August 2021

information from Runway FX

RUNWAYFX "World of Fashion Masterpieces" an annual Digital International Fashion Design Competition with established fashion designers and artists representing countries from around the world. The show was originally set to take place at the Seattle Art Museum but due to Covid restrictions has been moved to West Seattle's Seattle Chinese Garden.

Each participant submits an original masterpiece (Avant-Garde, Costume or Couture Gown) to compete for Designer of the Year. 

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE

The show will be honoring 1st Responders many of which will also be modeling in the Julie Danforth segment.

information from Seattle Department of Transportation

Construction you see in West Seattle is making the detour routes function better for you. This weekend, we’ll continue work at the West Marginal Way SW and Highland Park Way SW intersection.

Please Remember: Kindness and compassion goes a long way for our hardworking Crews. We’re working to make the West Seattle Bridge detour routes more efficient with the goal to reduce delays and improve safety. 

District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold shared this news with her constituents via her weekly email newsletter

By Patrick Robinson

I think we are in a new era of crime. By that I mean it's well beyond just stealing stuff to sell it, though that happens and is facilitated by sites like Offer Up and Craigslist.. We are in the era of angry crimes. It's not enough to just take your property.. there's no elegant cat burglar thievery here.. this is smash and grab writ large. They want to mess you up and hurt you because you have a better life or because they simply have nothing to lose.

It’s painfully obvious that the era of synthetic opioids is fueling many of these crimes. When heroin is unavailable the prevalence of Fentanyl either on its own or more commonly combined with Xanax or other drugs is at levels that are killing an unprecedented number of people.

Update 12:50pm

Power has been restored

Original Post

Power was lost for 155 West Seattle residents starting around 8am on Aug. 5. The outage was caused by an equipment failure according to City Light.

Customers near the south end of Westcrest Park and spotty outages extending to the east across Hwy 509 were seen.

Restoration is expected this afternoon.

Check on the status of the City light grid anytime by visiting https://www.seattle.gov/city-light/outages

By Ruby Tuesday Romero

Son Doung has been a mixed media artist for years now, but only in the past decade has he begun to work with paint. Offering high contrast in his realistic portraits, the final products always seem effortless, natural, and demand attention from the viewers. The influence from his professional background in graphic design shines through in his vividly colored backgrounds and heavy black overlays.

Specializing in portraits, Duong has the ability to take a subject and add an ominous tone, almost creating mythical creatures. In his iconic rendition of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell (on the outdoor south wall of Easy Street), Duong evokes pain and glory-with the use of just four colors. Periodically on that wall album art will be brought to life by muralists and then painted over for the next new release, but Son Duong’s portrait of Cornell has remained, no matter what album is coming soon.