November 2013

Update 9:45pm
The group farewell photo originally planned to take place at half time during the Seahawks Monday night game has been rescheduled. Jenny at the Bridge said, "We have decided to change the photo op to Sunday the 1st at 3pm since we feel that a fair amount of our guests will be at the Seahawk game and we want to make sure everyone has a chance to be here that may want to come by."
If you want to be in that photo, come by The Bridge on 35th S.W. and put on your best smile.

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The Bridge restaurant and bar has been in the process of remaking the former Chuck and Sally's Tavern at 6301 California Ave. S.W. and is nearly ready to move. They announced their final day in the location at 4439 35th Ave S.W. will be Monday December 2nd. The firm opening date for the new location has not been announced but the intention has been from the beginning of the transition to have it be as short a time as possible.

In the announcement Jenny Almukhtar, General Manager for the Bridge said,

A fire in a 110 ft fishing trawler was reported at 10:16 a.m. this morning at 653 NW 41st St.

The fire started after the crew were making welding repairs in the galley. The fire quickly spread up through the ceiling and into smaller crawl spaces and wheel house. The crew tried to put out the blaze but could not and evacuated. There were no injuries reported.

Over 20 units and more than 60 personnel arrvived on the scene. There was moderate smoke and fire fighters knocked down the fire in less than 25 minutes. They are now looking for "hotspots" or hidden parts of the fire that could be smoldering.

Kyle Moore, information officer with SFD, said these types of fires are the most dangerous and that's why there were so many units called.

"A fire like this can cause a lot of damage and spread quickly because of how close the ships are. ... The ships are like big steel ovens that get extremely hot and can quickly cause big problems kind of like a forest fire does," said Moore.

SFD will continue to look for hot spots which, according to Moore, can take a long time.

After closing her location on Alki Beach Diane Venti has stayed busy with her Alki Arts downtown location at Harbor Steps. Coming up on November 26 through Dec. 26 her business is the location for something unique.
American Express and Delta Airlines are partnering to construct a pop-up retail mall for local small merchants
transforming the 6,000 square-foot Alki Arts Gallery into a small merchant hub. The downtown location is at 55 University Street.

The waterfront space will house nine new merchants each week for four weeks and provide Seattle local businesses with a high traffic marketplace during the critical holiday shopping season. There will be a new theme each week: Home & Design, Fashion & Beauty, The Man Cave and The Perfect Gift.

Merchants confirmed include: Clementine, Ward & Co, Fantagraphics, Andaluz and Le Objects.

The 5th Annual Chief Sealth Pride Auction will start at 6pm at the Hall at Fauntleroy at 9131 California Ave S.W. The auction raises funds that support Chief Sealth Athletics, PTSA, and Denny-Sealth Performing Arts.

Here's a sampling of just some of the items up for auction:

• Lake Washington / Lake Union Wine & Cruise
• O'neill Surf Shop Tee & Alki Beach Sign from Coastal
• Ocean View Accommodations for Two Nights at The Hilton Hawaiian Village
• One Week Vacation Through World Mark by Wyndham Resorts
• Fused Glass Hanging Art
• One Hour Stone Massage at Blue Herron Healing Arts
• $60 Gift Certificate for Salon Services from CoCo and Company
• Birthday Party For 10 at Full Tilt Ice Cream
• Private VIP Tour & Tasting for 6 at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery

You can visit the auction site here:
https://chiefsealthptsa.schoolauction.net/auction2013 where you can browse by type or category.

If you haven't been to the new Seattle District 6 Facebook Page (which discusses the Ballard-area district for City Council elections), you'll see there's quite a debate brewing on the subject of affordable housing and whether more density will help stave off higher prices. What do you think? Join the group and give your thoughts.

As usual, this week has seen a few more applications and decisions on land use permits. Lot-splitting is the norm, but there are a couple of bigger projects this time around. First off, a new condo building ...

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By Kurt Howard

The Tyee high school gym was the place to be for an evening of a family fun sports entertainment. On Friday, November 8, basketball teams made up of current staff and former players from Evergreen and Tyee met for a fun, but very competitive, basketball game. The intent was to help raise money for both of their sports programs.

So where did the idea for this staff/alumni fund raising game originate? Well, from the Tyee girls’ varsity soccer coach, Tricia Halvorson and Evergreen’s boys’ varsity basketball coach, Tony White. Both work at the Matt Griffin YMCA just up the street from Tyee. They presented their idea to athletic directors Mark Cross of Evergreen and John Yellam of Tyee. They both thought it was a great idea and something they wish they had started years earlier.

Local leaders Joe Fitzgibbon – 34th District State Representative. Tom Rasmussen - Seattle City Councilmember, Joe McDermott– King County Councilmember Amanda Kay Helmick & Members of the West Seattle Transportation Coalition will hold a bus stop press conference Monday Nov. 18 to highlight the need for transportation solutions that prevent massive new traffic congestion in West Seattle.

The event is set to take place just north of the 35th Ave SW & Avalon Way bus stop at 8:30am between The Bridge restaurant and KFC.

With mitigation funds from the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project going away as well as a budget shortfall for King County Metro – West Seattle neighborhoods will be disproportionately impacted by reduction in bus service. Metro released a preliminary report on what 17% cuts would look like last week.

Cuts will affect eight out of every 10 riders, with more than 70 routes eliminated completely. These transit reductions will place an estimated additional 10,000 cars on our overtaxed West Seattle roadways.

See the Herald's recent story on the West Seattle Transportation Coalition here.

The Central Ballard Residents Association will be talking about microhousing at their meeting tonight (Thursday, Nov. 14) at 7 p.m.

The guest speaker Geoffrey Wentlandt, Seattle Department of Planning and Development, to present DPD's proposed rules related to the controversial microhousing boom in Ballard. Joining Geoffrey will be a representative from SDOT, as the two issues are intertwined. (Think parking and traffic.)

"Hopefully, he will effectively address the questions that many residents certainly will have," says CBRA member Rebecca Todd. "Should be an interesting program."

The Ballard District Council had a conversation about microhousing last night at some fireworks were already popping twixt residents. Tonight, which will go more into detail and have a presentation, should promise to be exciting.

The meeting will be at the Swedish Hospital Ballard Campus, Conference Room A on the main floor of the hospital. It'll be to the right after entering the front entrance on 5330 Tallman Ave.

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We found this little terrier around 8th ave so & so 146th st. If you know the owner please contact us. http://www.buriencares.org/contact/

The 67th annual West Seattle Community Pancake Breakfast will be serving up the flapjacks and more hot and fresh Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Alki Masonic Building, located at 4736 40th Ave. S.W.

The pancakes will ready for the butter and syrup from 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. accompanied by orange juice, coffee and Husky Deli’s premier ham. The proceeds go toward funding the club’s community service activities, especially those focused on children and teens.

This year’s breakfast has a special emphasis. Proceeds will help fund the Kiwanis sponsored Key Clubs at West Seattle, Seattle Lutheran and Chief Sealth High Schools. Over the last few years, membership in our sponsored Key Clubs has exploded and we now mentor over 250 local high school students in the Key Club Program. Key Club educates students on the importance of serving others, as well as teaching valuable leadership skills.