September 2019

The Phoenecia is back and better than ever; Beloved restaurant reopens in the West Seattle Junction
Closed for 9 months the new space is elegant, warm and familiar; Open to the public Sept. 24

By Patrick Robinson

The Phonencia Restaurant, which closed last winter on Alki has been gloriously reimagined and reborn in the West Seattle Junction.

The restaurant whose original location in 1975 was some 250 feet west of their new home at 4717 42nd SW was founded by Hussein Khazaal and his wife Inaam. When Hussein passed away in 2009 they closed briefly then reopened determined to carry his legacy forward. Last winter they were forced out of their location on Alki Beach and had to find a new home. Now they are back where they started, infused with their Lebanese culture, memories and some modern takes on both food and drink. They open to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

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Brent Amaker's new band Death Squad debuts in White Center Sept. 21

After touring the world for over a decade with his band Brent Amaker and the Rodeo, and opening for  Willie Nelson, The Mavericks, and David Allen Coe, West Seattle's Brent Amaker has turned to a group of female musicians for a new band they call The DeathSquad.

They will make their performance debut during the Rat City Recon event in White Center on Saturday night.

The band is composed of Darci Carlson (Bass & Vocals), Nozomi Momo (Drums & Vocals), and Izzie White (The Boss). Brent Amaker DeathSquad, performing both newly written material as well as Brent Amaker and the Rodeo classics, just signed to M&O Music in France, and will be touring Europe in early 2020. 

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320,000 gallon sewer overflow goes into Duwamish; You are advised to avoid water activities

information from Seattle Public Utilities

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) has responded to a sewer overflow that reached the Duwamish River. SPU and Public Health-Seattle & King County (Public Health) are warning the public to refrain from water activities like fishing. Public Health’s current closure extends from the Turning Basin (just upstream from the Museum of Flight) to Harbor Island. 

SPU received a report about 1 pm Thursday about suspected sewage in a ditch near King County International Airport-Boeing Field. SPU’s Spill Response team reached the site within 30 minutes to investigate the report and conduct testing. After results indicated a sewer overflow, SPU immediately relieved a blockage, caused by a lodged piece of plywood, in a City sanitary sewer line. SPU estimates the total overflow at 320,000 gallons.

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City of SeaTac celebrates fast charging EV Stations at Sea-Tac Airport

information from the City of SeaTac

On Friday, September 20, I along with Port Commissioner Courtney Gregoire unveiled the brand new fast charging Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at the Sea-Tac Airport cell phone lot. The charging stations join the two charging stations we installed in 2011 here at SeaTac City Hall. These EV charging stations will help reduce carbon emissions not only in SeaTac but throughout the region.

The four car chargers joins the West Coast Electric Highway which is an extensive network of electric vehicle fast charging stations located every 25 to 50 miles along the Interstate 5 corridor in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California. The Sea-Tac station is an addition to Washington State chargers in Bellingham, Chehalis, DuPont and Tacoma.

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Herbold: Delridge Light Rail Alternatives: Initial Assessment Results, Public Comment Open through October 4

information from District 1 City Councilmember Lisa Herbold

Sound Transit has taken a critical next step in implementing Sound Transit 3 in releasing its “initial assessment” of potential additional alternatives to study in the Draft Environmental Impact statement for the West Seattle/Ballard light rail project.   If you recall, in May the Sound Transit Board selected options to study in the Draft EIS, and to do an initial assessment of other options, and decide later whether to include them in the EIS.

You can review and comment on the initial assessment results here.   The additional alternatives for Delridge are called “Yancy/Andover   Elevated” and “Pigeon Point Tunnel.”

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Water taxi adding additional round trip sailing on Sunday, September 22

The West Seattle route of the King County Water Taxi will be adding an additional round trip sailing on Sunday, September 22 to accommodate participants of the Orca Half Marathon.  In addition to the normal West Seattle Sunday schedule, the West Seattle Water Taxi will depart Pier 50 @ 7:30 a.m., and will depart Seacrest Park @ 8:00 a.m. 

For details please visit the Captain’s Blog

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Heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl discovered in search of West Seattle home

information from Seattle Police Blotter

During the course of an ongoing criminal investigation, and with the assistance of SWAT officers, Major Crimes Task Force detectives from the Seattle Police Department served a search warrant Sept. 20 in the 6300 block of 34th Avenue SW.  

During the search heroin, methampheatmine, and fentanyl were seized from a suspected drug dealer.

Officers arrested their target, a 47-year-old man, and booked him into King County Jail.

In addition to securing a bottle of liquid fentanyl, detectives collected 64.7 grams of heroin and 5.7 grams of methamphetamine.

This remains an active and ongoing criminal investigation.

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West Seattle Junction area restricted parking zone goes into effect in early November
Everyone without a permit will be limited on neighborhood streets; Notices just sent to residents

The Seattle Department of Transportation has followed through on their plan to institute Restricted Parking Zones in the streets around the West Seattle Junction by sending a notice to area residents that the zones will be established during the first two weeks of November.

The process began after SDOT received a request to evaluate residential streets near the West Seattle Junction for a for that purpose and they then completed numerous parking and access studies in the West Seattle Junction and Triangle areas and seeking feedback about area on-street parking. 

New Restricted Parking Zone (RPZ) 35 RPZ 35 signs will be installed on the orange-lined blocks shown in the map above.

 These signs will limit vehicles without RPZ 35 permits to 2-hour parking, 7 AM – 6 PM, Monday – Saturday. All residents living within the orange-shaded area will be eligible to purchase RPZ 35 permits.

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