The South Park Bridge was dedicated in an official ceremony on June 29 with dignitaries and fireworks, plus thousands of neighbors on hand for a Grand Opening Party. Traffic will take to the new span at 6 am Monday June 30 some four years, to the…MORE
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SLIDESHOW: Seafair Pirates invade Alki Beach to kick Seafair 2014 into high gear
Sat, 06/28/14
To get the 65th celebration of Seafair really moving, the Seafair Pirates made their annual invasion of Alki Beach on June 28, amid a crowd of thousands. Many onlookers were in pirate garb themselves as the invaders embarked from their landing…MORE
The 20th Anniversary West Seattle Garden Tour coming up soon on July 20
Sat, 06/28/14
information from WSGT
The West Seattle Garden Tour celebrates the Art of Gardening’s 20th Anniversary this year. Our milestone garden tour, showcasing nine spectacular NW residential gardens in West Seattle, will take place on Sunday, July…MORE
UPDATE: Puerto Vallarta restaurant damaged overnight; Window broken, suspect takes off
Sat, 06/28/14
UPDATE: 9:55am The windows damaged at the restaurant overnight were dealt a more serious blow than first thought. It was more than just one window.
“The incident happened at 3:20AM, An hour later the Seattle Police showed up,” said…MORE
Shane Carew elected West Seattle Rotary President
Fri, 06/27/14
West Seattle resident, Shane Carew, was elected president of the Rotary Club of West Seattle, to serve for one year beginning July 1, 2014. He is an attorney in practice in West Seattle at Carew Law Office.
As president of the 62…MORE
SLIDESHOW: ArtsWest Gala raises more than $160,000
Fri, 06/27/14
The annual fundraising Gala and auction for ArtsWest raised more than $160,000 according to the organizers.
Over the course of the past year in addition to the all the theater and art shows the organization adopted a new logo, website and…MORE
Can you think of a name for the two new water taxis?
Fri, 06/27/14
With two new water taxis on the way to replace the aging (and frequently out of service) existing vessels) King County Ferry District is looking for help with names for the new boats. They will serve on the West Seattle and Vashon Island routes…MORE
Update - Play structure at Schmitz Park Elementary School significantly damaged by fire
Thu, 06/26/14
Update as of 9:50 am June 26
From SFD PIO Kyle Moore
Seattle Fire Investigators have classified an overnight fire at a West Seattle playground as undetermined because there was no obvious source of ignition.
At 1:19 a.m. a…MORE
Man stabbed near 61st Ave SW and Alki Ave SW
Thu, 06/26/14
Seattle Police and fire responded to a report of a 23 year old man stabbed in the thigh near 61st Ave SW and Alki Ave SW around 11:30 pm on June 25.
According to Seattle Police the altercation began as two groups fighting which ended up…MORE
UPDATE: Austistic man missing from West Seattle home has been found
Wed, 06/25/14
UPDATE 8:21pm A missing autistic man has been found in North Delridge based on Seattle Police scanner traffic.
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An autistic man walked away from his West Seattle home on Tuesday June 24 and now Seattle Police are asking…MORE