October 2024

Chely Fit Smithgall is a woman of many talents and her new shop The Fine Banking Co at 6969 Calfornia Ave SW is sweet proof.

"I'm a cost accountant and I'm a Zumba instructor. But a couple of years ago I got laid off from my remote job because they closed the the department, she said. So it was time to shift gears 

"I started just baking and I bought a printer for cookies just as a hobby" That printer allowed her to leverage her skill with Photoshop too, printing favorite images with food grade coloring. 

"I started showing them to my friends and giving them away, and they all liked them!  I'm like, 'Oh, this might be working..' And I I don't even know when I started making cupcakes and cakes. I don't even know how it happened. It's so easy for me to decorate for some reason. And I didn't know that. So I just watched videos and then with trial and error I learned how to do everything."

Easily the most famous meal experience in West Seattle, the famous brunch at Salty's on Alki is back. It became widely known in part for it's sheer size with more than 40 different dishes to choose from.

It's more than a brunch,it's an experience. Multiple salads & seasonal fruit, chilled Dungeness crab legs, @treasurecoveoysters oysters on the half shell, slow roasted prime rib, ham, bacon, and made to order omelettes, scrambles and pastas plus a chocolate dip fountain and house made pastries.

Salty's on Alki is located at 1936 Harbor Ave SW.

To see the full menu click here 

Sundays 9am - 1:30pm

Ages 16 and over $90
Ages 10-15 $45
Ages 5-9 $25
Kiddos under 4 are free

Reservations www.saltys.com/reserve

By Beth Dayo

(A column about the experience of living 'Life in the Body'—both within ourselves and as part of the collective body.

Recently, I was having coffee with a group of women who practice movement with me. As we were chatting, a few of them, mid-conversation, looked over and said, “We were just talking about how practicing at Bend n Move has lowered our reaction temperature.”

My response was immediate: “That almost makes me happier than the changes in your bodies.”

What made it more triumphant is the fact that they didn’t come to me seeking that “greener grass.” Nor do we spend time focusing on “reaction control” as a topic. In fact, no one ever said, “Beth, I really need help with how upset I get at this or that.” Our outside stressors are barely a blink on our radar within the studio.Yet, here we are—healing through connection and movement without directly trying to.

Information from Seattle Police Blotter

by Detective Eric Muñoz 

Seattle Police arrested a convicted felon barricaded inside his residence in Highland Park Thursday afternoon after he fired rounds out the window.

At 12:38 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a man shooting a gun inside a tiny home village in the 9700 block of Meyers Way South. Staff reported to 911 that he was shooting towards the common areas.

A 23-year-old employee went to check on him and he shot another two rounds through the door, the employee was not injured.

Police arrived as residents were fleeing the immediate area and evacuated people to safety.

At 7:15pm on Friday, October 25th, 2024, the King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) Communications Center received a 911 call regarding a possible homicide having just occurred.

Based on court documents an altercation over unpaid rent took place between a landlord and her 19 year old female tenant.

The annual West Seattle Junction Harvest Festival was a hoot and a holler on Oct. 27 and featured a Kick-Off Costume Parade as costumed kids visited booths and junction merchants to collect candy.

The Seattle Thrillers dance troupe peformed in the center of the Junction and A La Mode Pie-Eating Contest made for some messy faces Easy Street Records won the, Chili Cook-Off contest and live Music was provided by the Heebie Jeebies.