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READER REPORT: Abandoned-possibly-stolen e-bike

Sent by Brian:

I found a likely stolen/dumped bike in my front lawn (Monday) morning on SW Stevens and 47th. It is pretty new-looking Radmission Rad Power Bike e-bike. Strange thing, the front tire was off next to it, along with a second tire. I pulled it inside and filed a police report.

If you’re missing one, contact us and we’ll connect you.

UPDATE: Here’s what caused power outage in Brace Point

9:52 AM: Thanks for the tips. More than 300 customers have lost power in the area where Seattle City Light’s long-awaited Brace Point project is under way, meant to lessen problems with underground cabling that have long led to power outages in the area. No word yet on the cause of today’s outage; one resident reports hearing a “bang” around the time it started ~9:10 am. (Though the SCL map currently projects restoration this afternoon, keep in mind that projected restoration times are only guesses and it could be sooner, or later.)

11:26 AM: 164 still out. The map says the cause was “action by others.” SCL spokesperson Jenn Strang elaborates, “Yes, this is related to construction activities in the area. A fuse on a terminal pole was affected resulting in the unplanned outage. ”

Free community event about zoning changes, and more on the list for your West Seattle Tuesday

(Photo by Tom Trulin)

Here are today’s event notes/reminders/listings, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR WEST SEATTLE BRIDGE BIKE RIDE: Signups are scheduled to start today for the April 25 Emerald City Bike Ride, with a route including the westbound West Seattle Bridge.

FREE PLAYSPACE AT CHURCH OF NAZARENE: Open until noon for little ones and their caregivers. (42nd SW and SW Juneau)

NO KALEIDOSCOPE PLAY & LEARN: This weekly event at at Bridge School Cooperative Elementary is back on today, 10 am-noon. (10300 28th SW)

POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: New postcard-writers as well as returnees are welcome at this weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up here before you go, if this is your first time.

MEDICARE DROP-IN INFO: Got questions? Get answers, 11 am-12:30 pm at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon).

ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: Noon Tuesdays, lunch meetings at West Seattle Golf Course, today with guest speaker Kate Matos from RYLA Northwest, the Rotary Youth Leadership Award conference. (4470 35th SW)

CHESS CLUB: All levels welcome to play! 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon). Questions? Email conwell@conwelld.net.

OTHER EVENTS AT THE CENTER: Go here for the full Center for Active Living calendar.

CITY COUNCIL: At 2 pm, the council holds its main weekly meeting. Today’s agenda explains how to comment and/or watch.

RESTAURANT POP-UP: Crave is back at The Neighborhood (6503 California SW), 4-8 pm.

DROP-IN HOMEWORK HELP: Back on, 4-5:45 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).

DROP-IN WINE TASTING: 5-8 pm Tuesdays at Walter’s Wine Shop (4811 California SW) – $15 fee, $5 off with bottle purchases.

DEMONSTRATION FOR BLACK LIVES: Long-running weekly sign-waving demonstration on the corners at 16th/Holden. 5-6 pm. Signs available if you don’t bring your own.

PRAYER VIGIL AT ALKI STATUE OF LIBERTY PLAZA: Nondenominational gathering, 5:30-6:30 pm, as previewed here. (61st SW and Alki SW)

ZONING CHANGES IN SEATTLE: Big changes already, and more in the pipeline. How will they affect you and the rest of West Seattle? Learn about them from local architect Matt Hutchins in a free community event also featuring Q&A. 6 pm at West Seattle Realty (2715 California SW; WSB sponsor) – RSVP if you can, info@westseattlerealty.com

TRACK RUN WITH WEST SEATTLE RUNNER: Meet up by 6:15 pm at West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) for WSR’s free weekly track run.

OPEN CHOIR REHEARSALS: 6:30 pm Tuesdays at Tibbetts United Methodist Church (3940 41st SW), come sing with the Boeing Employees Choir, even if you don’t work for Boeing – email in advance to RSVP.

LISTENING PARTY: Be among the first to hear new music by Gorillaz, 7 pm, Easy Street Records (4559 California SW).

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Weekly lessons continue, 7 pm at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW), details in our calendar listing.

WOMEN’S MEDITATION CIRCLE: Weekly small-group meditation at Mama Be Well Healing Studio (4034-A California SW), 7 pm. Our calendar listing has info on registering before you go.

BINGO: Play free Tuesday night Belle of the Balls Bingo at The Skylark, 7 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

TRIVIA X 5: Five places where you can play trivia on Tuesdays – The Beer Junction (4711 California SW), Sporcle Pub Quiz with David at 7 pm and 8 pm … 7 pm at Ounces (3803 Delridge Way SW), free and hosted by Beat the Geek Trivia; 7 pm at Zeeks Pizza West Seattle (6459 California SW), hosted by Geeks Who Drink; 7 pm at Admiral Pub, free, prizes. (2306 California SW) … Trivia at Christos on Alki (2508 Alki SW), 7:15 pm.

If you are organizing an event, class, performance, gathering, etc., tell your West Seattle neighbors via our event calendar – just email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

FOLLOWUP: Chief Sealth IHS wrestling team’s big season

Last weekend, we noted that two Chief Sealth International High School wrestlers won state championships. Sealth athletic director Ernest Policarpio says that’s just part of the team’s triumphs toward season’s end, and sent full details with photos:

It was a great finish for the boys and girls wrestling team of Chief Sealth.

The girls won their 7th consecutive Metro Title and their 2nd District 2 Title, bringing 5 girls to the Tacoma Dome.

The boys won their first Dual Meet Championship in over 30 years, going 16-0 in Metro Duals. Their 2nd 2A Team Metro Title and 2nd District 2 Championship.

Coach Maurice Dolberry won 2026 2A Metro Coach of the Year, Xander Gomez and Eli Policarpio won 2026 most outstanding wrestler of the year for the Metro League,

The wrestlers below qualified for the state tournament

120lbs Senior Stevens Nguyen (2nd in Metro, 4th in Districts)
120lbs Senior Lucas Jones (Metro Champ, 3rd in Districts)
126lbs Senior Jonnathen Seng (Metro Champ, District Champ)
132lb Junior Xander Gomez (Metro Champ and District Champ)
138lb Junior Jumpy Kamili (2nd in Metro and District Champ)
144lb Sophomore Seneca Nguyen (3rd in Metro, 2nd in Districts)
144lb Sophomore Abdi Abdi (Metro Champ, 3rd in Districts)
150lb Senior Vlad Ponce Ramos (2nd in Metro, 3rd in Districts)
190lbs Senior Jessie Gilmore (Metro Champ and District Champ)
215lb Junior Eli Policarpio (Metro Champ and District Champ)
285lb Senior Shane Allen Tino (2nd in Metro and 4th in Districts)
285lb Junior Yusuf Donzo (Metro Champ and District Champ)

Girls

110lbs sophomore Nicole Ork (Metro and District Champ)
120lbs Senior Petra Sheppard (Metro and District Champ)
140lbs Senior Lucy Self (Metro and District Champ)
145lbs Senior Lanu Amituanai (Metro and District Champ)
155lb Senior Nyko Herndon (Metro and District Champ)

4 wrestlers placed at the State Tournament:

Lanu Amituanai won the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in the 2A 145lb bracket and became the 1st Seattle Public Schools female State Champion!

Eli Policarpio won the STATE CHAMPIONSHIP in the 2A 215lb bracket. 2nd State Champion in Sealth history and 5th State Champ in the Metro League.

Lucy Self took 3rd in State at 140lb and Yusuf Donzo took 6th in State at 285lb.

TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Tuesday begins

6:03 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET

Sun and rain possibilities are in the forecast – high in the upper 40s. Sunrise at 6:58 am; sunset at 5:46 pm.

LANE-CLOSURE ALERT

*Lane closures continue on the NB 1st Avenue South Bridge – plus a speed-limit reduction – until further notice.

TRANSIT TODAY

West Seattle Water TaxiRegular West Seattle service, fall/winter schedule.

Washington State Ferries – Check WSF’s alert page for any changes to the 3-boat schedule.

Metro busesRegular weekday schedule and routes.

TAP TO PAY

Second day of expanded card acceptance on transit around the region.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS (note that SDOT may be having some trouble – we’ve reported it – so if the framegrabs seem stuck, choose almost any camera from SDOT’s page and view live video instead)

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 (see the alert above):

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!

VIDEO: City Council gets quick update from Sound Transit as revision decisions approach

38 minutes into that video of today’s Seattle City Council briefing meeting – their weekly meeting to both get briefings and offer individual updates – you’ll see a guest appearance by Sound Transit reps offering updates on Seattle projects: West Seattle Link Extension (due in 2032), Ballard Link Expansion (due in 2039), and the South Graham Street Infill Station (due in 2031). Alex Krieg presented an overview of the Enterprise Initiative, noting its intent is to remedy a “misalignment” of projected costs and projected funding for the entirety of ST3 – currently a $34.5 billion projected “misalignment.” (Here’s the full slide deck.) Neither he nor ST’s Brad Owen broke any news – that will come in a little over three weeks, when the Sound Transit Board gets a look at “scenarios” meant to bring down the price tag, for review at their scheduled March 18 retreat. “Everything is on the table,” the ST reps said. Councilmembers had an opportunity for Q&A; District 1 Councilmember Rob Saka was one of three councilmembers announced as having excused absences today, so he wasn’t there to ask West Seattle questions, but Councilmember Dan Strauss – whose District 5 includes Ballard and who also sits on the ST Board – called attention to what he considers a “really awkward situation,” the city’s responsibility to cover more than half the cost of the second downtown tunnel that’s currently part of the Ballard plan, a tunnel that some have suggested is unnecessary. He and the rest of the ST Board have their regular monthly meeting at 1:30 pm Thursday; the agenda explains how to watch/comment, in person or online.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Exposer north of Junction

Reader report:

I want to report a man was exposing himself on SW Genesee St. between 39th SW and 40th SW today. This incident was reported to the police who arrived promptly. Incident # 26-52019.

According to archived police radio, the exposer was described only as a Black man in his 50s, 5’9”, medium build, dark clothing, standing by a gold 4-door sedan.

SIGNUP TIME! Loop the ‘Lupe returning for 2026

With spring less than a month away, it’s time to start dreaming of (early) summer too. Saturday, June 6, is this year’s date for Loop the ‘Lupe, a multi-event funfest at Walt Hundley Playfield (34th SW and SW Myrtle), featuring the area’s only obstacle-course 5K and benefiting the community work of nearby Our Lady of Guadalupe. Organizer Brian Callanan offers some preview points, such as: “We are working on expanding our live music for this year, with a new stage area closer to the actual race course — which should improve the experience for participants, sponsors, and our musical acts.” Also watch for an update to Loop the ‘Lupe’s senior event, and “we’ll be offering our Elite Wave, Family Wave, 5K Run/Walk, and Youth Dash again, and we’re proud to kick off what will be our TENTH year (first one was in 2017).” Better yet, one more thing from Brian: “Our lowest prices of the year to register are from now until March 20, and teams who sign up 4+ at once get even more discounts.” Why wait when you can get a deal? Sign up here now!

BIZNOTE: Alki Lumber about to move from future development site

Thanks for the tips! “We’re Moving Soon” banners like the one in our photo have gone up around the longtime Alki Lumber yard in The Triangle. So, readers asked, how soon is “soon”? The exact date isn’t finalized yet but “very” soon, Alki Lumber tells us, likely within weeks, with more details expected shortly. As we first reported four years ago, Alki Lumber is owned by Marine Lumber, sold by the Sweeney family after a century. Its new location is in South Park – 558 S. Kenyon. It’s been seven years since the Sweeneys announced they were studying options for their Triangle property’s future; they subsequently made plans for two buildings on what became known as the Sweeney Blocks, with hundreds of apartments.

(2021 rendering, with potential location for historic neon sign)

The projects finished going through Design Review in 2021 (as we reported here and here); some, but not all, major permits have since been issued.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Special DUI patrol; dumped-possibly-stolen bicycle

Two West Seattle Crime Watch notes:

DUI EMPHASIS PATROL: SPD announced today that this special operation happened last night, with this summary:

At 1900 hours, three officers conducted a High Visibility Emphasis Patrol for DUI. They contacted 28 drivers, issued 23 citations, and conducted three DUI investigations.

The emphasis-patrol summary was linked to the Southwest Precinct – which covers West Seattle and South Park – so we asked for more details. So far, SPD spokesperson Det. Brian Pritchard could only find information about one case, “37th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Alaska Street . Suspect driver: 21-year-old woman.” We’re asking the City Attorney’s Office if they can point us to info on the other 22 citations.

Also in Crime Watch, this reader report:

DUMPED-POSSIBLY-STOLEN BICYCLE: Recognize this bike? A texter sent the photo and report:

Dumped for weeks, likely stolen. Older bike. Near alley entrance, 99th and 37th in Arbor Heights.

BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: School of Rock West Seattle reopening after months of flooding repairs

(WSB photo from October)

Another Jefferson Square business flooded by last October’s CVS pipe break is finally getting back into its space. We told you earlier this month about Dream Dinners West Seattle‘s reopening following flooding repairs; now we just got word from neighboring School of Rock West Seattle‘s proprietor Phil Gustavson that they’re ready to reopen too:

School of Rock West Seattle is hosting a grand re-opening event March 7th, 2026 noon-3 pm. 

After being forced to close in October of 2025 due to water damage from a leaking pipe in the CVS pharmacy above the school, School of Rock West Seattle is thrilled to announce that the school will be rebuilt and ready for students starting March 7th.  New students who sign up at the grand opening event will receive 50% off their first month’s tuition and 20% off summer camps! 

The event will have live music as the house band rehearses during the event.  Free trial lessons will also be available to those who pre-book by calling the school at 206.294.3175.  Tours of the school and refreshments will be available as well as awesome door prizes including a brand-new Boss overdrive guitar effect pedal for one lucky guest!  Guests may enter the door prize drawing for free and do not need to be present for the drawing at 3 pm in order to win.

School of Rock is on the east side of outer Jefferson Square, at 41st SW and SW Alaska.

FOLLOWUP: First official ‘welcome back’ day for Hiawatha Community Center

(WSB photo by Dave Gershgorn, Saturday)

Though the “grand reopening” was celebrated Saturday (WSB coverage here), today is the first official day for Hiawatha Community Center (2700 California SW) public use. Tot Gym is just wrapping up, and the fitness room remains open until 2 pm. It’s on a limited schedule for two “Welcome Back” weeks until March 6, then expands a bit for the rest of spring, to include some sports – you can see that schedule here.

Here’s our list for your West Seattle Monday!

(Gull photographed on Duwamish River by Steve Bender)

Here’s what’s on our list for the rest of today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

FREE TAX HELP: 11 am-4 pm drop-in help at Alki Masonic Center. (4736 40th SW)

BABY STORY TIME: Noon at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW). Free.

‘SOLUTIONS, NOT RESOLUTIONS’: Weekly speaker series continues with 1 pm presentation on “Video Downsize with Confidence” at Brookdale West Seattle (4611 35th SW). Our calendar listing explains how to RSVP.

ART SALON AT C & P COFFEE: 4 pm “safe space for creative people to gather” – bring your project! (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor)

FREE HOMEWORK HELP: Drop-in assistance for K-12 students at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), 4-5:45 pm.

D&D: Long-running weekly D&D at 6:30 pm at Meeples Games (3727 California SW). All welcome, first-time players too!

‘LISTENING TO GRIEF’ SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 pm, ongoing weekly group gathering for people experiencing grief – you can participate once, weekly, or occasionally. Fee; before you go, RSVP/register here. (4034 California SW)

MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA X 3: Three venues for trivia/quiz tonight! 6:30 and 7:30 pm, Music Quiz at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW), free and all ages … 7 pm at The Good Society (California/Lander) … 7:30 pm with QuizFix at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW).

MEDITATE IN ALKI: Monday night meditation at Alki UCC is back this week, doors open at 6:45, meditation at 7. (6115 SW Hinds)

CHESS NIGHT AT MISSION CANTINA: 7 pm, details in our calendar listing. (2325 California SW)

POOL TOURNAMENT: Pool players are invited to enter The Corner Pocket‘s weekly tournament starting at 7 pm. $10 buy-in. (4302 SW Alaska)

MEDITATE IN FAUNTLEROY: Free weekly Zen sitting/meditation in the chapel at Fauntleroy UCC (9140 California SW), 7 pm-8:30 pm.

JAZZ AT THE ALLEY: Monday night music with The Westside Jazz Trio, 8 pm at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW), 21+, no cover.

KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: 9 pm Mondays, karaoke at Talarico’s Pizzeria (4718 California SW).

Big thanks to everybody who sends info for our calendar; if you have something to add or cancel (or otherwise update), please send the info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

VIDEO: West Seattle coyote sighting

The video and report were sent this morning by Erica:

Near Riverview Playfield on Othello (between 16th & 12th).
Lots of neighborhood cats people let out in the evening.
Coyotes are beautiful and an important part of the food chain, but pets need to be protected.

This is the first sighting we’ve received in a while, though we’ve chronicled hundreds over the years. Here’s the state Department of Wildlife one-sheet with information on co-existing with them.

TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Back-to-school Monday, with 35th/Holden fire-truck crash (updated)

9 AM: Police and fire are responding to a report of a two-vehicle crash on 35th SW near SW Holden.

9:19 AM: According to police radio, one of the vehicles involved is SFD Ladder 13, which is based at Station 37 at 35th/Holden.

9:40 AM: The crash scene is in the southbound lane just south of Holden. We’re following up with SFD and SPD on the circumstances.

11:44 AM: SFD spokesperson David Cuerpo tells WSB no one was hurt in the collision, which happened while the truck was “responding to a fire incident. When it left the station it was involved in a collision with a sedan,” and no injuries were reported. Cuerpo says Ladder 13 is still being evaluated but it is expected to return to service.

Earlier:

6:00 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Monday, February 23, 2026; schools that were out for midwinter break all last week are reopening today.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET

More rain in the forecast – high in the upper 40s. Sunrise at 7 am; sunset at 5:45 pm.

LANE-CLOSURE ALERT

*Lane closures continue on the NB 1st Avenue South Bridge – plus a speed-limit reduction – until further notice.

TRANSIT TODAY

West Seattle Water TaxiRegular West Seattle service, fall/winter schedule.

Washington State Ferries – Check WSF’s alert page for any changes to the 3-boat schedule.

Metro busesRegular weekday schedule and routes.

TAP TO PAY

Today’s the official launch. Metro confirns the Water Taxi is supposed to be ready to go with this, too.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS (note that SDOT may be having some trouble with them)

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 (see the alert above):

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!

VIDEO: U.S. Postal Service letter carriers explain what they’re fighting for, just before contract talks start

(WSB photos/video)

The job of being a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier is very different from what it used to be.

So say leaders of their union, the National Association of letter Carriers, in explaining why they’re determined to fight for a better contract in upcoming negotiations, and trying to be loud about it. The union held rallies around the country today, including one outside the Westwood Village Post Office, where a cold steady rain fell throughout, stopping almost the exact moment the rally ended.

More than 70 people defied the rain at the peak of the hour-long rally, even musicians identified as “the last Letter Carrier Band on the West Coast,” with their contributions including “Solidarity Forever“:

More fiery was a pep talk by April Sims, president of the Washington State Labor Council. They also heard words of support from a speaker introduced as a community-relations director from Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson‘s office, Matt McIntosh.

But the strongest words came from officials of the carriers’ own union, NALC Branch 79. One who described himself as a 20-year veteran said, “This job’s not for everyone … “it’s no walk in the park” – 10 miles a day, hundreds of stairs, 70-pound parcels, and double the rate of assault risk that carriers used to face. (The rally began with a moment of silence for a letter carrier shot dead while on his delivery route in Georgia.) “The systems that support us are being broken … Letter carriers used to be seen as a pillar of society.” Now, “we put our lives on the line, we put our bodies on the line.” There’s high turnover in the early going, they said, because most carriers are hired on as “non-career” despite doing the same work; the union wants that to change. They also want to see higher pay for all, including new hires, and including more-robust cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) – there was frequent derisive reference to “diet COLAs.” They also suggested USPS could save money by cutting some management jobs, contending that having “four supervisors for a 40-person station” is too much.

The rallying chant was, “First-class service, first-class pay.” Branch 79 financial secretary C Moline said the union waited until a year into the last round of talks before making noise, but this time would be different. They exhorted members to talk to their co-workers, wear a union T-shirt and button, and don’t let up the pressure: “This is day one.” With that, a group shot concluded the rally:

The union says contract negotiations are scheduled to start this Wednesday (February 25).

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen bags to watch for

Sent by Eileen:

My car was broken into last night and they took a small black North Face backpack (my emergency go bag) that has an extra pair of prescription glasses. They also stole my nice blue Trader Joe’s shopping bag and an Uwajimaya shopping bag with artwork by the artist “Enfu.”

I think these things (except for the small amount of emergency cash) are only valuable to me so I’m wondering if they might be dumped somewhere? We live over by 51st Ave SW and SW Hudson. Thanks if you find anything!

WEEK AHEAD: Girl Scout cookie booths start Thursday

Thursday (February 26) is the first day you’ll see local Girl Scouts selling cookies inside/outside local stores, among other places. As always, the times and locations are listed on the Girl Scouts of Western Washington website – a quick check by zip code shows the earliest local booth on the schedule that day is Husky Deli (4721 California SW), starting at 3 pm Thursday; most other locations don’t start up that day until 4 pm. Look for your nearest location(s) by scrolling down this page to the search-by-zip-code box. Wondering which cookies are available this year? Look here – though you might not find all those cookies at all booths.

UPDATE: Police searching for driver after Beach Drive crash

6:27 PM: Thanks for the tip and photo! Police are looking for the driver of that pickup truck after he hit at least one parked car on Beach Drive and ditched the truck near Shore Place [map]. He was described over police radio as Hispanic, 30, 5’8″, wearing a “multicolored” sweatshirt. He may have headed into the Me-Kwa-Mooks greenbelt. No injuries reported. If you have any information, call 911.

6:57 PM: No report so far of the driver being found, but officers told dispatch the crash scene is now open again to traffic.

Next step in Highland Park Way hill lane-conversion project: March 4 online meeting

(WSB file photo)

Thanks to HPAC co-chair Kay Kirkpatrick for the tip. SDOT has scheduled an online public meeting March 4 for the most controversial West Seattle project on their drawing board, the plan to convert the outside downhill lane on the Highland Park Way hill to a multi-use path. The possibility of rechannelizing the hill – which was a busy detour route during the West Seattle Bridge closure – first came up in the 2010s, then went on hold in 2020, then turned up again in a city application for federal funding in 2022, and then moved onto the path toward finalization a year ago despite loud opposition. SDOT recently told WSB that construction is at least a year away; the department says it’ll have design updates at the March 4 meeting, which is scheduled to start at 5 pm, and will be at this Zoom link.

CONGRATULATIONS! Two Chief Sealth International High School wrestlers win state championships

Two Chief Sealth International High School wrestlers are coming home from this weekend’s state tournament at the Tacoma Dome with championships! Eli Policarpio won the boys’ 2A 215 class by 9-8 decision over Theo Stevens of North Kitsap; Lanu Arnituanai won the girls’ 2A 145 class by fall (at 3:39) over Emily Gomez, also from North Kitsap. Both of those champion Sealth wrestlers took 5th at state last year. Two other CSIHS wrestlers made it to the state semifinals – Lucy Self in girls’ 2A 140, Yusuf Donzo in boys’ 2A 285. Congratulations to the wrestlers and coach Maurice Dolberry!

READER REPORT: Little Prague returns to Morgan Junction

Thanks to Alan for the photos and the report that Little Prague Bakery has reappeared at 6045 California SW:

I just wanted to give you a heads up that the Little Prague European bakery is back open for business. I spoke with one of the employees there … and they reopened today. They had some pastries out, and I don’t want to overwhelm her, but I definitely want some foot traffic for her.

She said they’re not back up to full speed yet, but they hope to be in the next few days … it’s exciting to have them back in the neighborhood.

Little Prague was in the space for years; then The Home Skillit moved in for a very short time late last year.

UPDATE: Tree cleared from West Marginal Way SW

12:49 PM: A tree is down across the southbound lanes – and part of the northbound side – on West Marginal Way SW, near 2nd Avenue SW. An SDOT crew has arrived to get it cleared (above is a screengrab from the nearest traffic cam) but things may be a bit backed up in the area for a while.

1:47 PM: Camera shows SDOT still on scene and the tree partly cleared.

3:39 PM: The cameras aren’t working now but an SDOT update says it’s clear.