March 2017

With about 150 people looking on, a ribbon cutting (that was actually film) was held at the now restored Admiral Theater on March 22. Emceed by Clay Eals, Executive Director of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society the event was attended by local leaders, neighbors, friends, and fans of the theater.

The event dubbed “The Ship Sails Again: Four Screens, Four Eras.” featured four programs, each representing a turning point in the theater’s history and featuring films that have played the Admiral or its predecessor, the Portola Theater (which was in the building that is the current theater’s lobby):

ERA ONE, the Portola Theater’s opening in 1919: A slate of classic silent films: Charlie Chaplin’s war parody “Shoulder Arms” (1918), plus three shorts, Harold Lloyd’s “The Marathon” (1919) and Buster Keaton’s “One Week” (1920) and “Cops” (1922). “Shoulder Arms” played the Portola Theater in August 1927.

A suspected arsonist/burglar was caught at Harbor Marina on Harbor Island on March 22.

According to the police the suspect arrived in a kayak and attempted to start a fire at one of the covered slips.
The owner of the slip saw him and they got in a fight and was pepper sprayed.

The police were called and the suspect tried to elude the police by diving under the dock and got his clothing stuck under the dock. The fire department had to cut the flooring of the dock to get him out.

According to the police he was hypothermic but alive and was taken away in an aid car.

Photos courtesy of Patrick Robinson and Shane Harms.

Out past the sand there was a man walking a rope between two trees. He leaped and discovered there ground is never that far from reach.

Tree stand.

Pole stands naked at low tide. How did they come to this place?

Four stellar animal rescue/advocacy groups! Local businesses showering you with grand prizes! Unique silent auction benefitting animals! Crazy games like Studless Draw, Pig Craps, and Lucy's Keg Roll! What better way to spend your Sunday afternoon, than at the Beveridge Place Pub, enjoying all of the above.

Meet and greet local Animal groups and business owners while playing fun games. It’s a chance to ask all those pressing questions that have been nagging you for years! Like, why do I love your microbrews so much or how do I get my dog neutered or why does my cat purr?

We recommend getting your tickets early as there are a limited number, so stop by one of our three outlets:
• Beveridge Place Pub: 6413 California Ave SW, 932-9906 (Morgan Junction)
• The Wash Dog, 6400 California Ave SW, 935-4546 (Morgan Junction)
• Pet Elements: 6511 California Ave SW, 206-932-0457 (Morgan Junction)

Or order them online through Paypal @ https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=89….

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The West Seattle Food Bank is holding an open house to show off the significant changes they have made, Saturday, March 25th, 3 – 6 pm.

The board of directors and staff will be on hand to tell visitors about their new “shopping style” distribution.

The event is family friendly and open to the public.

Beverages and appetizers by Duos Catering will be served. West Seattle Food Bank is located at 3419 SW Morgan St./Corner of 35th & Morgan.

By Amanda Knox

I’ve never liked being in a rush. I forget things: my coat, my wallet, my keys. I bump into doors and doorways and stumble over cracked pavement. Or, as was recently the case, I back out of my mom’s driveway and accidentally knock over her mailbox.

Oh, don’t worry—the thing’s a tank. It’s a security box made of seamless steel, including a post sheath. When the back of my Subaru Forrester drove into the mailbox, what gave way was the twelve-inch stretch of exposed 4X4 between the bottom of the sheath and the ground, where the post was secure inside an 80lbs lump of concrete. Chris and I cut the engine, rushed out of the car, and found the mailbox lying in the grass, impermeable, scratch-less even. Meanwhile, there was now a hole in the back of my car, just below the rearview window. A quick Google search on Chris’s phone revealed that the punctured part was called the “garnish,” and replacing it would cost about $500. Ugh.

By Gwen Davis

It ain’t news: parking in Seattle is difficult. Finding street parking in West Seattle can be kinder than in other areas — such as the north end, Capitol Hill and downtown — but as new people continue to move into West Seattle, parking in the area has become increasingly problematic, as well.

Recently, residents in the West Seattle Junction have grown concerned that they won’t be able to park in front of their own homes. The fear has heightened in the wake of the city’s proposed HALA and MHA programs — which will potentially bring hundreds of new housing units to the area. The West Seattle Junction Neighborhood Association (JuNO) created a petition to ask the city to issue the Junction a residential parking zone (RPZ), which would restrict on-street parking except for residents and short-term visitors.

On Monday March 22, Ruth Harper with the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) announced at the JuNO meeting, that the Junction has met the initial threshold needed for an RPZ, and the city will proceed with next steps.

information from the Whale Trail

Salmon, the primary food for our endangered orcas (J, K and L pods), are in trouble. Almost 20 years ago the state of Washington created a network of 14 non-profits to work with local communities on salmon habitat restoration projects in different watersheds.

These Regional Fishery Enhancement Groups have worked since then with private landowners and community partners to identify and implement valuable projects that can help increase the number of salmon returning to Washington state.

The latest report on the state of Washingtons salmon shows that overall the recovery of endangered salmon is mixed and salmon populations in Puget Sound are still declining. It is even more important to support and invest in these efforts to restore habitat.

Jeanette will share what the Regional Fishery Enhancement Groups across the state are doing to make a difference and also about the group in Seattles backyard: the Mid Sound Fishery Enhancement Group and how you can help.

Buy tickets now to reserve your seat. And hurry! This will likely sell out.

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Students from schools across Seattle now have the chance to spend a day at Pacific Science Center, thanks to funding from Google’s Field Trip Days program. Pacific Science Center will host six free field trip days for schools where at least 75 percent of students receive free and reduced price lunch. For many of the students, this will be their first visit to the Science Center, due to financial barriers.

The field trip includes free admission to all of the permanent exhibits at the Science Center, transportation and lunch and will serve more than 6,000 students over the course of six field trips. Google is donating $300,000 to make this program possible.

“Hands-on experience in the STEM field is extremely important to students’ awareness of the kinds of careers open to them,” said Darcy Nothnagle, head of external affairs for the NW at Google. “We’re proud to work with Pacific Science Center to make sure students in underserved communities have opportunities to see how exciting science can be.”

Students will experiment with hands-on activities in the Tinker Tank makerspace, test