September 2020

Noble Barton restaurant in White Center closes

John LeMaster and his wife Vanessa shared the sad news that their restaurant Noble Barton at 9635 16th SW in White Center has closed.

See our original coverage of the restaurant here.

The space has been home to a number of other restaurants but none were successful long term and with the advent of the pandemic and the challenges facing all restaurants it appears the pressures grew too great for Noble Barton too.

They shared their announcement via Facebook here:

Hello all.

Sadly it is time to say goodbye.

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Recyling event this Saturday in the Junction from 9am to 1pm

Beyond the Cart a community reuse and recycling event is being held Saturday Sept. 26 from 9am to 1pm in the parking lot behind the junction 4541-4543 42nd Ave SW.

ACCEPTED ITEMS

Styrofoam (Clean & Dry - remove labels & tape)

Household Batteries (no leaking or broken; tape ends)

Fluorescent tubes and bulbs (no broken bulbs; limit 4 tt)

Small Electronics (TVs, computers, etc.)

Paper for shredding (limit 4 boxes)

Clothing & linens (any condition, must be clean & dry)

Furniture & Household goods (good condition - for reuse)

Small Appliances (non-Freon (microwaves, toasters, etc.)

NOT ACCEPTED

Broken Furniture/Household Goods       Car Seats

Non-Recyclable/Reusable items        Automotive Waste

Garbage or Yard Waste         Hazardous Waste

Commercial loads                  Latex Paint

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UPDATE Power outages for nearly 800 affect Highland Park area now restored

A power outage part of which began on Sept. 23 as high winds whipped the area and another new one that began this morning left 792 City Light customers without electricity near the Highland Park neighborhood.

The outage stretched from 17th SW on the west, to 5th Ave South on the east, and from SW Thistle on the north (with other pocket outages further north) to Roxbury Street SW on the South. 

Restoration is expected by 2pm.

You can check the status of the power grid in Seattle any time by visiting the Seattle City Light System status page.

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West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force meeting focuses on Cost-Benefit process and changes proposed for West Marginal Way

The West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force meeting moved to a new YouTube stream platform that was based on the Zoom meeting tool for the most recent virtual gathering on Sept. 23 and aside from some odd subtitling issues the meeting and break out sections went well. 

You can watch the entire meeting

and presentation on YouTube HERE.

This 2 hour plus meeting focused on the Cost Benefit Analysis process that SDOT, its consultant WSP and the Technical Advisory Panel are utilizing to "weight" various factors as they move toward a repair or replace decision on the bridge in mid to late October.

The next meeting is set for October 7 at Noon.

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Monica Stenberg

Monica was born Monica Eklöf on October 2, 1944 in Gothenburg, Sweden.  She grew up there with her mother and her two younger sisters. During the summers they moved out to their mother’s family home in a small fishing village on the island of Mollösund off Sweden’s West Coast.

 

West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force meetings to be live streamed on YouTube

The Seattle Department of Transportation for the last few months has been conducting virtual meetings online with the West Seattle Bridge Community Task Force but the WebEx platform they had employed was hard for some people to manage and did not allow a broad swath of people to see and hear what was discussed. That's now going to change.

According to SDOT "If the technology works well, then this will hopefully be an easier way for the public to view the meetings going forward. 

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