The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office released their 2021 year end “Shots Fired” Report, a data analysis which shows the numbers of fatal shooting victims, non-fatal shooting victims, and total shots fired incidents for 2021.
Established in 2003 as a novel “Non-Smoking Cocktail Lounge” West 5 announced today that Feb. 12, 19 years to the month after they opened, will be their last day.
They said on social media:
Owner Dave Montoure, who founded the restaurant at 4539 California Ave SW, was hopeful he could keep going if his lease was renewed but said the building owners raised the cost beyond what he could afford and in the face of the pandemic and short staff he chose to close.
Montoure, who grew up in West Seattle opened a seafood restaurant, Kettlefish in Silverdale in 2019. He was named Westsider of the year in 2016 by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
Today is the survey deadline on re-naming 'Des Moines Creek Park' to 'SeaTac Des Moines Creek Park.' The City of SeaTac has spent a great deal of effort and millions of dollars maintaining and improving the park, most recently acquiring 8 acres from WSDOT to expand the park, increase, preserve, and protect public green space. Putting SeaTac in the name should help identify 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗧𝗮𝗰 and increase community pride of ownership.
Survey is here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6SBP8B5
You can see the recent acquisition here:
And the re-naming process here:
After delays due to COVID and permitting, Dumplings of Fury (DoF) has finally opened in their newly expanded location at 4461 California Ave SW. The official grand opening is Sunday Jan. 30.
They had previously opened a second location, in of all places Hilliard, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus in May of last year). That space has a lot more room and a larger menu too, something the upgraded West Seattle location now shares.
They added around 30 seats inside and 12 more outside. And the menu is expanded too including potstickers, fried rices, spicy green beans with "Fury Sauce" (it has habanero peppers in it). Also new are cocktails and beer. The featured cocktail is the Tokyo Iced Tea on draft has Midori, Vodka, Triple Sec and Rum. Also on draft are Sapporo and Bodhizafa IPA and Two Towns Cider.
information from Seattle Department of Transportation
We finished assembling the east span work platforms that will be hoisted into place this weekend. We’ll begin the lift on Saturday morning, January 29, using industrial winches – a mechanical device for pulling in or winding out a wire cable – positioned on the bridge deck. Friendly reminder that the platforms are hoisted 120 feet above the ground!
information from Seattle Police Department
#2022-022929/Southwest Precinct/Third Watch:
On 01-28-2022 at 12:16 am, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery of the 7/11 on SW Avalon Way.
The victim/caller was the clerk who provided limited information but reported the suspects’ use of a handgun during the incident.
Officers arrived on scene, contacted the victim, and set up containment. K9 responded to assist in a search for suspects. The information provided by the victim was not sufficient for K9 to deploy for a track.
Guardian One was unavailable due to weather conditions. Investigating officers contacted off-site security who provided potential evidence, which was uploaded.
Officers conducted area checks with negative results. Robbery was notified.
#2022-023193/Southwest Precinct/First Watch:
information from the Nordic Museum
information from Seattle Police Department
#2022-022171/Southwest Precinct/First Watch:
On 01-27-2022 at 5:32am, officers observed a RV on fire at an encampment. Seattle Fire was on scene and extinguished the blaze. The RV was a total loss.
SFD verified that there were no occupants. It was determined that the fire was the result of a warming fire being too close to the RV and got out of control.
The registered owner of the RV could not be located.
#2022-022681/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch:
On 01-27-2022 at 4:34pm, a victim called 911 and reported a suspect displayed a pistol and was attempting to rob them at 14 Ave S / S Henderson St.
