August 2021

information from the City of Seattle

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and the Seattle Office of Economic Development (OED) announced $7.5 million in direct investments to support downtown and neighborhood economic recovery. Over 28 neighborhood business district organizations will receive up to $225,000 in funding to help stabilize small businesses and address community needs. These investments, which are in addition to direct assistance provided to small businesses through the Small Business Stabilization Fund, will support neighborhoods reopen, build e-commerce capacity, activate public spaces, address graffiti and vandalism, and promote community safety and community building events throughout their neighborhoods.

When the fire raced through more than seven businesses in White Center in the early morning hours on July 5 many lives were disrupted. Slowly, some of them are coming back and experiencing a renewed level of support. Among them is the specialty grocery store  La Tipica Oaxaqueña.

They are set to open in a new location to the north of their former store at 1601 Roxbury Street SW. It's on the corner of 16th SW and Roxbury so, they'll get plenty of drive by awareness.

The owner Marlene Yesica Lopez told Westside Seattle, "We are cleaning and setting up the store and have been for the last 3 weeks. We don’t have a grand re-opening date yet. I might open the doors this Sunday and allow customers to browse and purchase some items. So, sort of a soft opening."

The West Seattle Transportation Coalition January meeting is TONIGHT, Thursday, January 28 at 6:30 p.m. The group will be meeting online using Zoom.

The Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA) will present a special ARTS IN NATURE SHOWCASE on Saturday, August 28th, from 3 to 8pm, at Westcrest Park. Please join us for this FREE and family-friendly event! The showcase will evoke the feeling and flair of DNDA’s annual Arts In Nature Festival, offering an eclectic experience of art and performance in a local park.

information from Seattle Department of Transportation

We’re doing a “deck scan” of the Spokane St Viaduct to see if we need to do any work to keep it in good condition. 

The Spokane St Viaduct is the elevated street structure between the West Seattle Bridge and I-5 over Georgetown and SoDo. It’s currently open for traffic.  

Al Sanders, King County Metro

When the crew of the Water Taxi Doc Maynard saw people in the water just off Duwamish Head on August 11, they acted quickly, placing a crewman in a safety suit and in the water to rescue the two people whose sailboat had capsized.

Today, King County Executive Dow Constantine and the King County Council officially recognized the efforts of Doc Maynard Captain Brad Johnson and deckhands GW Rogers and Jay White. The ceremony occurred at the Seacrest Dock, where the vessel brought the two boaters to safety.

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