June 2011

By David Rosen

Families packed the West Seattle Farmers Market to celebrate Father’s Day on June 19th in a celebration that featured grilled local meats, fruits and veggies, a free berry ice cream give-away, a drawing for a free Weber Grill, kid’s fruit skewers, free recipes and music entertainment provided by KT and Hoops.

The West Seattle Farmers Market takes place every Sunday in downtown West Seattle (The Junction) on the corner of California and Alaska outdoors in the parking lot behind Key Bank. Hours are 10 am – 2 pm.

Cherries and the season’s first Strawberries are in - plus Lettuce, Greens, Broccoli, Sugar Snaps, Eggs, Pasture-raised Meats and Poultry, Wild Mushrooms, Cider, Honey, Nursery Starts and farm fresh Bouquets.

June 19 - 26, 2011

Neighborhood Farmers Market Alliance Markets:
University District (UD) – Saturdays, 9 am – 2 pm, YEAR ROUND –
West Seattle (WS) – Sundays, 10 am – 2 pm, YEAR ROUND
Columbia City (CC) – Wednesdays, 3 pm – 7 pm, April 27 – October 19
Broadway Farmers Market – (BW) – Sundays, 11 am – 3:00 pm, May 8 – December 18
Lake City Farmers Market – (LC) – Thursdays, 3 pm – 7 pm – June 2 – October 6
Phinney Farmers Market – (PH) – Fridays, 3 pm – 7 pm – June 3 – October 7
Magnolia Farmers Market (MAG) – Saturdays, 10 am – 2 pm – June 18 – October 8

Locations, Hours, Vendor and Event Info: www.seattlefarmersmarkets.org

New this Week:

*****NEW ITEMS IN ITALICS*****

Strawberries – In season field ripened strawberries. East Side varieties and Puget Sound varieties (Honeoye, Albion). At all markets.
Cherries – Rainiers, Chelans and Tietons at all markets.
Broccoli – first of season – limited supplies – Willie Green’s Organic Farm – at all markets
Cucumbers – limited quantities from Eastern WA – Alvarez and Mair-Taki Farms- at all markets
Fresh Garlic
Zucchini – first of season – limited quantities
Summer Squash Blossoms
Sugar Snap Peas

The newest restaurant in the junction, Irish pub, A Terrible Beauty, has been undergoing a major transformation over the last couple months with huge changes taking place to convert it into "a proper Irish pub." Owners Paddy O'Brien and Jenna Shannon Garvey O'Brien are seeking volunteers on Sunday June 19 to help them clean up the mess of construction and get the facility ready for inspections on Monday.

She shared this message via Facebook:

"Bored? Rainy weather? Able to work up on a ladder or really anything at all? Anyone wanting or willing to help out with a little elbow grease today for the West Seattle A Terrible Beauty, any volunteers would be greatly appreciated today or tomorrow to get this baby up and running! We have a lot to get done just to get the final inspections done Monday."

The West Seattle Junction will have a select list of merchants, who for the summer months will be staying open late every Thursday night.

Participating merchants that will be open until 9pm

Capers

Carmilia’s

City Mouse Studio

Clementine

Click! Design That Fits

Curious Kidstuff

Easy Street Records

Fleurt

Funky Janes Consignment

JF Henry Kitchen & Tableware (open ‘till 8pm)

Knows Perfume

Next to Nature

Northwest Art & Frame

Suite Arrangements

Sweetie

The Sneakery

Twilight Artist Collective

Wallflower Custom Framing

Wild Rose’s

By David Rosen

UPDATE Highland Park Way westbound is now reopen to traffic.

Original report:
Highland Park Way westbound is closed off due to a slick substance on the roadway that caused cars to fishtail on June 18.

Seattle Police officers on scene told the West Seattle Herald that the slickness was caused by a truck that spilled fuel. WSDOT have put down fuel absorbent pads to soak the mess up and the roadway should be open within the next couple of hours.

Today, West Seattle raised Amanda Knox appeared in court in Perugia, Italy during her appeals trial. She is serving a 26-year sentence there for murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher on Nov, 1, 2007. Her boyfriend of six days at the time of the murder, Raffaele Sollecito, was also convicted and is serving 25 years. A third person, Rudy Guede, is serving a 16-year sentence for the murder. He has claimed that Knox and Sollecito committed the murder and that he was not involved. The defense claims he was the lone wolf and committed the murder alone. The prosecution claims all three are guilty.

The courtroom became melodramatic today as Knox listened to two prisoners who serve time in the same jail as Guede that he revealed to them, separately, that he was involved in the murder, but that Knox and Sollecito were not.

The West Seattle Little League in cooperation with the Seattle Parks Department performed their official dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of their new concession building and storage building at Bar-S Playfield, 6425 SW Admiral Way, on June 18 at 3:00 pm.

The improvements to the field were originally scheduled to happen March 26 but construction and weather delays cancelled those plans and the Jamboree as well.

League President Mark Terao said, "We want to show our appreciation to all of the people and companies that helped this dream of over 50 years come true.

Through the help of many we were able to construct a first class facility that will be enjoyed by thousands of families throughout the Seattle area for years to come."

We will update shortly

Bright Horizons family solutions, the new childcare center at 4530 38th Ave. s.w. held their Grand Opening June 18 with dozens of families with children and quite a few expectant mothers dropping by to tour the new facility.

State Senator Sharon K. Nelson (D) 34th District was there to do the ribbon cutting of a very special "ribbon", one made by the kids who attend attend Bright Horizons of painted loops of paper.

Nelson said, "This is a great new asset for West Seattle and it really fills a niche."

By David Rosen

At about 1:24 pm, Seattle Fire was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of 42nd Ave S.W. and S.W. Findlay St. on June 18.

According to Seattle Police officers that the West Seattle Herald spoke to on scene, apparently one of the drivers failed to yield the right of way at a yield sign. One person is being transported to the hospital with unknown injuries.

Another accident was reported at the intersection of 16th s.w. and s.w. Trenton shortly after 2:30 pm.

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Thousands of spectators came out to see the famously eclectic Solstice Parade in Fremont on Saturday, despite the rainy weather.

This year Fremont celebrated the 40th annual Fremont Fair, celebrating the arrival of summer with events that showcase all the quirkiness that resides in the self-proclaimed "Center of the Universe".

Held annually in mid-June to coincide with the Summer Solstice, the free event draws more than 100,000 people to celebrate Fremont’s official motto “Delibertus Quirkus” – Freedom to be Peculiar.

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