By Tim Clifford
On Dec.19 the Seattle Police Department held its first ever SPD Hackathon in the basement of the department’s headquarters on 5th Ave. A training room was turned into a “geek den” replete with coffee, pastries and plenty…MORE
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Ribbon cutting marks the official take over of Emeritus by Brookdale
Thu, 12/18/14
The Senior living center at 4611 35th SW that began as Merrill Gardens, then changed to Emeritus for a brief time has changed identities and ownership one more time to become Brookdale Senior Living. The company owns ten centers in the Greater…MORE
Time lapse video shows progress on new Schmitz Park Elementary; First major concrete pour started Dec. 16
Wed, 12/17/14
The construction of the new Schmitz Park Elementary School at 5012 SW Genesee Street is now underway. with the first major concrete pour taking place on Dec. 16.
The Seattle School District has set up a time lapse camera on the site to…MORE
Kid Governor highlights the need for early education funding
Mon, 12/15/14
in a made for media event in West Seattle on Monday five-year-old Sabella Johnson met with the press as the make-believe "kid-governor" to share with Governor Inslee and state legislators what she would do if she were in charge and to highlight…MORE
On the Go Week of 12-15-14
Mon, 12/15/14
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What you need to know about police body-worn video cameras
Mon, 12/15/14
By Tim Clifford
On Dec.12 the SPD blotter webpage announced that 12 officers from the east precinct will begin wearing body-worn-video cameras (BWV) while on patrol. The Seattle Police Department will evaluate the results of this pilot…MORE
City of Burien police car T-Boned in accident
Sun, 12/14/14
A City of Burien police car was on the receiving end of a T-Bone accident Sunday night shortly after the Seahawks game ended around 6pm.
According to the King County Sheriff's office the car was enroute to call, with lights and sirens on…MORE
UPDATE: Power outage in West Seattle affects 4213 customers; Now restored
Sat, 12/13/14
UPDATE: Power has been restored. City Light said the cause was an underground cable failure leading from a substation.
Original post: A power outage stretching from Delridge Way SW up to Alki Ave. SW hit at 10:55pm on Dec. 13 affecting…MORE
35th Ave. SW closed today as construction crane goes up
Sat, 12/13/14
All 4 lanes of 35th Ave SW will be closed today 4435 35th Ave. SW to erect a tower crane. The crane rolled on site at 5:30 am Saturday with work starting at 8:00 am.
They plan to come back Sunday to remove the mobile crane. They are…MORE
Windstorm blew through but didn't affect much in West Seattle
Thu, 12/11/14
The windstorm that arrived around 7pm in Western Washington Dec. 11 proved to be more hype than hassle at least as far as West Seattle goes.
The wind speed at Alki Point reached 46 mph at around 8pm.
There were two power outages…MORE
