Archive for August, 2007
WSB reader Luckie asked us sometime back about the mysterious disappearance of the California & Admiral bus shelter that had been decorated with art tile. King County Councilmember Dow Constantine’s office checked into it and got word from Metro that the tiled shelter is being “refurbished” and should be back within a few weeks. The […]
It makes me uneasy that such a huge number of people still visit blogs the old fashioned way: by checking them manually every now and then. This, of course, is in opposition to subscribing via RSS and then only clicking over when there is new content.
I am guilty of keeping an extremely unpredictable publishing […]
A comment just in on an old post a couple pages into the site seems to merit a brighter spotlight — this is from Roger:
My old 97 Nissan pickup truck was stolen from 35th and Avalon in WS on Monday 8/27. Why anyone would steal it is beyond me. Being so old, I only had […]
* half-way thru this post, the underline key got stuck. For that and no other reason is half of this narrative underlined. It’s not for dramatic emphasis. You’ve heard me mention my roots on this blog plenty of times -…
4 days after we reported on another big Morgan Junction apartment building going condo, we have two updates. First, one of the outgoing (not by choice) tenants has been blogging about her experiences. Second, we heard from Michele Thomas, a West Seattle resident who works for the Tenants’ Union and has taken at least one […]
You don’t need to go hang out in the shadow of the Space Needle to enjoy yourself this weekend. We’ve found 21 ways to have a blast here in WS (and environs), including the West Seattle Art Dive!
ALL WEEKEND: Time’s running out to swim at Colman Pool; its regular season ends Monday (after that, it’s […]
Tomorrow, you get two “last chances”: First, last chance to ride the Elliott Bay Water Taxi’s special early run, 6:10 am. As you may recall, this extra run was added for Freeway Fright ‘07; the road work ended early, but Metro stretched the bonus WT run one full week to gather data. The Water Taxi’s […]
Slew of West Seattle items on the latest Land Use Information Bulletin — busy folks at city HQ before everyone rushes out for the holiday weekend. Highlights:
OUT WITH THE APARTMENTS, IN WITH THE TOWNHOUSES: Application for six townhouses at 57th & Alki. This seems to have several addresses associated with it; main project filing is […]
HS football hits the field, before the kids hit the books
Closed Published August 30th, 2007 on West Seattle Blog...School doesn’t start for most local kids till next week, but high-school football starts now, as sure a sign of impending fall as the pumpkin-spice drink flavors that have just returned to you-know-which mega-coffee-chain. The Times site has comprehensive schedules for all local schools including the 3 high schools in WS — for Seattle Lutheran, […]