November 2023

The famous Menshe family light display now with close to 150,000 lights will be joined this year by a large new part of the display. 

It's a giant Santa Claus, close to 10 feet tall that will go up as the display is installed over the next two weeks.

It is easily the largest in West Seattle and will go live at 4:30pm Dec. 1. 

The home is located at 5605 Beach Drive SW.

The "deer corral"  is back, new last year, as part of the display and 12 more new pieces will be seen on the site.

The lights go on at 4:30 pm daily and off at 11 pm

The Menashe display was featured on ABC television on their show the Great Christmas Light Fight in 2018.

Friday evening Nov. 17 saw the arrival of two, new ZPMC Super Post-Panamax cranes to the North Harbor marking a significant milestone in Phase Two of the Terminal 5 Modernization Project. SSA Terminals (Seattle Terminals), LLC (“SSAT/ST”), a joint venture between SSA Marine, Matson, Inc. and Terminal Investment Ltd., and The Northwest Seaport Alliance said in a press release.

After spending several weeks traveling from Shanghai to Seattle, the cranes are being offloaded and installed on  November 18.

SSAT/ST is the owner and future operator of the cranes, which will join the four existing Super Post-Panamax cranes currently operating at Terminal 5.

The second early design guidance meeting for the Holden Apartments, a project that has been under development since 2017, is set for online only on Dec. 7. The plan calls for a mixed use, six story apartment building with 134 units, retail on the first floor, and underground parking with space for 50 vehicles. 

The current version of the design proposal can be seen here.

UPDATED HERE

See Online Meeting Information section below for the meeting link. 

DESIGN REVIEW 2nd EARLY DESIGN GUIDANCE MEETING

Area: West Seattle

Address: 7617 35th Ave SW

Project: 3037961-EG Zone: NC2P-55 (M), NR3

Panterelli Patisserie has been on a long test of recipes, equipment, ingredients and more ever since they first opened last July. 

But now Jacques Nawar, chef and owner says he's ready. That means the Choux pastry shop next to the Alaska Junction Park on Alaska Sreet is ready for its Grand Opening this weekend Nov. 17 through 19.

The shop will also be changing hours.

• Wednesday-Thursday 10am-4pm
• Friday-Saturday 10am-9pm.
• Sunday 9am-4pm.

During the grand opening expect to find a wheel of chance in store to let customers spin for discounts on pastries, coffee and more. 

At the age of 25 Jack Menashe, with his wife Linda and three month old son Josh chose to buy Teague's Jewelers and open his own store, It was 1973. He changed the name to Menashe Jewelers and thus began a 50 year journey of community service. 

Jack had previously spent several years working for Weisfield's Jewelers. Brothers Leo and Sam Weisfield and their brother-in-law Ralph Goldberg had a small watch-repair business in Seattle, started in 1917. They had stores in Seattle, Tacoma, Aberdeen, Bellingham and Mount Vernon and Spokane. Jack was the "swing man" filling in for managers who went on vacation. The experience proved to be invaluable.

"It taught me the value of treating everyone the same. The diversity of people who would come in showed me that everyone deserves respect and that it didn't matter if they came to buy a $10 battery or spend thousands on a beautiful piece of jewelry," Jack said.

A crowd gathered and many more kept coming as the Seattle Seahawks did a community outreach effort by taking over Nacho Mama's Fry Bread Cafe at 9418 Delridge Way SW on Nov. 15. 

Nacho Mama's was chosen as emblematic of a Native American and woman owned business. Westside Seattle profiled the restaurant and owner Debra LeComb last year when they opened.

Using the Intentionalist, an online platform that aims to enhance inclusivity, The Seattle Seahawks brought the mascot Blitz and at least one Seagal cheerleader to the restaurant, buying lunch for everyone who bought a beverage. Unfortunately no players were able to attend, it was the players day off.