11:43 AM: Police checking out multiple 911 calls about possible gunfire south of The Junction have just confirmed it. Officers report finding casings in an alley west of California SW, near California SW and SW Brandon. No reports of injuries. 911 callers said a small black car might have been associated with this.
11:58 AM: The possibly involved vehicle is also described as having “heavily tinted windows” and might have been spotted “driving erratically” near Fauntleroy and California, so police are on the lookout.
(WSB photos)
12:09 PM: Our photographer found police in the alley north of Brandon, with casing-marker cards in the grass:
If you have any information, the SPD case # is 26-244528.
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.
SPRAYPARK SEASON: Daily operations continue at the Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale) – free, scheduled 11 am-8 pm daily.
ROTARY CLUB OF WEST SEATTLE: No lunch meeting this week – annual membership picnic.
WADING POOLS OPEN: With sunshine and warm weather expected this afternoon, West Seattle’s regular wading-pool lineup will be open – noon to 7 pm at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way, upper park near the north lot) and at EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden, last week of the season).
‘IT TAKES A VILLAGE’: Community conversation about safety and gun violence in High Point, 5-7:30 pm at Neighborhood House (6400 Sylvan Way SW), details in our calendar listing.
DROP-IN WINE TASTING: 5-7 pm Tuesdays at Walter’s Wine Shop (4811 California SW) – $15 fee, $5 off with bottle purchases. “Wine wars” in the spotlight tonight – Northwest vs. France.
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.
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.
KARAOKE AT POGGIE TAVERN: 9 pm until 1:30 am, your turn to sing! (4717 California SW)
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!
Family and friends will gather next month to celebrate the life of Pam Paxton. Here’s the remembrance they are sharing now:
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Pamela “Pam” Paxton (formerly Pam Johnson, née Pam Odegard), who passed away on July 14, 2026 at the age of 79.
Pam was a native of West Seattle, graduating from West Seattle High School in 1965. She then went on to own the Styling Studio Salon, for many years located on Admiral Way. Pam eventually relocated to Des Moines, WA, where she opened Entourage Salon and Spa.
Pam loved life and touched so many in her own way. She loved her family, friends, and her clients, who were also considered family to her.
Pam is survived by her husband, James Paxton, her daughters Tracy Johnson and Michelle Toombs, and her granddaughter Ava Toombs.
There will be a celebration of her life at a private residence in Des Moines on September 12, 2026. If you would like to attend, please send an email to Michelle.toombs7@gmail.com for more information.
(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)
6:00 AM: Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The forecast is the same as most recent days – eventual sunshine, high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Sunrise will be at 6:09 am today; sunset will be at 8:15 pm.
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view (reminder, closing this weekend):
1st Avenue South Bridge (NB closes again this weekend):
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!
Monday began foggy and gray but concluded colorfully with regional wildfire smoke still in the air. The panorama above was sent by Wyatt; the ferry-enhanced sunset view below is by Yvonne Frankovich:
And this one’s from Carol Ann Joyce:
We don’t have a photo but the moonset had an orange-ish tint too. Some of the smoke seems to be getting down to ground level, as the air-quality readings are in the “moderate” range right now.
Brown – “a proud West Seattleite” – was the first of three guests invited to discuss “all things election,” as WSI leaders Laurie Reinhardt and Amy Daly-Donovan described the theme, but he had a lot more to say. We recorded it all on video, including his replies to attendees’ questions:
As demanding and intense as the AG job is, Brown insisted it’s “so much damn fun!” The AG is not only “the state’s lawyer” but also constitutionally charged with advocating for the people of Washington, he explained. That’s led to a variety of actions to protect consumers and the environment, among other things, and it’s in no small part why, he said, “Every now and then I get to sue the President of the United States.”
70 times, to be specific, Brown said, adding, “I do not relish suing the president … (nor relish that a major part of his job) is protecting people from the president.” Among other results of those lawsuits, he said, the state has kept the federal government from taking away “15 billion dollars in all sorts of funding,” from cancer research to public-school funding that he said was targeted “because we have the audacity to provide (diversity/equity/inclusion) programs” that the administration opposes. He also accused the administration of “hypocrisy” by trying to cut crime-victim funding allocated by a proram “signed by President Ronald Reagan.”
Then to the topic of the day: Brown said he has been active in election protection with other states’ attorneys general and that various possible scenarios are being planned for, even things that were once unimaginable, like armed federal agents showing up at polling places. “The federal government is the biggest threat to the safety of your elections … they want you to be scared, they want your neighbors to be scared … because when more people come out and vote, they lose.”
He didn’t discuss specifics of what’s being planned in response to such “scenarios,” but in open-microphone Q&A, one attendee asked what would be done if indeed “armed federal agents” showed up. It’s illegal, Brown clarified, “and we would be in court immediately.” Could lawbreaking agents be arrested by local police? They could, “but I wouldn’t advise it,” he replied.
Another question involved federal agents breaking the law now – with an attendee asking about the masked ICE officers disregarding our state’s new law against masked law enforcement. “We are running aaainst strong headwinds … a similar law was thrown out in New York” recently (here’s an early-August report).
Other questions included issues related to the immigration crackdown – which Indivisible leaders noted would be next month’s spotlight topic – such as whether the state could take action to end the use of restraints on ICE detainees flown out of Boeing Field. “States have limited authority to dictate how the federal government operates” in situations like this, Brown said, though he wants to hear about “civil-rights violations” “ICE can operate but they can’t violate your civil rights.” A later question involved the recent reports that “shock gloves” were being procured for ICE officers; “if we see them, we’ll evaluate” what to do, Brown said.
He also was asked about “getting money out of politics” – our state has some “good transparency laws,” he replied, and “fairly (stringent) donor limits.”
Other questions brought the discussion back to the upcoming election – with Brown reiterating that the idea of the Trump Administration “attacking” the election process “is not hypothetical any more … Twice he’s tried to change how we count votes. Every state that has said ‘no’ (to such changes) and has been sued (by the federal government) has won … the administration has lost 20 cases.” The best thing voters can do, he added, is fill out the ballot and get it into a drop box – not the US Mail – as soon as you get it (mid-October for the November general election); don’t procrastinate.
That was also stressed when specifics about King County Elections operations and plans emerged in a presentation by chief of staff Kendall Hodson – here’s our video, including the Q&A that followed:
KC Elections has about 80 permanent staffers but will soon be hiring hundreds of temporary workers for the general election. They’re predicting a 75 percent turnout, similar to 2018, which would be double the primary turnout. She too stressed voting sooner rather than later, and offered an added benefit – the earlier ballots are in, the higher percentage of votes they’ll be able to report on election night. In 2020, Hodson said, 90 percent of the results were available on Election Night because so many had been turned in early. She said they hope to have 100 drop boxes in place (update, a KCE spokesperson we checked with today confirms they hope to add 9 countywide but aren’t ready to say where). Also, she advised, sign up for the ballot-tracking service that will notify you when yours is received/verified/counted. Something else you ca do right now – be sure your voter registration is up to date.
Hodson explained why mail-in voting is “accurate and secure,” detailing the auditing and observation measures in place, both in person and via 80 security cameras, as well as access that is limited to workers that have to have both badges and authorized fingerprints.
Along the lines of what Attorney General Brown had mentioned, KC Elections is also “preparing for all scenarios,” with staff training and “incident-response practice,” going through scenarios such as “what if a federal agent is standing in front of (a drop box) – how would they reach the Attorney General’s office as quickly as possible?”
Ballot security was the first question asked in Hodson’s Q&A period. She explained the steps a ballot goes through – it’s scanned, the signature is photographed and verified – even before the ballot envelope is opened – and it goes to the tabulation system. All that takes a lot of people-power, and that led to an extended pitch for those temporary jobs we mentioned earlier – KCE’s voter-services manager Kenny Austin, a West Seattleite, said they’re “good-paying union jobs” and you can register on the county’s jobs site to be notified when they’re posted.
Also speaking to West Seattle Indivisible, executive director Charles Douglas of Common Power, which leads trips to knock on doors in other states and cities, explaining that his organization was started in 2018 ‘by concerned citizens tired of not having an impact on federal elections.” Here’s our video of how he and staffer Binh Truong explained their work:
They urged Indivisible members to join them – on one doorknocking trip or many: “Any Senate or House race worth anything, we’ll be there,” and some other races of outsized importance too; specific candidates they’re supporting this fall include Texas U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico and Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff. It’s up to volunteers to cover their travel costs, but for those who truly can’t, Douglas said, help might be available, such as matching funds and donated airline miles. The group so far is planning 30 trips “across 13 states.”
Before the two-hour meeting concluded, the group also heard a slew of announcements, including an exhortation to register people to vote – WSI’s Randy Winn pointed out the millions of people who didn’t vote, registered or not, in major recent elections, outnumbering those who did – and pitches for postcarding, including a commitment to fill out and send at least 5,000 postcards urging “no” votes on November’s three state ballot initiatives. Dates for those events and many more, including recurring demonstrations and trainings, are on the WS Indivisible website here. That’s also where to find info about their next general meeting, 3:30 pm Sunday, September 20.
4:40 PM: Thanks for the tip! A reader called about this just as we were hearing the SPD dispatch. As you can see, this is blocking 2+ lanes of the eastbound West Seattle Bridge, and police aren’t there yet.
4:48 PM: Police have arrived and have the eastbound bridge down to one lane. They say the truck has lost a wheel, so they’re calling two tow trucks including a flatbed. No report of injuries.
5:07 PM: The live traffic cam shows they’re getting closer to reopening lanes by pulling the truck and trailer off to the side.
5:11 PM: Two eastbound lanes are now open, officers told dispatch.
5:52 PM: All lanes have reopened. And thanks again to everyone who sent initial tips about this!
Somebody who bought a ticket for Saturday night’s Lotto drawing at Admiral Safeway won the $2.5 million jackpot – but hasn’t claimed it yet, according to a Washington’s Lottery spokesperson. No rush, of course – the ticket is good until February 11. The winning numbers as shown on the lottery website are 1, 10, 23, 27, 28, 49. And Safeway gets a jackpot of sorts for selling the jackpot ticket – $25,000.
One of the street-safety challenges mentioned at last week’s Fauntleroy Community Association-convened forum about bicycling safety was the mingling of parking spaces with ferry queueing on Fauntleroy Way alongside Lincoln Park (and sometimes beyond). At 2 pm weekdays, the space becomes a no-parking zone – and today, right at 2, SPD parking-enforcement officers and tow trucks were there, ready to pounce on violators, WSB contributor Anne Higuera noticed. We’re checking on whether today’s crackdown was part of the SDOT-led response.
We’ve reported before on the Seattle Police “Connect Seattle” program, in which you can register your home security camera(s) so that police know you have one if they are investigating something in the area. Today we have word from Southwest Precinct crime-prevention coordinator Jennifer Satterwhite that the program is expanding to offer – also voluntary – “integration” for businesses’ camera systems, which would allow police to tap into their real-time streams – here’s the announcement aimed at businesses:
Did you know you can give SPD access to your business security camera to increase safety in your area?
Camera sharing allows the Seattle Police Department access to your camera feeds of publicly accessible areas in case of an emergency near your location. All your cameras or some of them. You set your preferences.
To share your cameras, all you need is a small FususCORE device that plugs into your camera system. Once it’s set up, it enables camera sharing based on your settings without impacting your network.
If you are ready to take the next step, please contact our Integration Coordinator – Alexis Bourland – abourland@axon.com
The added background information notes, among other things, that businesses interested in participating have to pay for the device connecting their cameras to the SPD system; those start at $350 and are detailed on this page.
This fall, West Seattle Runner (WSB sponsor) has a full slate of four free training programs that will get you ready to run and/or walk further and faster than ever before. Each program has an info session you’ll want to attend first, and those are starting this week:
Sandy has a warning for others: “My car window was smashed in the underground parking lot of the LA Fitness in West Seattle and my belongings were stolen while I was working out. Letting others know so that they don’t keep any valuables in their car in that parking lot.” Crime-prevention experts advise not leaving anything of value in your vehicle anywhere. P.S. We received Sandy’s report this morning; the time frame wasn’t mentioned, so we’re following up.
ADDED 12:30 PM: Sandy says it happened between 6:30 and 8:30 am today; the temporary SPD report number is T00064484.
Thanks to Rainer Klett for the photo of an Osprey with prey! As we take wing into a new week, here’s what’s happening today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
SUMMER FOOD DRIVE: If you can help, the food drive is continuing daily at West Seattle Nursery (5275 California SW; WSB sponsor) – our story has the list of what is most needed.
SPRAYPARK OPEN: Daily splashing continues at the Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), whatever the weather, 11 am-8 pm daily through Labor Day.
MOST WADING POOLS’ LAST WEEK: With sunshine and a mid-70s high temperature expected, West Seattle’s regular Monday wading-pool lineup will be open – noon to 7 pm at Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way, upper park near the north lot) and at EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden). Note that except for Lincoln Park, which is open through Labor Day, this is the final scheduled week for wading pools.
COLMAN POOL: Noon-7 pm, daily operation continues at the outdoor saltwater swimming pool on the shore at Lincoln Park – see the session schedule here. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)
NO CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING: The weekly 2 pm meeting for previews and briefings is canceled today.
‘LISTENING TO GRIEF’ SUPPORT GROUPS: 6:30 pm, weekly group gatherings for people going through 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.
ALKI MEDITATION: Two places to get centered on Monday nights in West Seattle – in the north end, there’s meditation at Alki UCC, doors open at 6:45, meditation at 7. (6115 SW Hinds)
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).
MONDAY NIGHT SALSA LESSONS: Series continues, 7 pm with BALORICO at Viva Arts (4421 Fauntleroy Way 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!
Seattle Civic Dance Theatre has ballet auditions for its 37th annual production of “The Magical Doll Maker” coming up this Sunday, and registration is open now. SCDT is based in West Seattle; the tryouts are in Burien:
Who: Seattle Civic Dance Theatre (West Seattle-based dance nonprofit est. 1985)
What: Free, open ballet auditions for children ages 8-18 for an annual community fundraising performance of The Magical Doll Maker (its 37th production)
When: Auditions are Sunday, August 23. Beginning level dancers 11 am- 12 pm, Intermediate/Advanced level dancers 12:30 pm-1:30 pm
Where: Auditions will be held at 15811 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Suite 160, Burien
To Register: Access the link below, access the link through our website, or email Allison Gross, SCDT Board President.
6:01 AM: Good morning. It’s Monday, August 17, 2026.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET
The forecast is the same as most recent days – eventual sunshine with a high in the mid-to-upper 70s. Sunrise will be at 6:08 am today; sunset will be at 8:17 pm.
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Low Bridge – Here’s the westward view (reminder, closing next weekend):
1st Avenue South Bridge (NB reopened Sunday night as scheduled and closes again next weekend):
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!
Before the weekend ends, we also wanted to remind you again about the biggest event in the coming week – the Admiral Block Party, presented by the Admiral Neighborhood Association, spans two days this year, starting with afternoon and evening live music on Friday, August 21, once the streets close for setup. Here’s the ANA’s summary of what to expect:
The 2026 Admiral Block Party is a celebration of the Admiral neighborhood and West Seattle. The 2300 block of California Ave will close at 10 am on Friday morning (August 21). At 3 pm Friday, we begin a full evening of acoustic musical acts from the main stage, with many of our stage-side restaurants offering extended seating to eat, drink, and enjoy some great local music until 8 pm. The party continues with a DJ from 8-10 pm, topped off by karaoke at Taste of Mumbai from 10 pm-2 am.
The Admiral Block Party continues Saturday morning (August 22), when more than three dozen vendors will open from 10 am-6 pm; our main-stage music begins at 11 am, featuring 10 local acts until 9pm.
There are some great additions this year. This year the block party extends north to SW College, featuring a Wellness Garden hosted by Anytime Fitness, Spacebar Wellness, Fitbar Café, and HIDEF Physical Therapy. Along the path to the Wellness Garden you will find other local wellness businesses and practitioners. The south end of our California Ave festival street features a concentration of kids activities and family-friendly vendors. Also added this year is the Alki Bike and Board bike valet located in front of their shop just south of the festival street.
8:37 PM: Big fire callout just east of West Seattle at an industrial/commercial building in the 7200 block of West Marginal Way South (map) with some streets blocked. First crews on scene report “multiple small fires around the perimeter of the building,” possibly electrical. With the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge still closed, traffic headed that way from here is doubtless lighter than usual, but multiple West Seattle units are part of the response, so this is an FYI at the very least.
8:43 PM: Firefighters describe the building as a warehouse and say they’ve found “three small electrical fires” outside it.
8:51 PM: SFD is dismissing some of the unit; those staying behind include energy-response apparatus. Seattle City Light is at the scene now too.
9:46 PM: No injuries, says SFD, which says firefighters confirmed the warehouse is “vacant.”
As this weekend comes to a close, we’re looking ahead to a couple of big events next weekend. One is the return of KindieWest live family/kid-geared music at Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, this time as one big free concert next Sunday (August 23) – here’s the poster with the lineup!
Three featured indie acts plus a singalong, 10 am to 1 pm Sunday, along with “an instrument petting zoo and local food-truck favorites.” Though it’s free and no ticket/RSVP is required, organizers with Fauntleroy Community Service Agency and Fauntleroy Children’s Center note, “we will be accepting donations to (the center) as part of our tuition scholarship fund for families in need.” The historic schoolhouse is at 9131 California SW.
(Pre-hunt example photo courtesy West Seattle Chamber of Commerce)
After nine days, this year’s West Seattle Glass Float Hunt is officially over. We’ve been updating it in our daily highlight lists every day since it began on Friday, August 7, and noted on today’s list that only one of the 105 floats remained unfound as of 6 am. Since then, according to the official Float Hunt webpage, that last one was found just before 11 am at Arthur’s in The Admiral District. The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce and West Seattle Junction Association presented the Float Hunt again this year as a way to encourage people to discover more of the peninsula’s special places, from businesses to parks. All 105 floats were hand-blown at Avalon Glassworks (before its owners retired) and were placed in spots from Alki to Highland Park to Arbor Heights. Everyone who found one gets to keep it. Congratulations to all!
Coyote sighting this morning from Ella, who reports, “On my way to the gym this morning around 7 am, at 35th Ave and Fauntleroy Way SW, I ran into a coyote. It ran off down Fauntleroy Way SW.” Ella also sent a quick clip:
We have published coyote sightings since 2008 to raise awareness, not alarm. Wildlife authorities’ advice on coexisting with them can be found here.
(Nancy Tyler with new plantings, photo courtesy WSJA)
By Macey Wurm
Reporting for West Seattle Blog
Earlier this summer, Nancy Tyler was walking down 44th Ave SW when she found herself noticing the abundance of overgrown foliage plaguing the block’s sidewalk and visual appeal. Instead of continuing on, Tyler decided to take matters into her own hands. As a lifelong West Seattleite and avid gardener, she wanted to launch a beautification project for the space.
Nancy has been weeding, pruning, and tidying the intersection of 44th Ave SW and SW Alaska St for weeks, but Saturday morning was a milestone – she, her partner Andrew, and some helpful friends completed the transformation of the intersection’s southwest corner.
(WSB photo – Nancy & Andrew after Saturday planting)
Though Nancy spearheaded the project, the community was eager to assist. West Seattle Nursery donated the topsoil, and nearby Junction Hardware donated and delivered three yards of bark.
(Nancy, Andrew, and Efran from Junction Hardware – photo courtesy WSJA)
She expressed special thanks to Chris Mackay, executive director of the West Seattle Junction Association, calling Chris “her champion” throughout the process.
The plants themselves were all purchased by Nancy. Among them are rose bushes, salvia, and others selected for their traits as no-maintenance, drought-resistant pollinator-friendly plants, she explained.
Passersby waved, honked their horns, and rolled down their car windows for words of gratitude as Nancy and her team worked for the past few weeks.
Among these was Don Cushing, who had a bit of a different story to tell. His focus was not on the beautification of the corner’s plant life, but rather the restoration of the old, unassuming flagpole at its center.
(Nancy & Don Cushing – this photo and next courtesy Nancy Tyler)
He explained that the pole had been there since 1917, and is a remnant of both a fire and police station that had consecutively occupied the space in the early-mid-1900s. The building was eventually torn down in 1967, and converted into the parking lot existing today.
This little piece of history gave Nancy a new perspective on her project. “Instead of just weeding it, it’s like, wow. We should honor this. We should make this a focal point.”
WSJA has since contacted West Seattle Trusteed Properties, owner of the site, in hopes of getting the pole restored to its former glory. If that happens, the historic flagpole would serve as the centerpiece for Nancy’s work on the southwest corner.
Though Saturday’s planting marked a significant accomplishment in the beautification project, her work is far from done. She told WSB she is currently in the process of making improvements to the entirety of the block, including the landscape islands within the parking lot. “There’s nothing like gravel or bark or new topsoil that instantly makes it look cleaner.”
So far, Nancy has cut back an overhanging tree to make two wooden benches usable again, has weeded portions of the sidewalk, and trimmed up various bushes. She pointed out a Yucca plant she had recently trimmed, after which a woman expressed her thanks, as she had observed a wheelchair user struggling to navigate the sidewalk it had previously obstructed.
Her efforts also aim at discouraging people from throwing trash and disposing of other items in the overgrown brush, where she said she found both an old Christmas tree and a bike frame.
It all just started with a simple observation: “I take pride in my neighborhood, of course. So walking through here in July, I’m like, this really could use some help.”
WEST SEATTLE GLASS FLOAT HUNT ENDING: As of 6 am today, the official website shows one float remains unfound, out of the 105 hidden for this year’s hunt. Maybe you’ll be the finder!
SPRAYPARK SEASON: Daily splashing through Labor Day at the Highland Park Spraypark (1100 SW Cloverdale), 11 am-8 pm.
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)
WADING POOLS OPEN TODAY: Forecast is for eventual sunshine and a 70+ high, so these two city-run wading pools should be open, both noon-7 pm: Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) and EC Hughes (2805 SW Holden).
MAKERS’ ART MARKET @ ALKI: 11 am to 5 pm, more than two dozen regional makers/artists are selling their creations at Alki Beach, near the Bathhouse. (2701 Alki SW)
WELCOME ROAD WINERY: You’re welcome Sunday afternoons at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) open 2-5 pm, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)
SNAIL MAIL SUNDAY:1-4 pm at Mr. B’s Mead Center (9444 Delridge Way SW), write postcards – supplies available if you don’t have any to bring.
STATE AG AT WEST SEATTLE INDIVISIBLE: 3:30 pm monthly meeting of West Seattle Indivisible at St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church (3050 California SW) with guest speakers including State Attorney General Nick Brown and King County Elections chief of staff Kendall Hodson, talking about what’s being done to protect the upcoming elections. All welcome.
BLACK TEA AT REVELRY ROOM: 7 pm-midnight, nighttime tea service with host Jack Sanders, info and RSVP here. (4547 California SW)
LIVE MUSIC AT TIM’S: 7 pm matinee show at Tim’s in White Center (98th and 16th) with Malty and the Rain, Tobi Kunkel, Rootbeer.
UNDERGROUND TRIVIA AT CORNER POCKET:Trivia starts at 7:30 pm – free to play, with prizes. (4302 SW Alaska)
Organizing, or assisting 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 Chris Frankovich(above) and Curry Gibson(below) for photos from tonight’s sunset, as a mile-high layer of smoke again intensified the color. This time, cloud layers also gave the sun a distended appearance before it disappeared behind the Olympics.
Though we’re seeing this side effect of smoke, we’re not breathing it – tonight’s area air-quality levels are resoundingly normal.
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Pamela “Pam” Paxton (formerly Pam Johnson, née Pam Odegard), who passed away on July 14, 2026 at the age of 79. 
Somebody who bought a ticket for Saturday night’s Lotto drawing at Admiral Safeway won the $2.5 million jackpot – but hasn’t claimed it yet, according to a 
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