December 2023

Hotwire Coffeehouse announced on Monday that their manager of 10 years, Nicole Crisostomo, is leaving and moving on to a new opportunity.

Her last day at the well known coffee spot is Dec. 15.

Owner Jeff Silva said, "Nicole has played an integral part in our journey with Hotwire, first as loyal customers and then in 2016 as owners. She was part of the deal when we took over the business and promoted her to manager. We relied heavily on her ‘charm’ to provide customers with a familiar face and consistent experience. Over the past 7 years, Nicole has provided support in so many ways across more than Hotwire too. She stepped up to pilot various activities and initiatives across multiple businesses and has infused the shop with one-of-a-kind artistic hand-crafted coffee consumption items and has supported our family as well.

Information from the office of King County Prosecuting Attorney

In November of 2023, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has 86.5% more charged homicide cases and 83% more charged firearm cases when compared to the same month in 2019.

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office team that responds to these cases is called the Most Dangerous Offenders Project, or MDOP.

MDOP Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys are on call 24/7, 365 days a year, and are frequently called on in the middle of the night to respond to homicide scenes, assist detectives with search warrants, etc. The Deputy Prosecuting Attorneys who respond to these calls see the case through from start to finish, in what’s known as a vertical prosecution model.

The Alki Pump Station 38 Improvement Project near 1411 Alki Ave SW  was celebrated with Seattle Public Utilities on Dec. 2. 

The project was the focus of a public  meet-and-greet with the artist Sarah Thompson Moore creator of tile mural she created, now installed there called Tracing Alki.

Moore began work on the project in collaboration with Seattle Public Utilities in 2019. They were seeking art for their revision of Pump Station 38.

Three thieves pried open a side door at the West Seattle Bowl/Three Nine Lounge early Friday morning apparently looking for cash but got nothing for their efforts.

Around 5:30 am three men, in hoodies and face masks pulled up in a silver, light colored or white BMW SUV with no plates on SW Oregon Street just adjacent to the side door of the business and then emerged, used a crow bar to pry open the door and then got back in the vehicle.

Ironically the camera that recorded their crime had been installed just a few days earlier, becoming part of the 40 cameras installed there.