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If you’re wondering about the Seattle Fire response in the Seacrest vicinity…

by West Seattle Blog on June 25, 2018

MONDAY ALERT: Movie crew in north West Seattl...

If you're wondering about the Seattle Fire response in the Seacrest vicinity...

as best we can tell from scanner traffic, it's actually related to what was a possible water-rescue call that ended up playing out across the bay in the Magnolia area, and the person in question over there is reported to be out of the water and OK. It's all getting canceled right now.

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24 min ago

MONDAY ALERT: Movie crew in north West Seattle tomorrow

by West Seattle Blog on June 25, 2018

HALA UPZONING: Neighborhood groups’ app...

MONDAY ALERT: Movie crew in north West Seattle tomorrow

4:33 PM: Heads up for North Admiral and the Harbor Island waterfront downhill - a film crew will be working in the area tomorrow morning (Monday, June 25th). Signs in the area and a notice to North Admiral neighbors (thanks to the resident who shared it) indicate that: *Hamilton Viewpoint Park will be closed in the morning *Traffic will be ...

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24 min ago

HALA UPZONING: Neighborhood groups’ appeal hearing starts Monday

by West Seattle Blog on June 25, 2018

HALA UPZONING: Neighborhood groups’ app...

HALA UPZONING: Neighborhood groups' appeal hearing starts Monday

(WSB photo, November 2017) Seven months after representatives from neighborhood groups around the city stood together at City Hall to announce they were appealing the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed HALA Mandatory Housing Affordability upzoning, the hearing starts tomorrow. Quick recap, if you've lost track: HALA MHA ...

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5 hours ago

West Seattle Elementary celebrates math improvement with software provider

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

West Seattle Elementary celebrates math impro...

West Seattle Elementary celebrates math improvement with software provider

As of Friday afternoon, Seattle Public Schools students are out for summer. Before the school year is too far in the rear-view mirror, a Seattle school-software company wanted to give a shoutout to one local school with which it continues to partner. The photos and report are from Claire Douglas at MasterTrack: MasterTrack Solutions was ...

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5 hours ago

Seen on the 2018 West Seattle Garden Tour

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

Seen on the 2018 West Seattle Garden Tour...

Seen on the 2018 West Seattle Garden Tour

Some stops along today's West Seattle Garden Tour are more than just nice to look at ... they are functional, too, for people and wildlife. Especially Suzanne Krom 's garden southwest of The Junction, dubbed "An Oasis for Birds, Pollinators, and People."

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9 hours ago

HAPPENING NOW: West Seattle bake sale raising money for family reunification

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

UPDATE: House fire callout on Beach Drive, do...

HAPPENING NOW: West Seattle bake sale raising money for family reunification

As mentioned in today's highlight list, local families have baked up a variety of treats and are selling them right now north of The Junction, raising money to reunify asylum seekers and their children. It's at 4146 44th SW and scheduled to continue until 1 pm; Jennifer, the organizer, says contributors have continued to drop off sale items, ...

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9 hours ago

UPDATE: House fire callout on Beach Drive, downsized

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

UPDATE: House fire callout on Beach Drive, do...

UPDATE: House fire callout on Beach Drive, downsized

(WSB photo) 11:46 AM: Thanks for the tips. Iniially sizable Seattle Fire callout to the 3500 block of Beach Drive SW for a possible house fire has been downsized to two units already, but we are en route to see what we can find out. 11:55 AM:

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11 hours ago

CLOSURE UPDATES: Highway 99 fully open again; West Seattle ‘low bridge’ still undergoing repairs

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

CLOSURE UPDATES: Highway 99 fully open again;...

CLOSURE UPDATES: Highway 99 fully open again; West Seattle 'low bridge' still undergoing repairs

Just an update/reminder - Southbound Highway 99 between the West Seattle Bridge and Battery Street Tunnel reopened this morning as planned, after work related to the future viaduct-to-tunnel transition. As reported here Friday, WSDOT expects another closure sometime this summer, but the date's not set yet. Meantime, it's the fourth full day of ...

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15 hours ago

West Seattle Sunday: Garden Tour; fundraisers for family reunification; more…

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

HAPPENING NOW: Ham-radio operators invite you...

West Seattle Sunday: Garden Tour; fundraisers for family reunification; more...

(Western Tiger Swallowtail, photographed at Jack Block Park by David Hutchinson) From the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar and inbox: WEST SEATTLE GARDEN TOUR: 9 am-5 pm, 12 local gardens are showing off for tour ticket-buyers - tour at your own pace.

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21 hours ago

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bicycle found; burglary reports; hit-run; more…

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bicycle found; bur...

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bicycle found; burglary reports; hit-run; more...

In West Seattle Crime Watch: ROBBERY INVESTIGATION: This past hour, police have been investigating a reported robbery/assault at the Delridge/Orchard Shell station, per radio communication. The assault victim was reported to be the clerk. No other details. BICYCLE FOUND: AC found a

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23 hours ago

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Music, drama, cooking, sewing interest your potential camper(s)? Come to Mode’s summer-camp fair Sunday!

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

Music, drama, cooking, sewing interest your p...

Music, drama, cooking, sewing interest your potential camper(s)? Come to Mode's summer-camp fair Sunday!

From Erin Rubin of Mode Music Studios (WSB sponsor) and its nonprofit offshoot Mode Music and Performing Arts: We've got a summer camp fair tomorrow (Sunday) from 12 pm-3:00 pm at our nonprofit space Mode Music and Performing Arts (3801 Delridge Way SW) and invite all to come - we'll have a prize wheel, open music, crafts and more!

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24 hours ago

UPDATE: Water break at Arrowhead Gardens

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

Music, drama, cooking, sewing interest your p...

UPDATE: Water break at Arrowhead Gardens

(WSB photo) 5:14 PM: Big SFD response at the Arrowhead Gardens seniors complex in SE West Seattle right now. They tell us a major pipe along the underground floor of the easternmost building broke. They're going to have to do some pumping, and that's why the Marine Response unit is part of the callout.

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24 hours ago

HAPPENING NOW: Ham-radio operators invite you to ‘get on the air’ as Field Day 2018 continues into the night

by West Seattle Blog on June 24, 2018

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HAPPENING NOW: Ham-radio operators invite you to 'get on the air' as Field Day 2018 continues into the night

That's part of the setup on the south end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus for Field Day, the amateur-radio operators' event described as "part drill, part contest, part show-and-tell." The latter is where you come in.

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29 hours ago

SUNDAY: A dozen sights to see during West Seattle Garden Tour 2018

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

SUNDAY: A dozen sights to see during West Sea...

SUNDAY: A dozen sights to see during West Seattle Garden Tour 2018

Planning your Sunday? We're reminding you about one big event - this year's West Seattle Garden Tour . A dozen gardens - including "Pocket Paradise" (WSGT photo at right) - will be waiting for you, open 9 am-5 pm to ticketholders on Sunday so you can tour at your own pace.

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33 hours ago

HAPPENING NOW: Football-fundraiser pancakes with Chief Sealth IHS team

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

PHOTOS: Celebrating Mark ‘Monk’ H...

HAPPENING NOW: Football-fundraiser pancakes with Chief Sealth IHS team

Thanks to Leslie Harris (your rep on the Seattle Public Schools Board as well as its president) for the photo from the Chief Sealth International High School football team's fundraising pancake breakfast. $5, all-you-can-eat, in the Sealth/Denny galleria until noon.

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33 hours ago

PHOTOS: Celebrating Mark ‘Monk’ Hubbard’s life the way he lived it

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

PHOTOS: Celebrating Mark ‘Monk’ H...

PHOTOS: Celebrating Mark 'Monk' Hubbard's life the way he lived it

Thanks to Tony Welch for photos from the Delridge Skatepark celebration of Mark "Monk" Hubbard 's life. Delridge and Roxhill were two of the many skateparks that Mr. Hubbard's world-renowned West Seattle-headquartered Grindline has built. And as skating was a major part of his life, so it was for his memorial.

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36 hours ago

West Seattle Saturday: 2 closure reminders, and calendar highlights

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

West Seattle Saturday: 2 closure reminders, a...

West Seattle Saturday: 2 closure reminders, and calendar highlights

We start with two closure reminders - first, SB Highway 99 is closed between the south end of the Battery Street Tunnel and the West Seattle Bridge for viaduct-to-tunnel-related work, scheduled to reopen 6 am Sunday. Second, the West Seattle

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45 hours ago

Worried neighbors meet with Southwest Precinct captain after 4 burglaries in 2 days

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

Worried neighbors meet with Southwest Precinc...

Worried neighbors meet with Southwest Precinct captain after 4 burglaries in 2 days

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor At a time of year when neighbors should be getting together for something fun like a block party, a gathering tonight at one South Delridge house was sparked by a series of burglaries. So they gathered with pizza - and police.

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46 hours ago

CLOSURE UPDATE: New projected reopening date for 35th SW in Arbor Heights

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

CLOSURE UPDATE: New projected reopening date ...

CLOSURE UPDATE: New projected reopening date for 35th SW in Arbor Heights

While high-profile closures like the West Seattle "low bridge" and SB Highway 99 get all the attention, they're not the only closures people are dealing with right now. For example, 35th SW between 104th and 106th remains closed for a fourth week in Arbor Heights, because of drainage work in the first phase of the 100th-to-106th sidewalk project.

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47 hours ago

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2 days ago

Can Bar opening this summer in South Delridge

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

Can Bar opening this summer in South Delridge...

Can Bar opening this summer in South Delridge

By Randall Hauk Reporting for West Seattle Blog The South Delridge area will see the arrival of a new neighborhood bar and restaurant later this summer, with Can Bar set to sail into the stretch of 17th Avenue SW between Delridge and Roxbury.

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2 days ago

WEST SEATTLE WHALE-WATCHING: Humpbacks in Elliott Bay

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

Can Bar opening this summer in South Delridge...

WEST SEATTLE WHALE-WATCHING: Humpbacks in Elliott Bay

Thanks to Kersti Muul for the tip - humpback whales have been off West Seattle much of the afternoon, and are in Elliott Bay at last report. One Orca Network commenter reports seeing them from the Water Taxi. Not sure how to ID a humpback? Here's some help from The Whale Trail.

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2 days ago

TONIGHT: Neighbors invited to concert west of The Junction

by West Seattle Blog on June 23, 2018

Can Bar opening this summer in South Delridge...

TONIGHT: Neighbors invited to concert west of The Junction

Just got word that the traditional end-of-school neighborhood concert near Ercolini Park is on tonight - featuring the band DAD, 6:30 pm-9 pm. Neighbors are invited to the concert - BYO chairs and food/drink (an adjacent pig roast is not a public event). Kids will be playing in the park during the concert; all ages welcome.

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2 days ago

CLOSURE UPDATE: West Seattle ‘low bridge’ repair work continues

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

CLOSURE UPDATE: West Seattle ‘low bridg...

CLOSURE UPDATE: West Seattle 'low bridge' repair work continues

As you're hopefully well aware by now, the West Seattle "low bridge" - officially, the Spokane Street Swing Bridge - is closed to non-maritime traffic so repairs can be made after a hydraulic-fluid leak.

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2 days ago

SATURDAY: All-you-can-eat pancakes for Chief Sealth International High School football program

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

SATURDAY: All-you-can-eat pancakes for Chief ...

SATURDAY: All-you-can-eat pancakes for Chief Sealth International High School football program

School's out for summer - but fall is right around the corner. Among those very aware of that - those involved with fall sports! Like the Chief Sealth International High School football team, which is raising money for new headsets, dummies, and sleds.

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2 days ago

TRAFFIC ALERT: Truck breakdown on eastbound bridge

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

TRAFFIC ALERT: Truck breakdown on eastbound b...

TRAFFIC ALERT: Truck breakdown on eastbound bridge

Thanks to Jeff for the tip - confirmed by SDOT, which tweeted the image above: A broken-down truck is blocking the left lane on the eastbound West Seattle Bridge just past 1st Avenue S., and that's extra trouble given the unavailability of the

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2 days ago

VIDEO: A tale of two Highway 99 closures – this weekend, and this fall, which will be longer than you’ve heard

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

VIDEO: A tale of two Highway 99 closures R...

VIDEO: A tale of two Highway 99 closures - this weekend, and this fall, which will be longer than you've heard

(WSB photo: Construction zone just south of southern Highway 99 tunnel portal) By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor For the first time in a while, the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program invited the media into the project zone outside the tunnel - not for a tunnel update, but to talk about two closures.

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2 days ago

West Seattle Friday: First full day of summer!

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

West Seattle Friday: First full day of summer...

West Seattle Friday: First full day of summer!

(Sunset earlier this week, photographed from Alki by David Hutchinson) Today is the first full day of summer, which arrived very early Thursday. And as mentioned in the morning traffic coverage, it's the last day of school for Seattle Public Schools. The calendar's pretty quiet but we do have a few highlights: COLMAN POOL: Remember that ...

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2 days ago

SPORTS: Final days for West Seattle Soccer Club fall signups! Plus, anniversary party planning

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

SPORTS: Final days for West Seattle Soccer Cl...

SPORTS: Final days for West Seattle Soccer Club fall signups! Plus, anniversary party planning

Two things the West Seattle Soccer Club wants to make sure you know - sent by Tim McMonigle: With almost a thousand players already registered, we are rapidly coming to the end of our open registration period for the West Seattle Soccer Club 2018 fall season.

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2 days ago

TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch, with low-bridge closure continuing and SB 99 closure starting tonight

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 3 guns seized after...

TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Friday watch, with low-bridge closure continuing and SB 99 closure starting tonight

6:51 AM: We again start our morning-traffic watch with a reminder that the "low bridge" remains closed to all non-maritime traffic: SDOT says the "low bridge" emergency repairs will continue until the middle of next week. The commute-times shuttle for bicycle riders has been extended to last the entire closure.

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2 days ago

CONGRATULATIONS! West Seattle High School Class of 2018 graduates

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS! West Seattle High School Cla...

CONGRATULATIONS! West Seattle High School Class of 2018 graduates

The field lights were on, the caps were up, and West Seattle High School's Class of 2018 graduates were off to their respective futures as their commencement ceremony concluded around sunset at Southwest Athletic Complex. Student-body president Lillian Murphy welcomed all by declaring that

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2 days ago

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CONGRATULATIONS! Chief Sealth International High School Class of 2018 graduates

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS! Chief Sealth International H...

CONGRATULATIONS! Chief Sealth International High School Class of 2018 graduates

Now launched out into the world - theChief Sealth International High School Class of 2018, in the first of tonight's two commencement ceremonies at Southwest Athletic Complex. The Sacred Waters Canoe Family sang a "victory song" toward the start of the ceremony, which also was attended by dignitaries including deputy superintendent Stephen Nielsen, a Sealth alumnus.

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3 days ago

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 3 guns seized after early-morning search; more car prowls

by West Seattle Blog on June 22, 2018

CONGRATULATIONS! Chief Sealth International H...

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 3 guns seized after early-morning search; more car prowls

Two West Seattle Crime Watch notes: EARLY-MORNING INCIDENT NEAR 20TH/BARTON: We got some questions today about an early-morning police search in the 20th/Barton vicinity. Following up took some time - the full report wasn't available, but we did get some information from Southwest Precinct Lt. Steve Strand.

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3 days ago

NEW WEST SEATTLE BAR: The Alley to open in the back of Be’s Restaurant

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

NEW WEST SEATTLE BAR: The Alley to open in th...

NEW WEST SEATTLE BAR: The Alley to open in the back of Be's Restaurant

(WSB photos. Above, Jade Nguyen and Tony Larson) By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor Soon to join the West Seattle bar scene: The Alley. Jade Nguyen explains that her parents - who have operated Be's Restaurant in The Junction for more than 30 years - wanted to open a bar.

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3 days ago

FOLLOWUP: West Seattle High School hires new head football coach; prospective players invited to meet-and-greet

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

Second-to-last day of school makes a splash a...

FOLLOWUP: West Seattle High School hires new head football coach; prospective players invited to meet-and-greet

Last week, we reported that West Seattle High School was looking for a new head football coach after Marcis Fennell's resignation. Today, there's word a new coach is on board and inviting prospective players to a meet-and-greet pizza party tomorrow:

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3 days ago

Second-to-last day of school makes a splash at Highland Park Elementary

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

Second-to-last day of school makes a splash a...

Second-to-last day of school makes a splash at Highland Park Elementary

Big fun at Highland Park Elementary on this second-to-last day of school - a Field Day celebration! Thanks for HPE's PE teacher Chellie LaFayette for inviting us to stop by. Third- through fifth-grade students had fun for an hour and a half in the morning, which is when we visited: Then in the afternoon, preschoolers through ...

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3 days ago

West Seattle Thursday: Graduation night for CSIHS and WSHS; Fix-It Party; more!

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

West Seattle Thursday: Graduation night for C...

West Seattle Thursday: Graduation night for CSIHS and WSHS; Fix-It Party; more!

(Bald Eagle, photographed by Mark Wangerin) Busy Thursday, so here's a quick look at some of what's ahead: VOLUNTEER FAIR AT THE MOUNT: Ever thought of volunteering at Providence Mount St. Vincent? 2-8 pm, stop by the Volunteer Fair and explore the possibilities. (4831 35th SW) TRIANGLE ROUTE TASK FORCE: This Washington State Ferries ...

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3 days ago

LOW-BRIDGE CLOSURE NOTES: Warning signs fixed; West Seattle Water Taxi update…

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

LOW-BRIDGE CLOSURE NOTES: Warning signs fixed...

LOW-BRIDGE CLOSURE NOTES: Warning signs fixed; West Seattle Water Taxi update...

Two notes related to the West Seattle "low bridge" closure that's expected to last at least a week: WARNING SIGNS: As mentioned in our morning traffic coverage, the long-broken, reported-but-not-fixed "use high-level bridge" sign on Delridge suddenly became a crisis with the bridge closure.

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3 days ago

SUMMER CAMP: Volleyball @ West Seattle High School

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

SUMMER CAMP: Volleyball @ West Seattle High S...

SUMMER CAMP: Volleyball @ West Seattle High School

Tomorrow's the last day of school in Seattle Public Schools - if you're still finalizing summer plans, this invitation from West Seattle High School's new volleyball coach Abby West might be of interest: The West Seattle High School Volleyball Team is hosting its first annual Wildcat Volleyball Mini-Camp for rising 5th-8th graders.

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3 days ago

TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday watch, with low bridge CLOSED for at least a week

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

Crash at 46th/Massachusetts sends 1 to hospit...

TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Thursday watch, with low bridge CLOSED for at least a week

6:43 AM: We start our morning-traffic watch with a reminder that the "low bridge" is closed to all non-maritime traffic and expected to remain so for at least a week: While the "low bridge" undergoes emergency repairs, SDOT's detour advice is here.

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3 days ago

TRAFFIC ALERT: West Seattle ‘low bridge’ now closed for at least a week

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

TRAFFIC ALERT: West Seattle ‘low bridge...

TRAFFIC ALERT: West Seattle 'low bridge' now closed for at least a week

Just a reminder - that's what you'll see at the west end of the West Seattle "low bridge" across the Duwamish River, officially the Spokane Street Swing Bridge, now closed for at least a week of emergency repairs. SDOT's sudden shutdown of the 27-year-old bridge - one of a kind - was announced just a few hours in advance.

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4 days ago

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 1 neighborhood, multiple burglaries; plus, two followups, including the fish-theft case

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 1 neighborhood, mul...

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 1 neighborhood, multiple burglaries; plus, two followups, including the fish-theft case

In West Seattle Crime Watch: SOUTH DELRIDGE BURGLARIES: On Sunday and Monday, we reported on early-morning burglaries in the South Delridge area while people were home. No one asked police about them at last night's West Seattle Crime Prevention Council meeting, so we asked Capt.

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4 days ago

Crash at 46th/Massachusetts sends 1 to hospital

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 1 neighborhood, mul...

Crash at 46th/Massachusetts sends 1 to hospital

Thanks to Todd for the photos from this afternoon's crash at 46th SW and SW Massachusetts [ map] in North Admiral. The call was at some point upgraded to "rescue extrication" (formerly "heavy rescue") because the white car's driver had to be extricated.

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4 days ago

SEEN FROM WEST SEATTLE: Smoke from fire in SODO

by West Seattle Blog on June 21, 2018

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: 1 neighborhood, mul...

SEEN FROM WEST SEATTLE: Smoke from fire in SODO

7:33 PM: Thanks to those who sent photos (the one above is from Jamie) - the smoke you are (or were) seeing is from what Seattle Fire has initially described as an RV fire that spread to a building at Colorado and Hanford in SODO [map].

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