The Stranger is the latest to gush over Beato, under the headline “West Seattle Grows Up.”

Remodeling review

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| West Seattle online | West Seattle religion

For those of us curious what Mars Hill changed inside the former Doxa church on 35th, but not planning to attend a service there to find out, they’ve conveniently written it up online.

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Road rage in Gatewood

| Gatewood | West Seattle online

Just happened onto this rather amazing tale of road rage, or should we say parking rage, near Caffe Ladro.

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UW killer’s WS connection

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It appears he lived here for a while in the mid-’90s.

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Sight in the sky

Been away from the inbox for several hours; seems we missed something startling in the WS sky this evening — at least a dozen people have written to ask what was up with the chopper activity. We’ve seen military aircraft around here before — after all, we have beaucoup bases nearby — but this must have been truly out of the ordinary, given the mail barrage. We’ll see what we can find out; if anyone out there in WSB-land is a military insider or called authorities to ask and actually got an answer, please leave a comment. (UPDATE: One commenter says it was part of the Mariners’ military-salute promotion.)

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Early alert for weekend family fun

April 3, 2007 4:09 pm

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| Environment | West Seattle beaches | West Seattle parks

This isn’t happening till Saturday, but you need to pre-register, and organizers say space is limited, so here’s an early alert: People for Puget Sound is kicking off a kids’ art contest with a “beach treasure hunt” and low-tide walk at Lincoln Park this Saturday afternoon. Go here to find out more (including contact info for signing up).

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First the bear, then the owl, now …

April 3, 2007 10:17 am

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| Pigeon Point | Seen around town

More “public art,” according to a reader tip. We won’t get to check this out for ourselves for a while so we’ll take the liberty of quoting the reader, who reports the sighting from a bus ride over The Bridge:

This morning I had no choice but to crack a grin as I spotted a herd of crouching Groucho Marxes in the woods of Pigeon Point. They can be seen from the eastbound lanes of the West Seattle Bridge and are tucked into the woods maybe a couple hundred meters after the merge.

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Remember the monorail?

April 2, 2007 4:09 pm

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| Transportation

Somehow missed this till a reader tip … Sound Transit will study the possibility of a light-rail extension between West Seattle and Ballard. Maybe even Burien.

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The high cost of owning

April 2, 2007 9:03 am

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| High Point | West Seattle housing

The new High Point gets a mention in this article today about the high cost of homeownership (condos included) within city limits.

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A sight to see

April 1, 2007 4:09 pm

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| Environment | Fauntleroy | Gardening | Genesee Hill | Wildlife

Fauntleroy Creek (across from the ferry dock) is worth a visit sometime soon if it’s not someplace you regularly visit. Not only is salmon season revving up, it’s also the annual blooming time for the official favorite flower of WSB, Darwin’s barberry, which comprises an entire hedge at the creek overlook but still hasn’t caught on as a garden plant (aside from a spray on Genesee Hill, one along Beach Drive, and one along Fauntleroy; let us know if you’ve seen others).

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Park-n-pray

April 1, 2007 7:24 am

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| Transportation | West Seattle religion

As Mars Hill prepares today for its first services at the ex-Doxa location on 35th, seems it’s not the only local church coping with parking challenges. Just north of The Junction, West Side Presbyterian Church has posted a detailed “parking possibilities” plan, made necessary by the Cali Ave repave-o-rama.

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It’s gonna be a zoo

March 31, 2007 4:00 pm

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| Pets

Wanted to make sure you’ve all heard about an event that’s still a few weeks away, but likely to be the West Seattle smash of the spring. Posters are up all over town; tickets are on sale; Husky Deli even has a clever little Beanie Baby animal display promoting it. Three weeks from today @ Hiawatha — the first-ever “West Seattle Pet Rodeo and Snooty Walk.” (We plead guilty to not having a clue about what a “snooty walk” is supposed to be.) Besides the critters, WS-dwelling human celebrities are promised too, including Hizzoner’s spouse Sharon Nickels and former “Almost Live!” (love those 1:05 am Saturday night reruns) star Tracey Conway.

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On the verge of more construction

March 31, 2007 1:46 am

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| Development

Just a bit north of Verge Condos on Harbor Ave, two more big buildings (six stories) just got permits, with plans for condos over retail: 3257 Harbor and 3303 Harbor.

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No felony charge in 47th/Admiral death

March 30, 2007 3:23 pm

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| Crime | Transportation

Just written up by the Northwest Asian Weekly — had not heard it before, though it appears the decision happened earlier this month: No felony charge in the crosswalk crash that killed Tatsuo Nakata.

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Second weekend of spring

March 30, 2007 10:07 am

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| West Seattle parks | WS culture/arts | WS miscellaneous | WS Weekend Lineup

It’s Friday, and that means time for the West Seattle weekend roundup. Indoor and outdoor fun to follow …Read More

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Junction road work alert

March 30, 2007 9:14 am

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| Seen around town | Transportation

Drivers beware, road crews aren’t just working on the north-of-Junction repaving today — there’s also some work in the heart of The Junction itself. Looks like restriping, possibly also on the “raised crosswalks.” No lane closures when we passed through just now but could be a little congested later, so consider yourself forewarned.

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Congratulations

March 30, 2007 7:29 am

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| Delridge | West Seattle people

Almost forgot to mention one other bit of news picked up at the Charlestown Cafe meeting: A big WS job we mentioned three months ago is no longer open. The Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association has a new executive director, Derek Birnie. The DNDA site doesn’t have much on him yet, but here’s a bio from a previous gig. DNDA has a lot going on, most notably — at the moment — the new Community Resource Center that’s ever-closer to completion at 35th & Morgan.

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Here’s hoping they keep the doors and windows locked

March 30, 2007 2:09 am

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| Pets

Someone from WS is advertising on CL that they need a new tank for their fast-growing 7-foot python.

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Yet more on Admiral Safeway shop-or-else parking

March 30, 2007 2:01 am

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| Transportation | West Seattle businesses

-One person who now declares herself an ex-Admiral Safeway customer because of the parking crackdown says the parking patrollers are marking tires. So, she wonders, what if you happen to spend an extra-long time in the store?

-Another reader wrote to ask the nearby Sanctuary At Admiral what they’re doing about parking, and got back a note from its owner, saying its guests have permission to park in the Safeway back lot. OK, so, now we have exceptions for them, Lafayette Elementary, and the senior citizen field trips. Who else?

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Semi-sigh of relief

March 29, 2007 5:50 pm

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| Transportation

The state had said it wouldn’t release results of last weekend’s viaduct inspection till tomorrow but the information is actually already available. Bottom line appears to be, it’s still in bad shape, but hasn’t gotten any worse since last checkup. Whew.

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And more bakery news

March 29, 2007 12:23 pm

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| West Seattle restaurants

Finally found an apparent name for the bakery taking over the ex-Bobby’s Hobbies spot. The latest round of construction-related permits mentions “Shoofly Pie Company,” and while there’s not much at the dot-com address for that name, it’s registered to someone in WS.

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Thursday tidbits

March 29, 2007 9:26 am

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| West Seattle history | West Seattle news | West Seattle politics | West Seattle restaurants

-Thanks to the reader who tipped us that Bakery Nouveau is featured on the cover of Seattle Magazine’s new “best restaurants” issue. Yum.

-A new exhibit at MOHAI will feature 19th-century paintings from a daughter of the Denny party’s namesake.

-Also from the P-I, Ted Van Dyk has a good post-viaduct-vote rant. Reminds us of the interesting sight we saw while traveling up Cali after the Charlestown meeting last night — an apartment window plastered with not only a YES ELEVATED sign, but also RECALL NICKELS and even mock Times front pages with the apartment-dweller’s fantasy future headline NICKELS DEFEATED. (Perhaps a Steinbrueck relative lives there!)

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Charlestown meeting: ‘Tis better to propose as well as oppose …

March 28, 2007 10:33 pm

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| Charlestown Cafe | Development

That’s one way we would sum up organizer Mark Wainwright’s main theme for the spirited crowd that sardined itself into the northernmost room of Charlestown Cafe tonight. Not to say there won’t be some rabblerousing …Read More

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