September 2024

Sound Transit announces West Seattle Link Extension EIS publication date

The final statement will be out Sept. 20; Public will have 30 days to comment

Information from Sound Transit

Sound Transit announced on Friday that Sept 20 is the release date for the Final Environmental Impact Statement release for the West Seattle Link Extension

 

"We are excited to share that the West Seattle Link Extension (WSLE) Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be published on Sept. 20, 2024! We appreciate the years of engagement with the community that have gotten us to this point.

The Final EIS includes updates based on continued design and comments received on the West Seattle and Ballard Link Extensions (WSBLE) Draft EIS and responds to substantive public, agency, and Tribal comments (project-wide comments and comments specific to WSLE) submitted during the WSBLE Draft EIS comment period. The Final EIS will be available online on Sept. 20. We’ll share links here in these email updates as well as more information on how to view or request a print copy.

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Street concepts for light rail stations in West Seattle open for public comment

The Seattle Department of Transportation has made available the Street Concepts for areas around the light rail stations soon to be shared by Sound Transit. The full document at 60 pages HERE covers all three proposed stations including Delridge, Avalon and Alaska and draft ideas as to how they might change in the areas immediately adjacent to the stations.

 

CITY OF SEATTLE NOTICE OF DIRECTOR’S RULE AND ASSOCIATED SEPA DNS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW

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Sports watch 9-5-24

Sporting events worth keeping an eye on

 

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

High schools

Football

West Seattle entertains Bainbridge for a 7 p.m. Thursday season opener at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

At 7 p.m. Friday it will be Mount Rainier at Highline, Nathan Hale at Foster and Ballard at Ingraham.

Evergreen hosts Vashon at 12 p.m. Saturday with Kennedy Catholic traveling to Bothell at 1 p.m.

Chief Sealth plays host to Bellingham at 2 p.m.

 

Pros

Mariners

Seattle is in Oakland for a 12:07 p.m. Thursday game before going on to St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 5:15 p.m. Friday, 4:15 p.m. Saturday and 11:15 a.m. Sunday.

The Mariners come home to T-Mobile Park to take on the San Diego Padres at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.

Seattle's action is carried on ROOT Sports Northwest.

 

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Marijuana dispensary robbery nets thieves $15,000 in product

#2024-248805/Southwest Precinct/Second Watch:

At 5:29pm Sept 2, three suspects arrived at a marijuana dispensary (W. Marginal Wy SW), pointed a firearm at an employee and the suspects told the victim if he did not have someone open the door to the dispensary they would kill him.

The victim’s wife, who works inside, opened the door and allowed the suspects in to save her husband’s life. The suspects took bins of marijuana (approximate value of $15,000) and left in an unidentified vehicle. 252 and Robbery were notified.

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Smarter Transit and ReThinkTheLink are challenging Sound Transit's Light Rail expansion plans

As the final Environmental Impact Statement for the next part of ST3 from Sound Tranist grows more imminent, a group of transportation experts and community advocates are raising serious concerns about Sound Transit's ambitious light rail expansion plans, particularly the proposed extensions into West Seattle and Ballard. SmarterTransit.org, a coalition of former transportation professionals and concerned citizens, argues that the $148 billion, 29-year program is fundamentally misaligned with the region's needs and demographics.

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Mr. B's Meadery set to open in former Center Tool location in White Center

This is the second location for the company; Fremont opened in 2021

White Center residents will soon have a unique addition to their local beverage scene. Brandon Eller, owner of Mr. B's Meadery in Fremont, has purchased the former Center Tool Rental building at 9444 Delridge Way SW with plans to open a second location of his successful meadery.

Eller, a White Center native, expressed excitement about bringing his business to his hometown. "I grew up in White Center, so this is my hometown," he said. The new location is expected to open its doors between November 2024 and January 2025, pending license transfers and renovations.

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The Weight of Well-Being: How befriending gravity can make you lighter 

By Beth Dayo

Whether you acknowledge it or not, I know you experience pain in your body—regardless of your age. I know this because our society’s obsession with constant progress prioritizes (or exalts) forward and upward movements. That mental stress creates matching physical patterns that are at odds with gravity and stillness, both of which are essential to the longevity of our body.
 

This adversarial and misunderstood relationship with gravity, with our nature, is the root of many health issues, including our mental health. A body unsettled with the forces acting on it signals the mind to remain on higher alert, and vice versa. This cycle IS the constant low-grade, drag and unease we experience in our lives. 

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Gloria Jean Newton

Gloria Jean Newton (née Lotzgesell), affectionately known as Glo, passed away on July 23, 2024, in Seattle, Washington, at the age of 93. Born in Sequim, Washington, she led a life marked by creativity, compassion, and entrepreneurship.