August 2023

50 custom made glass floats will be hidden on August 5th, with 50 more the morning of Saturday, August 12 in the West Seattle Float Hunt for 2023.

A total of 100 floats will be hidden both indoors – in beloved local businesses – and outdoors all over West Seattle. 

Each 2023 glass float is individually hand blown by Avalon Glassworks in red and yellow hues reminiscent of West Seattle sunsets.

Each 4-inch sphere is stamped with a heart and “WS” on the sealing button. Float hunters should look high and low for colorful round balls peeking out through the mesh of a knotted net bag.

Labels encourage the lucky finders to register the float, as well as tag the business where it was discovered on social media.

Apparently, 80 is the new 50.

Looking fit and happy Dan Reiner, owner of Northwest Art & Frame in the West Seattle Junction was celebrated by his staff on Aug. 2 as he recently turned 80.

He started out 55 years ago at Hi-Yu Arts which was located about a block north of the current location. He was a framer but the business was struggling. "The owner came to me one day," Dan explained, "and said, 'Why don't you buy the business?' so I asked, 'How much', and she said, "$4000."

"I thought to myself, where am I gonna get $4000?, but she said, 'You can make payments' and that's how I came to own it."

By David Rosen

Seattle Fleet Week Boeing Maritime Celebration has returned to Seafair and the shores of Seattle once again. The event kicked off with the Parade of Ships through Elliott Bay on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, followed by events happening throughout the week such as ship tours, meeting sailors, and music.