July 2020

Update July 2

The male and female bodies found washed up near Duwamish Head last week have been identified. Seattle Police and  the King County Medical Examiner’s Office said both victims died of gunshot wounds they are 35-year-old Jessica Lewis, who died on June 16 from multiple gunshots. The other was 27-year-old Austin Wenner, who died the same day. They were both ruled as homicides.

If you or someone you know has information on this case you are urged to contact the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Crimes tip line at 206-233-5000.

Original post June 30

District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this update on the West Seattle Bridge repair process:

Next week SDOT will be releasing a draft “Reconnect West Seattle Mobility Action Plan” on their website.  This will include specific neighborhood plans for four areas: Highland Park/Riverview/South Delridge/Roxhill, South Park, Georgetown, and SODO; it will also include modal plans such as freight and bicycle. There will be a public comment period about which projects within the plans to prioritize; feel free to send comments to me as well. The plans will be presented to the West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force on July 8 and 22.

Starting July 7, businesses will be required to ensure their customers or clients are wearing face coverings, the governor announced today. This is similar to the order that has been in place in Yakima. This requirement will be monitored by the state Department of Labor & Industries.

There are exemptions to the previous Department of Health order, including people with certain disabilities or health conditions, people who are deaf or hard of hearing and children under the age of 2. The order does not require you to document or prove a reason for not wearing a face covering.

If a business won’t allow you to enter their office or store, ask them what accommodations they can provide such as curbside pick-up, delivery or virtual meeting options. Also, as of today, the governor has put a pause on all county applications to reopen due to high levels of #COVID19 activity across the state. Counties will remain in their current phase for at least the next two weeks.

information from Highline Public Schools 

information from National Nordic Museum

This summer the National Nordic Museum acquired 943 Dines Carlsen drawings from the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.

“This significant transfer will mark the National Nordic Museum’s largest acquisition to date,” said Executive Director Eric Nelson. “We are grateful to Newfields for making possible this expansion of our holdings related to an important Danish-American artist.”