West Seattle, Washington
29 Tuesday
We didn’t feel it but you might have – a reader tipped us to what was a 4.3 magnitude earthquake located 11 miles south/southwest of Bremerton, at 2:05 pm. See the map here.
We recently reported news of two West Seattle High School cross country athletes setting school records. The program is growing and hoping for some community help. From Circa (WSB sponsor) co-proprietor Gretchen Evans:
Circa has launched a fundraiser matching the first donated $1,000 for the WSHS cross country team. Coach Shelley Neal has grown the team from 7 to 120 boys and girls over the last 15 years. They’ve gone to state with an entire team and podiumed at their first invite last week. The best part is ANYONE can join. It only requires dedication and running your heart out. However, the costs are exorbitant. Coach Shelley buys shoes from her own pocket every year and tries to fundraise from families with the little bit of free time she has. We want to take this off her plate with a goal of at least $4,000 total.
Links for Circa’s matching fundraiser and other ways to donate can be found here.
Sorry this is late – we’re having technical trouble right now – doing our best to conquer it but in the meantime it’s slow going; please accept our apologies. So, here are highlights for today/tonight from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
FREE INDOOR PLAYSPACE: West Seattle Church of the Nazarene (4201 SW Juneau) welcomes little ones and their caregivers, 9 am-noon Tuesdays and Thursdays, free.
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.
CLEANUP: A Cleaner Alki and Puget Soundkeeper are teaming up to clean up the fishing bridge and bike lane at 3491 11th SW, 11 am-1 pm, help welcome!
ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: Noon lunch meeting at West Seattle Golf Course (4470 35th SW) – today’s featured speaker is Yuvika Tolani, Artistic Director of Union Arts Center (following the merger of ACT Theater and Seattle Shakespeare Company). .
CHESS CLUB: All levels! 1:30-3 pm, at the Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon).
OTHER EVENTS AT THE CENTER: Dozens every week! Go here for the full Center for Active Living calendar.
DROP-IN HOMEWORK HELP: 4-5:30 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).
DROP-IN WINE TASTING: 5-7 pm Tuesdays at Walter’s Wine Shop (4811 California SW) – $15 fee, $5 off with bottle purchases. Tonight’s spotlight is on the wines of Georgia.
DEMONSTRATION FOR BLACK LIVES: Long-running weekly sign-waving on the corners at 16th/Holden. 5-6 pm. Signs available if you don’t have your own.
HOW TO GET RAINWISE: 6 pm, webinar offering info on the program that could get a raingarden and/or cistern into your yard.
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.
SING WITH THE BOEING EMPLOYEES CHOIR … even if you’re not a Boeing employee! Open rehearsals continue tonight, 6:30 pm, at Tibbetts United Methodist Church (3940 41st SW), and our calendar listing explains how to RSVP.
TIM’S OPEN MIC: 6:30 pm signups, 7 pm music – weekly open mic hosted by Levi Said at Tim’s (16th SW and SW 98th) in White Center.
ALBUM-LISTENING AT REVELRY ROOM: 7 pm start for Past, Present, Elsewhere at Revelry Room (4547 California SW).
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING: Weekly lessons at Fauntleroy Church (9140 California SW), 7 pm – lots of info in our ongoing 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 weekly Belle of the Balls Bingo at The Skylark, 7 pm. (3803 Delridge Way SW)
SING WITH THE METS: The Seattle Metropolitan Singers rehearse in West Seattle, and they welcome new singers too. 7 pm – get the location by email (info in our calendar listing).
TRIVIA X 4: Four Tuesday trivia venues – 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, 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 to play, prizes. (2306 California SW).
KARAOKE AT POGGIE TAVERN: 9 pm until 1:30 am, sing at The Poggie! (4717 California SW)
Organizing an event, fundraiser, class, performance, gathering, etc.? Tell your West Seattle neighbors via our event calendar – just email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
A year and a half ago, we reported on the “slow merger” of two West Seattle Catholic churches into one “parish family” as part of a regional consolidation. As that continues, Our Lady of Guadalupe and Holy Rosary have Mass schedule changes starting this weekend, and asked us to share the news:
This weekend, October 3rd and 4th we will begin our new mass schedule across the West Seattle parish family. As a reminder, our new mass times are as follows: Saturday, 5 pm at Holy Rosary, Sunday 8:30 am at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Sunday 10 am at Holy Rosary, and Sunday 11:30 at Our Lady of Guadalupe. We look forward to seeing you as we gather as a community in these new times!
6:02 AM: Good morning. We’ve arrived at Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
Rainy, breezy, high in the low 60s. Sunrise will be at 7:05 am today, while sunset will be at 6:52 pm.
ROAD WORK
The second phase of SW 106th repaving in Arbor Heights is scheduled to continue, though the weather might change that – details here.
BACK TO SCHOOL
(Photo sent by Margaret)
One more reminder that fall quarter has begun at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor), so 16th SW is busier.
TRANSIT TODAY
Washington State Ferries – The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route is on the three-boat schedule (until next Monday, October 5, when it goes to two boats for a month). Check the alert page for last-minute changes.
Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule today – any reroute/stop advisories will be here.
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular summer schedule, with later night runs Fridays and Saturdays through October 9th.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
Here are four bridge views from the SDOT map:
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
See trouble 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!
By Anne Higuera
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Dozens of landlords are telling the same story: They’ve been ghosted and unpaid by West Seattle-based property management company Dwellings Seattle, Inc. in recent months, struggling with the ensuing legal and financial mess, while most live out of state or even out of the country. They have banded together online, filing complaints that are spurring investigations by Seattle Police and other agencies into the principals of the firm that owners say has withheld more than $1 million from them.
By nearly all accounts, Dwellings Seattle Real Estate & Property Management had a stellar reputation for much of the last 10 years, with 5-star reviews and referrals from top real estate agents and word-of-mouth. Looking at online reviews, tenants didn’t always have nice things to say, but complaints from property owners didn’t snowball until 2026. Now the firm’s state real estate license is canceled, its designated broker has left, the balance of its client trust account is unknown, and the company has gone dark. A steady stream of tips from readers alerted WSB to the unfolding situation in recent weeks, some in an effort to recover their own money and others to inform remaining Dwellings tenants and owners, as well as the larger community.
From an office at 3806 California Ave. SW and a website (now essentially nonfunctioning, except for the “pay rent” icon) clients say, Dwellings’ owner and CEO Roland Gonzalez marketed the company as a specialist in higher-end rentals, coaching clients to make improvements that Dwellings in many cases would manage, markup, and charge back to property owners. “We actually put a ton of work into our house through working with Roland, like $80,000,” says Katie Drake. She and her husband own a 3-bedroom home in Seaview built in 1910. “Everything honestly went great. We had absolutely no complaints working with Roland. They really delivered what he promised us in terms of rent. Our money was just coming in like clockwork.” She says everything was fine, until it definitely wasn’t.
You’ve probably heard about the recent passing of former Seattle City Councilmember Dolores Sibonga, 95.
The Seattle Times published a story today looking back at Ms. Sibonga’s storied life as a history-making Filipino-American leader and advocate. Northwest Asian Weekly published this story about her earlier this month.
But what they didn’t mention is that she was also a former West Seattleite. (Thanks to West Seattle historian/journalist Clay Eals for pointing this out!)
Back when Ms. Sibonga served on the City Council, all seats were at-large. She was elected in 1979, to a seat vacated the previous year by West Seattleite Phyllis Lamphere. At the time, Ms. Sibonga lived on Beacon Hill. In 1984, she and her husband Martin moved to the peninsula.
While serving the entire city, Ms. Sibonga is said to have embraced her role as the lone West Seattleite on the council. Eals notes that this included assisting with the historic-landmark designation process that saved the Admiral Theater – you’ll see her at 6:35 in his video of theater supporters’ participation in the West Seattle Grand Parade in 1989:
Eals notes that “in early 1989, she contributed $10,000 from her councilmember fund to pay for Flo Lentz’ preparation of the nomination of the Admiral, which the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board designated a landmark the same month of the parade.”
He had visited her in August at the hospice where she died (that’s when the photo shown above was taken). Earlier this year, she published a memoir, “The Best Adobo in Town.” Plans for a celebration of her life are still pending.
SDOT tells WSB its crews did what they set out to do during this past weekend’s West Seattle low-bridge closure – replace a gate – but there’s more to be done, according to spokesperson Mariam Ali:
Crews finished the planned work around 7 p.m. Sunday. We have more closures planned as we continue work on the center and eastern tail lock. We hope to finish the planned closures by the end of the year and will share more information as dates are scheduled.
Two West Seattle Crime Watch reports with video today:
WOULD-BE BURGLAR: Sent by Serene in Arbor Heights:
I wanted to share that we had an attempted break-in last night. The man here broke out our back window before we caught on to his activity. We are on the 4200 block of 42nd in Arbor Heights.
CAR THEFT: Sent by Reid:
My daughter’s Volvo V60 was stolen from our driveway right after she got home last night. 2015 silver Volvo V60. 37th Ave SW was apparently hit pretty hard last night with robberies! This was (in the 4700 block). AYK5081 is the license plate, and police report 26-289160.
(We looked at the SPD map and saw one other 37th SW mention, a burglary report in the 4600 block.)
(WSB photos)
As the first Starbird Chicken in this state, the new West Seattle location (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW) opened this morning with plenty of pomp, and a line for freebies. We counted ~80 people in line just before the doors opened at 11 am, with a promise of free food for the first 200. Rachel Porter of the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce emceed multiple iterations of the ceremonial ribboncutting:
The actual cutting was done by executives of the Mehta Investment Group, which owns this location and more than a dozen others to come (Capitol Hill among them), Vin Mehta and Rohit Mehta, with special guests including India‘s Consul General for Seattle, Prakash Gupta:
We have already shown you the interior – and the menu – so we didn’t go inside again today. Two of the selling points mentioned in the ribboncutting ceremony: Their chicken gluten-free, and they’re open later than many eateries (11 pm).
The new Admiral home of Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) will be a concert venue this Saturday afternoon, as announced by proprietor Frank Gross:
We are pleased to welcome Dave Hause and Tim Hause for a short in-store acoustic performance this Saturday, October 3rd, at 3 pm here at Thunder Road Guitars in Seattle. This in-store will be free and all ages.
Dave Hause & The Mermaid are in town playing 2 nights at the Sunset Tavern on Oct 2nd and 3rd, and we couldn’t be more stoked to welcome them here to Thunder Road in West Seattle.
Haven’t been to the shop yet? You’ll find it at 2611 California SW.
(Photo by Lura Ercolano ‘from the passenger seat’)
Here are highlights of what’s happening around the peninsula for the rest of today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
BUDGET BRIEFINGS: Today’s meeting is under way as the City Council continues getting department-by-department briefings as its budget-review season begins – the agenda explains what’s up today and how to watch.
NEW FREE INDOOR PLAYSPACE: Alki UCC is launching a weekly indoor playspace, 10 am-noon. Just register before you go. (6115 SW Hinds)
KALEIDOSCOPE PLAY & LEARN: 10-11:30 am at Delridge Library, in Spanish and English. (5423 Delridge Way SW)
STARBIRD CHICKEN GRAND OPENING: Ribboncutting at 10:45 am, doors open at 11 am with free food for the first 200 customers. Here’s our preview from a Saturday look inside. (4755 Fauntleroy Way SW)
DROP-IN HOMEWORK HELP: 4-5:30 pm, it’s back at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).
LIVE MUSIC AT SEBASTIANO’S: 6 pm at the wine shop, piano jazz! (3278 California SW)
PARENT SUPPORT NIGHT: 6:30 pm at Gatewood Elementary (4320 SW Myrtle) with Emily Cherkin, author of “The Screentime Solution.”
‘LISTENING TO GRIEF’ SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 pm, weekly group gathering for people experiencing grief – you can participate once, weekly, or occasionally. Fee. Before you go, RSVP/register here. (4034 California SW)
D&D: Long-running weekly D&D at 6:30 pm at Meeples Games (3727 California SW). All welcome, first-time players too! $5.
PRACTICE SPEAKING SPANISH: 6:30-8:30 pm, this informal group gathers at Future Primitive Brewing in White Center (9832 14th SW), all welcome.
ALKI MEDITATION: Two places to meditate on Monday nights – in north West Seattle, there’s meditation at Alki UCC, doors open at 6:45, meditation at 7. (6115 SW Hinds)
MEDITATION IN FAUNTLEROY: In south West Seattle, free weekly Zen sitting/meditation in the chapel at Fauntleroy UCC (9140 California SW), 7 pm-8:30 pm.
COUNTY COUNCIL CANDIDATE FORUM: 7 pm at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center (4408 Delridge Way SW), King County Council contenders in a forum focused on cultural issues such as the arts. All welcome to attend; it’ll also be livestreamed.
MONDAY NIGHT SALSA LESSONS: Series continues, 7 pm with BALORICO at Viva Arts (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW).
POOL TOURNAMENT: The Corner Pocket‘s weekly tournament, 7 pm. $10 buy-in. (4302 SW Alaska, entrance on California)
MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA X 2: Two venues on our list with trivia tonight – 7 pm at The Good Society (California/Lander), $2 cash to enter … 7:30 pm with QuizFix at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW).
PINBALL LEAGUE: Sign up at 7, start playing at 7:30, at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW).
JAZZ AT THE ALLEY: Monday night jazz with The Westside Jazz Trio, 8 pm at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW), 21+, no cover.
KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: 9 pm start for Monday night karaoke at Talarico’s Pizzeria (4718 California SW).
Huge thanks to everybody who sends info for our calendar, which we update daily; if you have something to add or cancel (or update), please send the info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Every week in our West Seattle Event Calendar and daily highlight lists, we spotlight numerous trivia nights. Last night at Admiral Pub was the biggest of the year – the West Seattle Trivia Championship. Will Drewry (regular host at The Good Society) sent this photo and report:
(Champions “Brits and Twits” with trivia hosts Alex from Admiral Pub and Will from The Good Society)
West Seattle has a new trivia champion! 17 teams representing bars across West Seattle competed last night at the 4th annual West Seattle Trivia Championship! Taking home the grand prize and the trophy was the team “Brits and Twits” from Admiral Pub. Thanks to all the teams that participated and to the quiz-masters who helped host!
6:00 AM: Good morning. This is Monday, September 28, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
Sunny, high in the mid-60s. Sunrise will be at 7:04 am today, while sunset will be at 6:54 pm.
(Weekend moonset, photographed by Andrew Vernon)
ROAD WORK
The second phase of SW 106th repaving in Arbor Heights is scheduled to start today – details here.
BACK TO SCHOOL
Fall quarter starts today at South Seattle College (WSB sponsor), so 16th SW will be busier.
TRANSIT TODAY
Washington State Ferries – The Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth route is on the three-boat schedule (until next Monday, October 5, when it goes to two boats for a month). Check the alert page for last-minute changes.
Metro buses – Regular weekday schedule today – any reroute/stop advisories will be here.
West Seattle Water Taxi – Regular summer schedule, with later night runs Fridays and Saturdays for just under two more weeks.
BRIDGE TRAFFIC CAMERAS
Here are four bridge views from the SDOT map:
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
See trouble 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!
Just confirmed by driving over the low bridge that it’s open again after a weekend of work.
The photo and report were sent by Z:
Potentially stolen … 8 boxes of n95 masks at Charlestown and California. 6 boxes stacked unopened on Charlestown near Shug’s. Looks like 2 boxes brought across the street outside of 7-11, one open and empty, the other opened during the day (potentially by passersby). They have been there since at least 9 am.
(WSB photo by Torin Record-Sand)
The fall colors were in fine form when we visited South Seattle College for the Rotary Club of West Seattle Peace Pole dedication last Thursday. Tomorrow is a big day on campus – spring-quarter classes start. While there on Thursday, we asked college communications director Ty Swenson what’s new this quarter. He subsequently provided these highlights:
Fall Quarter 2026 starts Monday, Sept. 28 at South Seattle College. Here are some highlights as we welcome students back:
*We are celebrating 10 years of our college mascot, Olivia the Otter, this fall. To help our students succeed, the South Seattle College Foundation is holding a $10 for 10 Birthday Challenge. Every donation of $10 to support student success is matched by the foundation up to $2500.
*South’s student food pantry continues to help our student stay well-nourished and focused on their studies. New this year, thanks to a grant from United Way King County, we are pleased to announce we have new refrigerated, smart food lockers in Olympic Hall to complement our food pantry hours. The lockers will provide additional access for our early morning and evening students.
*We are in the final stages of curriculum development for an electric vehicle maintenance certificate in the Automotive Technology program. Additional details will be shared soon.
*Coming into fall quarter, South Seattle College is excited to see enrollment growth of 11 percent in our college transfer programs (compared to last fall). After significant growth in our skilled trades programs last year, enrollment is holding steady with one percent growth.
Never been there? The college’s main campus is on Puget Ridge, at 6000 16th SW. It has public venues worth a visit even if you’re not taking classes there, such as the Garden Center (student-raised plants for sale) and Northwest Wine Academy (tasting room and wine bar with student-made wines), both on the north end of campus.
We’ve been asked about regional-media reports regarding a sea lion found dead near Harbor Island, found to have been shot multiple times. Here’s the report we received from West Seattle-based Seal Sitters Marine Stranding Network:
Last week a kayaker was paddling in the West Duwamish Waterway. When she spotted a California sea lion carcass on shore, the kayaker alertly photographed it from her boat and called Seal Sitters Hotline Operator Barb.
Using online maps, First Responder David H was able to pinpoint the location, allowing First Responder Melinda S to quickly find the 7-foot-long male sea lion. The responders alerted Seal Sitters’ stranding network partner SR3.
The next day, SR3 staff used portable X-ray equipment at the site and found the sea lion had been shot; a radiograph revealed numerous projectiles in the animal’s head.
Seal Sitters sends data to NOAA of shot, bludgeoned, or entangled animals we find in West Seattle. Please call our hotline at 206-905-SEAL (206-905-7325) to report a dead marine mammal. If you witness or hear gunfire over the water, and can do so safely, call 911 immediately; call Seal Sitters afterward to make a full report.
To learn more, see the full story with the radiograph at Seal Sitters Blog posting: sealsitters.org/blog/shot-sea-lion-examined
Family and friends will gather October 9 to celebrate the life of Flora Belle Key, a life recounted in this remembrance sent by her daughter:
FLORA BELLE KEY
1932 – 2026It pains me that we have to say goodbye to the amazing Flora Belle Key, my dear mom. She truly was one of a kind.
Flora Belle was born October 5, 1932 in Fauntleroy. She spent her childhood enjoying the beach, Lincoln Park, and Colman Pool. She went through the progression of local schools – Fauntleroy, Madison, and West Seattle. When she got to the University of Washington, she pledged Kappa Delta and became president of her sorority. This was a prelude of things to come. My mom was outgoing and lived her life to the fullest … she proved it was never too late to have adventures!
After graduation, in her 20’s, Flora Belle (aka Frankie) moved to Waikiki, against her mother’s wishes. She also became a stewardess with Northwest Airlines when it was glamorous to fly.
Back in Seattle and in her 30’s, she raised my brother Jim and I (Joan) with my dad, Roger Frydenlund. It wasn’t easy considering they found out twins were coming only 10 days before we were born!
In her 40’s, Flora Belle moved to Portland with our step-dad, Brad Cleverdon. She promptly got involved in her community and they traveled extensively in Asia.
In her 50’s, she moved back to Seattle. Never one to sit still, she became Chairperson of the Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival, President of the Aqua Vista Garden Club, and joined many Boards of Trustees. She also traveled three months through Europe with her twins in a VW bus! Oh, the stories…
In her 60’s, Flora Belle joined an all-woman crew and sailed the South Pacific, including Fiji and the surrounding islands ending up in New Zealand. She also began driving to Mexico every winter with her girlfriends. In her spare time, she completed ground school to become a pilot.
In her 70’s, Flora Belle flew to Korea to teach English as a Second Language. (I tell you, my mom was brave!) She also won a modeling contest for Macy’s and walked the runway. She met her special partner Cal Bannon and their first date was sailing to Blake Island and camping on the beach.
In her 80’s, she and Cal spent winters in Arizona. They traveled, played tennis, and danced A LOT! They even danced on the Great Wall of China!
In her 90’s, Flora Belle was active in the Women’s University Club. She was still playing tennis. If it hadn’t been for cancer, she would have hit 100 years old – I have no doubt. She still had so much to do!
My mom loved people, parties, popcorn, and prosecco, and not necessarily in that order. She was incredibly fashionable and loved to wear hats. She was wicked smart and never missed Jeopardy. She threw legendary parties. She never met a stranger and touched countless peoples’ lives. If you didn’t know Flora Belle, you should have! I am honored to be her daughter.
Please help celebrate Flora Belle Key on October 9th at the Hall at Fauntleroy at 5:30 pm. There will be food, drinks, and dancing of course! Just what my mom would want!
(WSB publishes West Seattle obituaries and memorial announcements by request, free of charge. Please email the text, and a photo if available, to westseattleblog@gmail.com)
(Friday’s sky, photographed by Jerry Simmons)
Here’s our list of what to know as the first weekend of fall continues, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, after this traffic alert:
LOW BRIDGE CLOSURE: SDOT has the West Seattle low bridge closed to driving, with a revised projected reopening time – 9 pm tonight. (Please let us know if you see it open sooner – we’ll be checking periodically.)
WEST SEATTLE RUNNING CLUB: 8:30 am, meet at Alki Statue of Liberty (61st/Alki) to run with friends old and new.
SUNDAY FUNDAY RUNDAY: 9 am, Westies Run Club meets at Dough Joy Donuts (4310 SW Oregon) for today’s run.
WEST SEATTLE JUNCTION BLOOD DRIVE: 9 am-3 pm in lot behind KeyBank (44th/Alaska) – check here to see if spots remain!
AMERICAN MAH JONGG: In The Junction, weekly Sunday morning games are happening at The Missing Piece (4707 California SW), 9:30 am.
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Now in the still-bountiful start-of-fall produce-and-products season, open for shopping and eating (as it is every weekend of the year, even holidays), 10 am-2 pm, California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska.
MAKERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, 206 Makers’ Market at Jet City Labs/Revelry Room. (4540 California SW)
THE WORKS SEATTLE POP-UPS: 10 am-2 pm crafting outside The Works Seattle‘s new Junction location (4540 California SW) – make magnets – plus a 1-3 pm pop-up at Sound and Fog (4735 40th SW).
WATCH THE SEAHAWKS AT THE HYDRANT: Bring your pup! Weekly watch parties, with today’s kickoff at 10 am. (4541 California SW)
VISIT THE GARDEN: Seattle Chinese Garden is open to visitors 10 am-5 pm on Sundays, free but donations appreciated. (6000 16th SW)
FREE NIA CLASS: Begins at 10:15 am; first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary. (3618 SW Alaska)
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open today! Need a tool but don’t need/want to, or can’t, buy it? Look for it at, and borrow it from, the West Seattle Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
WEST SEATTLE RESIST: 11:30 am-1:30 pm, weekly action in The Junction.
FRESH HOP WEEK AT OUNCES: This only happens once a year! Open noon-7 pm today (3809 Delridge Way SW).
WELCOME ROAD WINERY: You’re welcome Sunday afternoons (among other times) at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) – open 2-5 pm today, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)
MEAD-MAKING CLASS WITH MR. B: 1-4 pm at Mr. B’s Mead Center (9444 Delridge Way SW), follow the link to register.
‘DETENTION’ AT ADMIRAL THEATER: Second of two local screenings of independent movie partly filmed in Seattle, 1 pm. (2343 California SW)
FORBIDDEN FELINE FESTIVAL: 2 pm music fest in Georgetown whose organizers wanted West Seattle to know about it too – details in our calendar listing!
ARTSWEST MATINEE: Second 3 pm performance of “The Chinese Lady” at ArtsWest (4711 California SW).
ORGAN ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: 3 pm, free concert at First Lutheran Church of West Seattle (4105 California SW; WSB sponsor), as previewed here.
FALL FEST AND COMMUNITY MEAL: Free fun and food at Bethany Community Church (8600 9th SW), 4:30-7 pm.
LIVE AT EASY STREET: Brian Fallon in-store at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW), 5 pm, LP pre-order required to attend.
ROOFTOP MOBILITY CLASS AT SUNSET: 5:30 pm with Lake Washington Physical Therapy West Seattle (WSB sponsor) and Seattle Strength & Performance – our calendar listing has the registration link. (1309 Harbor SW)
VIDEO MUSIC BOX AT REVELRY ROOM: 7 pm, info here. (4547 California SW)
UNDERGROUND TRIVIA AT CORNER POCKET: Trivia begins at 7:30 pm – free to play, with prizes. (4302 SW Alaska)
LIVE JAZZ AT THE ALLEY: 8-10 pm jazz with the D-Lux Jazz Trio at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW) in The Junction.
Organizing, or helping with, an event that should be on the WSB community Event Calendar – whether one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Thanks to Margaret for the photos! The Seattle Chinese Garden on Puget Ridge welcomed visitors this afternoon for its Mid-Autumn Festival. Performances, demonstrations, and hands-on activities were offered.
It was also a chance to admire the chrysanthemums that Margaret notes are now in full bloom:
Lots of other flowers and foliage to admire on the garden grounds:
Margaret says the festival turnout was sizable:
Information on visiting the garden is available here; it’s at the north end of the South Seattle College (WSB sponsor) campus at 6000 16th SW.
First – a spectacular sunset! Thanks to everyone who sent photos – here are a few:
Above, from Greg C; below, from Brooke Gosztola:
And from Bert Huelmann:
On the other side of the clock, this morning’s full moonset was photographed by Dawn Roeder:
Sunday’s moonset is at 8:22 am; the sunset will be at 6:56 pm.
Next Saturday’s the day – drive up, ride up, walk up to the Fauntleroy Church lot (9140 California SW) for the fall Recycle Roundup – free dropoffs of numerous types of recyclable items, as shown on the official list:
Recycle Roundup runs 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, October 3, but the volunteers who organize it (in collaboration with recycler 1 Green Planet) advise not waiting till the last minute so they aren’t dealing with a long line at the end – the six-hour window gives lots of time to show up and drop off items without much of a wait.
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