West Seattle, Washington
28 Thursday
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW – SO STROLL THE WEST DUWAMISH GREENBELT! Just so happens that tomorrow’s day off for Seattle Public Schools students coincides with the Nature Consortium‘s monthly free guided eco-hike through the West Duwamish Greenbelt, the largest contiguous stretch of forest left in Seattle city limits. 1 pm tomorrow, meet at 14th and Holly (map), it’s a fairly easy “hike” – RSVP to Lisa at NC, lisa@naturec.org.
WEST SEATTLE GARDEN TOUR ANNOUNCES BENEFICIARIES: Speaking of the Nature Consortium – they’re among this year’s West Seattle Garden Tour beneficiaries! Jane Watson with the WSGT committee sends word that they’ve just decided who will get the proceeds from this year’s tour (set for July 17th):
Each year, the WSGT donates the net proceeds from the Tour to Seattle-based non-profit organizations that promote horticultural, educational, or artistic endeavors. This year, we are pleased to announce that proceeds from the 2011 Garden Tour will benefit ArtsWest Theatre, the Seattle Chinese Garden, the Duwamish Longhouse, Lincoln Park P-Patch, Nantes Park, the Nature Consortium, Walking on Logs Landscape Restoration Group and the West Seattle Tool Library.
Jane also notes that if you’d like to be a sponsor (business OR individual) for this year’s West Seattle Garden Tour (WSB is signing on again this year), this is the last month to do it – sponsorships make up more than half the nonprofit tour’s proceeds, which go to those beneficiaries. You can find out more about sponsoring WSGT by going to westseattlegardentour.com.
Got a note very early today that the fabled green stripe of Admiral’s 41st SW, near Metropolitan Market (WSB sponsor), has been refreshed, just in time for St. Patrick’s Day 2011 – so we had to send leprechauns over to get photos – including the shamrock at the end (in the 1900 block – here’s a map).
We received that mysterious photo taken at Walking on Logs on behalf of “The Fork.” Ready to dig into corned beef and cabbage, perhaps? It’s all tied to whythefork.org, promising the mystery will be revealed next Monday. Till then, grab your lucky shamrock, and here goes the morning preview.
ST. PATRICK’S DAY: Feedback Lounge (WSB sponsor) is one of the places where the wearing and drinking of the green will be the order of the day. On the border between West Seattle and White Center, Mac’s Triangle Pub is planning a St. Patrick’s Day night to remember, starting at 6 pm (here’s the Facebook event page).
WATER TAXI BACK ON SCHEDULE: After almost a full day without West Seattle runs, because the Rachel Marie was filling in for Melissa Ann on the Vashon run, everything returned to normal mid-afternoon Wednesday, so it’s expected to be back on schedule this morning.
ALKI COMMUNITY COUNCIL: The May 22 “car-free day” (Seattle Summer Streets) is among the agenda items for tonight’s Alki Community Council meeting, 7 pm, Alki UCC (6112 SW Hinds).
BRUSH UP AND LISTEN UP: High Point Library presents a “Clean Your Teeth!” Story Time! AmeriCorps volunteers Zara Friedman and Emily Johnson, who work at a local clinic, will present a dental care themed story time 11:30 am-12 pm. The presentation will include a mix of stories, songs, games, and props to teach young children about dental care. It’s a free program for caregivers and children ages 3-5.
WEST SEATTLE CELLARS WINE TASTING: This week’s free Thursday night tasting, 5:30-8 pm, focuses on French wines.
OPEN MIKE NIGHT: It’s that time again at Freshy’s Coffee. You get a discount on wine and beer if you show up to perform; it all starts at 7 pm, and “anything that pertains to open mike is welcome.”
ECSTATIC DANCE: Every Thursday, 7:30-9:15 pm, VFW Hall at 3601 SW Alaska , freeform movement to recorded music from around the world. More details – www.ecstaticdanceseattle.com
And even more on the WSB West Seattle Events calendar …
If you’re a home/property owner but haven’t looked your property up online lately – you might be surprised at some of the changes to the website overseen by the office of King County Assessor Lloyd Hara. That’s one of the things he brought up when he spoke to the Kiwanis Club of West Seattle during its breakfast meeting on Wednesday at Be’s Restaurant in The Junction.
When he took office after being elected in 2009, Hara said, he was the “fourth guy to hold the job in seven months.” He had two objectives – make the office more customer-friendly, and create more-efficient ways to get the job done. To tackle those tasks, he started by figuring out how to ensure people who called the Assessor’s Office could reach a live human rather than getting “lost in phone-mail hell,” which he said happened to him once. They still have a ways to go, he acknowledged, but his staff is under orders to make a callback within 24 hours to anyone who calls and leaves a message.
Back to the website – Hara says his office has expanded the amount of information it offers, such as a list of taxes paid on a given parcel over the past 10 years. As the online information expands, he said, the postcards sent in the mail with information each year will shrink, and that’ll save money.
Speaking of money – valuations are going up this year, he said, compared to last year, but the commercial real-estate market remains weak, so much of the tax burden remains on homeowners. (Here’s the office’s announcement from February.) Still not much of a condo market, either, he observed, as banks tightened up on home lending.
West Seattle Kiwanis meets three times a month – the schedule’s on their website. Coming up on April 2nd, you’ll find them (and Key Club members) at five local supermarkets in a one-day food drive.
It’s part party, part neighborhood meeting, and a great chance for Fauntleroy neighbors to see each other and learn more about what and who’s in the neighborhood. The annual Fauntleroy Community Association Food Fest membership meeting/drive and restaurant sampler is in the books for another year, bringing neighbors into The Hall at Fauntleroy this past Tuesday night. Ahead, a few photos – and a few words from FCA’s re-elected president:Read More
(Photo of Sanislo GRC participants added Thursday afternoon, courtesy of Craig Seasholes)
At Seattle Public Library HQ downtown, it’s semifinals week for schools participating in the Global Reading Challenge – and we found out tonight that one elementary school in West Seattle scored big today – Here’s the story as told by Sanislo Elementary librarian Craig Seasholes:
Sanislo Elementary School’s “Ice Dodos” team tied with students from Thurgood Marshall school to win their Semi-Final round (in today’s) Global Reading Challenge semi-final match in front of hundreds of cheering classmates at the Seattle Public Library’s Microsoft Auditorium.
The “Ice Dodos” aced 29 of 30 question posed to the 9 school teams assembled at Wednesday’s semi-final match. Composed entirely of 4th graders, the seven-member “Ice Dodos” team was the first team from Sanislo to advance in the 16-year history of the contest. They will be facing 10 teams of 4th and 5th graders in the 16th annual city final competition to be held at the Central Library Microsoft Auditorium on Tuesday, March 29th.
Go Sanislo – Go Ice Dodos!
If you know of any other West Seattle school whose team is in the finals – let us know – Sanislo’s the first/only one we’ve heard of. Find out more about the Global Reading Challenge by going here! P.S. Sanislo’s 4th graders are the beneficiaries of the annual Used Book Sale at the school this Saturday, 10 am-2 pm (here’s the Facebook event page).
UPDATED 12:33 PM THURSDAY: Robin sends word that Concord International Elementary School, in South Park but considered part of the “West Seattle region,” also is off to the citywide finals with “The Orange Dragons” – fourth year running for Concord!
Quick West Seattle Crime Watch note tonight – Jeri on Pigeon Point asks you to be on the lookout:
Late Sunday night or early Monday morning, March 13th or 14th, a 2003 white Subaru Outback, Washington license plate ACE 4203, was stolen from a driveway near 21st & Charlestown on Pigeon Point.
Seen it? Let police know.
(Chief Sealth students Rachel Varney and Tasha Addington-Ferris)
Just one more school day left before Chief Sealth International High School‘s World Water Week festival – since Friday is a day off for Seattle Public Schools – and students’ preparation stepped up even further today. We visited this morning as students made and distributed posters, particularly promoting the Walk for Water that is scheduled on Friday, at the end of a week that’s beginning with author Robert Glennon‘s keynote speech (free, community encouraged to attend) on Monday night, introduced by Congressmember Jay Inslee. Here’s another one of the posters:
More teamwork to get ready for the awareness-raising weeklong festival: Social-studies teacher Noah Zeichner, who’s leading the project with senior Molly Freed (here’s their backstory), says a team of students has scheduled the entire student body into 17 workshops for the schoolwide teach-in a week from Friday. That, he says proudly, represented 4 hours of scheduling work. Speakers that day are coming from:
National Wildlife Association
PATH
Seattle Public Utilities
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
A Child’s Right
King County Wastewater Division
Seattle BioMed
Miller/Hull
Starbucks
Cascadia Building Council
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
Cascade Designs
Water for Humans
Zeichner adds, “Students will also be participating in a school-wide art project, a tap water taste test, and will attend sessions with CSI faculty members and parents telling personal stories about water scarcity in east Africa.” Tomorrow, yet more work – meetings, including Zeichner conferring with the 9th grader who will be handling audio/visual for World Water Week events; Molly will meet with student-body leaders to review key points of next week; and there’s more work on everything from posters to welcome packets for speakers. They’re not even taking Friday completely off – they have a morning work party to fill the water jugs that will be carried around the field at Southwest Athletic Complex during the Walk for Water. But the biggest job of all is one you can help with: Next Monday night, come to the 6:15 pm resource fair – which promises food, music, and information – and the 7 pm keynote speech; learn about water issues, and celebrate the hard work the students (and their teacher!) have been putting in.
Southwest Precinct leadership had promised that they would go public with information about how crime prevention would be coordinated in the wake of longtime coordinator Benjamin Kinlow‘s departure. His official retirement date was yesterday; today, the West Seattle Blockwatch Captains’ Network is circulating a note from Southwest Precinct Community Police Team Officer Jonathan Kiehn, addressed to the captains, mentioning one of the remaining coordinators in SPD (Mark Solomon, city photo at left) will help with our area, among other things – and promising Block Watch will live on:Read More
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
Eleven months ago, we published Chaco Canyon Organic Café‘s request for your opinion: Would their vegetarian/vegan cuisine be welcomed in West Seattle? The response was an overwhelming “yes” – and today, they are two weeks away from their April 1st opening in The Triangle’s new development Link (WSB sponsor).
Though finishing touches remain, we stopped in on Tuesday for the first sneak peek inside, courtesy of the same team we had interviewed at Chaco Canyon’s U-District location 4 months ago – owner Chris Maykut and West Seattle general manager Sarah Coyle.
They are excited and ebullient about West Seattle-homegrown components to the new café – from the soon-to-be-hung light fixtures (above) created “in a studio under the West Seattle Bridge,” to a staff with a significant number of West Seattleites, including two who also plan to live upstairs at Link (whose first tenants move in on March 25th).
This week, there were still decisions to be made – like, how many tables? The tables and wood trim (above) around the new restaurant are made with recycled materials, which thrills Chris to no end – recycled palettes, to be specific, “glue-laminated.”
They are also excited about the community room on the north side of the 2,800-square-foot space. It’ll hold between 30 and 40 people, and will be rentable for meetings and classes, Chris explains – when it’s not in use, it’ll be more space for people to sit down and enjoy Chaco Canyon food and drink.
Any changes since last time we spoke? They’ve decided not to be open Sunday nights, for now – Sarah added, “We want to grow into it.” On Sundays, they will be open for brunch, 9 am-3 pm. Mondays-Fridays, Chaco Canyon will be open 7 am-9 pm, and on Saturdays, it’ll be 9 am-9 pm.
Their staff already is in training, having done an orientation at the original Chaco Canyon and then a followup last Friday at the new location. Before they get into “friends and family” shakedown cruises the last few days before the scheduled April 1st opening, they are inviting you to a March 26th open house.
Even on official opening day, some parts of the new café – which you’ll enter from the southwestern corner of Link (38th/Alaska, above) – will be a work in progress. The retail space along the eastern wall – where you will eventually find cookbooks, among other things – will not be fully fleshed out. Chris says they need to “nose around West Seattle” to see what there’s a need for, particularly relating to vegan, organic, raw, gluten-free nutrition. They might sell art, as well – art will have a prominent place inside Chaco Canyon, as it does throughout the rest of Link (the Twilight Artist Collective curation for the main part of the building doesn’t extend into its businesses, but Chris notes he is a longtime friend of one of Twilight’s trio of founders).
They’re also reaching out to other Triangle businesses; Sarah says she’s been talking with the West Seattle Family YMCA (WSB sponsor) and is “really inspired” by what they are doing and offering.
But back to details. As we wrap up our chat, Chris is wondering about the light bulbs for the new glass fixtures (he pointed out to us earlier that many of the lights in the restaurant will be LEDs, with a major energy savings).
And as we all look out the window at what was at the time a rainy morning, he and Sarah mention there will be outdoor seating when the weather gets nicer, along the west-facing facade, 16 to 20 people.
That’s still a few months away. In the meantime, the doors will officially swing open at 7 am Friday, April 1st, after that March 26th sneak peek, which will be 7-11 pm, with appetizers, beer, and wine – no RSVP needed, “if 500 people show up, we’ll feed 500 people,” Chris promises.
(Photo from earlier this month, by Christopher Boffoli)
The Melissa Ann‘s been fixed and that means as of now, both the Vashon and West Seattle Water Taxi services return to their regular schedule – that word just in from King County Department of Transportation‘s Marine Division. (The Melissa Ann had trouble again yesterday afternoon, and Rachel Marie was moved to Vashon service to cover.)
Just forwarded to us, the official Seattle Public Schools letter announcing that interim principal Ruth Medsker is now permanent principal of West Seattle High School. This comes two weeks after a meeting at the school seeking feedback on how she’s been doing since taking over WSHS this school year. Here’s the letter from interim Superintendent Dr. Susan Enfield – in part, it says of the feedback the district received about Medsker:
We heard that Ms. Medsker has provided the school with strong leadership and she holds students and staff to high standards. Under her guidance, West Seattle High School has developed a␣more consistent schedule that facilitates increased focus on instruction. Staff are benefiting from a newly structured Professional Learning Community format, and the school is in the process of creating a registration process and master schedule that will work best for students.
We heard from Karla, who wondered if there had been a proposal yet for a West Seattle-wide fundraiser on behalf of Japan. We told her that we would be thrilled to help sponsor and promote one, but it might be a good idea to put out the call first to see who would be interested in participating and what kind of idea had the most traction. So she’s set up an e-mail account, and here’s the pitch:
I’m looking for feedback from the West Seattle community on joining efforts to raise funds or donate items for the Japan earthquake/tsunami, as doing this in an organized way may be more impactful.
Examples:
* Having a restaurant event “Dine out for Japan” with participating restaurants.
* “Bottoms up for Japan” for pubs, bars, taverns.
* Something similar for coffee shops
* Discounts from shops around the Alaska, Morgan and Admiral Junctions.
* Organize with schools or at least provide ideas on how to donate items and then make a teachable moment about empathy
* Encourage WS residents to find out if their companies match donations, and to follow upIdeas are welcomed, of course. Let me know what you think!
You can contact Karla directly at westseattleforjapan@gmail.com Obviously she’ll see comments here, too.
If you check in with WSB sometimes via Facebook, you might be aware we’ve been stuck for a long time at 5,000 friends, FB’s arbitrary limit for “profiles.” We didn’t know things would turn out that way when we started on FB as “WS Blog” almost four years ago (before WSB even became a business), but for months now, there have been more than 100 friend requests we weren’t allowed to approve, and an increasing amount of people who couldn’t even get into the queue because, they would message us, “FB says you have ‘too many friends’.” For a while we hoped FB would change; they won’t, so we have to. Please go HERE to “like” the new West Seattle Blog page (nothing fancy – yet – but at least, no limits) if you are so inclined. Thank you!
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
For all the hubbub this week over Mayor McGinn‘s suggestion to shut down the Alaskan Way Viaduct next year – the people working on The Viaduct’s future point out that half of it is already scheduled to be closed next year.
That’s the southern half – the Holgate-to-King leg of the project that is exempt from the tunnel-or-no-tunnel controversy, since, as Viaduct project boss Ron Paananen told the Rotary Club of West Seattle on Tuesday, it’s designed to fit with whatever winds up replacing the Central Waterfront section.
Paananen was the headliner for the Rotary’s weekly lunch, before a crowd filling one of the downstairs meeting rooms at Salty’s on Alki, with attendees including even King County Executive Dow Constantine, days before The Viaduct closes for its next semiannual inspection (6 am-6 pm Saturday and Sunday).
To some degree, you could describe his presentation as part refresher course, part attempted myth-busting.
Two notes from the Alki Community Council this morning: First, a reminder of tomorrow night’s monthly meeting, 7 pm, Alki UCC (6112 SW Hinds), with agenda items including the May 22nd “car-free day” Summer Streets as well as emergency preparedness (checked West Seattle Be Prepared lately?). Second, a volunteer opportunity, reported by David Hutchinson:
In its agreement with Seattle Parks & Recreation, the Alki Community Council made a commitment to provide volunteer assistance in maintaining the landscape beds at the Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza. On Saturday, March 26th, Phil Renfrow, Parks Senior Gardener, will be at the Plaza to supervise the replanting of these areas. If you enjoy working out of doors in a beautiful setting, you are invited to drop by and lend a hand. If you plan on coming, please contact Eilene at 206-933-8352 or email us at libertyplaza@msn.com.
The new plants are being purchased using the Parks administered maintenance fund, created through the sale of the engraved bricks & bronze plaques. Last year the ACC turned over more than $35,000 to supplement this fund. There are currently 73 bricks and 2 plaques left for sale. Orders received by the end of March will be installed by Parks this spring, probably in late May or early June. Orders received after that date will be installed later this fall. Brick order forms can be picked up at the Plaza or downloaded at www.sealady.org/brickform.pdf . For additional information on the plaza project, see www.sealady.org.
(Hummingbird nesting at The Kenney – thanks to Katie Krause for sharing)
Fairly quiet day on the WSB West Seattle Events calendar: Tonight’s marquee meeting is the Delridge District Council, which always precedes its 7 pm business meeting with a broader 6 pm discussion about issues and ideas (you’re invited to that too). On the business-meeting agenda are the issues raised by medical-marijuana dispensaries, particularly the one that was briefly reported to be moving into a commercial space in the 5200 block of Delridge (here’s our report on that from last weekend) and a briefing on the county’s sewer-overflow-control “green stormwater infrastructure” plan for part of Sunrise Heights and Westwood. Last week we reported on early testing work related to that, including drilling next to Westside School (WSB sponsor) – we later received a photo of how that work drew an audience:
(Photo courtesy Maryann Petrocelli)
The Delridge District Council’s meeting is as usual at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way.
FREE WORKSHOP: Feel overwhelmed when it’s time to find and choose a home-service professional? Tonight the Savvy Seattle Women take on the topic, and you’re welcome to be there, 6 pm @ Prudential NW Realty in Jefferson Square. More info online.
‘ONE WORLD’ DISCUSSION: The facilitated-discussion series continues at the Senior Center of West Seattle with gender as today’s topic: “How have male and female roles changed over time? In what ways have you experienced sexism, personally or societally?” 10:45-noon.
SOLVING SCHOOL CROWDING: Before its regular meeting tonight, the Seattle School Board has a work session focusing on Capacity Management – how to deal with issues including school crowding, which is a particular challenge for several West Seattle elementary schools right now (including the ones where new portables have arrived to help handle the overflow). The public is welcome to observe work sessions, though there’s no public-comment period; 4 pm, district HQ in SODO.
A message this morning from Southwest Pool, the only city-run, year-round swimming facility in West Seattle:
With summer right around the corner (though it is hard to see through the rain some days), it is time to think about swim lessons. Have your kids brush off their skills and get ready for a fun and safe summer in the water. Whether your child is new to the water or they are swimming laps we have a class at an appropriate level for them. We even have classes for adults! Also, don’t forget to check out the other courses offered at our six West Seattle community centers.
From classes to special events like Easter-egg hunts, the full spring brochure for those community centers (Alki, Delridge, Hiawatha, High Point, Southwest, plus South Park) is online – browse it here (PDF). And for more info about the pool, you can drop by at 2801 SW Thistle or call 206-684-7440.
Last weekend was a gala weekend, to say the least. We had reports on four big fundraisers – two nonprofits (West Seattle Community Orchestras and Nature Consortium) and two schools (Gatewood and Pathfinder). Turns out Madison Middle School had an auction over the weekend too – and teacher Jeanne Merritt shares not only a wrapup, but also video of the teacher performance that brought down the house. (Click the screengrab above to go to the page where you can watch the video.)
A few months ago Madison Middle School teachers Tim Owens and Jasmine Riach came up with the idea of resurrecting the annual auction. (It had been put on hold due to the economy.) They approached the PTSA, who agreed to proceed.
So-o-o, Madison Middle School hosted a sold-out auction Saturday night at The Hall at Fauntleroy. Items auctioned included certificates from many of our wonderful West Seattle businesses (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE, THANK YOU!!!), class projects, week-end getaways, some handcrafted items and even an African safari!! Delicious food was provided by Tuxedos and Tennis Shoes Catering. Fun events included the “dessert dash” where tables are called to grab a dessert according to their donations, and a “wine toss,” where participants threw rings trying to “catch” a good bottle of wine. There was a fund-an-item where attendees donated money to update Madison’s technology.
Madison staff members performed too! Technology teacher Sarah Isaacson led teachers in a dance routine for the parents. Teacher Juan Rubio danced really hot “salsa” and offered dance lessons in the auction.
Many thanks to these PTSA people for all their hard work: Mary Holllister, Dawn Sly, Lora Bunch, Amber Kormanik (and family!), Karen Golgart, Liz Murphy, Linda Sabee, Anne Weglin, Lesa Russell, Maureen Devlin, Anne Gillingham, Shhellie Nelson, Jon Douthwaite, Collin Hurlocker, Carl Sweetland. If we missed you, know that you were appreciated–there were multitudes of behind-the-scene volunteers. Also thanks to all the attendees who generously purchased our wares.
Todd Crooks was our auctioneer and Elliott Bay Brewery provided our beer. Thank you!! A good time was had by all.
From tonight’s West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting at Southwest Precinct:
“We’re really concerned with our burglaries, car prowls, and auto thefts, said Operations Lt. Pierre Davis. But for the past month, he cited a “significant drop” in those categories. “We are at pretty much an 8-month-to-a-year low, compared to a year ago.” Regarding our “more active individuals in the community – we’ve gotten them recognized,” and arrested and prosecuted, “and they’re out of our hair for a long, long time. … We hope to keep that trend up.” He quoted precinct commander Capt. Steve Paulsen as saying “We’re doing really good now, but we want to get that down to zero … if you see something out there, let us know.” And toward that, Lt. Davis revealed, an informational campaign is ahead to alert the community to ways to help reduce the chance of auto theft and other car-related crimes. WSCPC president Richard Miller asked Lt. Davis about any current hot spots for auto theft, and the lieutenant replied that “It’s pretty random right now.”
Other toplines from the meeting, including a presentation on a volunteer-staffed program that helps some of the community’s most-vulnerable victims, after the jump:Read More
(EDITOR’S NOTE: West Seattle High School‘s news publication Chinook shares stories/photos with WSHS on occasion; this is the most recent one we’ve received.)
Story by West Seattle High School Chinook staff
Photos by Nathan Solis
Special to West Seattle Blog
The Diversity Club at West Seattle High School hosted the Second Annual Bite of West Seattle Diversity Club Potluck last Thursday night.
More than 200 people came out for the event, which featured a variety of food dishes for sharing and nearly an hour’s worth of cultural dance performances. Attendance at this year’s event was more than double last year’s turnout. The Diversity Club put together the event in order to work towards its mission of bringing the many cultures of West Seattle High School together and to celebrate diversity.
“I was really happy with the turnout,” said club adviser Rebecka McKinney. “It really highlighted the reason Diversity Club was started in the first place, to bring different cultures together.”
All were welcome at this annual event and turnout included members of the several cultural clubs of WSHS: Diversity Club, Asian Student Union, Latino Club, Polynesian Club and Black Student Union. There were also families, staff and community members present as well as alumni.
Food went fast at the event, but there were many varieties to choose from including African American favorites such as macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, and corn bread. There were also many Asian dishes including humbao, egg rolls, lumpia and Vietnamese sandwiches. Then there were Italian dishes like fettuccine and spaghetti. There were chips and salsa from the Hispanic community and many desserts to share.
“There was a lot of variety in the food and I especially liked the fried zucchini, lumpia and the fettucine alfredo,” said Diversity Club secretary and senior Rojine De Las Alas.
After enjoying food and socializing, the night’s performances began. First on the schedule was a dance choreographed and performed by the Latino Club:
The girls were met by much applause for their dance.
Next up was the Asian Club, which performed several dances including the traditional Lion Dance (above) and fan dance, as well as a Vietnamese hat dance (below) and the Filipino coconut dance and a few other selections.
The Polynesian Club did a traditional island dance with the accompaniment of club adviser and school security specialist Greg Taufaasau:
Representatives from the Black Student Union performed a modern day hip hop dance.
The night ended with the Filipino candle dance and a group effort to clean up.
“The Diversity Club spent a lot of time planning this event so we were really glad that our work paid off,” said club co-president, senior Kaily Irons-Fuda. “I hope that all of our future events are so successful and that this event continues to grow each year.”
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You can see more work from West Seattle High School’s student journalists by going here.
Three business-anniversary celebrations of note:
BIN 41 WINE SHOP: Today is the one-year anniversary of the “soft opening” for Bin 41 wine shop in The Junction. We stopped in to photograph owners T. Frick McNamara and Jon McNamara; they’re planning a big celebration for April 1st, but today has sentimental value. They’re also continuing with Friday night tastings – 5:30-7 pm this Friday, it’s winemakers from the Willamette Valley.
MAX AND QUINN’S ATOMIC BOYS SHOP-O-RAMA: The Admiral District toys-memorabilia-and-other-quirky-stuff shop at 4311 SW Admiral Way is celebrating three years in business. They’ve announced a party for this Saturday, 10 am-6 pm, “food, fun, and games.”
And there’s a big anniversary for a little Morgan Junction restaurant:
(Photo by Bill Hutchison for WSB)
ABBONDANZA TURNS TEN: To thank customers who have kept them in business for a decade, through ups and downs, even as more eateries moved into the area, Abbondanza is now open for lunch, with a special “Presto, Presto” offering 11 am-2 pm Mondays-Fridays, two for one through April 15th (back to regular pricing after that) – pan pizza and soup or salad. They also are serving brunch, 9 am-2 pm, $11.95 fixed price, “with an Italian flair,” we’re told – that includes options such as eggs Florentine, an Italian frittata, Croccante Signore (like a Croque Monsieur), or Spaghetti Pie. Abbondanza is at 6503 California SW, just south of the intersection with Fauntleroy.
4:10 PM: King County Water Taxi just e-mailed word that West Seattle runs are canceled from 4:15 pm through 7 pm (that means, the rest of the day/night) because of a “mechanical issue.” Checking for more details.
4:42 PM UPDATE: As was the case last time, this is because of a problem with the boat that serves Vashon. The county just sent full details – news release after the jump. First, another update:
7:34 PM UPDATE: The latest update says the West Seattle Water Taxi service is canceled “till further notice.” To clarify whether any change was expected tonight, or whether this meant it’s likely there’ll be no service tomorrow, we checked with Rochelle Ogershok at KC Department of Transportation; at this point, she confirmed, West Seattle Water Taxi service is NOT likely tomorrow – Rachel Marie will keep filling in for Melissa Ann. Now, the enws release from three hours ago:Read More
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