Paving crews from the Seattle Department of Transportation will work on 35th Avenue Southwest between Southwest Roxbury and Southwest Cambridge streets on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 9 and 10. They will grind and repave the asphalt part of the street. (The street is part concrete and part asphalt.) One lane of traffic will remain open in each direction. Work hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Whittaker site at 4755 Fauntleroy Way SW, that will host 389 apartments, retail space, and a Whole Foods Market, has begun the abatement/demolition work starting with the old auto body shop on 40th Ave SW.
If all goes according to plan, major demolition is set for about two weeks away but the construction part is about a month away.
The Whittaker is an important transit-oriented project that will vastly improve walkability and the pedestrian experience in the emerging Triangle neighborhood.
Some of the neighborhood improvements and highlights are as follows:
New, attractive gateway to West Seattle
Widened and landscaped public sidewalks along Fauntleroy and Alaska
New signaled pedestrian crosswalk at Fauntleroy and Alaska
Increased on-street parking and new bus pull-out
5,000 square feet of public, open gathering spaces with seating amid artwork, water features, and rain garden
389 apartment homes and 600 parking stalls
60,000 square feet of retail space featuring a mix of local shops and anchor tenant, Whole Foods Market
UPDATE Thurs. Oct 9 10pm
By Tim Clifford
Search and Rescue crews have succeeded in finding Paula Reuter, the 21 year old restaurant manager from Seattle, who went missing with her two dogs while hiking near Mount Defiance.
Reuter had parked her car at the Ira Falls trailhead on the morning of Oct. 6 to hike with her two dogs when she became disoriented and lost, eventually losing all sense of direction and being forced to camp for 3 nights in the wilderness. Her disappearance was deemed a missing persons case by Seattle police by the evening of Oct. 7.
The crew aboard the Snohawk helicopter spotted Reuter and her dogs alone on a trail and lowered a member down to confirm identification. Once a positive identification was made the helicopter returned to a nearby airfield for a quick refuel before airlifting Reuter and her two dogs to safety.
Interestingly, crews used a picture from Reuter’s Instagram page, her last post to social media before she became lost, that showed an area of forested hillside and was captioned with “can’t see I-90 from here”. This post provided rescue crews with an idea of where to begin their search.
The West Seattle Community Orchestras has kicked off another season for the community of West Seattle. Online registration is now open for new musicians to join.
The West Seattle Community Orchestras welcomes musicians of all ages and abilities. Each orchestra is open to all ages, youth through adult, with informal auditions for placement in one of the three different orchestras. Students always participate at no charge; there is a modest fee for adults for each season.
The cost for registration for the fall 2014 season is as follows:
Adult fee $85 for fall season
Adult fee $180 for full year
Adult fee for spring session will be $95
Student musicians grades K-12 do not have to pay.
For more information on the West Seattle Community Orchestras please visit their website.
West Seattle's Marty Riemer, whose near perfect radio voice has been part of the audio consciousness of the northwest for decades is returning to radio.
In a bit of a turnabout Jodi Brothers Blau who served as Riemer's co-host on his show on The Mountain 103.7FM is the host this time on 95.7fm The Jet. The show airs from 6am to 10am weekdays.
"We start together on January 5, 2015," Riemer said. " Until then I will make sporadic appearances on the show which she will be hosting solo and with guest hosts. I will also be bringing back the 7:20 Funnies .. reason enough to tune in."
This cute little girl was found running in the street near 160th & 14th Ave SW this afternoon (Tues. 10-7). We believe she has been running loose for at least a few days, and may have wandered a good ways from home. If this is your dog, or you know her family, please contact us at the shelter.
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Sports events worth keeping an eye on
Week of Oct. 8-14
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
High schools
Football
Evergreen visits Lindbergh for a 7 p.m. game at Renton Stadium Thursday, then Friday West Seattle is at the Southwest Athletic Complex playing Cleveland as Chief Sealth travels to Ingraham.
Highline Memorial hosts a twin bill Friday, with Foster playing Highline at 5 p.m. and Mount Rainier meeting Decatur at 8 p.m.
Volleyball
West Seattle gets a 7 p.m. visit from Franklin Wednesday as Chief Sealth travels to Ingraham.
Mount Rainier faces Federal Way at 7:15 p.m. at home.
Thursday Tyee is at Evergreen and Kennedy Catholic at Foster at 7 p.m. as Highline hosts Renton.
West Seattle hosts Garfield at 7 p.m. Monday as Chief Sealth hosts Cleveland, then Tuesday Foster is at Tyee, Highline at Kennedy and Hazen at Evergreen.
Mount Rainier travels to Kentwood at 7:15 p.m.
Boys tennis
Mount Rainier faces a 3:30 p.m. home match against Tahoma on Wednesday as JFK entertains Lindbergh and Highline travels to Hazen.
Friday's schedule has Highline hosting Cascade Christian and Foster going to Lindbergh.
Re: Ordinance No. 606 (Issuance of Trespass Warnings on City and Other Publicly-Owned Property)
Dear Mayor Krakowiak and Members of the Burien City Council,
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) writes to urge the city council to repeal Chapter 9.125 of the Burien Municipal Code, “Trespass Warnings on City and Other Publicly Owned Property.” The ACLU-WA and its more than 20,000 members are dedicated to preserving civil rights and civil liberties throughout Washington State. We believe this Chapter, recently adopted as Ordinance No. 606, is both counterproductive as a matter of policy and unconstitutional, and we urge you to repeal it.
By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Mt. Rainier demonstrated that it was rounding into playoff shape with a demonstrative 3-0 SPSL 4A North Division volleyball win at Thomas Jefferson on Mon., Oct. 6.
With a previously injured, strong outside hitter on the verge of returning, as well, Ram head coach Tom Wells is optimistic.
"We're making excellent progress," he said. "The Kent Meridian match was the first of two building up towards the playoffs. We're in good position."
Mt. Rainier ascended to 2-1 league and 2-7 overall while Thomas Jefferson stood at 0-3 and 1-8.
Driving in high gear from the outset, the Rams served and volleyed for the first six points of the set and continued to rock the Raiders repeatedly with outside hitter Megan Houston pounding away powerfully for kills.
Dominating the action in an 18-6 command, Mt. Rainier devastated Thomas Jefferson for six consecutive points as part of a 7-2 rush to victory.
Taking the opportunity to mix in reserves with a few starters, the Rams created a more equitable atmosphere of competition in the second set.
By Gerardo Bolong
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
King's Way Christian (Vancouver) stopped Seattle Christian from winning its own 2nd Annual Volleyball Tournament with a three-set championship triumph on Oct. 4 in SeaTac.
"We wanted it, but King's way might have wanted it more," said Madelyn Weber who performed three blocks."
Two separate scoring attacks that produced consecutive point accumulations keyed a smoothly operating Warrior offense in a 25-13 first set control.
Locked in a 10-10 draw, Seattle Christian controlled the serving for the hitters to strike regularly in a 7-0 point spree.
Later, with a 19-13 lead, Seattle Christian utilized similar tactic to fire off the final six points, capped by Lily Powell's serving ace.
Conditions of battle reversed themselves in the second set when the Knights turned a 10-7 deficit into a 16-7 advantage. The Warriors were not able to make a significant dent in the differential before falling, 25-17.
