West Seattle, Washington
16 Tuesday
2:36 PM: Click into the video window for Governor Inslee‘s media briefing, with guests from state Parks, Public Lands, and Fish and Wildlife. We’ll update as it goes.
He says he’s announcing a “partial reopening of outdoor recreation” starting on May 5th.
-day use of state parks
-day use of public lands
-day use of state fish and wildlife areas
“Any additional relaxing” would depend on “data and compliance,” he says, and warns “this is not a return to normal.” He says it’s about “data, not dates.” Team sports, events, camping, gatherings are NOT resuming, he stresses. He also urges people to continue to limit travel,”not make overnight trips” to recreation areas. He says golf will be OK if you’re playing with one other non-related person.
Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz speaks next, saying she’s hopeful this is a “first step toward normalcy,” but urging visitors to bring their own sanitizer, masks, etc., and to continue practicing distancing.
The next guest, Fish and Wildlife director Kelly Susewind, says most – but not all – hunting and fishing seasons will open (but not Areas 1-4 yet). He reiterates that there’ll be no camping – “stick with day trips.”
It’s also noted that not all state parks will reopen – coastal parks, for example.
2:56 PM: The governor didn’t say anything about extending the stay-home order (which expires in a week), so that’s the first question he’s asked. “We are a long ways from the end of this virus, and we are going to have to maintain plenty of restrictions after May 4th,” he said, without a “yes” or “no” answer, but saying he’ll have more to say within a few days.
He’s asked what data told him it’s OK to partially reopen recreation, and he launched into a variety off stats, good and not-so-good. “We are SO far from being able to turn this off like a light switch,” he warns. He also says the state is still far short of the testing capability he would like to have, though he says he received a federal assuurance that more we would be on the way within a few weeks.
What about elective surgery, which he had recently mentioned as something else that might reopen soon? “We are trying to come up with a protocol” to allow them without taking away from PPE that’s needed by those working on the most urgent health-care needs. “We’re still talking with stakeholders.”
What about haircutters? The governor gives a fairly nonspecific answer – that all depends “when we drive this [infection] number down small enough” that contact tracing and isolation are possible, how much social distancing will be possible, what protocols can be developed.
3:13 PM: The governor is asked why he can’t share specific benchmarks he’s looking at for decisions on reopening more of the state. “Going forward, we’re going to be looking at opening several more industries,” he says without naming them, saying “multiple metrics” are involved – not just the infection rate, but also the health-care system’s status, the testing/tracing capabilities – “you have to consider all those together.” The next questioner asks him for specific numbers. “There’s no one number,” Inslee reiterates, but mentions some such as the number of tests that come back positive, which he says is now close to 8 percent but needs to be lower. “It is not enough for our health and our safety to just eliminate social distancing” – contact tracing and isolation of people exposed, and their families, will be needed for a long time, he says.
The briefing ends at 3:25 pm. As always, the video should be available for playback soon in the same window above, and we will add links to whatever the governor’s office posts to spell out today’s announcements. (Added: Here’s a link.)
Three years after we first mentioned Seattle Public Utilities‘ Longfellow Creek Natural Drainage System project – to get polluted stormwater runoff out of the creek – it’s reached a design milestone, and an online open house is ready for your feedback. It’s not just about the creek, SPU says, but also includes a “partnership with SDOT to include pedestrian improvements near the NDS project sites,” which are focused at Sylvan/Orchard, 24th/Kenyon, and further south along 24th. Check out the online open house here; they’re looking for feedback by May 15th.
Today we’re welcoming Seattle E-Bike as a new WSB sponsor. New sponsors are offered the opportunity to tell you about their businesses, and here’s what Seattle E-Bike would like you to know:
Owner Brian Nordwall and Manager Alex Dunn both live in West Seattle,
so they understand the nightmarish commutes that are ahead. They sell e-bikes that average from 20 mph to 28 mph if pedaled at the highest assist settings. Just pedal over the Low Bridge bikeway, and you can make it from the Junction to Downtown in 25 minutes, 4 to 6 times faster than the experts estimate it will take by car once the lockdown is completely over. 
Seattle E-Bike will also deliver your bike to you for free, if you live in West Seattle, for now, during regular business hours. Once things slow to a crawl, they plan on having late-night deliveries, once a week.
NEWSFLASH: Seattle E-Bike has been having the biggest sale in its history. It ends April 30th. 12% off. Never before, never again. Come in or call in a non-refundable 30% deposit by April 30 to lock in those unprecedented savings.
There is more! As long as the high bridge remains closed – which SDOT says is at least until 2022 – anyone from West Seattle or White Center making a $2500 purchase will receive, absolutely free, the only Bike Helmet designed for E-Bike riders, rated at 25 mph, while all other helmets are rated to 15 mph. Regularly $149.99; for us, $0.00 with qualifying purchase.
Seattle E-Bike has a tremendous selection. While the traffic is still light, Alex and Brian invite you to stop in, and test-ride any E-Bike you think you want to purchase. To increase E-Bike utility, Seattle E-Bike sells a wide variety of bags that attach to bikes, as well as trailers to carry children, dogs, or cargo. You will quickly understand why everyone loves their E-Bike, and why hundreds of their customers have sold at least one of their cars.
Seattle E-Bike is at 220 S. Jackson, and online at electricbikeseattle.com.
We thank Seattle E-Bike for sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news via WSB; find our current sponsor team listed in directory format here, and find info on joining the team by going here.
Two more business updates this morning:
ORIGINAL BAKERY: Thanks for the tips from readers who noticed the window installation (right side of photo) and wondered if that meant the beloved Fauntleroy bakery (9253 45th SW) is reopening. We sent an email inquiry and learned they’re working on it! No projected date yet, though, but they promise an update when there’s a plan.
PAPER BOAT BOOKSELLERS: The independent bookstore in Morgan Junction has sent an update:
We’d like to thank our community for their continued support of the bookstore during this difficult time – whether you’ve bought books online, sent us an email with encouraging words or even dropped us a note through our mail slot – thank you!!
While the storefront remains closed, we are working inside Monday-Friday, filling online orders and answering any questions via email. We have suspended in-store/ curbside pick up for the time being, at least until the stay at home directive is lifted; however, we are shipping books out using USPS media mail or UPS Ground. We are happy to give recommendations and put together book and activity bundles for you – just email us and we can get an order ready to ship out same day if we have it in stock!
We have decided to take the weekends off to be with our family and get the kids caught up on schoolwork-and with that, we give huge praise to our teachers because helping the kids with schoolwork is not an easy task!
We are committed in doing our part to keep our family, employees, and customers healthy and safe and know that when we get the ok to reopen it will be a slow process – we don’t imagine that we will be opening our doors to welcome book browsing anytime soon, but we do hope to have our employees with us again and see some actual faces while picking up books -it’s all up in the air from here and like so many, we are doing our best and trying to stay as positive!
Our online store is up and running 24/7 and we will answer any questions you may have through email – info@paperboatbooksellers.com – (we are not answering the phone at this time, so please email us with your questions).
We are still having Family Reading Time every Saturday morning at 11:00 through Zoom – we have been doing this for the past 3 weeks and it is a joy to see all the kid’s faces-a small feeling of normalcy and comfort during this chaotic time! Thank you, thank you West Seattle! We love our community and can’t wait to see you all again!
The shop is at 6040 California SW.
Thanks for the tips. We’re just back from 1st/Kenyon, in the southeast West Seattle industrial area fronting on Highway 509, where there was a briefly sizable Seattle Fire response. As shown in our photo, a trailer burned on the east side of 1st. Firefighters told us no one was hurt; the cause is under investigation.
Thanks to Don Brubeck (above) and James Tilley (below) for the photos of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) seen off West Seattle as it headed northbound this morning.
James says the larger of those two flags was unfurled while he was photographing the ship. The Bremerton-homeported Nimitz has been back for just over two months. The Kitsap Sun reported last week that the Navy had said its entire crew would be tested for COVID-19 before the carrier’s next departure.
9:03 AM: With one week left in the stay-home order, Gov. Inslee has announced a media briefing/Q&A for 2:30 pm today. Looks like the topic will be outdoor recreation, part of what he has said would be likely to reopen soon – the announcement includes this:
The governor will be joined by Hilary Franz, commissioner of public lands; Kelly Susewind, director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Don Hoch, director of the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission.
The live video stream will be here; we’ll carry it too.
9:16 AM: Meantime, an announcement just in from the governor’s office – Colorado and Nevada are joining Washington, Oregon, and California in the Western States Pact, “a working group of Western state governors with a shared vision for modifying stay at home orders and fighting COVID-19,” originally announced two weeks ago.
5:44 AM: 35th morning without the high-rise West Seattle Bridge. Here are the cameras for the restricted-access low bridge and the 5-way intersection west of it (which was repaved over the weekend):
For general traffic, the main route across the Duwamish River is the 1st Avenue South Bridge (map) – that’s also the main way to get to I-5, exiting at Michigan. Here are cameras for the bridge and Michigan east of it:
The other option is the South Park Bridge (map), which drops you onto East Marginal Way one mile south of the north end of the 1st Ave. South Bridge. Here’s the South Park camera:
Check the @SDOTBridges Twitter feed to see if a bridge is opening for marine traffic.
TRANSIT ALERTS: Metro’s reduced schedule is in effect – details here. Also, bus capacity is now restricted … The Water Taxi continues its reduced (and shuttle-less) schedule.
OTHER LINKS
SDOT’s traffic map, with cameras
Our traffic-cams page
Let us know what you’re seeing – comment, or text (not if you’re at the wheel!) 206-293-6302.
Another day without big headlines in the virus crisis – here’s our nightly roundup:
NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: The daily update from the Seattle-King County Public Health data dashboard:
*5,912 people have tested positive, up 101 from yesterday
*407 people have died, up 8 from yesterday
One week ago, those totals were 5,172 and 346.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: Find them here.
WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: Find them here.
MORE COVID-19 SYMPTOMS: From the daily bulletin sent by the state Health Department:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its official list of symptoms that people experience when they get sick from the coronavirus. The symptoms added are: chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, and new loss of taste or smell. This is in addition to the previous official symptoms: fever, cough, and shortness or breath. These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus.
WILL STAY-HOME ORDER BE EXTENDED? Governor Inslee‘s statewide stay-home order is currently set to expire May 4th, one week from tomorrow. No word yet if he’s planning any announcement or media briefing tomorrow, but if he does, we’ll carry the livestream.
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM REOPENS: The Small Business Administration will resume taking applications for these loans at 7:30 am our time tomorrow.
THOUGHT THE ALKI CROWDING WAS BAD? Southern California is having a heat wave, and many of their beaches are supposed to be closed, but (updated) at one that wasn’t …
RIGHT NOW: This is the scene from #Air7HD in Newport Beach, CA as the #COVID19 death toll surges in Southern California @ABC7 #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/Nmta8hU69H
— Chris Cristi (@abc7chriscristi) April 24, 2020
(Here are the Orange County stats, by the way.)
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS: Worried about how kids are doing without being able to go to school? Meet a West Seattle second-grader who’s spending some of her time doing something we can appreciate … reporting neighborhood news.
SIGN SIGHTING: For the second consecutive Sunday night, we wrap up the roundup with an Upper Morgan sighting sent by Tamsen Spengler (thank you!)
GOT A PHOTO? INFO? TIP? Email westseattleblog@gmail.com or text/voice our hotline, 206-293-6302 – thank you!
Two reader reports for Crime Watch:
CAR BREAK-INS: From Block Watch captain Karen in Hansen View (south of The Mount):
This afternoon (Sunday, 4/26), our neighbor next door told us that her car was prowled last night.
“My car was broken into last night. They opened every compartment, threw stuff everywhere and made a total mess.. I don’t keep anything of value in my car and it was locked. My window is not broken, but they must have used some different tool to get in that bypassed my alarm. Creepy and not cool.”
A few days earlier (Thursday 4/23), another neighbor in the next block reported the following:
“Around 3 am today, one of my neighbors (not part of our block watch) had the window broken in his vehicle and had stuff not of high value stolen. They used an under $5 spring loaded punch available on Amazon and elsewhere that shatters the window with one click. Blow out the window, reach in to avoid opening the door and setting off the car alarm.”
Because the people involved in the Thursday incident were caught on camera, we now know that they spent about an hour prowling our neighborhood. Our neighbor wrote that they “seemed well aware that they were on camera and not the least bit concerned.”
PACKAGE THEFT: The video and report are from Andrew in North Delridge:
We were victims of a package thief. Happened Wednesday afternoon off of 25th Ave SW and Genesee. Unfortunately a common occurrence especially with more people working from home and ordering things online. Not much we can do but thought I’d report it. Took seconds and he was probably scoping the whole neighborhood.
Thanks to Jim Edwards for the photo – that’s how the 5-way intersection (Spokane/Chelan/West Marginal/Delridge) west of the low bridge looked this morning after the second night of repaving. It’s since been striped, and here’s the SDOT cam view of how it looks now:
Lane reconfiguration and signal work was part of the projet too – here’s the SDOT one-sheet (PDF) explainng.
The West Seattle Earlybirds chapter of Toastmasters invite you to check out their weekly online meetings! Here’s the announcement:
If you ever wanted to hone your public-speaking skills but never had the time, you can now join the Earlybirds Chapter of Toastmasters. Our normal Friday morning meetings at ArtsWest are now a Zoom event. No participation is required – just check us out for what a fun-loving and inspired group of West Seattleites are doing to increase their speaking skills. We are live each Friday morning at 7:45 – 9:00 am. For information on how to watch a meeting, email westseattleearlybirds650@gmail.com
That’s Gwendolyn, editor-in-chief of West Seattle’s newest neighborhood-news publication, with “this week’s issue, hot off the presses,” explains Laurel, who sent the photo and report:
We wanted to let you know about a news publication that has been created in response to the coronavirus shutdown. Gwendolyn, a Gatewood second-grader, has started her own newspaper called The Daily Excitement. It’s a weekly! She has gotten the whole family involved and we also have guest reporters from around West Seattle and as far away as Arizona and Portland. We’ve published 5 issues so far and we are going strong. You can find it at thedailyexcitement.com. and readers can write to us with feedback or submissions at thedailyexcitement@gmail.com. All are welcome.
Five issues are already online! We just browsed the first one; topics include gardening, birding, and cooking, with the last category featuring the headline “Salted Caramel Sauce: Dangerous, or Delicious?”
The governor has said that “outdoor recreation” might get clearance to reopen soon. A unique West Seattle business – and longtime WSB sponsor – is ready to help people get ready for some of that. From Emerald Water Anglers:
These are tough times, and we breathe the same breath of uncertainty as everyone else. As we move forward in this new normal, us at Emerald Water Anglers and our growing community want to reach out open arms of encouragement. We will get through this and be better because of it. Please stay safe, healthy, and positive. We are looking forward to being able to fish and continue business as usual soon.
Social Media
Instagram | @ewaflyshop_seattle @emeraldwateranglerswa
Vimeo Video Profile – EWA VimeoWe are staying very active on our social platforms these days. Answering questions, doing daily events like livestream conversations, contests, and more. We can also offer you a virtual shopping experience. DM us or email us your phone number and we will set up a time to FaceTime with you, walk through the store and ship your new gear to you.
EWA Coffee
We are excited to announce our own private label roast of coffee which can be bought as whole bean or ground to your liking upon purchase. (Click here to purchase)
EWA’s shop is at 42nd/Oregon in The Junction.
We’ve learned a lot about local nonprofits and their scope during the coronavirus crisis. If you are fortunate enough to be able to assist, rather than needing assistance, here’s another way to do that. From Vicki Quinn, president of St Vincent de Paul‘s Holy Rosary Conference, and Bob Bucci, president of SVdP’s Our Lady of Guadalupe Conference:
During these weeks of enforced isolation, have you wanted to help the thousands of our neighbors here in West Seattle who have been laid off, face an uncertain future and are unable to pay the rent, utilities or even put enough food on the table for their kids?
The St. Vincent de Paul Society has been helping our neighbors here in West Seattle, from the Admiral District down to White Center, for the last 60 years. We reach out to our neighbors through our 65 dedicated local volunteers; pre-pandemic we would always visit with our neighbors in need in their homes to make sure we did not overlook any need that they might have forgotten in their anxiety and stress. These days we try to deliver the same message of compassion and care by phone.
Even before the Covid-19 crisis, the priority for St Vincent de Paul in West Seattle was to keep our neighbors in their homes, to stop evictions and do this by helping pay their rent.
In March 2020, the SVdP Helpline received a staggering 1.079 requests for rent help – 40% more than in February 2020, and a 47% increase over March of last year. Many callers in West Seattle have never called any organization for help before. When we talk to them, our responsibility is to let them feel the compassion and love of our entire community – to let them know that they are not alone and that their community cares deeply about their situation.
At the same time as we have been hit by this wave of need, our income has been hit because church services can no longer be held and therefore donations are down sharply. So, we ask you to please help your neighbor by following this link to make an online donation. Please be sure to select the “Where needed most” box and where you’re asked for the name of the specific conference or program please type in “West Seattle.”
Alternatively, please send a check payable to St. Vincent de Paul Society, write West Seattle in the Memo line and mail it to St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County, 5950 Fourth Avenue South | Seattle WA 98108.
To learn more about SVdP after receiving this, we asked about referrals from 211, the phone number people can call for help and resources. The reply: “St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle | King County has been the largest 2-1-1 referral source for many years, receiving 12,000 to 25,000 referrals annually, more than any of the 1,700 social service agencies in the county. Of course, today those numbers are off the charts.”
(Miss downtown? Monica Zaborac photographed the Space Needle from Alki with a zoom lens)
Welcome to Sunday! Again this week, we have events to tell you about, starting with West Seattle churches’ online services
ADMIRAL UCC: The video service is here. Also – coffee hour via Zoom at 11:30 am.
ALKI UCC: 10 am online service, via Zoom – info and link on church’s home page.
ALL SOULS SEATTLE (WSB sponsor): Online worship will be posted here
ARBOR HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CHURCH: Livestreaming here at 10 am.
BETHANY COMMUNITY CHURCH: Livestreaming here, 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am, 7 pm.
CALVARY CHAPEL: Service will be available via the church’s website, as well as sermon audio, plus 11 am fellowship via Zoom, 6 pm all-church prayer and 7 pm evening worship (info on home page).
EASTRIDGE CHURCH: Livestreaming here at 9 am and 11 am.
FAUNTLEROY UCC: Livestreaming on the church’s YouTube channel at 10 am.
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH OF WEST SEATTLE: Today’s online liturgy is here.
GRACE CHURCH: Livestreaming here, 10:30 am.
HALLOWS CHURCH: Streaming at 10 am via the church’s YouTube channel.
HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC CHURCH: Livestreaming in English at 8:30 am, en Español at 10 am, all here.
HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH: Livestreaming at 9:30 am here.
HOPE LUTHERAN: Today’s worship service and children’s video are viewable here.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Livestreaming at 10 am, both here.
PEACE LUTHERAN: Livestreaming at 10:30 am on YouTube.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Viewable on YouTube: All Ages Sunday School at 10 am, Morning Prayer at 10:15 am (here’s the bulletin), Kids’ Club at 11:30 am.
TIBBETTS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH (WSB sponsor): The video service for today is viewable here.
TRINITY CHURCH: Livestreaming here, 10 am.
WEST SEATTLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH: The video service is viewable here.
WEST SEATTLE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE: Livestreaming here, 11 am.
WEST SIDE PRESBYTERIAN Livestreaming at 10 am on the church’s YouTube channel.
WESTSIDE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION: Livestreaming via Zoom, 10:30 am.
WESTWOOD CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY: Online worship at 11 am; info here.
Any other churches to add? Please email us – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Also today:
DONATION DRIVE: You’re invited to this dropoff donation drive outside Alki UCC, 10 am-4 pm:
Contributions of non-perishable food and other items will be distributed via the White Center Food Bank; top requests include Canned Meat/Soup/Fruit (pop‐top cans preferred), Rice, Noodles, Peanut Butter, Oats, Toilet Paper, Diapers, Similac Formula, Cleaning Supplies, Hand Sanitizer, and Baby Wipes.
(6115 SW Hinds)
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open 11 am-4 pm – need a tool to fix or improve something? (4408 Delridge Way SW)
FREE TO-GO DINNER #1: You’re welcome at the KBM Commissary window 4-6 pm for a free family-style meal, as previewed here. (5604 Delridge Way)
FREE TO-GO DINNER #2: High Point Community Dinner Church will serve to-go meals at 5 pm, outside, near High Point Community Center. (6920 34th SW)
Reminder:
NO FARMERS’ MARKET: Though the city gave approval for two other markets to open “modified” versions again this weekend, West Seattle remains closed.
Two scenes shared by WSB readers, as joy resounds through our neighborhoods, even in these stay-home days and nights:
The photo is from Laura Wood, who explains, “Trombone practice in the sunshine: Henry and Patrick Wood, 15 year old twins from West Seattle High School who really miss playing in their music groups!!”
Below, fiddler Dawn Hepburn joined neighbors on the east side of The Junction in “making a joyful noise” on Friday night:
She was in the Alki Masonic Lodge parking lot, with The Whittaker to the north and east, Broadstone Sky to the west, the 4801 Fauntleroy Apartments and Origins Cannabis (both WSB sponsors) to the south.
Here’s a short nightly roundup following a quiet Saturday – :
NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: From the Seattle-King County Public Health data dashboard:
*5,811 people have tested positive, up 122 from yesterday
*399 people have died, up 12 from yesterday
One week ago, those totals were 5,063 and 340.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: See them – nation by nation – here.
NO WS FARMERS’ MARKET TOMORROW: Though the U-District and Ballard markets opened for a second weekend, the West Seattle market remains closed. No explanation so far.
FREE FOOD TOMORROW: Reminder,the KBM Commissary weekly free meal will be available 4-6 pm Sunday – details here.
FOOD DELIVERY – FOR STUDENTS: In Seattle Public Schools‘ latest message to families, the district says meal distribution will be done along 38 special school-bus routes, in addition to ongoing availability at certain campuses.
IN CASE YOU DIDN”T SEE THE SUNSET … thanks to James Bratsanos for the photo:
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We’ve gotten lots of questions about the new solar-powered surveillance-video trailers at Westwood Village.
Five are in place around the center. The company that makes them, Utah-based LiveView Technologies, says 3,500 are in use at a variety of sites – construction, energy, retail, government. According to the company’s website and a promotional video, the trailers send streaming video, and have the potential for features from thermal detection to “vehicle recognition.” You might also have noticed they have speakers, so warnings can be delivered (as in this marketing video).
They’ve drawn media attention in other places where they’ve been used or considered – Walmart stores use them under the name Lot Cops, for example. In Eugene, Oregon, the police are considering using them; a cost of $20,000 to $85,000 each was cited in coverage there.
So you’re being watched. But who’s watching? We took that question to Westwood Village management. The center’s managers aren’t allowed to talk with the media, so they sent our inquiry to the communications team at their company, Madison Marquette. The resulting response was basically “no comment”:
Thank you for your inquiry. Because the safety and security of our shoppers, employees, restaurants and retailers is of the utmost importance, we do not share the specifics of our security programs or procedures since doing so could comprise our security efforts.
Right now, many WWV storefronts are vacant or closed by government order, so the security need is different than pre-COVID-19. But it was just a year ago that you might recall police had planned to deploy a monitoring tower at the center and elsewhere; that ultimately never happened.
Your local, independent businesses need you more than ever, whether they’re open, partly open, or entirely closed. Here are two videos about supporting them:
FCA SUPPORTING ENDOLYNE JOE’S: This time of year, Endolyne Joe’s (9261 45th SW) usually has a dine-out fundraiser to support the Fauntleroy Fall Festival. This year, Joe’s needs the support instead – since like other restaurants it’s only allowed to be partly open – so the Fauntleroy Community Association urges you to order lunch and/or dinner there on Tuesday (April 28th), and made this video to explain:
‘SMALL BUSINESS IS FAMILY’: The proprietor of Flourish Beauty, Juniper Nails, and Spruce Apothecary, Tiann Hadeed, made this video not just about her businesses, but “to help educate our clients and community on the importance of supporting small business.”:
The photo and report are from David:
found a very nice, practically new, white Strider bike in alley behind 3200 block of Avalon Way. I doubt a child would park it by dumpsters. I would like to return it to the owner.
Let us know if it is yours so we can connect you.
It’s a bit blustery out today so you might not be going out on that neighborhood-nature walk. No worries – photos we’ve received will bring the wildlife to you! The photos above and below are from Mark MacDonald -above, a Bushtit; below, a Towhee:
Next, the local Golden Pheasant made an appearance in Matt S‘s Charlestown Hill yard:
Kyle Riley in Seaview sent this view he identified as a Red-Tailed Hawk:
Lura Ercolano photographed this Great Blue Heron:
From Brian Michel – you’ll recognize this species:
And Barry J. White shared this video of hummingbirds in a white pine near their home:
(Yes, we asked, and Barry assures us the drone was only used for views of the tree AFTER the nesting babies were gone.)
Thanks to everyone who’s sharing what they’re seeing!
As a huge new unplanned project looms, SDOT has announced that another is almost done:
This week we reached substantial completion of the SW Seattle Paving: 35th/ Avalon project! We will not be working next week. We will be returning to the corridor as early as the week of May 4. You will see crews onsite through the month of May as they make final improvements and complete restoration along the corridor. We will be wrapping up construction by making safety improvements to the northbound bus stop at SW Genesee St, completing remaining striping, and finishing any additional minor work.
We will take down our no-parking signs where they are no longer needed. Some no parking signs will be set up as soon as May 4 to begin work at the northbound SW Genesee St bus stop on SW Avalon Way.
Just before work began a year ago, SDOT told us it was expected to last 14 months. The project was announced three years ago, first as a repaving project; a month later, lane reconfiguration was revealed as part of the plan too.
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