May 2023
Southpaw Barbershop will open May 26; Grand opening event will offer prizes
Tommy Andrade and Jeff Chou are co owners of the new Southpaw Barbershop at 3614 California Ave Sw,
They have scheduled a grand opening celebration on May 26 including a ribbon cutting event with great prizes to raffle including, front row Mariners tickets, Sounders tickets, a 2 night stay at Fairmont Olympic Hotel and free haircuts for a year! All the proceeds are going to Amara foster care services.
Andrade was previously an engineer who worked at SpaceX and made the switch to barbering. Chou also made the switch from corporate America working for Amazon's corporate offices.
Westside Awards presented at Chamber breakfast
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce held it's annual Westside Awards Breakfast on May 16 at South Seattle College to honor West Seattle business leaders for their contributions throughout the year.
Those honored included:
- NOT FOR PROFIT OF THE YEAR
- Charlene Boyd, Providence Mount St. Vincent
- EMERGING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
- Tony Wilson, Papa Tony's Hot Sauce
- BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
- Matt Vaughan, Easy Street Records
- WESTSIDER OF THE YEAR
- Claiborne Bell, Distinguished Foods
The event was sponsored by Nucor Steel and hosted by Chamber board member Brian Callanan.
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Loop the Lupe obstacle course race returns June 3
Information from Loop the Lupe
Loop the ‘Lupe, the only obstacle course race you’ll find in Seattle city limits, is back on June 3rd in West Seattle “We’re excited to bring in some new challenges for the Loop in 2023,” said race organizer Brian Callanan. “Our new elite course is a terrific event for top-level obstacle course racers. Plus, we’ve added in some new obstacles for all our participants that should make this year the best yet!”
Flower baskets return to the Junction thanks to the WSJA
The annual flower basket display in the West Seattle Junction has returned thanks to the West Seattle Junction Association (WSJA) and more than 90 sponsors who paid to make it happen. Executive Director of the WSJA Chris Mackay said that there are 93 baskets sponsored with 97 baskets actually delivered.
They hang on the classic light poles in the junction between Edmunds Street SW and Oregon Street SW.
The plants will be maintained by Tim James who said they are watered twice a week and fertilized monthly. The source of the flowers is new this year. Van Wingerden Greenhouses in Blaine Washington, near the Canadian border is the supplier. They use 50% less water and 40% less fertilizer according to Mackay. She found them last year during conference she attended in Vancouver BC.
The baskets are a mix of style and type of plants. Sweet Potato vine, Petunias,White Bacopa, Calibrachoa, Dusty Miller, and more shared space in the planters.
"Visit West Seattle" app now available
The West Seattle Chamber of Commerce has announced that a unique "Visit West Seattle" app is available on both the Apple app store and the Android store.
The app was funded by the City of Seattle Neighborhood Economic Recovery Fund.
Inside the app are ways to get to West Seattle, and all the areas worth exploring from Bipoc owned businesses, food and beverage purveyors, entertainment options. parks, community centers, grocery stores, public art and more.
Best of all, it's free.
To get it, just log into your app store and look for "Visit West Seattle"
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Update: Shooting on Alki results in death
Update
A man was shot near Whale Tail Park close to Alki Beach arouind 6:30pm. According to the Seattle Police Department a parking enforcement officer witnessed the shooting.The victim was rushed to Harborview Medical Center but was pronounced dead.
The victim was shot in the torso and instead of a 911 call, he saw police and got their attention near 56th Avenue SW and Alki Avenue SW. Officers and firefighters from Engine 32 attempted to help the victim, performing CPR but their efforts were not successful.
The police have no suspect, and no description.
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A shooting at 57th and Alki Ave SW shortly after 6:35 pm Saturday injured one. Engine 32 responded among others and CPR was performed on the victim.
The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center. No word on their condition.
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Glen's View: About those concert ticket prices
By Glen Boyd
So, in case you haven't noticed, the pandemic is apparently over (or so they say, anyway).
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