November 2013

The project aimed at being built at 4755 Fauntleroy Way S.W. to ostensibly be the site of Whole Foods Grocery plus mixed retail and apartment homes has faced hurdles so far on its way to construction. It found its way into the last Mayoral election last July when Mike McGinn denied an alley vacation for the developers based on what he felt were unfair wages paid. The developers, Lennar Multi-Family and Weingarten Realty Investors, responded with a description of the plan and the benefits they say it holds for the community. They also said they "looked forward to a dialogue with the City and our neighbors in West Seattle."

That dialogue will get a new chapter written as the community group known as "Getting it Right for West Seattle" presents two alternative design concepts for the project in a public meeting.

Burglar makes off with some nice hedgers

Nov. 12, 8:10 a.m., 3600 Block of Phinney Ave N -- A burglar forced open the front door of an apartment, pried open a ground floor storage room and removed two Echo gas hedgers. There are no known witnesses and no surveillance camera footage.

Burglar nabs jewelry and traveler’s checks

Nov. 12, 8:38 p.m., 1100 Block of NW Elford Dr -- During the time that the victim was gone (between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.), his home had been burglarized. His front door was forced open, his wife’s jewelry was missing and $500 in traveler’s checks were missing. Nothing else appeared to be missing. The victim was given followup forms to document what jewelry was missing. The responding police officer could not locate any latent prints.

Two bicycles stolen in shared garage

Burien's Knopp to fight Dec. 7

Halquist Productions’ CageSport MMA will be returning once again to the Emerald Queen Casino on Saturday, Dec. 7 for another round of professional MMA. Headlining CageSport XXVIII is Brent “Mankill” Knopp of Burien, who will attempt to defend his middleweight title against StrikeForce veteran Cory Devela.

Tickets for CageSport XXVIII are available and can be purchased at the Emerald Queen Casino box office or through Ticketmaster. Prices start at $35. Fans are encouraged to buy tickets early as CageSport MMA has become the hottest ticket in Northwest combative sports.

Middleweight champion Knopp (4-0) has run through the Northwest middleweight class, keeping his record perfect while finishing all of his opponents before the third round. He acquired the title back in February with a first round TKO victory over Darrio Mobley in what was a rematch between the two where Knopp defeated Mobley via second round TKO in their first meeting.

You have a chance to talk directly to Metro at a public meeting Dec. 3 in West Seattle at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.

Metro has cut costs, raised fares, and created other efficiencies to preserve most service over the past five years. But temporary funding authority from the state expires in June, and unless action is taken on stable funding, Metro must plan now for drastic service reductions next year.

· 74 routes will be deleted

· 107 routes would be changed

· 33 unchanged routes would likely become more crowded.

More than 80 percent of Metro’s bus and DART routes would be affected. Visit King County Metro website for more information.

Metro has begun a countywide outreach process to let people know about proposed cuts and receive their feedback. Metro plans to send a package of service changes to the County Council for approval next spring. Once approved by the council, the service changes will be phased in beginning in September 2014. The public will also have an opportunity to provide comment to the council before service changes are adopted

A meeting is set for the Delridge/Highland Park Neighborhood to talk about greenways, alternative routes for bicyclists and pedestrians, away from busy roadways.

Neighborhood greenways provide people of all ages and abilities with comfortable and attractive places to walk, ride a bike, skate and run. They are residential streets where speed and volume traffic calming measures discourage cars from avoiding main streets by cutting through on neighborhood streets: and signs and pavement markings are used to guide people along the route. Local access to homes along neighborhood greenways is always preserved.

Visit the Delridge/Highland Park Neighborhood Greenways home page to learn more.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
The Salvation Army, Multi-Purpose Dining Room, 9050 16th Avenue SW

In honor of opening their new location in Ballard, Skillet Diner is hosting a free concert featuring Recess Monkey, Tuesday Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

The show is free and open to all ages, however space is limited. Skillet will be featuring free Mac and cheese for kids every Tuesday night starting the night of the concert.

Lesa Lester, public relations representative for Skillet, said that the Ballard community has been very welcoming during their opening and the concert is a way to get further acquainted.

“We wanted to treat the families in this neighborhood to a great show by having Recess Monkey perform. It’s our way of saying thanks for having us Ballard,” said Linster.

Skillet Diner is located at 2034 NW 56th St. For more information visit http://skilletstreetfood.com/restaurants/skillet-diner-ballard/
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Update 9:30pm
A man, who spent 30 minutes in and underwater in Puget Sound off Alki Point following the capsizing of a boat this afternoon has died, according to the boat operator. The approximately 25 foot commercial aluminum boat overturned in high wind and waves off Alki forcing those aboard to clamber atop the overturned hull. One man did not make it and a search by Seattle Police and US Coast Guard followed. He was recovered about a half an hour later and airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. He was in critical condition but later succumbed. According to KOMO News the men had been conducting a dive survey at the time of the accident.

Update 2 5:15pm
The person who was recovered, was in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center according to the Seattle Fire Department. They were said to be in and under water for at least 30 minutes.

Update
One person who went in the water from a capsized boat off Alki Point has been taken to the hospital. Overturned boat is being towed to the Don Armeni Boat Ramp where it will be taken out of the water.

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By Peggy Sturdivant

The big CLOSING sign outside All Aboard 2nd Hand Furniture store at 6500 3rd Ave NW means just what it says. The owners Gretchen Kudla and her husband Anhdi Spath are closing the second hand furniture business this month to concentrate on their original business, Cafe Bambino.

Kudla and Spath purchased the business in 2007; they kept the name of the business which has been family owned since 1971. The antique store has been a viable business but didn't have any takers when put on the market. So Kudla and Spath decided to simply close the store, citing the demands of running two businesses over the last six years. They opened Cafe Bambino in 1997.

They are trying to sell as much as the inventory as possible between now and a proposed closing date of November 24th. After that time they will be open by appointment and items will still be listed and available through Craig's List.

The space will not be vacant; their neighbor Olsen Violins will be taking over the space and to expand their violin repair, restoration and rental program.

The Ballard Bartell's (22nd Ave NW) will be redeveloped into a mixed-use building, according to Mark Craig, President of Henbart, LLC, the company that owns the property.

“In the past seven years we have watched the neighborhood transform with a new park, library, retail and residential development and we are exploring how our site can add to this vitality and vibrancy," Craig said. "Currently, we are looking at a mixed-use building with residential, commercial and office space.”

According to city documents, the plans state that they are planning to have 78 apartments, four townhouses, 20,000 sq. ft. of office space and 131 underground parking spots. Construction is expected to begin in 2015.

A new Bartell's is opening up on the ground floor of the new Urbana Apartments on the corner of Market and 15th. However, this opening does not necessarily mean the 22nd Bartell's will close, and Henbart, LLC would not confirm whether the Bartell's would stay open in the development or not. They said they are still getting a sense of what the community wants.

A call and an email to Bartell's spokeperson went unanswered.

Nashville based rock band Those Darlins will make a live in-store appearance at Easy Street Records in the West Seattle Junction at 6pm, Nov. 15.

The group has released three albums, their alt-country leaning self-titled debut Those Darlins in 2009, the garage rock influenced Screws Get Loose in 2011, and the more classic rock and roll Blur The Line in 2013. The band also owns and operates its own record label, Oh Wow Dang Records.