Ballard Writers Collective invites friends and neighbors to their Fifth Annual Big Event, to hear new works from 15 local writers and enjoy a preview of new Poetry on Buses works featuring nine Ballard writers.
The event is happening at the Sunset Hill Community Club at 7 pm on Friday, November 7, 2014.
The event is free, with a suggested donation for refreshments.
information from King County
King County Executive and Sound Transit Board Chair Dow Constantine and King County Council and Sound Transit Board member Joe McDermott today moved to add future high-capacity transit service to West Seattle and Burien to the Long-Range Plan now being prepared for Sound Transit.
"The corridor between downtown Seattle, West Seattle, and Burien is one of the greatest opportunities for extending mass transit service," said Constantine. "This amendment is the first step towards funding the extension through a future public vote."
“Survey results back up what I am hearing from my constituents and my community—strong support exists for light rail expansion to West Seattle,” said McDermott, who represents West Seattle. “A downtown to West Seattle to Burien route will be well-used and leverage limited transit dollars in economic hubs.”
Sound Transit Board members today discussed the Long-Range Plan (LRP) at a workshop in preparation to update the plan in December. Proposed amendments will be discussed at the Board’s November and December meetings.
information from King County
King County Executive and Sound Transit Board Chair Dow Constantine and King County Council and Sound Transit Board member Joe McDermott today moved to add future high-capacity transit service to West Seattle and Burien to the Long-Range Plan now being prepared for Sound Transit.
"The corridor between downtown Seattle, West Seattle, and Burien is one of the greatest opportunities for extending mass transit service," said Constantine. "This amendment is the first step towards funding the extension through a future public vote."
“Survey results back up what I am hearing from my constituents and my community—strong support exists for light rail expansion to West Seattle,” said McDermott, who represents West Seattle. “A downtown to West Seattle to Burien route will be well-used and leverage limited transit dollars in economic hubs.”
Sound Transit Board members today discussed the Long-Range Plan (LRP) at a workshop in preparation to update the plan in December. Proposed amendments will be discussed at the Board’s November and December meetings.
In response to ongoing development, the community’s desire to retain Ballard’s character, and Sound Transit’s planning for light rail to Ballard, Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD), Department of Transportation (SDOT), and neighborhood groups and non-profits, organized as the Ballard Partnership for Smart Growth, have been working to develop an Urban Design Framework (UDF). The UDF is a collaborative vision of urban design, land use, transportation and other strategies that will guide future development while ensuring Ballard’s people and places thrive.
UPDATE 3:24
Power has been restored in West Seattle. Crews were able to isolate a faulty piece of equipment and route around the problem.
Original Post
A power outage for 4251 City Light customers in West Seattle's Admiral District began at 2:14pm.
Crews set a 6 pm initial estimate for restoration of service in West Seattle. Estimate likely to change as they learn more about the damage.
The outage is widespread extending from near Duwamish Head south as far as Findlay Street and far east as 26th SW. it's primarily west of California Ave. but areas are out further north.
You can monitor these situations via the City Light system status page here
http://www.seattle.gov/light/sysstat/ but bear in mind, the updates are not instantaneous, sometimes delayed until the systems are completely back up and running.
Dear Editor:
I am writing to support Proposition 1 bond measure on the ballots of voters in the Des Moines, Normandy Park, Burien, Seatac, White Center, essentially residents in the Highline Public Schools area.
Some of my neighbors would consider my family newcomers since neither my husband nor I were born or raised in this area. However, for the last 25 years we have raised 4 children in our Des Moines home. Those four children include a Washington State University graduate, a University of Hawai`i – Hilo graduate, and a Mount Rainier High School Sophomore and Pacific Middle School 8th grader who attended Des Moines Elementary School. I have spent quite a bit of time on the Des Moines Elementary, Pacific, and Mount Rainier campuses. I’ve also attended a variety of events and activities at Highline, Evergreen, and Tyee campuses. There is no doubt that those schools are in desperate need of repair. The difference between the Mount Rainier campus and the Highline, Evergreen, and Tyee campuses is extraordinary.
By Ed Shepherd
SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
AUBURN--Kennedy Catholic played good golf, good enough to qualify a few of its boys and girls golfers automatically into the 3A state championship after completed Seamount League Golf Tournament action at the Auburn Golf Course Saturday.
"Straight to state," said Kale Dyer, the Lancers' head golf coach. State is not until next May, and happens in Eastern Washington for the 3A state-best swingers. But it is nice to have that state qualification out of the way and not have to worry about playing in the spring qualifier in late April to make state.
So, "straight to state" means, for girls like the Lancers' Nikki Miller, who won the Seamount tourney, and teammate Makenzie Milton can do a little dance. They both do not need to play in the spring qualifer, where 30 golfers from league tournaments around the state square off in a crucial playoff prior to state play. For the qualifier in the spring, only the top 10 scores move on to the state tournament.
Sports Roundup
Saturday, Oct. 25
Kennedy 0, Hazen 0
The Lancers and Highlanders played to a scoreless tie Saturday to tighten the Seamount League race, although time is running out.
Kennedy Catholic stands at 5-0-1 in league action, just ahead of the 5-1-0 mark of Lindbergh and the 4-1-1 record of Hazen.
Only one match remains on the schedule for each team, and all are Tuesday.
JFK plays Evergreen in a 3:30 p.m. match at the Valley Ridge complex near Tyee, and can wrap up the league title and Class 3A No. 1 berth with a win over the 0-6 Wolverines.
Hazen hosts Tyee (1-5) in its finale at 6 p.m. and will likely finish as the Class 3A No. 2 team.
Lindbergh is at Highline (3-3-0) and Renton (3-3-0) goes to Foster (2-4) at 7:30 p.m. among the other 2A teams besides Tyee. Lindbergh, Highline and Renton are in line for the three 2A berths, with Foster in the running if it can beat Renton.
Highline 7, Foster 0
The Pirates closed in on a 2A postseason berth with Saturday's victory at Foster.
Lindbergh 7, Tyee 0
Tyee was eliminated from postseason contention with Saturday's loss on its own Valley Ridge turf.
By James Bermingham
SeaTac City Council passed a 6 percent utility tax by a 5-2. The tax will take effect January 1, 2015.
The vote passed despite unanimous opposition during public comments. The tax, which will apply to cable, gas and electricity, stormwater, and landlines, was aimed at addressing a $5.5 million projected budget deficit for the 2015-2016 general fund. Recently, the council removed water and sewer from the tax.
Councilmembers Pam Fernald and Terry Anderson voted against the tax.
“The Reality is the only way we’re going to get there is by this tax, nobody likes to put a new tax out there,” said Councilmember Barry Ladenburg.
That sentiment was echoed by Deputy Mayor Tony Anderson, “We aren’t going to make up a multi-million dollar deficit with only budget cuts. Police and fire make up over half the budget and I don’t think we should make cuts in public safety.”
By Steve Shay
Sporting his trademark undercut hairdo and wearing a reflective wide smile, Seattle hip hop artist Ben Haggerty, 31, better known as Macklemore, appeared at the Duwamish Longhouse Museum in West Seattle Wednesday. He was there to celebrate the achievements of the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition's (DRCC) "River For All" campaign, launched last June.
A spokesman for the campaign, Macklemore is helping to focus attention on the environmental and health threats of toxic pollution in Seattle's Duwamish River. The campaign represents local residents, Tribal members, fishing families, waterfront workers, and recreational users.
Also in attendance was diver, environmentalist and photographer Laura James whose dramatic self-portrait her colleagues helped choreograph won first place in the "River For All" photo contest. The DRCC believed her image best illustrated their message of a dirty river with a hopeful future. In it she is clothed in found river rubbish, holding a sunflower. River-related slogans are drawn on her body. She was awarded a kayak trip on the Duwamish River with Macklemore.
