November 2016

In her newsletter to constituents District 1 Seattle City Council member Lisa Herbold announced meetings regarding potential rezoning for urban village expansion and zoning changes for the Morgan Junction area.

"On Thursday, Nov. 9th, from 6pm-9pm, the Department of Neighborhoods, the Office of Community Planning and Development and Councilmember Johnson’s office will host the Westwood Highland Park Urban Village Community Design Workshop at Chief Sealth High School Library, 2600 SW Thistle St. Seattle, WA 98126.

There are many people for whom the music of Led Zeppelin was the pinnacle of rock and roll, never to be equaled or surpassed.You could count among them the band members of Urban Achievers who will play a full tribute concert of Led Zep music at West Seattle Brewing Company on Nov. 4

Igor Abuladze, Ryan Burns, and Drew Locke (Locke is the owner of West Seattle Brewing) create a sound that is as close to the live concert by the real band as possible. No frills, light shows or flames, just straight ahead super faithful rock.

Locke, whose background as a drummer includes tours around the nation and who continues to teach drumming delivers a foundational power to the percussion that would make John Bonham, the original Led Zeppelin drummer proud.

Ryan Burns bass playing is sinuous and rich making a tuneful muscular musical bed for the Jimmy Page like lead guitar of Igor Abuladze who is also the lead singer, delivering faithful and clear vocals for some of the most difficult to sing melody lines in rock.
The show gets underway at 7:30pm Friday, Nov. 4. No cover.

One of the most anticipated events of the season the West Seattle Thriftway "Holiday Taste" will feature more than 50 vendors offering specialty products at the store from 4pm to 7pm. Nov. 3.

The store is located at the corner of Morgan Street SW and California Ave. SW.

Every department is involved and you can expect a wide array of cheeses, meats, and tastes of hundreds of products. Appetizers, main courses, sides and desserts will all be sampled.

Best of all, it's FREE.

Update: Work on the lower Spokane Street roadway has been cancelled for this weekend according to SDOT

information from SDOT

The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) advises travelers that crews will close lower Spokane Street in both directions on Harbor Island this weekend for paving.

From Friday, November 4 at 6 p.m. to Monday, November 7 at 5 a.m., travelers can expect the following:

· Lower Spokane Street will be closed in both directions between 11th St and E Marginal Way.
· Detours will be in place:
o Westbound surface traffic will be detoured down E Marginal Way to the 1st Ave S Bridge and back up W Marginal Way.
o Westbound traffic from SR 99 or the Spokane Viaduct will detour via the West Seattle Delridge Way SW exit to eastbound SW Spokane St.
o Eastbound traffic will be detoured locally within Harbor Island.

This work is part of the SW Spokane St Arterial Paving Project. For more information, please visit: http://www.seattle.gov/transportation/pave_spokane.htm.

By Greg Whittaker
and By Hannah Letinich – Communications Manager & Beth O’Connor – Web Associate - Mountain to Sound Outfitters

As the team at Mountain to Sound Outfitters helps our community to get ready for the winter skiing and snowboarding season we are getting the newbies up to speed on some helpful hints.

Do you know your local mountains? Which one has the best lines or the best view? The staff at Mountain to Sound Outfitters is diverse and each member chooses a mountain based on various factors. First is travel time, how far are you willing to drive for snow? Second is what the mountain has to offer, does the mountain have kids lessons, food and speedy chair lifts? Third is annual snow fall, do they have regular pow and/or regularly serviced runs?

ELVA JEAN LaPLANTE

information from King County

King County’s contractor recently completed the majority of road restoration in the intersection of 48th Ave S.W., Beach Dr. S.W., and Lincoln Park Way S.W. Last week, the contractor began restoring Beach Dr. S.W. This work is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete.

The road will be restored in phases and narrowed to one lane during work hours. Flaggers will maintain two-way traffic. Expect delays of up to 10 minutes and variable road conditions, including loose gravel, pavement cuts, uneven surfaces, and steel plates. Flaggers directing traffic may ask cyclists to walk their bikes on Beach Dr. S.W. during work hours. Cyclists should use extreme caution when traveling near the project area.

Upcoming activities

By Gwen Davis

The Port of Seattle finally held a public meeting regarding the nearly 3,000 trees it will cut down. The meeting took place Tuesday evening at Bow Lake Elementary. More than 100 people attended, along with a handful of elected officials. 

In the first part of the program, five stations were set up detailing the project, name the Flight Corridor Safety Program. The stations discussed the project from several perspectives, including how the plan related to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, and the trees and shrubs that will be planted in the trees’ place. Two Port representatives manned each station, and talked to attendees. The stations also featured charts and diagrams regarding the plan.

The Port’s presentation:

In the second half of the program, all participants sat in the school’s gymnasium, and viewed the Port's PowerPoint presentation of the plan, which was displayed on two large screens. A panelist of Port commissioners was seated at the front.   

“We haven’t been good about public engagement, and that’s why we’re here tonight,” Lance Lyttle, Sea-Tac Airport Managing Director began.