward character. Along with Ekuanot™ hops, the recipe includes two newly developed, experimental hop varieties that have yet to be named (currently designated as HBC 344 and HBC 522). All of the beer’s hop flavors are supported and balanced by the use of 2-Row Malted Barley and White Wheat Malt. Beer Church IPA clocks in at 6.3 percent Alcohol by Volume (ABV) with the hops providing pine-citrus, tropical, and herbal flavors. It is a bright golden beer with a dry body and light mouthfeel.
West Seattle Bowl is at 39th SW and SW Oregon on the east edge of The Junction.
The photo and report were sent by Brenda:
She explains, “We stumbled upon an awesome refuge tonight at Endolyne Joe’s, celebrating their Canada menu. It was nice to get away for a couple hours and enjoy some poutine!” The Toronto menu itself is not an election reaction – it was launched almost a month ago; Endolyne Joe’s (a WSB sponsor) has special regional menus that change every few months.
“Nice chatting with you, neighbor.” That friendly goodbye, said as one participant left the “peace gathering” at Myrtle Reservoir Park tonight, summarized what it was all about – neighbors gathering with neighbors. We stopped by around 45 minutes into it, and at least 50 people were there.
It was informal – candlelight, pizza, children running around and playing. And a lot of talk. One person told another that she was worried some ongoing issues won’t be resolved in her lifetime. And certainly, nothing was going to be resolved in one night. But Mary Ellen Cunningham told us she had the idea for the gathering, while having trouble sleeping last night.
Sarah, who sent us first word of the gathering this afternoon, tells us tonight, “Thanks to all who came out to the peace gathering tonight – I know many were encouraged simply by your presence.” She adds that a mailing list is being set up “regarding further gatherings and ways to come together as a community,” so if you’re interested, please e-mail westseattlegathering@gmail.com to be included.
The family of West Seattle High School Athletics star Nate Pryor – parents Maria and Tony, and sister Shoshana – looked on proudly late today as he signed his National Letter of Intent – he’ll be playing basketball on a full scholarship at Seattle University. WSHS head basketball coach Keffrey Fazio was beaming too:
And so were teammates:
Pryor is a senior point guard; you can see his stats here. He verbally committed to Seattle U last year, and now it’s official.
Also from the WSB inbox this afternoon:
Thought we needed a little positivity today. I collected some donations from my coworkers at Circa to take to a tent community down on E. Marginal Way.
Blankets, socks, clothes, towels, food, coats and toiletries. 💛💛💛 Taking them down now … with my husband and 9 year-old.
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