May 2020

The farm is on the wall at the Live Butcher in White Center

As you head north just out of White Center on 16th SW you might remember the large sculpture of the steer on wheels that Tom Salle, owner of the Live Butcher has had on display at 9432 16th SW. But honestly less well known was the mural that was on the south wall of the building.

"It was up for a long time and it just got faded so I wanted to freshen it up," he said. Salle had seen the mural done by local artist known as @Nakmatter on the wall of Bok a Bok Chicken as well as one that adorns the wall outside at Two Finger Social Club and reached out. 

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Intelligent monitoring system on West Seattle High-Rise Bridge nearly operational

information from Seattle Department of Transportation

The new intelligent monitoring system installation is nearly complete on the West Seattle High-Rise Bridge and will be fully operational mid-May.  

We recently shared our emergency response plan that we developed with an inter-agency task force. Seeing an emergency evacuation Fall Zone can be a little frightening, and we want to assure you that there are no current indications that we’ll need to activate the emergency response plan.  

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White Center and Vashon microhousing ordinance meeting set for June 9

King County is exploring options to allow micro-housing as one approach to addressing housing affordability issues and homelessness. To that end the King County Council has been developing two micro housing projects, one aimed at North Highline, near White Center and the other for Vashon Island. King County Comprehensive Plan Workplan Action 6 directed the County to look at different types of housing in an effort to address housing affordability and homelessness through a demonstration project designed to test some alternative housing types.

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QFC and Fred Meyer partner with the City of Seattle and the Seattle Mariners for FREE COVID-19 Drive-Thru testing

 

QFC and Fred Meyer have announced a partnership with the City of Seattle and the Seattle Mariners for free COVID-19 drive-thru testing. The first testing will be at the T-Mobile Park in Seattle, May 13-14.  

Testing Site Information: 

● Dates: Wednesday, May 13 and Thursday, May 14 

● Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

● Location:  T-Mobile Park Parking Garage at 1250 1st Ave S. Seattle – south entrance (Massachusetts and Occidental)

● Registration is required. Register at krogerhealth.com/covidtesting or call 1-888-852-2567 (select option 1, then option 3). 

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Police seeking Eddie Lee Lewis Sulcer in SeaTac homicide

King County Major Crimes Detectives are attempting to locate a second homicide suspect in the April 24, 2020 shooting death of a 22 year old man in SeaTac. King County Prosecutors have charged Eddie Lee Lewis Sulcer, a 17 year old male (18 in less than a month), as an adult with Murder 2nd degree and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm 1st degree.  

Sulcer has a 2 million dollar warrant, extraditable in all 50 states.  

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Jet City Beignet wants you to enjoy some sweet treats
New pop up is collaborating with other small vendors to create intriguing combinations

If you have ever been to New Orleans you know the city is famous for a few things including jazz, the resiliency of their people and cajun cuisine. But one export has been elusive. The Beignet. If you've never had one it is the French term for a pastry made from deep fried choux dough. Choux contains only butter, flour, water and eggs whose moisture when deep fried creates an exceptionally light puffy pastry shell.

But for Greg and Tiffany (no last names for now) Seattle was lacking a truly high quality source of this southern favorite. Hence their new Pop Up on Sundays at 4611 36th Ave SW, Jet City Beignet. In addition to selling the sweet treats directly they also manufacture their signature beignet dough and sell it frozen for people to make at home. To order yours for pickup on Sunday visit their website at https://www.jetcitybeignet.com/ 

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Inner Alchemy retail location closes but the business continues

http://inneralchemytt.com/http://inneralchemytt.com/ the business that opened in July of 2017 at 7354 35th SW was many things to many people but now the storefront part of the business has closed. Owner Maari Falsetto shared the news with her "tribe" as she calls them and vowed to carry on. At first it was a place where various practitioners of non traditional healing modalities could rent space and offer their services. Massages, Reiki, hypnosis, tarot card readings, astrological readings and more were offered. But Inner Alchemy evolved into offering yoga, and seminars and more recently began selling a wide range of crystals. 

Falsetto explained her history:

  Inspired by my vision and intention to create a beautiful place for heart centered healing specialists to come together and work in a collaborative and co-creative way.  

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Melba Yvette McKee

Yvette McKee of West Seattle, Washington, was lost to pancreatic cancer at age 72 on April 25, 2020. She was a strong and determined woman, never willing to give up the fight. She touched our lives as a mother, sister, wife, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Yvette left this world in the comfort of her home and in the company of family, knowing that she was loved. 

 

City allocates nearly $4M in CARES Act funds to rental assistance programs 

information from the City of Seattle

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan today announced the allocation of nearly $4 million in federal CARES Act Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)  funding to provide rent support. The allocation of funds is the latest in a series of measures by the City aimed at keeping Seattle residents impacted by COVID-19 from losing their housing . The City will provide equitable access to rent assistance resources through community-based organizations with strong connections to diverse communities. 

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Ballard Alliance launches Farm it Forward program to help support local farmers and families

The Ballard Alliance, in collaboration with the Ballard Farmers Market and Ballard Food Bank, has created a platform to provide broad-reaching support to local farmers and families in need. 

Farm It Forward is a fundraising site where donors can watch their charitable contribution positively impact multiple local organizations and individuals. 

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