6:00 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Friday, May 9, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Partly sunny, high in the low 60s. Today’s sunrise was at 5:39 am; sunset will be at 8:33 pm.

WEEKEND NOTE

-560+ sales big and small in all of West Seattle’s neighborhoods Saturday for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day.

STADIUM ZONE

–Mariners are back home starting tonight, 6:40 pm game vs. Toronto.

ROAD WORK

-Street work for the Alki Standby Generator Project is under way – details and map here, along with what’s next after this first phase.

-The Admiral Way Bridge’s outside lane on the eastbound/southbound side is still closed; here’s a project update.

TRANSIT TODAY

Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service; spring/summer schedule, with later-evening sailings Fridays (tonight!) 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”. P.S. Next round of community meetings – online, systemwide – have been announced for later this month.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Spokane Street Viaduct:

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!

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POOL PARTY: See what’s new at Colman Pool as a final work party gets it ready for the season

May 8, 2025 10:30 pm

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Photos by Oliver Hamlin for WSB

On Saturday, Colman Pool on the Lincoln Park shore officially opens for the year, and one last work party today got it ready. Photojournalist Oliver Hamlin was there for WSB. Above, lifeguards Rommel D (left) and Patrick K dismantle an old lane line before discarding it in a dumpster outside the pool. This year Colman Pool has new lane lines and reels thanks to a donation from the Greater Seattle Swimming Association. You can see them in the next photo, behind Aquatic Technical Supervisor Robert Danielson preparing the diving board:

Lifeguard Patrick K tested out the diving board after installation:

Another kind of board was also addressed today – the protective wooden boards were removed from the Plexiglas around the pool (we showed you a reader photo of the work in progress earlier).

Other work was done inside. Below, Aquatic Center Coordinator Wendy Van De Sompele points toward the filtration system in the Colman Pool pump room. The pump room contains a mix of newer and original pipes from the 1940s.

These are the wells that bring Puget Sound water into Colman Pool, visible during low tide today. The pool can only be filled during high tide, meaning sometimes work must get done in the middle of the night.

Colman Pool celebrated its milestone 75th anniversary nine years ago. This year, as we first reported last month, it’ll be open for “preseason weekends” through mid-June, then seven days a week (except for swim-meet closures June 26-28 and July 18-19) through September 1, and two “postseason weekends” after that. For those who have asked about the slide, it’s only open during private events; they’re keeping it out of service the rest of the time, Van De Sompele told us, because it gets in the way of lap swimming and creates staffing challenges, and the diving board is considered a more accessible feature to keep open.

See the pool schedule here; plus, you can get a sneak peek at the pool during Friday night’s West Seattle Water Polo matches starting at 6:20 pm.

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PADDLE BATTLE: Pickleball players invited to compete for West Seattle supremacy while helping students

May 8, 2025 8:31 pm

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If you play pickleball, the West Seattle Booster Club has an invitation for you!

Who will be crowned the pickleball champions of WSHS?

We are excited to invite you to participate in the WS Booster Club’s inaugural Paddle Battle Pickleball Tournament, benefiting student-athletes at WSHS. Please sign up and bring your family, neighbors and friends to join us for this fun community event benefiting WSHS.

Learn more and REGISTER NOW:

The tournament is set for all day June 1 on the courts west of Southwest Pool.

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WHALE-WATCHING: Orcas off Alki

May 8, 2025 6:46 pm

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6:46 PM: If sunset whale-watching (from shore, of course) sounds good, you’re in luck tonight – with more than an hour and a half of daylight left, orcas are off Alki right now, reports Kersti Muul – headed southwest, off the Bathhouse (60th/Alki). Let us know if you see them!

6:48 PM: They’re moving fast, Kersti says – now reported around Alki Point and off Constellation Park.

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VIDEO: Scenes from May’s West Seattle Art Walk, featuring Muse Fest

May 8, 2025 6:13 pm

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6:13 PM: We’re in The Junction tonight as the May 2025 West Seattle Art Walk enters its second hour:

Artist Nalisha Estrellas is at Compass Real Estate-West Seattle (4531 California SW) tonight, doing some live painting. We mentioned her most recently as she’s the artist for the project to paint a mural on the long concrete retaining wall by the shore at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook. … A bit further up the same block, CAPERS Home (4525 California SW; WSB sponsor) is hosting artists from the West Seattle Garden Tour competition, including Memo Luna:

And Stacey Almgren:

Most Art Walk receptions continue until 8 pm (see all your options here). Right now, though, a special feature this month – 11 mini-concerts comprising Muse Fest: The Power of Women’s Voices, concurrently until 7:45, so we’re headed off to record a musician or two!

6:40 PM: We hopped a block south to listen to Havilah Rand at Great American Diner & Bar:

She’s playing all originals. Her venue is at 4752 California SW. We’re still in The Junction and off to check out another Muse Fest performance.

7:31 PM: That’s Champagne Honeybee, the Muse Fest performer at Darby Winery tonight. … And a reader report from Kate, with an artist who’s at West Seattle Arcade in Alki tonight:

An art walk update from Alki! Drew Mortenson’s art is so fun in the West Seattle Arcade!

Save the second Thursday of EVERY month for the West Seattle Art Walk! But also remember that many artists’ work is up all month long at the venues where they’re featured tonight, so you still have many chances to get out and enjoy local art.

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More spotlight items, plus other notes for West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 this Saturday

May 8, 2025 3:17 pm

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Time for another quick look ahead to West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day (570+ registered sales) this Saturday! More photos from sellers, showing their spotlight items:

That’s “a Western show saddle with hand-carved leather and sterling silver accents” and it will be at Sale #279. Or how about a classic camera?

You’ll find that “Leica IIIf camera with several lenses” at Sale #133. And from Sale #416:

That’s an “authentic Chanel Handbag in mint condition ~ box, dust jacket & original price tag included.”

Treasures (a word used in 21 sale descriptions) abound, with more than 570 registered sales – moving sales, cleanout sales, estate sales, more. Ready to plan your stops? Here’s the online map; here’s the printable list/guide. And a couple more quick notes:

STILL LOOKING FOR SOMEPLACE TO SELL? We’re still hearing from people who missed registration (we can’t add sales after it closes). If you don’t have a ton of stuff, check if these multi-seller sites still have space.

CHECK THE MAP BEFORE YOU SHOP: Reminder that the map page here on WSB is where we’re noting last-minute changes (such as canceled sales, which we cannot change in the printable list but do mark in the online list, and mini-lists of sale types), so check there before you head out on Saturday!

STAMP OUT HUNGER ON SATURDAY: Another reminder – before shopping or selling on Saturday, if you can, set out a bag of nonperishable food for your postal carrier to pick up as part of the Stamp Out Hunger food drive (you might have already received a bag in your mailbox/slot – that’s a photo of ours above – but if not, any bag will do).

Still more previews to come! Official sale hours are 9 am-3 pm Saturday, but some are adding extra hours and/or extra days – check the sale descriptions.

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COUNTDOWN: Less than a month until Loop the ‘Lupe 2025 – here are two reasons to sign up now

May 8, 2025 2:43 pm

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Just under one month until West Seattle hosts the city’s only obstacle-course 5K (you can run/walk it without obstacles, too), Loop the ‘Lupe! It’s four events in one at Walt Hundley Playfield on Saturday, June 7, benefiting the community/social work of nearby Our Lady of Guadalupe. You can enter the obstacle-course 5K, the fun run, the Youth Dash, or the Senior Saunter. Organizer Brian Callanan says one incentive for signing up now is that they’re about a week away from putting in their T-shirt order, and you’re guaranteed to get the size you want if you’re registered by then. A second reason to sign up ASAP if you haven’t already – there are still spots in the bonus Penalty-Kick Shootout for entrants 18+: everyone who enters the shootout ($25, while tickets last) gets free tickets to a West Seattle Junction FC or Rhodies FC match (players will be there for a 1:30 pm exposition match before the 2 pm shootout). The shootout winner gets “a special West Seattle soccer prize pack!” Here’s where to register.

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The case of the disappearing bike rack, solved

May 8, 2025 12:35 pm

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From the “in case you wondered too” file: Dave emailed to ask what happened to the on-street bike rack on the northwest corner of California/Oregon, by Dumplings of Fury and its north neighbors. He used it to park on Sunday, April 27, but found the rack missing this past Sunday. Our photo from yesterday shows the bicycle marking on the street but the rack (and other infrastructure) missing; here’s what it looked like in a 2023 Google Street View image:

First we asked the West Seattle Junction Association if they were aware of the removal. They weren’t. So we then asked SDOT, which is accountable for installing and maintaining these racks; spokesperson Mariam Ali checked around and then replied to us Tuesday, “Thanks for bringing this to our attention. We didn’t remove the bike rack at the northwest corner of SW Oregon and California SW, and we’re not sure what happened to it. Our crews will install a replacement.”

However, when we took a closer look at the scene Wednesday before writing the story, we thought there had to be more to it – couldn’t have been a metal theft, as the wheel stops and bollard were gone too. So we asked SDOT about it again, wondering if they had cross-referenced all the permit filings in the area, etc. That turned out to be the key, said spokesperson Ali:

After receiving your follow-up question, I connected with another team we hadn’t checked with earlier and confirmed that the bike rack was removed as part of the construction project at 4448 California Ave SW to accommodate traffic rerouting in their traffic control plan. Once construction is complete and they’ve completed any restoration work, they’ll reinstall the bike rack at the same location.

Concurrent with that update from SDOT, WSJA told us they’d just received the same explanation. So bottom line: The bike rack on the northwest corner of California/Oregon was removed as part of the mixed-use project on the northeast corner (background is in our coverage of its groundbreaking), but will be reinstalled when construction is complete (expected next year).

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Three reader reports from Lincoln Park

May 8, 2025 11:40 am

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Thanks to the three readers who sent photos and info about three Lincoln Park sightings, starting with tree trouble:

Huge fallen oak tree limb on the north stairs at Lincoln Park, the ones that were recently closed for the stair maintenance

From another reader, this sighting of what appears to be a poisonous weed:

Sharing a safety alert: there is a lot of poison hemlock growing in Lincoln Park between the south playfield and south restroom. The one by the restroom (NW corner) would be especially easy for a small child or a dog to snag a piece of and eat. The bigger patch (south of field, north of the concrete) is also very exposed. I’ve alerted Parks and King County noxious weeds department but unsure how quickly these will be addressed so thought you may want to post a warning.

Here’s a closer look at, and more information about, this plant.

Finally, from Dawn, who spotted this on the shore:

Panels coming down at Colman.

As we reported a month ago, Saturday is the first preseason-weekend day for the only city-owned outdoor salt-water swimming facility, Colman Pool, but you’ll see activity there tomorrow too (Friday, May 9, 6:20 pm) as the West Seattle Water Polo team hosts a home game!

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West Seattle Art Walk with Muse Fest mini-concerts, Words/Writers/Southwest Stories gets spicy, Mr. B’s bedtime stories, more for your Thursday

May 8, 2025 9:59 am

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We start the Thursday highlight list with the West Seattle Art Walk, 5-8 pm tonight (with some venue variations) – locations and artists previewed here, and here’s the full list:

Here’s our preview published last night, including this: During tonight’s Art Walk, 6-7:45 pm, 11 locations host musical performances as part of the mini-festival Muse Fest: The Power of Women’s Voices, free admission everywhere:

Here’s what else is happening, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER: Spring planting season continues. The center is open Thursdays-Saturdays 10 am-3 pm, north end of the South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME: 10:30 am at West Seattle (Admiral) Library (2306 42nd SW).

WEST SEATTLE UKULELE PLAYERS: All levels welcome to this weekly 1 pm gathering. Email westseattleukuleleplayerswsup@gmail.com to get the latest on where they’re playing today.

DROP-IN CHESS: 4-5:30 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), youth up to 18 years old are invited to drop in and play.

HPCS FOOD-TRUCK VISIT: First of three regular Thursday night events tonight here – every Thursday, 4-8 pm, Highland Park Corner Store (7789 Highland Park Way SW) gets a food-truck visit. Tonight it’s Stanford’s.

WINE TASTING WITH CLARK: This is also a regular Thursday event at HPCS, 5-7:30 pm – info here.

HIGHLAND PARK RUN CLUB: Last but never least, HPCS is the starting point tonight for running 3 miles, or walking a shorter path, in the neighborhood near HPCS with the Run Club, leaving from the store at 6:30 pm, returning for beverages – info here.

VISCON CELLARS: This West Seattle winery’s friendly tasting room/wine bar is open Thursdays, 5-9 pm (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor). Stop in for wine by the glass or bottle! The tasting room is a West Seattle Art Walk stop, too.

WORDS, WRITERS, SOUTHWEST STORIES: 6 pm online, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society‘s monthly speaker program focuses on a company you might know:

Join Mama Lil’ Peppers Founder, Howard Lev, and Seattle Times Now & Then Columnist, Jean Sherrard, for a spicy take on starting a small business.

Lev will share his rollicking tale of failure and — ultimately — success as he built his pepper business, wedding his mother’s family recipe to the Hungarian Goat-horn peppers of Yakima Valley. Lev and Sherrard will share videos, discuss Lev’s book A Pepper for Your Thoughts, and even prepare snacks with his famous Mama’s Lil’ Peppers.

WESTIES RUN CLUB: This group’s 6 pm weekly Thursday run departs from The Good Society in Admiral (California/Lander).

WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: More into walking than running? Meet at 6 pm at 47th/Fauntleroy for tonight’s group walk – details in our calendar listing.

LIVE MUSIC IN THE JUNCTION: 6-9 pm, Patrick Rifflin performs Thursdays at Pegasus Pizza in The Junction (4520 California SW).

DUSTY THURSDAYS: 6 pm at Tim’s Tavern (98th/16th, White Center). From West Seattle’s own Billy Joe Huels:

Dusty Thursdays concert series is returning at Tim’s Tavern 6-9 pm on the outdoor stage. Each week we will feature a top local band (most hailing from West Seattle) followed by The Dusty 45s. It’s free, all-ages and everyone is welcome!

Featured tonight – The Evanstones.

SPORTS: 7 pm, Chief Sealth IHS takes on Cleveland in a postseason baseball game at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle).

TRIVIA: 7 pm at Burger Planet, hosted by Good Old-Fashioned Local Trivia (9614 14th SW).

DJ NIGHT: The weekend starts spinning early at Revelry Room (4547 California SW), with DJ Supreme La Rock, starting at 7 pm.

BEDTIME STORIES FOR GROWN-UPS: Come tell a story at Mr. B’s Mead Center, or just listen to others tell theirs! 7:30 pm, free admission. (9444 Delridge Way SW)

Are you planning an event that should be on our calendar and in our daily preview lists? Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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SPORTS: West Seattle HS battles league-leading Ballard in softball playoffs

May 8, 2025 9:00 am

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Story and photos by Tracy Burrows
Reporting for West Seattle Blog

Last night at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (NCSWAC), the West Seattle High School softball team took on top-ranked Ballard High School in the Metro 3A League tournament. Ballard lived up to its ranking, quickly going on a scoring spree that was topped off by a 2-run home run that cleared the fence. The Beavers led by a score of 10-0 after 3 innings,

But the Wildcats, whose team motto “Boogie with a Suitcase” captures their irrepressible spirit, never gave up. Coach Kyler Tsukada urged the girls to keep their energy up, forget about the score, and just work on getting one run at a time. The Wildcats broke through with 3 runs in the fifth inning, powered by a triple from Molly Lefkowitz.

The girls kept it going in the 7th inning, putting together a fierce rally, including a double by Julia Herron. But the Wildcats came up short, losing by a score of 11-6.

Pitcher Daeja Piggee went the distance for the Wildcats, bouncing back after being hit by a fastball pitch to the ankle.

After the game, Coach Kyler praised the team for their competitive drive and for showing that they can hang with any team they come up against. The team’s next game is on Friday at 1:30 pm versus Seattle Prep at NCSWAC.

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TRAFFIC, WEATHER, ROAD WORK, TRANSIT: Thursday watch

May 8, 2025 6:00 am

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8:58 AM: Thanks to the person who just called to report an incident blocking the left lane of the eastbound high bridge approaching I-5, saying it’s “not super-obvious until you come up on it” and that it’s backing up traffic.

Earlier:

6:00 AM: Good morning! Welcome to Thursday, May 8, 2025.

WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES

Mostly sunny, high in the low 60s. Today’s sunrise was at 5:40 am; sunset will be at 8:31 pm.

ROAD WORK

-Street work for the Alki Standby Generator Project is under way – details and map here, along with what’s next after this first phase.

-The Admiral Way Bridge’s outside lane on the eastbound/southbound side is still closed; here’s a project update.

TRANSIT TODAY

Water Taxi – Regular West Seattle service; spring/summer schedule, with later-evening sailings Fridays and Saturdays.

Metro buses – Regular schedule.

SPOTLIGHT TRAFFIC CAMERAS

High Bridge – Here’s the main camera, followed by the Fauntleroy-end camera:

Spokane Street Viaduct:

Low Bridge – Looking west:

1st Avenue South Bridge:

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.

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VIDEO: ‘Stress magic,’ music, movement highlight Center for Active Living’s lively 2025 benefit breakfast

May 7, 2025 11:49 pm

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(WSB photos/video)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

One of the speakers at The Center for Active Living‘s fundraising breakfast served up one word that you can use to beat stress.

The entire event, in fact, could have been characterized as stress relief of a sort – the more money the center raises, the less it has to worry about how it’ll continue being able to pay for the many programs and services it offers as “The Center of It All,” the theme of this year’s event, held Tuesday morning at Alki Masonic Center in The Junction.

Last year’s breakfast event introduced the former Senior Center’s new name, better reflecting its status as a hub of community connection for people of all ages. Since then, executive director Amy Lee Derenthal told the 200 attendees Tuesday morning, the center’s serving more people now than ever in its 50-year history – 1,500+ members, three times what it had in 2021, ages from late 20s to 100. The center has added new programs – totaling more than 50 programs each week. The center feeds people via community dining and Margie’s Cafe, and delivers 400 meals “to home-bound folks” every month. With the help of volunteers, they offer tech navigation, make home visits via Westside Friends, and staff the Stop & Shop on the center’s lower level. Plus their staff includes two social workers; their work includes running support groups that regularly serve more than 100 people.

“As a small community-based nonprofit, we’re constantly stretching our budget to meet our needs,” Derenthal explained. It’s challenging, but it’s “my dream job,” she said, her voice cracking with emotion just a bit. Here’s everything she told the crowd:

She’s not the only one for which the Center for Active Living work fulfills dreams of making a difference in others’ livesi. “It’s nice to be involved with people helping other people,” said a center volunteer/member in this new video debuted at the breakfast.

Donors experienced fulfillment too, including board member Emily Austin, who spoke about her reasons for giving.

She talked about growing up in family circumstances that led her to gravitate toward older adults, even when she was a kid. She got involved with the center after moving here in 2011. Then in 2022,she joined its board, learning about the “bravery and courage” it takes to operate a nonprofit. “We need the center to thrive fir years to come,” she said, imploring attendees to help make that possible with their gifts.

The center’s work provides everything from classes to meals to social events and group gatherings. Attendees got to sample some of those offerings – like the ukulele group:

And pianist extraordinaire Larry Knapp, who leads the lineup on Jazz Nights at the center:

Not much for music? How about movement?

Denise Geroux was onstage to demonstrate some of what she teaches at the center, focusing on “body awareness … learning how to support yourself through your skeleton …” That’s what she says we should be focused on, not just our muscles.

And then came the “stress magic” we mentioned at the start of this story. Dat Tran, stress-mastery coach, showed how the word “extraordinary” can help you conquer stress:

“Instead of focusing on lowering your stress or taking on less stress, focus on feeling extraordinary,” he advised.

Many in the room had reasons to do exactly that, emcee Ryan Sheaffer suggested, opening the morning with a round of acknowledgments, particularly for the volunteers. And he energetically led a round of live-donating – you could even contribute via text! – getting the center close to its $75,000 goal.

“Your support supports the physical, mental, emotional wellbeing of this community,” said board president Stephanie Bruno in closing. “I got involved because I first thought this woud be a great place for my grandmother .. then I realized it was a great place for me.”

HOW YOU CAN HELP: We followed up with executive director Derenthal today. She says, “Thank you to everyone who donated. We are close to our $75,000 goal. Help us cross the finish line by making a donation! Gifts $500+ are matched thanks to a generous donation from Nucor.” The donation link is here.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Fugitive wanted on sex-crime charge

May 7, 2025 8:22 pm

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At right is David C. Williford, and authorities are looking for him. They didn’t put out a bulletin; we learned of the search after two residents in North Admiral told us state Department of Corrections officers came to a house in their neighborhood with a warrant for his arrest. We contacted the DOC, which confirmed that when officers forcibly entered the house, they discovered a disabled tracking device that he was supposed to be wearing as part of “community custody” (basically our state’s term for parole). A DOC spokesperson could only tell us that Williford is currently wanted on charges of a sex crime involving a relative. Neighbors sent links about a past case outside King County in which he was involved; the DOC spokesperson confirmed his record includes assault and animal cruelty. Though the initial allegations reported in this story are extremely disturbing, it appears from this story that he plea-bargained to some and did not serve much time. We haven’t so far been able to obtain documents on any current or recent cases, though an online docket shows a case number for an unspecified Mason County case last year. Neighbors were given further description information for Williford: 38, 6’4″, bald. If you see or think you’ve seen him, call 911.

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West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day 2025 previews continue: Musical shopping!

May 7, 2025 7:33 pm

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This year, unlike last year, we haven’t seen anyone promise live music for shoppers on West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day (Saturday, May 10, 9 am-3 pm). But if you’re planning to look for something musical, options abound. Topping the list is the annual Garage Sale Day Sale at Thunder Road Guitars (6400 California SW; WSB sponsor) – the shop’s biggest sale of the year, promising “guitars, guitars, cheap stuff, free stuff!” TRG is Sale #73 on the map. Also mentioning guitars are Sales 102, 153, and 176. Maybe you fancy something more exotic? A didgeridoo is among the offerings at Sale 250 (they have a viola, too, as does Sale 279). Sale 401 has accordions. Five sales mention pianos – 16, 85, 314, 461, and 508. Sales 161 and 405 have DJ equipment. Sale 132 is looking for a new home for an alto saxophone. If you’d rather listen to music than play it, records will be sold at Sales 10, 19, 31, 126, 156, 201, 205, 232, 250, 270, 298, 360, 369, 374, 390, 436, 454, and 537. And in addition to all those, music is mentioned by 11 more sales – 2, 15, 30, 96, 235, 315, 384, 464, 495, 512, and 518. Whatever you’re looking for on WSCGSD – musical or not – you can search the online map by choosing the search icon and searching the description field for your chosen keyword, and you can search the printable list/guide with browser find. More previews to come!

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Four reasons to go out on May’s West Seattle Art Walk on Thursday night, including Muse Fest

May 7, 2025 6:16 pm

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Tomorrow night is the second Thursday, which brings the West Seattle Art Walk. Four reasons to plan on spending at least part of your night Art Walk’ing:

MUSE FEST – THE POWER OF WOMEN’S VOICES: At 11 venues around West Seattle, female musicians will be performing between 6 pm and 7:45 pm.

That’s Sheryl Wiser, one of the featured musicians; here’s another, Havilah Rand:

Find the full list of Muse Fest performers and locations, plus more previews, by going here. (Muse Fest is co-presented by The Art of Music, which is curated by John Redenbaugh, and local music legend Sue Quigley.)

WESTSIDE SCHOOL X ALKI ARTS: Art Walk nights often spotlight students – this time around, the Lower School from Westside School (WSB sponsor) is presenting an art show at Alki Arts in Morgan Junction. The school sent photos and the announcement:

This joyful exhibition will showcase artwork by our lower school students (Pre-K through 4th grade), all centered on this year’s theme: Grow. From vibrant drawings to imaginative sculptures, each piece reflects our students’ growth, creativity, and self-expression.

The event is free and open to the public — friends, families, and art lovers of all ages are welcome!

DESMOND HANSEN AT CANNA WEST SEATTLE: You might know him best for signal-box portraits, but West Seattle artist Desmond Hansen‘s work goes far beyond that. Visit Canna (5435 California SW; WSB sponsor) to meet him and see some of his other work.

WEST SEATTLE GARDEN TOUR ARTISTS AT CAPERS: The WS Garden Tour is still more than a month away, but you can get into the spirit sooner with the Art Walk night guests at CAPERS Home (4525 California SW; WSB sponsor):

CAPERS is pleased to host The West Seattle Garden Tour 2025 artists for the month of May; featuring winning artist Gay Waldman and her winning piece Pool Party (26”w x 18”h) . Pool Party will be featured on the tour’s 2025 poster and ticket book. We are also pleased to be showing work by competing artists Silvia Bajardi, Marnie Lynn, Stacy Almgren, and Memo Luna. Additionally, we are thrilled to have Thoa Nguyen also with us for May.

You’ll find art all around the peninsula – many more previews, plus the list of venues offering food/drink specials, can be found here.

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PHOTOS: Aerial view of Nucor’s smokestack work

May 7, 2025 4:12 pm

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(Photos courtesy Nucor)

As reported here Tuesday, West Seattle’s Nucor Steel mill by the west end of the bridge is dismantling three smokestacks that were decommissioned 40 years ago but have remained in place … until now. The company has shared some images of the early work, including drone views (above and below):

And a ground view too:

Nucor says the disassembly will take about five weeks – no explosives involved, just piece by piece – and the steel will be recycled on site.

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FOLLOWUP: More details of Councilmember Saka’s May 14 community-safety meeting

May 7, 2025 2:52 pm

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As we first reported on Monday, City Councilmember Rob Saka announced plans for a community-safety meeting May 14, but said details were still being worked out. Last night at the community-organized North Delridge public-safety gathering (WSB coverage here), his chief of staff Elaine Ikoma Ko said it would start at 6:30 pm and the location would be announced today. Now that’s just in – he’s describing it as “a Community Safety Meeting focusing specifically on the concerns facing the North Delridge, Snake Hill, and High Point neighborhoods”:

Wednesday, May 14

6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
(doors open 6:15 pm, event ends promptly at 8:00 pm)

Neighborhood House – High Point
6400 Sylvan Way SW

I’ve invited key city leaders to join us including Police Chief Shon Barnes, Chief of Public Safety Officer Natalie Walton-Anderson, Parks Superintendent AP Diaz, and Seattle City Light CEO Dawn Lindell. Council President Sara Nelson and additional city representatives will also be in attendance.

This community gathering is about listening — and acting. Our goal is to give city leadership a clear understanding of how this violence is affecting daily life and to explore real, cross-departmental and community-rooted solutions. Because no one agency — and no one person — can solve this alone.

I have always said that public safety must be a shared responsibility – one that involves government, law enforcement, community organizations, and neighbors. So let’s come together to find shared solutions!

If you live in North Delridge, Snake Hill, or High Point, I encourage you to share your voice ahead of the meeting by submitting a question for the panel

The question-submission form appears to require a login, so we’re checking on that.

5:18 PM: City staff tells us they’ve fixed the “technical glitch” with the question-submission form, so we’ve added it above (and it’s here too).

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West Seattleite Shannon Braddock finalized as short-term King County Executive, and joins Sound Transit Board

May 7, 2025 2:02 pm

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| West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

At the midpoint in King County Elections‘ filing week, five people have filed to run for King County Executive. The person currently holding the job, West Seattleite Shannon Braddock, is not among them, as she had already said she didn’t plan to run for the permanent job. On Tuesday – more than a month after she was sworn in – the County Council finalized her appointment to serve the rest of the year in the term to which Dow Constantine was re-elected. You’ll recall that he left to become CEO of Sound Transit. That left a vacancy on the ST Board, which has permanent seats for all three county executives in the ST service area. So on Tuesday, King County Councilmembers also formally appointed Braddock to the ST Board, meaning that even with Constantine’s move, there’s West Seattle representation on the board, at least through year’s end. Meantime, she announced a “200-day plan” to shape her County Executive work; see its toplines here.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Alki gunfire

May 7, 2025 12:37 pm

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| Crime | West Seattle news

A one-shot incident of gunfire reported last night on Alki was confirmed, according to an SPD summary. 911 got a call at 8:12 pm from a resident near 55th/Alki saying they heard one shot, then looed outside and, the summary says, “saw a back passenger of a SUV holding a firearm outside the window.” Police reported finding one shell casing; no report of injuries. Though it wasn’t mentioned in the summary, we checked archived incident audio, and heard the initial vehicle description, a tan Ford Expedition; there were no descriptions of the vehicle’s occupants, but the firearm was described as “a rifle.” If you have any information, this is SPD incident # 25-122087.

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FOLLOWUP: Fauntleroy Church Recycle Roundup total, and next one’s date

May 7, 2025 11:27 am

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(April 26 WSB photo by Jason Grotelueschen)

As we get ready for Saturday’s “person-to-person recycling” during West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day, we have a followup on our area’s most-recent dropoff recycling event, Fauntleroy Church‘s spring Recycle Roundup. Judy Pickens just sent the numbers, and the fall date:

On April 26, nearly 400 “donors” brought just shy of 10 tons of electronics, appliances, and other products to the spring Recycle Roundup at Fauntleroy Church. The congregation’s zero-waste partner, 1 Green Planet, is now repairing what can readily be reused and reclaiming the rest for new products.

Since 2010, these free community events have kept 374 tons of valuable resources out of landfills. Volunteers and crew will be back for the fall roundup on Saturday, Sept. 20. Watch for details here, starting in mid-August.

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17 options for your West Seattle Wednesday!

May 7, 2025 9:54 am

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(SDOT camera in the heart of The Junction)

Here’s our list of your possibilities for the rest of your Wednesday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WALKING FOR WELL-BEING: Meet at 47th/Fauntleroy at 10 am for this free guided walk in Lincoln Park.

TODDLER READING TIME AT PAPER BOAT: 10:30 am at the bookstore’s new location. (4522 California SW)

CHAIR YOGA: 10:30 am at Dragonfly (3270 California SW):

Gentle Chair Yoga
Wednesdays 10:30AM
Class begins Wednesday, May 7 and is recurring weekly.
45 minutes, $20 drop-in
Please register in advance.
Use this Link

REJUVENATE YOGA: Weekly class at Viva Arts, 1:30 pm. Drop-in. $20. (4421 Fauntleroy Way SW)

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: All levels welcome, 2-4:30 pm at The Missing Piece (35th/Roxbury).

SPORTS: Softball playoff game at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle) at 7:30 pm – West Seattle HS vs. Ballard.

HOMEWORK HELP: 4-7:30 pm drop-in help at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), free.

FIX-IT WORKSHOP: Got something broken? Fix it instead of discarding it! Weekly event, free (donations appreciated), 5:30-7:30 pm at West Seattle Tool Library (4408 Delridge Way SW, northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center).

RHYTHM AND ROOTS NIGHT: Live music at C & P Coffee (5612 California; WSB sponsor): “For fans of roots, blues and heritage music and acoustic music with a variety of instrumentation beyond guitar.” 6-8 pm.

SOUND TRANSIT’S ARTIST LISTENING SESSIONS: Artists interested in working with Sound Transit are invited to a listening/information session at Delridge Library (5423 Delridge Way SW), 6-7 pm, as explained in our calendar listing.

WEST SEATTLE URBANISM: All are welcome at the group’s weekly meetup, 6-8 pm at Great American Diner & Bar. (4752 California SW).

FREE GROUP RUN: All runners, all levels, are invited to join the weekly West Seattle Runner (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor) group run – meet at the shop by 6:15 pm.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE LOCOL: 6:30 pm. 21+. Rotating performer lineup. (7902 35th SW)

KUNDALINI YOGA & GONG BATH: 7 pm at Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary (3618 SW Alaska), $35.

MUSIC BINGO: Play at The Good Society (California/Lander), 7 pm.

TRIVIA x 3: Three West Seattle trivia locations on our Wednesday list: Larry’s Tavern (3405 California SW) hosts Wednesday-night trivia starting at 8 pm … Quiz Night also begins at 8 pm at Beveridge Place Pub (6413 California SW) … and at 8:30 pm, trivia with Phil T at Talarico’s (4718 California SW), all ages until 10 pm.

SKYLARK OPEN MIC: Ready for the stage? 7:30 pm signups for West Seattle’s longest-running open mic. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

Got something coming up that’s open to the community? Please send us info so we can add it to West Seattle’s only comprehensive event calendar! westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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