October 2021

By Ruby Tuesday Romero

Gentrification is defined by Oxford as "The process whereby the character of a poor, urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process".

Anti-displacement is a collection of ideas and strategies developed to mitigate the effects of the aforementioned ‘g-word’. Here, in North Highline, we may never see the outcomes of either. 

All this is part of King County's North Highline Sub Area plan.

The break ins that have plagued White Center in recent months continued on Wednesday morning when Patrick's Bakery and Cafe located at 15th SW and 100th SW was broken into around 6 am.

The video surveillance footage showed a white male of heavy build, rummaging through the interior of the business. Owner Patrick Choy said "He broke through my bakery window in back and took several knives to help him try to get cash drawer open. He managed to totally destroy my cash register and knives. He left out the back door with nothing. I called the police and they did file a report and took extensive finger prints. I’m lucky this time as my place was not destroyed except for the cash register."

information from Community Roots Housing

Community Roots Housing, in partnership with the West Seattle Junction Association (WSJA), is proposing plans for a redevelopment of four parking lots in West Seattle.

On October 21, the organizations will host a virtual community meeting to gather input on the proposal. 

The redevelopment plans would convert the four parking lots into affordable housing, including one building for senior housing, a 6,500 square-foot business incubator space, and replacement public parking. The housing would service incomes at or below 60% of the area median income. 

The Fauntleroy Fine Art & Holiday Gift Show began in 2008, the centennial year for Fauntleroy Church United Church of Christ. The show provides a vibrant venue for artists and creative crafters from West Seattle and Vashon to display their best work and chat with potential buyers about their creative process and custom opportunities.

The show hours:

November 5 - 5:00-8:00 pm

November 6 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 7 - 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Held in the Fellowship Hall at Fauntleroy Church, UCC 9140 California Ave SW,

information from Northwest Maritime Center

Northwest Maritime Center announces two major gifts from notable families and foundations in Washington state in support of education: The McCaw Family (Bruce, Craig, John and Mary Kay) and the Bezos Family Foundation. Collectively, the McCaw Family gift is $2 million, and the Bezos Family Foundation gift is $750,000. 

The support and gifts provide a solid foothold towards the Northwest Maritime Center’s aggressive campaign goals to launch Maritime High School in Seattle (a $7.5 million startup campaign), provide inspirational maritime youth programs on the waters of Puget Sound (a $6.5 million program engagement campaign), and expand the footprint of Northwest Maritime campus in Port Townsend, WA ($4.6 million capital campaign).