July 2024

Duwamish River Festival Aug. 3 will highlight the enviornment

The Duwamish River Community Coalition (DRCC) will host its 18th Annual Duwamish River Festival/Festival del Río Duwamish at Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat (8700 Dallas Ave S, Seattle WA 98108) and surrounding areas in the South Park neighborhood. 

When: The FREE festival goes from 12:00pm-5:00pm on Saturday August 3rd, 2024, and will begin with an opening ceremony led by the Duwamish Tribe at 12pm.

Why: The 18th Annual Duwamish River Festival will celebrate 23 years of community coming together, Home for All! As in previous years, the 2024 festival will feature a family-friendly mix of activities, arts, culture, advocacy and entertainment to celebrate a healthy Duwamish River. Come celebrate with community and the Duwamish River!

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White Center Low Rider block party set to bump July 20

The White Center Low Rider block party is back July 20 with amazing cars, music, live art, vendors, art and lots of food all together on 17th Ave SW between Roxbury St. and 100th SW.

Expect to meet the car owners and enjoy the entertainment from 11am to 8pm.

You can learn more on the Nepantla Cultural Arts Center page here.

The event is presented by the Eazy Duz It car club, The White Center CDA, White Center Food Bank, Highly Hated Foundation, Lake Defense Force and Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery..

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Transit Town Hall will review West Seattle light rail extension
Presented by the 34th District Democrats and West Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Sound Transit staff will be in attendance

A West Seattle Transit Town Hall is set to happen at the Center for Active Living (formerly West Seattle Senior Center) at 4217 SW Oregon Street, Seattle from 7pm to 9pm.

Presented by the 34th District Democrats and the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce, this forum with Sound Transit staff intends to educate West Seattle residents about the proposed link extension project ahead of the vote to identify the project to be built.

As it stands, the project would include three light rail stations: Delridge (at Delridge and Andover), Avalon (at 35th and Avalon), and West Seattle Junction (at Alaska and 41st). The presentation and forum will provide background about ST3, review of the project plan and timeline, detail the alternatives proposed and the possible alignments, discuss the financial cost and community impacts, provide an overview of the entitlements for displaced residents and businesses, and end on a call to action.

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Starbucks on Alki closing; Fauntleroy location to close for remodeling at the end of July
Petition launched in protest

Starbucks released a statement today stating that the Alki location will close permanently August 11 and the Fauntleroy location will also close but only temporarily.

Starbucks statement reads:

We evaluate our store portfolio annually to determine where we can best meet our community and customers’ needs. This includes opening new locations, identifying stores in need of investment or renovation, and making decisions about store closure or relocation 

After careful consideration, we’ve determined it is best to close the store at 2742 Alki Avenue. Our last day at this location will be August 11, 2024. All Starbucks partners (employees) working at that store will have the opportunity to transfer to one of our nearby locations in Seattle. 

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Metro Flex and expanded bus service arriving in Delridge and South Park

Information from King County Metro

King County Metro and the City of Seattle are partners in bringing Metro Flex, the on-demand transit service, to the Delridge and South Park communities beginning July 22.

Metro Flex is a neighborhood transit service that provides on-demand rides throughout the service area for the cost of a bus fare.

The funding for the service is through the Seattle Transit Measure (STM). Approved by voters in 2020, the STM funds more bus service and expanded access to transit across the city through investments in transit service, capital improvements, and low-income transit access programming.

The Delridge and South Park neighborhoods were identified as priority areas for STM investments based on an equity analysis of where transit service is most needed and could provide the most benefit.

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Man shot while riding motorcycle in Ballard    

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

by Detective Brian Pritchard on July 15, 2024 4:32 pm

Police are investigating a shooting in a Ballard neighborhood.

Shortly after 2:00 a.m., 911 Dispatch (CARE) received reports of a shooting at 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 80th Street.  Police arrived and found a 33-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back area. Officers provided aid until Seattle Fire Department arrived. The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.

Witness said the man was riding a motorcycle south of the intersection of 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 80th Street when he was shot. No suspect was located.

During the Investigation police discovered the motorcycle that the man was driving was stolen.

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Arsonist admits he lit fire with cigarette; Booked for felony Reckless Burning

#2024-189176/Southwest Precinct/First Watch:

At 6:23am on July 10, officers responded to the area of 30 Ave SW/SW Roxbury St, to assist Seattle Fire who was extinguishing a brush fire with the suspect still at the scene.

Witnesses informed officers that the male suspect was seen throwing items into the fire causing it to grow. SFD extinguished the tree which was adjacent to a building. The fire caused some exterior damage to the building; it did not spread any further.

The suspect was taken into custody with PC for Investigation of Reckless Burning 1.

After a records check, the suspect returned with several unverified misdemeanor warrants for reckless burning. Post Miranda, the suspect admitted to starting the fire by throwing a lit cigarette at the tree. The suspect was transported and booked to KCJ for felony Reckless Burning. This incident was screened with 251 and ABS.

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West Seattle Junior softball fourth at state

 

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle finished fourth in this past week's Juniors age 13 state Little League girls fastpitch softball tournament.

The Westsiders posted a 1-2 record in the action hosted by District 7 at the Steven J. Underwood fields in Des Moines.

West Seattle opened last Monday with a 12-1 loss to District 8 but bounced back to beat District 9 by a 2-1 score Wednesday.

That sent the team on to the next night's game to get into the loser's bracket final, which it lost to District 10 champion South Hill of Puyallup by only a 4-3 score.

West Seattle qualified for the tournament as the District 7 champions.

 

Major baseball

West Seattle opened state Majors age 10-12 action in Aberdeen with an 8-0 loss to Pacific on Saturday.

The team returns to Pioneer Park to play a 3:30 p.m. Monday loser's bracket game.

 

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LETTER: Reach out to representatives now regarding women's rights and more

Dear Editor,

After the chaos of the past few weeks including SCOTUS upheavals, a disheartening presidential debate, mass shootings and an assassination attempt, and continued uncertainty as to the future of our federal government, I find myself constantly stressing about what our community, nation, and world will look like in the coming year and beyond. Additionally, I find that in times like this, it can feel like as individuals we can do nearly nothing to change the outcome of such major concerns. 

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