March 2017

SDOT is taking comments on walkway improvements to enhance access to Chief Sealth High School, also funded through the Neighborhood Street Fund. The project would install two 10-foot wide walkways on 25th SW and 26th SW to the cul-de-sacs to the north, and add pedestrian lights, and provide a better connection between Westwood Village, transit stops, and Chief Sealth High School.

The Early Design Concept is shown on the project webpage, and copied below. SDOT is asking for comments about the design concept, and your experiences there. You can send comments to NSFHarborandSpokane@seattle.gov.

SDOT is taking public comment for Harbor Ave SW and SW Spokane St Intersection Improvements, funded through the 2016 Neighborhood Street Fund awards.

The Early Design Concept is shown on the project webpage, and copied on the right. SDOT is asking for comments about the design concept, and your experiences there. You can send comments to NSFHarborandSpokane@seattle.gov.

A traffic accident at 128th and Ambaum SW took the life of a man in a violent two car collision that also tore the front off one car.

Traffic on Ambaum was shut down for over an hour as an investigation was conducted.

According to King County Sheriff PIO Cindi West, "About 9:15 A tow truck was southbound on Ambaum near SW128th. A Mazda car was northbound driven by a male.

The Mazda crossed into the southbound lanes causing the accident head on accident. Driver of Mazda died at the scene. No info to release other than he was a male.

Male driver of tow truck was not injured. No other occupants of either car.

No impairment suspected on part of the tow driver. Unknown at this time on deceased driver."

information from the Seattle Seafair Pirates

The Seafair Pirates and Monumental Undertaking present
SEATTLE SEAFAIR PIRATES LANDING 2017
Saturday, July 8,2017 - 10am-Spm
Alki Beach - 1702 Alki Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116

Free, family fun with kids activities, live music, mermaids, vendors, and the Seafo;r Pirates storming the beach with the tides!

ABOUT THE SEAFAIR PIRATES LANDING
The Seattle Seafair Pirates Landing is a historic event and, since 1949, one of the mainstays of our Seafair traditions. Taking place at Alki Beach in West Seattle, the Pirates will storm the beach ready to rabble-rouse and create mayhem!

Will anyone be able to stop them from marauding the City of Seattle? You'll have to be there to find out!
This year, as the Pirates take to the streets and shores to begin their annual pillaging, Alki Beach will be filled with mermaids, kids activities, live music, and crah and food vendors to celebrate the Pirates' arrival in style.

RadioShack is closing stores across the nation and that includes three here locally.

First in the Junction, second in Westwood Village and third in Burien.

The company filed for bankruptcy for the second time last week, is closing 552 of its stores.

According to a court filing last week the locations that are set to close have the "lowest sales velocity and highest rent."

The company said in a statement it will "continue to evaluate" the fate of its remaining 1,000 stores.

The closures will occur in two stages, 187 will close immediately and another 365, including our local stores by the first week of April.

Now taking shape on Alki Ave SW in the former location for Alki Huddle is a well known name coming to West Seattle. The Hawks Nest in SODO is a very popular spot for Seahawks fans since the day it opened in 2007.

Manager for both locations, Alex Piano spoke to the West Seattle Herald and said they are aiming at a late April launch

"We are hoping to open up for draft day if all goes well! (April 27th) that would be a soft/grand open! We are still finishing up our seating so I'm not 100% sure of capicity as of now... once we get our booth order in and installed we will be able to see what works with the rest of the seating."

Hawk Nest West is a sports bar after all and will have 9 to 10 screens (4 of the screens will be combined to make a large modulation wall).

"We are still polishing up the menu," Alex explained, "but we will have a good selection of hand pressed burgers, hearty salads, fresh seafood options and of course some gluten free options.

They will employ 6 or 7 servers and 4 bartenders, with some working both locations so you might see some familiar faces.

information from SWSHS

Local author, hiker, historian and professor, Judy Bentley will talk about her book,Hiking Washington’s History (University of Washington Press, 2010), focusing on two local trails--the Duwamish River trail--the only urban trail in the book--and the Coal Creek Trail in Bellevue. To open the hiking season, she'll provide a historical tour of the state, including a mythic fish weir in the river and some dark holes in the suburbs.

This free book-talk will be the 42nd installment of Words, Writers & West Seattle, the 'First Friday' series of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society. It will take place at 5 p.m. Friday, April 7th, 2017, at Barnes & Noble/ Westwood Village.

Bentley writes hiking guides, history, and biography and is emeritus faculty at South Seattle College where she taught composition, literature, and Pacific Northwest History for more than 20 years.

By Stephanie Jones

Julia Durfee of Ola Salon and Spa in West Seattle may just be another stylist to some but to her Ola Community and the Justice and Soul Foundation, she is a ray of much needed sunlight in a world that many feel has become dark and dim.

Julia says that she had a pretty rough go as a child and was given many breaks over her teen and early 20's years. It has always left her with a deep desire to give back and be a part of something bigger than her. From a young age she has wanted to work with victims of sex trafficking. Julia looked into organizations that offer services, here in Seattle and abroad, for victims of this awful crime. She found one that spoke to her heart - REST. The training to be a part of REST is intense and conflicted with her schedule; she did not despair though. Se continued to look for other ways to be impactful and offer a deeper meaning.

information from Seattle Police

Robbery detectives are searching for a man who broke into a West Seattle home this morning and robbed a woman as she was watching TV. Police have developed a sketch of the suspect, described as a white, male, 30’s, 5’10”, medium build, short sandy brown hair, clean-shaven, wearing a tan “windbreaker” jacket and jeans.

The victim was watching television at her home in the 4400 block of 47th Avenue Southwest around 8:45 AM when she realized there was an unfamiliar man standing in her room. The man told the woman he wouldn’t hurt her, and said he only wanted cash. The woman pointed the suspect towards her purse beside the bed. The suspect removed the cash and walked out of the home.

Officers searched the area even employing a K-9 unit, but were unable to locate the suspect. The woman described the suspect as white, 5’8″ with a medium build, and sandy blonde hair. Police believe the suspect entered the woman’s home after kicking in the back door.

Robbery detectives are investigating and will provide updates as they become available.

Police in Des Moines from three different departments shot and killed a man who was armed with a machete and who did not disarm when ordered.

After midnight Des Moines police were called regarding a disturbance at a home at South 234th Street and 17th Place South. The report said an armed person was behaving erratically.

Officers from Des Moines, Tukwila and Kent came to the scene.

Upon arrival they found a man with a machete going in and out of a house near that intersection.

Police ordered him to put his weapon down, but he refused and he was subsequently shot and killed but the specific reason he was shot is not clear at this time.

There was also another person in the house, but it is not known whether man who was shot lived in the house or what their relationship was.

The police department the officer who fired is from is not clear at this time.

An investigation is underway.