West Seattle, Washington
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Scott Henry and Chantille Henry have a classic West Seattle story: They have been together 42 years, meeting as teenagers at Husky Deli.
For 17 of those years – since 2005 – they’ve been partners in business as well as life and love. That’s when they founded the John L. Scott Real Estate Westwood office (a WSB sponsor) with other partners. It’s evolved over time, and they’ve been sole owners for the past three years.
That’s about to change. The John L. Scott Ballard-Madrona Group office has acquired John L. Scott Westwood. The 51 Westwood office brokers will join The Madrona Group’s roster of 16. But home sellers and buyers won’t see much of a change – the office in central Westwood Village will remain open, and Scott Henry will stay on as managing broker for the first year of the transition.
We talked with the Henrys about their decision to sell the office. It’s been more than a business for them over the years – also a springboard for community events, such as the annual free shredding/food-drive day supporting the White Center Food Bank. But “we thought it was time to roll back our responsibilities a little” while continuing that community involvement. Once the transition is over, Scott will have “just one full-time job” – selling real estate with son Daniel. Chantille is assisting with the transition too but then plans to “take a few months off to figure out what’s next.”
They’re proud of working to increase the brand’s visibility in the area (their office serves part of Burien too), with ~450 transactions a year. “We’ve built up a nice reputation, and have great agents we’re super-proud of.” They say new owners Jason Fox and Joe Kiser are “like-minded (and will) support agents like family.”
And the Henrys promise their support for West Seattle will continue: “We love our community and we’re still part of it.”
In case you’ve seen/heard the big response on Harbor Island – an electrical fire was reported aboard a Navy ship at Vigor Shipyard. The fire’s just been declared “tapped” and they’re dismissing units.
(‘Neighborhood mandala,’ explains photographer Rosalie Miller)
Here’s what’s happening:
CLEAN! Block Drop supplies are at Dragonfly Pavilion (28th/Dakota) in North Delridge until 5 pm.
WADE! Three local city-run wading pools are open today, EC Hughes (above) at 2805 SW Holden noon-7 pm; same hours for South Park at 8319 8th Ave. S. And Lincoln Park at 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, noon-7 too.
SWIM! Colman Pool on the Lincoln Park shore is also open noon-7 pm.
MEDITATE! Free weekly Zen sitting/meditation event at the chapel at Fauntleroy UCC (9140 California SW), 7 pm.
PLAY PINBALL, FREE! The Admiral Pub‘s 16 pinball machines are open for free play 7-10 pm Mondays. (2306 California SW)
PLAY TRIVIA! Three scheduled options tonight for trivia players – 7 pm at Best of Hands (35th/Webster), 7 pm at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7:30 pm at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW)
Have something that should be listed on our calendar and in our daily previews? Please send info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
The heart of summer is the time to be outdoors as much as possible – and that’s why the West Seattle Community Orchestras are bringing back Play-Along in the Park, starting tomorrow (Tuesday, July 12th)! Here’s the announcement:
West Seattle Community Orchestras’ second annual Play-Along in the Park is here! Dust off your instruments and join us this summer for a series of FREE music-playing sessions!
Sessions run every Tuesday, July 12-August 2 at Lincoln Park, 6:00-8:00 PM.
You do not have to be able to attend every week to join. This series is designed for you to join when you are able and experience the joy of playing in an ensemble!
You will be expected to bring your own music stand and chair.
Each week there will be two different groups.
6:00 PM – 6:45 PM is for musicians looking to play an easier repertoire of music. Has it been years since you’ve picked up that violin but you’re interested in reliving the magic of playing in an ensemble? This time slot is for you! This music is classified at a beginner level.
But if you’re looking for more of a challenge, or play regularly and just want to enjoy playing in the summer evening with a group, join us from 7:00-7:45 PM for a slightly more difficult repertoire, at an intermediate level.
Please feel free to join us for one OR both time slots!
If you have any questions, please reach out to info@wscorchestras.org
Registration is open now! form.jotform.com/211898433133154
If you’re wondering “where in Lincoln Park?” – the meadow near the north (largest) parking lot.
6:01 AM: Good morning; welcome to Monday, July 11th.
WEATHER
The forecast is for a sunny and breezy day, high possibly in the 80s.
BUSES, WATER TAXI, FERRIES
Metro buses are on their regular weekday schedule; watch @kcmetroalerts for word of reroutes/trip cancellations.
The West Seattle Water Taxi is canceling some evening trips, as announced last night.
Ferries: WSF continues on the two-boat schedule for Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth – and WSF says that probably won’t change before next spring. Check here for alerts/updates.
BRIDGES AND DETOUR ROUTES
841st morning without the West Seattle Bridge.
Low Bridge: Automated enforcement cameras remain in use; restrictions are in effect 5 am-9 pm daily – except weekends; the bridge is open to all until 8 am Saturday and Sunday mornings. (Access applications are available here for some categories of drivers.)
1st Avenue South Bridge:
South Park Bridge:
West Marginal Way at Highland Park Way (one of four recently installed cameras):
Highland Park Way/Holden:
The 5-way intersection (Spokane/West Marginal/Delridge/Chelan):
Are movable city bridges opening for vessels? Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed; 1st Ave. S. Bridge openings are tweeted by @wsdot_traffic.
All city traffic cams can be seen here; West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras are also on this WSB page
Trouble on the roads/paths/water? Please text or call us (when you can do so safely) – 206-293-6302.
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
The heart of summer is usually light on community meetings, but the District 1 Community Network had an information-packed July meeting this past week.
Three topics brought guests to the online meeting.
TERMINAL 5: The Northwest Seaport Alliance – which oversees cargo operations for the ports of Seattle and Tacoma – had updates on Terminal 5, the West Seattle facility that opened one “modernized” berth to ships earlier this year and continues construction on a second berth. For one, they’re now not expecting operations to launch at that second berth until early 2024.
As of the meeting on Wednesday night, the first berth had handled 38 vessel calls, out of 299 total in Seattle and Tacoma during the same time period.
We reported earlier this month on Block Drops, a project created by local Girl Scouts Paige, Evelyn, and Emma to make it easier for community members to clean up their neighborhoods. On behalf of the project, local cleanup organizer Erik Bell sent word that four Block Drops are planned in Delridge this week – four daylong chances for you to go get equipment, do a bit of cleanup, and know that the results will be tended to. Here are the dates and locations where supplies will be available (pickup and dropoff), 9 am-5 pm each day:
Monday, July 11 – Dragonfly Pavilion (28th & Dakota)
Tuesday, July 12 – Delridge & Findlay
Thursday, July 14 – Cottage Grove Park (26th & Brandon)
Friday, July 15 – Delridge Playfield (26th & Genesee)
These Block Drops are listed here, and you can watch that webpage for others coming up.
Just announced by Metro:
The King County Water Taxis West Seattle route will be reduced tomorrow evening, Monday, July 11, due to a shortage of available workforce.
The following trips from Downtown Seattle to West Seattle are canceled: 5:25 p.m. and 6:05 p.m.
The following trips from West Seattle to Downtown Seattle are canceled: 5:45 p.m. and 6:25 p.m.
Please note: There is a two-hour gap in scheduled sailings to West Seattle between the 4:45 p.m. trip and the 6:45 p.m. trip and riders are encouraged to consider alternate travel plans.
Other scheduled trips are expected to operate using available crew members.
Some Water Taxi runs were also canceled last Friday because of a crew shortage.
Every Sunday, we check numbers from the Public Health – Seattle/King County dashboard for our weekly look at countywide and West Seattle-specific COVID numbers:
*9 percent fewer cases countywide in the past week than the week before
*Currently averaging 956 new daily cases countywide (down from 1,045 when we checked a week ago)
*8 percent more hospitalizations countywide in the past week than the week before
*Currently averaging 20 new hospitalizations daily (up from 17 a week ago)
*18 percent more deaths countywide in the past two weeks than the two previous weeks (the dashboard doesn’t offer a one-week increment)
*Currently averaging 3 deaths daily (up from last week’s two-week average of 2 daily)
For West Seattle, we have two-week comparisons (these are the combined totals from two “health reporting areas,” labeled West Seattle and Delridge):
*781 cases between 6/20 and 7/4, up from 729 between 6/6 and 6/19
*18 hospitalizations between 6/20 and 7/4, up from 10 between 6/6 and 6/19
*One death between 6/20 and 7/4, same as between 6/6 and 6/19
VACCINATION: As announced last month, the Western States review workgroup has affirmed that the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are safe and effective for children 6 months to 4 years old. Also, boosters are recommended for everyone 5 and up. Checking vaccination rates:
*81.6 percent of all King County residents have completed the initial series (up .1% from a week ago)
*86.4 percent of all King County residents ages 5 and up have completed the initial series (up .1% from a week ago)
*51.2 percent of all King County residents have had the initial series plus a booster (up .3% from a week ago)
*In West Seattle, here are the vaccination rates by ZIP code for ages 5 and up (reminder, 98106 and 98146 are not wholly within WS):
98106 – 88.8% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 55.3% have had a booster (up .1%)
98116 – 93.5% completed initial series (unchanged from a week earlier), 67.6% have had a booster (up .2%)
98126 – 84.2% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 57.4% have had a booster (up .2%)
98136 – 94.3% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 70.6% have had a booster (up .2%)
98146 – 83.6% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 49.7% have had a booster (up .1%)
VACCINE CLINICS: New pediatric clinics were announced this week by Neighborhood Naturopathic (WSB sponsor) in West Seattle – check to see if appointments remain. Otherwise, look for opportunities here.
TESTING: If you want to get tested and don’t have or want to buy a home kit, public testing sites include the city-supported site at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle, 9 am-5:30 pm Monday-Saturday this week) and the Curative kiosk at Don Armeni Boat Ramp (1220 Harbor SW, 9 am-3 pm Monday-Friday this week). … If you need to report self-test results, that’s explained on this page.
(Photo from June’s low-low tide, sent by Chris)
Not only will the weather be perfect for beachgoing this week, so will the tide conditions, Starting tomorrow, you have six days to explore the shores during low-low tides. From the chart:
MONDAY – 9:29 am, -2.6 feet
TUESDAY – 10:17 am, -3.5 feet
WEDNESDAY – 11:06 am, -4.0 feet
THURSDAY – 11:55 am, -4.0 feet
FRIDAY – 12:43 pm, -3.6 feet
SATURDAY – 1:31 pm, -2.8 feet
As usual during low-low tide periods, the Seattle Aquarium‘s volunteer beach naturalists will be stationed at two local beaches to answer questions – Lincoln Park and Constellation Park (south of Alki Point), these days and times:
Wednesday, July 13: 9:30 am−1 pm
Thursday, July 14: 10 am−2 pm
Friday, July 15: 10:45 am−2:15 pm
Saturday, July 16: noon−3 pm
Sunday, July 17: 1:15−3:15 pm
Wherever you go to explore, please tread lightly – the mega-low tides expose animals and plants that are usually underwater.
2:34 PM: We’ve received a few questions about what seems to be an increase in military flyovers in recent days, including one over the north end of the peninsula a short time ago. That one, like at least a few of the others, was a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in the South Sound, as shown on this screengrab from Flightradar24:
Given the base’s proximity, flyovers aren’t that unusual, and while we don’t so far have comment on this one, they’ve often turned out to be training, as explained here.
3:53 PM: Thanks to a lead from commenter Sven, we’ve discovered via Twitter that today’s flyover was in connection with a pregame event at the OL Reign match. Similar demonstration for Saturday’s Sounders match. (We’ve reported on many baseball/football flyovers in years past but not so many for soccer.)
4:45 PM: Thanks to Jennifer Moore for the photo of the C-17, just added above.
Thanks to Kersti Muul for the report – transient orcas are in the area, headed southbound, just south of Discovery Point on the north edge of Elliott Bay, which means they should be visible from Alki with binoculars. Let us know if you see them!
Family and friends will gather July 23rd to remember Norma Arbow. Here’s the remembrance they’re sharing with her community:
Norma D. Arbow passed away in her sleep from congestive heart failure on JUNE 22, 2022. She was born in Seattle – where she attended Magnolia grade school with her fraternal twin sister Barbara. They attended Franklin High School, then Seattle U, where she met the love of her life, our Dad – Don Arbow. They married in JUNE 1956; after their first child Donald Arbow was born, they went to Milwaukee so Dad could attend Medical school, where MOM had 2 more daughters – Diana & Barbara. They moved back to West Seattle after Dad graduated from Medical school. They had 2 more children – David in July of 1966 & Chris in July of 1968. After mom retired from Insurance, she volunteered at the West Seattle Food bank & Our Lady of Guadalupe – she had also been a member of the Gardening club, which she attended with Aunt Bernie.
Mom had the gift of gab – loved animals, gardening, food – really good food & her family & all family celebrations; she will be missed
She is preceded in death by her husband Don Arbow (1987), Her parents Lavine and Peter, her sister Barbara. She is survived by her children – Don Arbow, Diana Arbow, Barbara Arbow (Chris), David Arbow (Deanna), Chris Arbow. Grandchildren Daveanna, Sarah, Audrey, Josslyn, Mariah. Great-grandchildren Aubree, Ari, Finn.
A funeral mass will be held @ Our Lady of Guadalupe on July 23rd, 11:00 AM; she will be interred on Monday, July 25th @ Forest Lawn.
In lieu of flowers, Mom would love if you can donate to the WEST SEATTLE FOOD BANK or SEATTLE HUMANE SOCIETY.
(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)
(Dragonfly photographed in West Seattle by Jerry Simmons)
Here’s what’s up for the hours ahead:
ROAD-WORK REMINDERS: From SDOT: “On Sunday, we will be doing some additional vegetation cleanup and landscape work on Olson Place SW between 1st Ave S and SW Roxbury. The work is anticipated to begin as early as 5 AM through 1 PM. Traffic impacts include the closure of the right-hand curb lane; the lane will reopen at 1 PM – however, we may extend working hours.” Meantime, WSDOT is scheduled to continue its “Revive I-5” lane closures on the freeway between I-90 and the West Seattle Bridge exit.
CHURCHES WITH ONLINE SERVICES: We’re continuing to list these – see today’s list here.
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: 10 am-2 pm, find fresh food – produce, meat, fish, cheese, beverages, baked goods, and prepared food – and plants at the weekly WSFM. (California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska)
SEATTLE VINTAGE FEST: 11:30 am-5 pm, vintage clothing, apparel, and accessories are on sale at Alki Bathhouse (60th/Alki) – free admission after noon, $10 for an early-bird ticket to get in at 11:30 am.
FOOD TRUCK POP-UP: Tat’s Truck will be at Best of Hands Barrelhouse (35th/Webster) 11:30 am-7:30 pm.
LINCOLN PARK WADING POOL: If the city opens wading pools today, the only one in West Seattle will be the one in central upper Lincoln Park (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW), noon-7 pm.
COLMAN POOL: The outdoor pool on the Lincoln Park shore (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW) is back open to the public, noon-7 pm.
LOG HOUSE MUSEUM: The Southwest Seattle Historical Society museum< is open on Alki, and you can visit noon-4 pm, (61st/Stevens)
ALKI POINT LIGHTHOUSE: Weekly tours are back, as reported here. First tour at 1 pm, last at 3:45; here’s how it works.
LIVE MUSIC AT C & P COFFEE: 3-5 pm, Dublin Alley plays folk-rock at C & P Coffee Company (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor).
NEED FOOD? White Center Community Dinner Church serves a free meal (take-away available) at 5 pm Sundays at the Salvation Army Center in South Delridge (9050 16th SW).
SUNDAY NIGHT JAZZ: Triangular Jazztet at The Alley (4509 California SW), 8 pm and 9 pm sets.
SUNDAY NIGHT KARAOKE: 9 pm to 1:30 am at Admiral Pub (2306 California SW).
Have an event to list for our calendar? We update it daily – email westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
That’s the note on the door of Zippy’s Giant Burgers in White Center after its final day on Saturday. We saw it there at 8 pm, when would-be customers were still showing up in hopes they weren’t too late. But they were. WSB reader Margo says her family got “the last Zippy’s burger ever sold” – and sent this photo of her 10-year-old son Chase enjoying it:
Margo says they got that last burger around 3:15 pm. The early sellout was not surprising considering this was the line before they opened at 10 am:
Zippy’s owners Blaine and Rahel Cook announced on Tuesday that they’d be closing this weekend after 14 years. They were in Highland Park for the first three years before moving to a larger space in White Center.
Continuing our nightly previews … West Seattle Summer Fest is almost here! The party starts on Summer Fest Eve, Thursday (July 14th), as you wander the closed streets in The Junction where the festival is getting set up, and enjoy art and music as part of the July West Seattle Art Walk. The festival officially begins at 1 pm Friday (July 15th) – with later hours than past years – continuing Saturday and Sunday. One big point of interest every year: Food and drink options. From the Summer Fest website, here are the lineups:
Sidewalk cafes (set up by year-round Junction venues):
The Beer Junction
Credo
Dumplings Of Fury
Shadowland
Seattle Fish Company
Talarico’s Pizzeria
Cupcake Royale
Darby Winery
Lady Jaye
Elliott Bay BrewingFood fair vendors (mostly along SW Alaska east of California):
Kornman of WA (roasted corn, kettle corn)
Kathmandu MomoCha
LBee’s Filipino Deli
Bang Bar Thai Restaurant & Lounge
JJFROYOGO
Sweet Art (cotton candy)
TornadoPotato/Langostino Sushi Burrito
Ray’s Food (elephant ears)
Cheers Inc (pulled-pork sandwiches)
Puerto Ensenada
Kenyan Kitchen
Frelard Tamales
Recetas de Abuelita
Fast and Fresh Foods
Shug’s Soda Fountain & Ice Cream
And on Sunday, with the West Seattle Farmers’ Market a block north of its usual spot, you’ll find the usual prepared food and treats there too. Plus always a few surprises! We’ll be covering Summer Fest as it happens, and we’ll be spotlighting the lineup on day 1 as the party starts. See you in The Junction!
Our previous previews:
–Overview of what’s new/different this year
–Music lineup
–Kids’ Zone
–Summer Fest Eve
The Summer Fest Whale Trail
Rock fans of all ages were at Easy Street Records tonight for an in-store double bill with Lite Sleeper and Panic Grass. The occasion – the launch of The Bar Is Open hazy IPA, a collaboration between Easy Street (which, you probably know, recently added a bar) and Best of Hands Barrelhouse. We caught part of the show by Lite Sleeper, whose members include a luminary in West Seattle’s music-business scene, Frank Gross of Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor).
This band has a launch of its own this summer – its debut EP.
This was Lite Sleeper’s second show. As for the new IPA – it’s the house IPA at Easy Street, and available at Best of Hands (35th/Webster) in cans and “limited draft.”
Brian lives at a condo building on Avalon Way that was broken into early today – not the first break-in, he says. He forwarded the message sent to residents by their homeowner association’s president, with photos including the ones shown below with part of the message:
One of our residents was walking his dog and came across a bunch of packages in the brush. He looked at them and realized they belonged to residents of Luna Court. …
On Saturday, July 9, about 2:23 AM, two people gained access to the front of the building through the front door. Marks on the Door King System postal lock appear to have been made with a pair of pliers.
Packages were taken.
I reviewed the security camera footage for the camera outside the front door and was able to copy some frames of the thieves. I filed a report with the Seattle Police. … SPD report Number. 22-176794
Outer Space Seattle, the indoor playspace on Alki, is celebrating its grand reopening. Here’s the announcement:
After a long hiatus due to the pandemic, Outer Space Seattle has officially re-launched open play! Bring your kids in for play time on their custom 3-level indoor playground. Enjoy fresh air from Alki Beach through their large garage door while your kids explore.
The back playroom features a rotation of different toys, great for kids 0-12 years old (but perfect for the 2-10 year olds). Grown-ups are allowed to climb into the playground with their younger kids, or stay on the lower level with them. Your entry price is good for all day play and adults are always free. Socks and signed waivers are required by all.
OPEN PLAY HOURS
Monday to Friday 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday 10:00 am – 8:00 pmENTRY FEE
Kids under 1 years of age $7 + tax
Kids 1-12 years old $14 + tax
Adults are always FREE
Pre-Purchase a 5 Pack get 6 entries! $70 + taxOuter Space Seattle
2820 Alki Ave SW #2
*Free parking in underground parking lot
Outer Space Seattle was a co-sponsor of last Monday’s West Seattle Fourth of July Kids’ Parade and is sponsoring the Kids’ Zone at the upcoming Alki Art Fair (July 22nd-24th).
(WSB photos)
Another outdoor market is welcoming you this afternoon – this time, focused on art and other handmade creations, including sweet treats. This is the Makers Art Market, on the promenade east of Alki Bathhouse (60th/Alki) until 5 pm. The artwork spans a variety of mediums, including wood:
That wolf is the creation of Alex:
Also there – Donna and Cira from Puffy Pandy, which recently set up shop in White Center and are selling “cream puffy, macarons, and more” today on Alki:
You can see the list of vendors in our calendar listing.
(WSB photos)
The South Delridge Farmers’ Market is now in the middle of its second season in the courtyard of Hope Academy (9421 18th SW). This year it’s happening twice monthly – twice as often as last year – and today was our first chance to visit. The market is a project of African Community Housing and Development, centered on BIPOC growers and makers.
10 vendors are there today, including Nhia from Heu’s Blooms and Greens in the Kent Valley:
She told us this is the first time she’s been able to get to this market this year, as the weather’s been unusual. She’s selling flowers and produce. Next to her booth, with produce and plants, is Antoine from Regeneration Farm in Woodinville:
Regeneration is one of the market’s founding vendors, He told us it’s the kind of market that his company is most focused on serving – reaching people who face the greatest barriers to accessibility of fresh, healthy food like this. Other vendors today include Seola Bee Company, Black Origin Plants, Aash Farms, and Small Axe Farms.
(Most are from King County, though there’s also an apple farmer today, from Chelan.) Just before we stopped by, market managers explained, they had a crowd of customers from the mosque that’s co-housed with Hope Academy, because today is a Muslim holiday – Eid al-Adha, explained as a day to celebrate bounty after a period of sacrifice that marks the annual pilgrimage that is a tenet of the faith. If you don’t get to the South Delridge Farmers’ Market today – it continues until 2 pm – your next chance to visit is in two weeks, 10 am-2 pm Saturday, July 23rd.
8:30 AM: Thanks for the tip. Even if you’re authorized to use the low bridge, you can’t right now – it’s “stuck,” according to SDOT.
9:24 AM: Still stuck and no official updates (we have a message out to SDOT).
9:36 AM: SDOT spokesperson Ethan Bergerson tells us, “We’re currently waiting on an update from the bridge electrician who is working to diagnose the problem.”
10:21 AM: SDOT’s live video camera shows the bridge has reopened to (authorized) traffic.
10:46 AM: SDOT attributes the problem to “electrical issues” and adds, “Bridge operators may perform a test opening and closing of the bridge this morning during a lull in traffic to confirm that the problem has been fixed and operations have returned to normal.”
11:06 AM: Update from SDOT (which says the closure lasted about 2 1/2 hours): “We have successfully completed the test opening/closing of the bridge.”
(SDOT camera image)
7:57 AM: Thanks for the tips. The Highland Park Way hill is blocked west of West Marginal by a crash response, Details to come.
8:14 AM: At the scene, police tell us two vehicles (shown above) collided, and two people were taken to the hospital. Tow trucks are already on scene and the hill will reopen when the wrecked vehicles are cleared.
8:28 AM: Officers have just told dispatch the road is reopening both ways.
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