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Washington State Ferries says it’s expecting to restore regular three-boat service on Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth (the Triangle Route) June 30. When it does, the 2-boat schedule it’s been running these past few years will become a backup schedule – and WSF is revising it. So they’re asking for comments right now via an online open house you’ll find here, open through this Friday, April 18. (If you want to cut right to the proposed schedule changes before commenting, find them here.)
Two baseball notes from West Seattle High School (which won the state championship last year). First, you can watch the Wildcats play at T-Mobile Park tomorrow night (6 pm Tuesday, April 15), free!
As part of the program that gives them the spotlight at the stadium, the team offers tickets for an upcoming Mariners’ game – $30 to see the M’s play the Cleveland Guardians two months from tonight, 6:40 pm June 14. You can buy those ticket(s) online by going here!
“The 25th season of West Seattle Landscape and Stone Supply grows in a new direction!” That’s how one of our newest sponsors begins their message for you about what they do:
West Seattle Landscape & Stone Supply (formerly E-green Landscaping and Materials) is happy to announce the start of its transition to new ownership this year!
You may remember us from our start as a landscape contractor in 1999 or visiting our materials yard on Delridge Way SW we opened in 2003. Jeff Detweiler and his partner Andrew worked tirelessly to beautify many outdoor spaces – one rockery retaining wall, garden bed, and tree planting at a time. In 2015 we shifted to a delivery-only business where we’ve defined ourselves with a huge selection of materials, convenient small-yardage deliveries, and the agility to get into the tight driveways and alleys found around the homes of West Seattle.
Jeff Detweiler, now 67, says “it’s time for another chapter of my life,” and is pleased to announce that effective later this year, his friend and employee Paul Thomas will take over the reins of the business.
Paul has had the privilege to work with Jeff on many landscaping projects, while also co-managing two small farms in Kitsap County where they collaborate daily on managing nearly 30 acres of land.
Paul left his first career in tech and marketing behind to jump at the opportunity to get hands-on with farming and all that goes with it – gardening & crop management, nurturing fruit trees, and looking after animals (sheep, and horses), all with organic and regenerative farming practices centered in this work. Paul also built our new website last year, which features an easy to use online quoting tool and streamlined communications with customers.
These experiences combined with Paul’s excellent driving skills and small-business chops make him well-suited to operate West Seattle Stone, and keep the rocks-a-rolling! He is excited to lead West Seattle Stone into our second quarter century.
Many things won’t change, and our focus remains on helping folks in West Seattle get the products they need for their landscape design, construction, earth work, and gardening needs while staying small and efficient so that we can do it at affordable prices.
If you want to start an order, or just send Jeff some well-wishes as he heads toward greener pastures – he’d love to hear from you at 206-763-7625 – call or text! You can also email us directly at wslandscapesupply@gmail.com, or visit us online at www.westseattlestone.com
We thank West Seattle Landscape and Stone Supply for choosing to advertise their business by sponsoring independent, community-collaborative neighborhood news on WSB. Interested in doing the same? Please email WSBAdvertising@wsbsales.com – thank you!
Another brown-water report today. Carol reports via email, “Brown water in lower Gatewood. Evidence of hydrant testing along 44th Ave. SW.” That’s one main cause, as opening a hydrant – whether for testing or for fire-related use – stirs up the “sediment” (aka rust) in the line. But even if you think you know the cause, if your water is discolored, be sure to report it to Seattle Public Utilities at 206-386-1800.
Part of the money from the voter-approved Seattle Transportation Levy is intended to make a dent in the huge number of blocks around the city that need sidewalks/walkways. Ten or more blocks will be built in South Delridge in the next few years, and SDOT has just announced a walking tour to get your thoughts about where:
Want to see new safe places to walk in the South Delridge neighborhood? Thanks to the Seattle Transportation Levy we can build at least 10 blocks of new sidewalk or walkway in South Delridge. Please join us for a neighborhood walk and share with us where you would like to see new walkways and/or sidewalks.
Date: Wednesday April 23rd, 2025
Time: 5:00-6:30 pm
Location: Gather at Westwood Village at vacant storefront near Daiso (used to be Lauren’s Jewelry – 2600 SW Barton St, Suite #E4) and then walk the neighborhood with us!Kids are welcome!
Rain or Shine
Here’s a flyer further explaining the plan. A similar walking tour was held last month in North Delridge.
(Today’s sunrise, photographed by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor)
Here’s our “what’s happening” list for this sunny Monday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
HOLY WEEK: Our list of local churches that have sent their schedules is here. (Not too late to add – westseattleblog@gmail.com)
BABY STORY TIME: Noon today at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW), geared toward little ones up to 18 months old.
LOW TIDE: Nice day for a beach walk, with a -0.4 low tide at 12:37 pm.
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING: See City Councilmembers preview what’s ahead for the week, 2 pm. The agenda explains how to watch (no public-comment period at this meeting).
HOMEWORK HELP: Canceled this week since it’s spring break.
GET CRAFTY: 6-10 pm, Monday is “Crafting and Creativity Night” at The Missing Piece (9456 35th SW), info here.
D&D: Weekly D&D at 6:30 pm at Meeples Games (3727 California SW). All welcome, first-time players included!
LISTENING TO GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP: 6:30 pm at Mama Be Well Healing Studio with Listening to Grief. Registration/fee info here. (4034A California SW).
MONDAY NIGHT TRIVIA: Three places to play tonight! … 7 pm at The Good Society (California/Lander) … 7 and 8 pm Sporcle Pub Quiz at Three 9 Lounge (4505 39th SW) … 7:30 pm with QuizFix at The Skylark (3803 Delridge Way SW)
MEDITATION AT ALKI UCC: Every Monday – doors open at Alki UCC at 6:45, meeting is from 7-8:30. (6115 SW Hinds)
MEDITATION IN FAUNTLEROY: More Monday night calming – free weekly Zen sitting/meditation in the chapel at Fauntleroy UCC (9140 California SW), 7 pm-8:30 pm.
PASSOVER: This is the third night.
SPORTS: One home game – baseball at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle) – West Seattle HS vs. Ingraham at 7 pm.
MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: The Alley features music on Monday nights – jazz with The Westside Trio, 8 pm at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW), 21+, no cover.
MONDAY KARAOKE 9 pm Monday nights, singers welcome for karaoke at Talarico’s Pizzeria (4718 California SW).
Thanks to everyone who sends info for our calendar – if you have something to add or cancel (or otherwise update), please send the info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
Gatewood Elementary is getting ready for its third annual Gator Fair in May, and student volunteers are an important part of the plan, so the search is on! Here’s the announcement sent to us to share:
Volunteer opportunity for Seattle Public Schools middle- and high-school students to earn service hours:
Gatewood Elementary is hosting the 3rd annual Gatewood Gator Fair on Saturday, May 31st, 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., and is looking for volunteers to set up and break down the event, run carnival games, help out at booths, etc.
The event is rain or shine and the community is invited.
Volunteer shift is 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. You will be provided a lunch break and food to eat.
Sign up at signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AAA92AA3F8C43-56222128-gator#
Questions? GatewoodGatorFair@gmail.com
School address: 4320 SW Myrtle Street, Seattle, WA, 98136. Parking in the neighborhood
Public transportation: Rapid Ride C line stop is Fauntleroy Way SW and SW Myrtle St.
6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Monday, April 14, 2025, and for most schools in the area, it’s spring break.
WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES
A sunny week is expected,, mid-60s high. Today’s sunrise/sunset – 6:22 am and 7:58 pm. (Wednesday brings the first 8+ pm sunset!)
TRANSIT TODAY
Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle servicen; spring/summer schedule has begun, with later-in-the-evening sailings Fridays and Saturdays.
Metro buses – Regular schedule.
Washington State Ferries – Regular service on the Triangle Route, with M/V Kittitas and M/V Cathlamet, plus M/V Salish is serving as the “bonus boat”. … Also, WSF has launched an “online open house” for feedback on changes to the two-boat Triangle Route schedule once the route is regularly back to a three-boat schedule, expected June 30.
ROAD WORK
-The Admiral Way Bridge’s outside lane on the eastbound/southbound side remains closed.
-The daily SW 100th closure in White Center, 15th to 16th, has been extended through the 18th, according to King County Roads.
SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS
High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:
Spokane Street Viaduct – This view usually looks westward, with eastbound lanes at left and westbound lanes at right:
Low Bridge – Looking west:
1st Avenue South Bridge:
Delridge cameras: In addition to the one below (Delridge/Genesee), cameras are also at Delridge/Juneau, Delridge/Henderson, Delridge/Oregon, and video-only (so you have to go to the map), Delridge/Holden and Delridge/Thistle.
MORE TRAFFIC CAMS: All functioning traffic cams citywide are here (including links to live video for most); for a quick scan of West Seattle and vicinity-relevant cameras, see this WSB page.
See a problem on the bridges/streets/paths/water? Please text or call our hotline (when you can do it safely, and after you’ve reported to authorities if they’re not already on scene) – 206-293-6302. Thank you!
(WSB photos by Oliver Hamlin)
By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor
At a time when federal support for cultural institutions is being downsized dramatically, events like the Southwest Seattle Historical Society‘s spring fundraising gala this past Friday matter more than ever.
Newly promoted executive director Elizabeth Rudrud – SWSHS’s lone paid staffer – addressed the situation in her speech during the event at Salty’s on Alki: “Our theme tonight is ‘storytellers,’ so I am starting with my favorite quote from the novelist and essayist James Baldwin. He wrote: ‘American History is longer, larger, more beautiful and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.’ History is written by many voices. Yet we acknowledge the renewed efforts by some to erase important stories of our past. I want you to know two things. First, this is an unoriginal idea. And second, it doesn’t work. By being here tonight, you are reaffirming the power of storytelling.” We started recording her speech just as that opening was ending:
(WSB video – apologies for the shadow problem)
Rudrud spoke of the SWSHS’s partners. One of them was represented by a guest speaker, Humanities Washington CEO Julie Ziegler, told the stark tale of getting word that the federal government was canceling almost $10 million in vital funding that already had been allocated to our state by Congress:
As Ziegler said, supporters can do more than donate to try to help – they need to “speak up,” she urged, and tell Congress to ensure that the money (which she said is reportedly being diverted to a presidentially decreed “Garden of Heroes”) goes to where it was promised.
The gala showcased some of what SWSHS’s supporters make possible – including projects working with youth. Melissa Bacon spoke about the High Point Video Club – working with East African teens, many of whom are Chief Sealth International High School students, recording oral histories of High Point residents.
They’re hoping to collect 30 of those histories over the next two years. Gala attendees also heard firsthand from one young historian, Pedro – an intern at the <strong>Log House Museum, where the historical society is headquartered – who’s working on a different history project – the history of Seattle teriyaki!
His interviewees so far have included the man basically credited with inventing Seattle teriyaki almost half a century ago, Toshi Kasahara.
And gala-goers also got intel about what’s expected to be a transformative future museum exhibit (with funding from Maritime Washington National Heritage Area), from its designer Chris Fiala Erlich:
The highlight of the evening was toward the end, when five unique experiences were auctioned off, with energy and humor provided by auctioneers and longtime SWSHS supporters Clay Eals (a former executive director of the organization) (below center) and Mike Shaughnessy:
Eals noted that he was most heartened to see the room filled with new faces as well as familiar ones.
The highest winning bid was $3,000 for the opportunity to make your own Husky Deli ice-cream flavor and then invite a crowd to the deli afterhours for a party to enjoy it. Husky proprietor Jack Miller himself was there to talk more about it and to recount some Husky history.
Another of the experiences auctioned at the gala was a guided West Duwamish Greenbelt tour with Chief Sealth descendant Ken Workman, who has served both on the Duwamish Tribe council and the SWSHS board
He had welcomed the crowd early in the evening:
The walking tour went for $1,000, which also was the winning bid for a “speakeasy pizza party” at a secret West Seattle location. Legendary nature photographer Art Wolfe donated a tour of his almost-as-legendary West Seattle garden; that went for $1,300. And historian Peder Nelson will lead a West Seattle music tour for a $700 bidder (an extra-special deal because a $75 Easy Street Records gift card is part of it). Speaking of music, West Seattle’s own The Potholes provided the evening’s soundtrack:
The gala concluded with a paddleless version of fundraisers’ traditional “raise the paddle” invitation for attendees to commit to additional donations. As co-auctioneer Shaughnessy had suggested before the auction, “this is the time to double down to keep the Historical Society and Log House Museum open.” If you weren’t at the event but would like to offer support, you’ll find a link here.
You can also learn more about SWSHS and the museum – a historic building in its own right – by visiting noon-4 pm Fridays and Saturdays (61st/Stevens), and/or signing up for one of the popular Alki walking tours they’re offering again this spring/summer.
A texter just reported brown water at a residence on Erskine Way, west of The Junction. Nothing current or recent on Seattle Public Utilities‘ water-trouble map, nor have there been any fires today; as always, if it happens to you, be sure to report it to SPU at 206-386-1800. We appreciate getting word too!
(WSB photo, last month)
It’s not quite on the scale of what semi-old-timers will recall as The Hole, but a hole is what the Morgan Junction Park expansion site has been for a while, thanks to an interdepartmental permit snafu, and that’s one of the long-delayed city projects that’s on the Morgan Community Association quarterly-meeting agenda this Wednesday (along with the EV-charging lot that’s now delayed again – until next year). MoCA will meet this time at West Seattle Church of the Nazarene (42nd and Juneau) – here are the agenda toplines sent by president Deb Barker:
Morgan Minute Updates
● SW Precinct, Updates from SPD
● Gatewood Gator Fest is May 31st
● Highland Park Way status
● One Seattle Plan current focus
● Help Stock the Morgan Junction Park Free LibraryNew in Morgan Junction
The Fine Baking Company, 6969 California Ave SWCommunity Business
● Morgan Junction Electric Vehicle Charging Station: update by Seattle City Light
● Morgan Junction Community Festival on June 14th
● Morgan Junction Park Soils Remediation status: update by Seattle Parks
● Meet SW Precinct Community Service Officers (CSO’s)
● Status of pedestrian safety projects for Fauntleroy Way SW at Rose Street
Wednesday’s MoCA meeting starts at 7 pm; you can attend online too – here’s the link.
The photos and report were sent by Alyson:
Celebrating West Seattle High School alumni Sandra and Martin Monk’s 40 years of marriage, family and community service at their home away from home, the Alki Masonic Hall. West Seattle Big Band offered a wonderful soundtrack for a memorable night that we will take with us for many years to come.
If you haven’t been to the venue – it’s actually in The Junction, and while it hosts many events each year, its main role is home to Masonic groups including Alki Lodge 152, whose leadership Martin Monk has long been part of.
Two reader reports in West Seattle Crime Watch:
PORCH PROWLER: Dennis sent this after it happened around 9 last night:
Just captured this person walking our property on our Ring system. We are at 36th and Barton. Our house is for sale and our home alarm is set, but I wanted to share this with our community. This individual walked to both sides of our home.
Police were dispatched but did not find the suspect.
CAR BREAK-IN: Reported by Nancy:
On Wednesday this week, my 2018 Toyota Tacoma pick up truck was parked in front of my house (in the 3400 block of) 48th Ave SW. Going outside, I found the driver’s-side window was smashed. There were pieces of safety glass outside on street as well as inside the truck. I know to keep nothing visible in truck but they crawled in & found my husband’s REI jacket under back seat.
Strange: I did find Registration for 2013 Subaru , owner (in the 3000 block of) 48th Ave SW under my truck.
COMMUNITY MEETING WITH POLICE: If you have questions or concerns to bring up with police, particularly regarding the Westwood area, Village Green-West Seattle (2615 SW Barton; WSB sponsor) invites you to a community-safety meeting Wednesday (April 16), 6 pm, with guests including Southwest Precinct crime-prevention coordinator Jennifer Satterwhite. RSVP requested but not required – you can just show up.
Spring is a beautiful yet precarious time – and if you’re heading into the mountains, awareness and education can be life-saving. An informational event Wednesday at Mountain to Sound Outfitters in The Triangle (3602 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor) can help – here’s the announcement:
Mountain to Sound Outfitters is collaborating with local mountain-guiding company Mountain Madness to host a springtime avalanche-awareness workshop! Attendees will learn tips and techniques for spring backcountry ski travel and gain insight into the unique challenges springtime avalanches present. One of Mountain Madness’s certified guides will be available to answer any questions attendees may have. Refreshments will be provided as well!
The event will start at 6 pm on Wednesday 4/16. Tickets are $5 and the money spent on tickets can be used toward the purchase of any backcountry-specific gear sold at M2S.
People can purchase tickets with this link.
If you see unusual activity off Seacrest, the US Coast Guard tells us they “will be conducting an oil spill EXERCISE off West Seattle near the water taxi pier today. This training ensures our responders are proficient when handling an actual pollution emergency.”
If you’re out by the water on this sunny Sunday, you might see whales. Kersti Muul tells us two groups are in the area – one that’s been “on a kill” east of Eagle Harbor, then slowly drifting northbound, another in Colvos Passage (west side of Vashon Island). Let us know if you see them from here!
(Photographed on Genesee Hill by Janelle Otterholt)
More sunshine expected today! Here’s our list of options, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
RIDE FOR MAJOR TAYLOR: This fundraising ride will bring hundreds of bicyclists through West Seattle, White Center, and beyond today, as early as 7 am – here’s our preview.
PALM SUNDAY: Our list of churches who’ve sent us their lineup of Holy Week services includes several for today.
WESTIES RUN CLUB: Today’s run leaves from Uptown Espresso-Delridge (Delridge/Andover), 9 am.
AMERICAN MAH JONGG: Meet up with other players – all levels – 9:30-11:30 am at The Missing Piece. (35th/Roxbury)
WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Open 10 am-2 pm, with spring produce (lots of greens!) plus beverages, flowers, cheese, yogurt, fish, meat, prepared hot food, baked goods, nuts, dried peppers, garlic, candy, condiments, more. (California SW between SW Alaska and SW Oregon)
BEACH GRIEF WALK: Join Listening to Grief for a walk on Constellation Park beach at 10 am.(63rd/Beach)
DUWAMISH TRIBE LONGHOUSE & CULTURAL CENTER: The Longhouse is open for visitors, 10 am-5 pm. (4705 W. Marginal Way SW)
RALLY TO SAVE THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU: 10:30 am-1:30 pm at California/Alaska in The Junction, supporters including workers are rallying in support of the watchdog agency CFPB (here’s the latest on why).
FREE NIA CLASS: 10:30 am Sundays, first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Sanctuary/Studio (3618 SW Alaska)
WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Need a tool to get your project going? Borrow it from the Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)
NEED A NOTARY? Get notarized free at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), 11 am-1 pm.
FEEL LIKE SINGING? Drop into the Alki Community Choir‘s open rehearsal 11:30 am-1 pm at Alki UCC (6115 SW Hinds) – info in our calendar listing.
WELCOME ROAD WINERY: Enjoy your Sunday afternoon at this West Seattle tasting room open 2-5 pm, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)
‘SEATTLE READS’ PRESENTS A POETRY POTLUCK: 2-3:30 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond):
Join an informal gathering to listen to and read poetry aloud. Inspired by this year’s Seattle Reads selection “You Are Here,” select two or three favorite poems related to the natural world and share them out loud with the group. This is a feast of words, rather than food.
EASY, FUN, FREE PREPAREDNESS: Attend today’s “Ready Freddy Prep Party,” 2:15 pm at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW) with preparedness guru Alice Kuder.
‘ATHENA’ MATINEE: “Theater plus fencing!” is what ArtsWest (4711 California SW) promises with its new production “Athena“; our calendar listing has play info plus the ticket link for today’s 3 pm performance.
MUSICIANS FOR THE WEST SEATTLE FOOD BANK: 3-5 pm at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), enjoy live music meant to encourage monetary and nonperishable-food donations for WSFB.
LIVE AT KENYON HALL: 3:30 pm performance with The Half Brothers at Kenyon Hall (7904 35th SW), “Seattle’s premier purveyors of skewed bluegrass.” More info and ticket link here!
PASSOVER: Second night.
LIVE MUSIC AT THE ALLEY: End your weekend with Sunday night music provided by the Triangular Jazztet at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW) – 8-10 pm.
Are you planning, organizing, and/or publicizing something that should be on our community event calendar – one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!
(WSB photos by Dave Gershgorn)
The first major egg hunt of the season was graced with sunshine on the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse grounds this afternoon. Fauntleroy Community Association volunteers hid 600 eggs filled with non-candy treats – and then let the egg-hunters run wild:
Photojournalist Dave Gershgorn was there for WSB, to capture the excitement:
A few eggs had special prizes – so families paused to peek inside:
The FCA got out ahead of the rest of the egg-hunting pack.
Next weekend, your options are many:
–Lincoln Park at 10 am Saturday with Eastridge Church
–Delridge and High Point Community Centers at 10 am Saturday with Seattle Parks
–Three hunts at Ounces on Saturday afternoon – noon for ages 4-8, 3 pm for ages 3 and under, 5 pm for grownups
-Some local churches also have egg hunts on Easter Sunday – we’re continuing to add to our listings.
(Are we missing yours? Email the info ASAP to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!)
Heads-up to expect more bicyclists on West Seattle and White Center streets tomorrow (Sunday, April 13) – Cascade Bicycle Club‘s annual Ride for Major Taylor starts on the White Center Bicycle Playground 7 am-8:30 am and will take hundreds of riders on one of two courses – either circumnavigating our peninsula via its waterfront streets (with an Alki rest stop), or (updated) a White Center/Tacoma/Vashon/West Seattle route. You can see the route maps (26 miles or 62 miles) by going here. If you’re not registered, unfortunately, it’s too late – no same-day signups, according to Cascade, which explains that the ride honors “the legacy of Marshall ‘Major’ Taylor, the Black World Cycling Champion … as a fundraiser for Cascade Bicycle Club’s education and advocacy programs, including funding for snacks at after-school Major Taylor Project Clubs as well as support for Major Taylor Project students’ participation in the Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic.”
Thanks to Bob Spears for the photo of Norwegian Bliss as it headed out on this year’s first Seattle-to-Alaska cruise this afternoon. As previewed here Thursday, this is the first of 298 expected cruise-ship calls at Seattle’s three berths (two in Magnolia, one downtown) between now and mid-October. According to the season schedule, the second one is Monday, when Carnival Spirit sails from Pier 91. It carries up to 2,100+ passengers, about half the capacity of Norwegian Bliss.
Four weeks from today – on Saturday, May 10, 2025 – it’s the 20th anniversary of West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, one huge day with hundreds of sales all around the peninsula. WSB has coordinated Garage Sale Day since its fourth year (2008); this year, we opened registration on April 1 and will close it on April 24, so today is the midpoint. More than 250 sales of all sizes are registered already, with locations and listings (up to 25 words describing their sale). Once registration closes, we use the addresses and descriptions to make a numbered map and printable guide that will be available one week in advance, so that shoppers can plan where to go – even if you just check out who’s within walking distance and go meet neighbors you don’t already know. It’s a busy day of person-to-person recycling as well as neighborhood mingling. If you’re planning a sale and haven’t registered yet, here’s where to go.
ORIGINAL SATURDAY STORY: Driving through Morgan Junction earlier this afternoon, we spotted the sign going up for The Neighborhood, the restaurant opening in the ex-Peel & Press space at 6503 California SW, so we diverted to check in on its status. The Neighborhood is opening Wednesday (April 16), co-proprietor Jenny Almukhtar confirmed. We first talked with her back in February for an in-depth look at the plan – and now they’re down to finishing touches:
As planned, Jenny and husband Ahmed – with lots of assistance from family members – have lightened up the interior (the wall color is “Morocco Red,” Jenny notes). They’re working on the back deck too (not yet furnished):
As first announced, they’ll be open 3-9 pm Wednesdays through Sundays for starters, maybe a bit later some weekend nights, with a menu spotlighting Italian fare, including pizza.
ADDED SUNDAY NIGHT: Tonight The Neighborhood is having a “friends and family” trial run – they invited us to stop by, so we just did that for a quick photo:
The photos on the south wall have been added since we visited yesterday. Again, official public opening is Wednesday (April 16).
1:27 PM: More daytime coyote sightings today – first from Megan in Gatewood:
While out walking my two small dogs today, I came face to face with a coyote that was heading south on the alley between Kenyon and Monroe. It was very quietly following a gentleman who was also walking his small dog. The coyote was quite big and very healthy looking. It was not afraid of us and clearly wanted to get closer to our dogs. We yelled at it to scare it off and it circled back three different ways, keeping its sight on us. Two other neighbors came by and stood with us and I suspect our group was then big enough for it to lose interest. It continued south.
It was a beautiful and smart animal but also an important reminder to be mindful while walking our pets.
A few blocks south in Upper Fauntleroy, Erin spotted this one not far from California/Thistle:
She reports it “went right for some outdoor-enclosure rabbits at a neighbor’s house.”
Also in Upper Fauntleroy, this report came in last night after our earlier report about daylight sightings – from Delia:
When my son and I were walking home from the bus stop at 2:53 pm (Friday), I witnessed a large coyote running north on 39th Ave SW at the intersection with SW Tillman.
It seemed to be following a couple (who were wearing their infant in a front carrier). At first, I thought it was their off-leash dog, but when I realized what it was, I alerted them. They turned and had to stare it down until it turned around and ran east down SW Tillman toward SW 37th Ave. I was able to capture these photos, and my Wyze camera captured it as well. (Then) around 4 pm, my next-door neighbor texted me that he saw it again while he was mowing. So it appears to be hanging around the area. Sharing to help spread awareness for folks to keep an eye on children and pets. There were several young kids walking home around the time I saw it.
So what should you do if you see one? Expert advice is here – including, don’t run.
ADDED 3:30 PM: A bit further south, WSB contributing photojournalist Dave Gershgorn spotted and photographed this one near the Fauntleroy Schoolhouse, where he was heading to cover today’s Fauntleroy Community Association egg hunt for us:
Dave last saw it at 42nd SW and the curve north of the schoolhouse where Barton becomes California.
ADDED SATURDAY NIGHT: One more Upper Fauntleroy sighting, from Shay, who emailed around 6:30 pm, when it was still light out:
Just had a coyote visit us in upper Fauntleroy (Donovan & 37th). It trotted down our street and headed towards 36th & Cloverdale. Seemed healthy and nonchalant but it definitely surprised us! It’s the first one we’ve ever seen during the day or this closely. You can see it here headed up our neighbor’s steps as it passed through their yard.
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