February 2019

Seattle Parks and Recreation is holding a public meeting and will present the preliminary design and gather community input on repairs to the seawall at Lowman Beach Park on Beach Drive SW.

The Lowman Beach Park seawall is failing and needs to be removed. As visitors to the park have seen, the existing seawall is slowly falling over/sliding towards the water. It is Seattle Parks and Recreation's goal to remove the remaining seawall and continue the shoreline restoration work that began when the south half of the seawall failed in the mid-1990s.

By Tim Clinton

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The National Weather Service has issued a new Winter Weather Advisory, backing off their more dire predictions as warm air approaches from the south, likely changing the snow fall later to rain. Winds will pick up tonight. The frozen ground and snow, slush and ice on the roads will keep driving hazardous on side roads and remote areas. They note that the forecast is complicated.

Here's their extended forecast through Thursday for our area:

Today

Snow, mainly after 10am. High near 35. Wind chill values between 24 and 29. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

By Sarah Mackay

Welcome to Dog City where dogs and their owners alike have their day, a community of four-legged and two-legged visitors who are treated with kindness and care. Where Jan Brown, the owner is focused on creating a stellar stay. She will lend an ear, a hug or even a treat… yes, they’re that dedicated to creating a fabulous community. Dogs enjoy coiffing and trimming at the spa, frolicking in the play area, and snoozing in the cozy sleeping nook. Aromatherapy fills the front room where a smiling, welcoming receptionist is the first person you see.

information from Burien Actors Theater

Burien Actors Theatre’s (“BAT”) production of the comedy-drama Visiting Cezanne is a funny and inspiring look at artists--and how we find our way, and ourselves, when all seems lost.

Performances of this new play, which premiered in 2018, runs Feb. 15 through March 10.

The Burien Actors Theatre production, written by Duane Kelly, features specialty drinks themed to the show and plenty of free on-site parking, plus BAT’s famous opening night party. 

“VISITNG CEZANNE”

The magic in a paintbrush whisks unknown painter Nora Baker from 2016 New York back to 1900 France and the studio of Paul Cezanne. Nora, Cezanne and the play's other characters explore what keeps an artist, or any of us, going when it all seems hopeless. Will this magical meeting change history? Heart and humor infuse this clever look at finding ourselves and our purpose. 

By Jean Godden

Groundhog Day is my least celebrated holiday. That is, it was until this year. On Feb. 2, not only did Punxsutawney Phil, the far-sighted rodent, make a prediction, but so did ten speakers at the festive SR 99 Tunnel ribbon cutting. They confirmed Seattle at last is taking a "step forward," reclaiming its waterfront.

The official ribbon cutting was part of a weekend-long observance. More than 100 thousand surged through downtown Saturday. Twenty-nine thousand runners took part in an 8K run/walk that routed them through the luminous new tunnel, while another 70,000 later lined up to walk the tunnel.

That was the Saturday scene. On Sunday, 12,000 bicyclists rode through both tunnel lanes and over the viaduct, ending at the Space Needle.