May 2021

District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this update on the Alki Point Stay Healthy Street status.

“Keep it Moving Streets” are streets selected to increase outdoor exercise opportunities for people to bike and walk in the road for areas with limited open space options, low car ownership, and routes connecting people to essential services and food take out. Local traffic is still allowed on the streets.

The vast majority of people contacting me are very interested in making the Alki Keep it Moving Street a permanent “Stay Healthy Street” which would result in roads being closed to through traffic. Neighbors have surveyed users of the Keep it Moving Street over the last few months. You can see some of their results in the graph below.

By Patrick Robinson

When I was 12 my brother Ken came up to me and handed me a camera. He said,”start taking pictures”… there was no instruction, no tutorial, no mentoring. 

He knew it was our family way to just throw the rookie into the deep end and let them learn on their own.

That camera was a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, and it quickly became an object of fascination. The film advance knob, the shutter button, the viewfinder and lens but mostly, cameras in those days were about anticipation. It wasn’t until much later that I would learn about what is called the “latent image”

This is the fifth in a series of columns prepared by the staff at the award winning West Seattle Nursery.  The Nursery is open for shopping, following COVID guidelines and they offer an array of trees, shrubs, bedding plants, garden supplies, decor and gift items. They are located at 5275 California Ave SW and you can find them online at https://www.westseattlenursery.com

What do sage, basil, lavender, coleus, oregano, salvia, rosemary, and thyme have in common? They are all members of the mint family.  (You get bonus points if you said that they have opposite leaves, square stems and lipped flowers.)

The Southwest Seattle Historical Society is planning to reopen the Log House Museum later this month. The museum has been closed to the public since March 2020. 

The museum is holding a special member weekend from Friday, May 14 to Sunday, May 16. The Historical Society will be reopening the museum to dedicated members to experience the in-person exhibits such as The Alki Suffrage Club and War on the Homefront, prior to the reopening of the museum to the general public later this month. Of course, the museum experience will be much different than it was prior to March 2020. 

Watch for updates to, www.loghousemuseum.org, over the next several days.

information from Southside Seattle Chamber of Commerce

The Grand Opening of the  SeaTac International Mall was held May 4.

The Southside Seattle Chamber of Commerce hosted the socially-distanced event at their new location at 20804 International Boulevard, SeaTac, WA