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Just in, this alert from Paul at Coffee at the Heights (WSB sponsor):

Thought that we would put it out to all the West Seattle businesses, we took a counterfeit 20 today, about 12:30. Description of the guy is 6’1″ dark complexion, slender build, 3 Inch afro that was kinda messy, appx 30-35 years old, with a slight accent. Wearing yellow, green and blue striped oversized polo with faded light blue baggy jeans. We don’t know if he was on foot or in a car, but he headed out of our shop north on 35th Ave SW. Just a word to the other business owners out there.

To elaborate on the location, Coffee at the Heights is in the building on the northwest corner of 35th/Webster (map).

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Picnic at the Precinct this Saturday: Meet West Seattle’s police

August 11, 2009 11:20 am

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On behalf of the Southwest Precinct Advisory Council, Pete Spalding reminds us of the big block party coming up this Saturday afternoon: It’s time for the annual Picnic at the Precinct (official flyer here). Not only will you get the chance to meet many of the SW Precinct-based police who work all over West Seattle (and South Park), as well as precinct leadership, but, as Pete says, “There will be free food, entertainment, most of the divisions will have their equipment out there, and we have 20+ community and service organizations signed up to be there to tell the community about the work they do here in West Seattle.” Covering the picnic these past two years (2007 here, 2008 here), we’ve noticed the equipment often includes high-tech crimefighting tools (like the robot in the ’08 clip above) that tend to impress picnic-goers young and old. Drop by between 1 pm and 4 pm Saturday – SW Webster will be closed on the precinct’s south side (map), just west of Delridge. (Forecast doesn’t sound too bad so far.)

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Delridge shop owner a no-show at appeal hearing downtown

August 11, 2009 10:21 am

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As reported here last week, Stoyan Tanev, the owner of Delridge Vacuum and TV, was challenging the city’s revocation of his license, and an appeal hearing was scheduled for this morning before the Hearing Examiner downtown. We got to the Municipal Tower a few minutes late and discovered the hearing room empty, except for the examiner’s paralegal, who told us that Tanev did not show up, so the examiner will issue a “notice of default.” That means, according to the department’s published rules, the appeal is dismissed, as is allowed in cases where “without good cause, the appellant fails to appear or is unprepared to proceed at a scheduled and properly noticed hearing.” Last spring, he faced trial on charges of “receiving stolen property” but the case was dismissed because of an agreement in another case, reported here on April 21 after assistant city attorney Beth Gappert briefed the West Seattle Crime Prevention Council. That case involved charges of not having the proper license and not retaining used goods for the required 30 days before selling them. The shop was expected to close this summer; we have messages out to Gappert to check the current status of the situation.

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West Seattle community centers: Fall signups start today @ noon

August 11, 2009 7:02 am

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Thanks to Mary Pat Byington at Alki Community Center for the reminder: Registration opens at noon today for fall programs at not just Alki, but all of West Seattle’s city-run community centers — which also means Delridge, Hiawatha, High Point and Southwest. You can see the brochure (left) with the combined listings for all of them by going here (Alki Bathhouse, South Park CC and Southwest Pool are included too). You don’t have to go to a center to sign up – you can do it online – through the SPARC system. But note that you need an account for online registration – this page explains how that works, and creating one isn’t instant. Even if you’re not signing up for something (yet), also note the fall brochure has the dates for major events from Halloween carnivals to Christmas Ship stops.

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West Seattle CoolMoms (and kids) visit senators’ offices

August 11, 2009 4:23 am

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(Monday photo courtesy CoolMom.org)
In that crowd of more than 40 people visiting federal offices in downtown Seattle Monday morning were Tara Reynolds, Terri Glaberson, Jen Bradbury and Cynthia Tamlyn from the West Seattle chapter of CoolMom. The visit – which also included people from Washington Environmental Council, Fuse Washington, Climate Solutions and People for Puget Sound, among other groups – was meant to urge Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to take “action on a climate/energy bill that President Obama can take with him to Copenhagen in December,” as Glaberson explains. The bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (HR 2454), passed the U.S. House in a close vote earlier this year — after a CoolMom visit to the office of Seattle’s Rep. Jim McDermott – and now is facing a U.S. Senate vote (legislative details here). More on Monday’s visit on the CoolMom website; they also have a photo gallery here. If you want to tell the senators what you think about the bill, Sen. Murray’s contact info is here; Sen. Cantwell’s, here.

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New Admiral restaurant/pub Porterhouse opens Wednesday

August 10, 2009 11:20 pm

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Porterhouse, the new restaurant/pub in the old Blackbird Bistro space by Admiral Theater, is opening at 3 pm Wednesday – just got that confirmed from a staffer. First to report it was the West Seattle-headquartered Washington Beer Blog, via Twitter (@beerblog). Also, thanks to Sarah, who e-mailed us a little while ago about a note on Porterhouse’s door announcing the Wednesday opening. Our most recent update on Porterhouse was this story on July 22nd; our first report was June 5th. Toplines, from those previous stories: It’ll be open to all ages; food hours 11 am-11 pm for starters; menu “gastro-pub … pub food with a twist”; 25 taps (21 added to the space’s pre-existing four!).

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Drier forecast for 3 West Seattle outdoor concerts this week

August 10, 2009 10:41 pm

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(Alki, photographed this afternoon by Chas Redmond)
We’ll admit we’re enjoying the long-needed rain. The latest forecast suggests most of it will be over by tomorrow afternoon – and that would be in time for the first of THREE outdoor concerts in West Seattle in the next four nights: Tuesday night, it’s a city-presented Music in the Park concert outside the Alki Bathhouse, with the Toucans Steel Drum Band scheduled to play at 6 pm. Here’s a YouTube clip of the Toucans at Folklife in 2008:

The concert is sponsored by the Alki Community Center Advisory Council; no admission charge but you’re asked to bring a canned-food donation for local food banks. Then on Thursday, the fourth of six Summer Concerts at Hiawatha, presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association (and co-sponsored by businesses including WSB), featuring the Elizabeth Carpenter Trio, 6:30 pm, also free – click the button to hear one of their songs:

By the way, concert organizer Katy Walum told WSB tonight that if there’s rain Thursday night, the concert WILL GO ON:

I have confirmed with Hiawatha CC that we are welcome to use their gymnasium in case of rain. We’ll try to make it as much like the outdoor venue as possible – bring your blankets and chairs, sit on the floor, bring your picnic dinner, etc. The stage will be set up at one end of the gym. The Elizabeth Carpenter Trio is a fantastic jazz trio with an incredibly talented female vocalist, and I hope that our lovely audience will not let a little rain deter them from checking out this week’s act. We may be missing summer, but we don’t have to miss summer music!

Again, that’s Thursday night at 6:30, at Hiawatha. Then Friday night in the Fairmount neighborhood, the second of four Summer Concerts at the Mount (WSB sponsor), with Maia Santell and House Blend, who performed in the series last year too – here’s our video from that show:

Showtime (also free) at The Mount is 6 pm; gates open at 5 and food/drink is available for sale. (Then, after all that great outdoor music, there’s an outdoor MOVIE Saturday night – “Pirates of the Caribbean” is next up for West Seattle Outdoor Movies on the Wall – but we’ll talk more about that later.)

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Election 2009: Countdown to vote-counting – 9 days away

August 10, 2009 8:57 pm

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We’ll be reminding you daily from here on out to get your ballot in the mail – we need the reminder too, as diehard oldschool in-person voters who are being dragged kicking and shrieking into the all-mail-voting age. Our favorite VOTE! reminders today come from Hella Bus, a site for the youngest voters, who they’re imploring to prove certain stats wrong. Meanwhile, the county King County Elections Department is publishing nightly 8 pm updates on how many ballots it’s received back — tonight’s update says they’ve received just under 8% so far: See the count here. (It’s broken out in various ways including cities and county-council districts; among the latter, the one including West Seattle – District 8 – has the second-highest percentage of ballots mailed back so far, 9.2%, second only to the 9.4% of District 6 (metro Eastside). If you would prefer to drop off your ballot rather than mail it, there are two nearby drop boxes, both available 24/7 till the voting cutoff time, 8 pm August 18th — the Delridge Neighborhood Service Center (5405 Delridge Way; map) and the King County Library‘s White Center branch (11220 16th SW; map) – here’s the full list of dropboxes countywide. Once you’ve dropped off or sent your ballot, keep checking here to make sure it’s been received. And if you’re still deciding how to vote – we’ve profiled many of the candidates and have a few more stories to run, plus a last look at the mayoral hopefuls; see what we’ve published so far, and watch for upcoming stories, by checking the WSB Politics coverage category (on the CATEGORIES list toward the bottom of the sidebar, where you’ll also find RSS links for each category, if you prefer to get your news via RSS). You should have received a voters’ pamphlet by mail as well as your ballot(s); if you want to find the guides online, here’s the city guide; the county/port guide links are here.

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Update: Funeral, memorial celebration set for Phoenecia owner

August 10, 2009 6:18 pm

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New information tonight from William Khazaal, son of Phoenecia at Alki restaurant owner Hussein Khazaal, who died suddenly over the weekend at age 63 (here’s our Sunday report, with dozens of memories and tributes in its comment section). William says his father’s funeral will be at noon tomorrow at House of Mercy in Covington (15004 SE 256th; map), and there will be a memorial celebration on Alki — with food — in the grassy area by the Bathhouse, right across from Phoenecia, this Friday night at 6:30; the family says the public is welcome at both events. Friday is a day when Mr. Khazaal’s family had hoped to be celebrating something very different: William says that would have been his father and mother’s 40th wedding anniversary.

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Dog-walking rage? West Seattleite reports attack

August 10, 2009 3:06 pm

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That’s Shelly‘s beagle. She e-mailed WSB to share her story about an incident you might describe as “dog-walking rage” – someone literally lashing out at her and her dog when they stopped for a bio-break – read on:Read More

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From land-use land: 33 homes to go up; 13 trees to come down

August 10, 2009 2:18 pm

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Two West Seattle items from recent Land Use Information Bulletin and Daily Permit Issuance lists:

“DETERMINATION OF NON-SIGNIFICANCE” FOR 33 HOMES NORTHEAST OF PUGET PARK: The street address is listed as 4741 15th SW, which isn’t on Google Maps‘ radar, so the closest we can link you is the same block of 16th, immediately west. The notice of this decision says the project comment period was originally open in 2006, but there’s an appeal window now that the DNS decision is in, deadline August 24th. You can see the notice, and how to appeal, here; the project page is here but doesn’t list any other permit applications so far. Now to the other side of West Seattle:

APPLICATION TO REMOVE 13 EVERGREENS (AND OTHER VEGETATION): The city has opened a public-comment period for that proposal in the neighborhood pictured above, at 8746 Fauntlee Crest Way in Fauntleroy (map). The online notice doesn’t specify the exact location of the 13 trees/2,800+ square feet of vegetation “to be removed in an environmentally critical area,” but does mention a steep slope and a “re-vegetation management plan.” We have a request for comment out to the landscape architect listed as the contact. The notice says comments will be taken through August 19th. The project page is here; no other permit applications are listed.

(Tip: Want to know what development activity is pending in your neighborhood? This DPD map is one way to keep tabs.)

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Restricted Parking Zone changes: “Draft rule” released

August 10, 2009 11:25 am

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While West Seattle only has one RPZ – Restricted (formerly “residential”) Parking Zone – right now, potential changes in the rules have attracted attention here because other areas are interested in RPZs, particularly residential neighborhoods in The Junction. After a long round of hearings and meetings, the city has now released its “draft Director’s Rule” on RPZs, triggering a month-long public-comment period. See the 20-page proposal here; see the contact info for comments here. In the “draft rule,” page 14 is where you will find the proposed criteria for establishing a new RPZ, including these points:

An RPZ may also be initiated as part of a comprehensive neighborhood parking plan. For example, in 2005-2009, SDOT established 10 new or expanded RPZs with extensive community engagement as part of broader on-street parking management plans. …

The Director may establish a new or expand an existing RPZ when 75 percent of the curb space
parking on 10 contiguous blocks (20 block faces) is generally occupied, and when over 35
percent of those vehicles are used by non-residents. If these conditions are not met, SDOT will
formally notify the person(s) requesting the RPZ that it did not qualify. Even if these criteria are
not met, the Director has authority to establish an RPZ when the parking problem would be
ameliorated and the public interest would be served by creation of an RPZ. …

(The first is noteworthy for The Junction, since its “comprehensive neighborhood parking plan” review is still in progress.) September 8 is the comment deadline; contact info is on this page.

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Saturday night fire blamed on “spontaneous combustion”

August 10, 2009 10:27 am

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Just called SFD to get an update on the Saturday night fire at a house in the 3000 block of SW Manning (map), noticed by many not because it was a big fire — the flames and smoke did not last long — but because of the location on a slope between the south end of Admiral Way and the east end of the West Seattle Bridge. Spokesperson Dana Vander Houwen says it was accidental — a paint tarp with primer on it “spontaneously combusted” in the basement (as noted in our original report, neighbors had mentioned ongoing remodeling work at the house). SFD estimates the damage totaled $55,000. (Saturday night photo by Tony Bradley)

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“Nickelsville” camp controversy bound for court this week

August 10, 2009 5:04 am

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The spokesperson for the homeless encampment that calls itself “Nickelsville” — ensconced at Terminal 107 Park in West Seattle (July 24 photo at left by Christopher Boffoli) for two weeks now, after a month and a half at another WS site — sent out a media update last night with several new developments. Key among them: What they say is a new tactic, authorities serving what they describe as “eviction papers” to individual campers, ordering them to appear in King County Superior Court. Read on for the full update:Read More

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Happy 100th, Holy Rosary: Sunday’s block party/car show

August 9, 2009 11:56 pm

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Perfect timing for sunshine’s return, as hundreds of people picnicked on closed-for-the-occasion 42nd SW between Holy Rosary Church and School, in honor of the parish’s centennial. A special nod to history lined the streets – classic cars, some attended by people dressed in fashions from when the cars were new:

Had to take a closer look at this beauty:

Centennial-celebration events continue on into the fall (all listed here), culminating in two special Masses on October 11th, with Seattle’s Archbishop Alex Brunett expected to take part, and a time-capsule opening too. (And before then, it’s Holy Rosary School’s annual WestFest, itself celebrating a big anniversary this year – the 20th – that’s coming up September 18-19.)

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West Seattleites in Seattle Opera’s cast as “The Ring” opens

August 9, 2009 11:02 pm

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Thanks to Lynn Ogdon for the photo and this info:

After months of rehearsals, tonight is the opening night for Seattle Opera’s The Ring (Der Ring des Nibelungen). We have five West Seattleites in The Ring as Nibelungen. They are L-R (front) Shana Heavey, Chloe Simmons & (back) Lisel Perrine, Nathan Perrine & Jacob Simmons.

“The Ring” continues through August 30; more info at the Seattle Opera website.

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Phoenecia owner Hussein Khazaal dies, restaurant closed TFN

August 9, 2009 4:52 pm

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That photo is above a note on the door of the popular restaurant Phoenecia at Alki, telling this sad story: Owner Hussein Khazaal has died unexpectedly, and the restaurant is closed until further notice. This is a transcription of the unsigned note from his family – it is dated August 8th (yesterday):

To our customers:

This morning, West Seattle lost one of its finest residents.

Hussein Khazaal, my father and best friend, passed away in his sleep of natural causes.

While this loss is devastating to our family, we know how much he meant to the community as well.

Words cannot express the sorrow in our hearts in losing someone to whom we were so close. He was far too young to die but we are grateful he went peacefully.

Dad lived for his family, which included his patrons. The restaurant along, with his wife, children and grandchildren, were everything to him.

Anyone who ever had the pleasure of knowing him can vouch for me when I say, he never had a selfish moment in his life. You, our dearest customers, were what made him happy. The looks on your faces as he took you to paradise with his culinary masterpieces brought him great pride and joy. We thank you for indulging him and letting him “prepare something special” for you.

We are not sure where we will go from here. There is a possibility we will reopen Phoenecia. We are confident we can prepare the food; we are just not sure how we have it in us to run the business he built without him by our side or if we can provide the same magical atmosphere our beloved Hussein did. Our decision will take time, thought and discussion.

Regardless of the fate of Phoenecia, we know Hussein will live on. Whenever one person performs an act of kindness to another, Hussein lives on. Wherever there is generosity, Hussein lives on. Wherever there is beauty in the simplest of things, Hussein lives on.

A memorial will be held within the week. We have not yet determined the location. However, if you would like to attend, you may e-mail me at wkhazaal@hotmail.com and I will send you information regarding the time and place.

Lastly, if you are wondering if there is anything you can do for us … there is. If you have any warm thoughts or stories you would like to share with us about Hussein or Phoenecia, please e-mail them to me at wkhazaal@hotmail.com. Your words will be of great comfort to our family.

We will be in touch soon regarding our decision as to the fate of Phoenecia.

Till then we thank you so much for your patronage over the years, as did Hussein. We consider you part of our family. Thank you.

Just this summer, Seattle Metropolitan magazine hailed his restaurant as one of the Best of 2009. Mr. Khazaal first opened in The Junction in the ’70s, and also operated in Queen Anne before bringing Phoenecia back to West Seattle at its current Alki location.

He was 63 years old. (Thanks to those who called and e-mailed this afternoon to let us know about Mr. Khazaal’s death.) MONDAY NOTE: Here’s our followup story with funeral/memorial information.

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Looking for work? Local photographer’s offer to jobseekers

August 9, 2009 4:32 pm

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West Seattle photographer Rasmus Rasmussen had an idea – and after a few weeks of planning, he’s set the time and place to make it reality: He’s offering free professional headshots to jobseekers, and he’s set up the photo session for 11 am Tuesday, August 25, at C and P Coffee. First-come, first-served, the first 100 people, age 18+. Read all about it on his website, here.

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West Seattle Crime Watch: Solve a gorilla-napping

August 9, 2009 11:50 am

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That “artist’s rendition” of a unique piece of stolen property just arrived in the WSB inbox from Gina, along with this explanation — and plea:

*6 Foot Tall Animatronic Gorilla Stolen from Youngstown Garage Sale 8/8/09: help us bring him home!*

During our garage sale (4408 Delridge Way SW) on Saturday, two men in a red Chevy King Cab pick-up truck license plate B67(—-) stole a 6 foot tall shaggy brown gorilla from our parking lot. Two lovely but unidentified ladies followed the crooks who took off southbound on W Marginal Way. We’ve contacted the police but they’re not able to help much because we don’t have the ladies’ contact information. If you know anything about or saw a red pick-up truck with a 6’ tall gorilla in it or know two ladies who stopped by the garage sale in a green Subaru hatchback, give me a call. Help bring the Gorilla home and slap 2 crooks for stealing in our neighborhood!

Gina’s # is 355-1170, though we would suggest first calling police. (The garage sale referred to, if you didn’t see the story yesterday, was at Youngstown Arts Center, with some of the proceeds going to the nonprofit Service Board.) ADDED SUNDAY EVENING: Gina says the gorilla “suit” was used as a costume in the Fremont Solstice Parade, and dug up this photo:

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Neighborhood-plan survey deadline near: Rally to beat Ballard!

August 9, 2009 11:05 am

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A week and a half ago, West Seattle neighborhoods had a heartening turnout at a once-in-a-decade meeting to talk about the “neighborhood plans” for the five WS areas that created them in the late ’90s: Admiral, Delridge, Highland Park/Westwood Village, Morgan Junction and The Junction. However, just getting people to the meeting was only part of the process. A followup meeting will happen this fall – but the city needs to hear from hundreds (even better, thousands!) more residents regarding growth and planning in their neighborhoods and what they hope to see over the NEXT decade or so. You can do that by taking an online survey. The graph above shows how response is going from the neighborhoods around the city that have had these update meetings. As you can see, Ballard has had the most responses … but they didn’t even have to turn in 200 to get way out in front, so with more than 35,000 households on our peninsula, we should be able to muster a larger response. Not that there’s a prize – although there’s certainly value in having a say in your neighborhood’s future. And the city Planning Commission makes it clear: Even if the neighborhood where you live doesn’t have a plan, fill one out for the one you regularly visit (that means in West Seattle almost all of us qualify for The Junction). Example – we live in Fauntleroy, but it doesn’t have a plan, so we’re doing the one for Morgan Junction, the nearest business district, where we spend a lot of time. The deadline is DAYS AWAY (the actual site says “Tues 8/12” but Tuesday is the 11th so we’re checking on the real deadline) – so please take a few minutes now – it really will make a difference.

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Today: Farmers’ Market; Scouts’ car wash; Holy Rosary party

August 9, 2009 7:02 am

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WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: So much summer fruit is at its peak, and that’s some of what you’ll find at the Farmers’ Market today, 10 am-2 pm; here’s the “Ripe ‘n’ Ready” list.

CUB SCOUTS’ CAR WASH: Scouts don’t just go for woodsy, outdoorsy activities – you’ll also find them washing cars sometimes, like noon-3 pm today at Alki Auto Repair, where Cub Scout Pack 799 from the Arbor Heights area is having its annual car wash. What’s it cost? Donations, says assistant cubmaster Craig Harrold (who shared that photo from the “Crossover” event that’s held at Camp Long to “close the Cub Scout year,” he explains).

HOLY ROSARY CENTENNIAL BLOCK PARTY: 100 candles on the birthday cake for yet another West Seattle church, and today’s block party (42nd SW will be closed alongside the church/school) is the next big event for Holy Rosary‘s 100th birthday celebration. 1-4 pm, with picnicking, treats and – according to online discussions of the event – classic cars evoking the parish’s bygone days.

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West Seattle Outdoor Movies on the Wall, week 4: Foiled!

August 9, 2009 2:35 am

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Yet another excellent turnout at West Seattle Junction Outdoor Movies on the Wall — a courtyard full of fine folks who weren’t going to let a little unseasonable weather keep them away from summer-type fun. Despite a full day of relentless clouds that appeared to have rain potential, not a drop fell during “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Saturday night. If it had drizzled, though, most would have been prepared — lots of hats, since we had a tin-foil-hat-making contest in honor of the movie’s alien theme (the five-note singathon was skipped because your editor here, scheduled to lead it, had to rush off to the SW Manning fire instead). Above, some of the hat-making entrants; at right, the winner. The grand-prize package included free bowling at West Seattle Bowl, a WSB T-shirt, and classic movie candy; preshow music included, appropriately, selections from “Dark Side of the Moon.” Lots more photos in this Flickr slideshow:

Next week, second to last Movies on the Wall of the summer (ALREADY?) — “Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl“:

Same place – courtyard by Hotwire Coffee (WSB sponsor) — gates open next Saturday night at7, showtime at dusk.

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Update: House fire on SW Manning, nobody hurt

August 8, 2009 8:31 pm

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(Photo by Tony Bradley)
ORIGINAL 8:31 PM REPORT: We have arrived in the area of a house fire call on SW Manning. It is alongside the bridge by Luna Park businesses. (map) More shortly. 8:39 PM UPDATE: It’s a house up the Manning hill north of the bridge. No sign of flames or smoke now but still an active scene. We are hearing here at the scene that one room caught fire, extinguished quickly, no injuries reported so far. 8:57 PM UPDATE: We are still on the scene. Incident commanders tell us they don’t know yet how it started. A neighbor who was first to see the smoke tells us the homeowner has been remodeling but wasn’t home when this started. An animal control worker has just safely caught a dog that ran off during the fire chaos. (iPhone pic added 9:25, dog in foreground as it ran past us toward the officer)

Several witnesses tell us the fire was primarily in the back of the house. The neighbor who first saw the smoke told us he ran up to bang on the doors and windows and make sure nobody was inside. He says the homeowner’s been working on largely do-it-yourself remodeling for a long time. The street’s narrowness and steepness made it a tough squeeze for all the crews that responded – some had to park down the hill in a dirt clearing along the street that runs between Admiral/Manning and Avalon – and a few more waited down by the Luna Park businesses in case they were needed.

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