August 2025

Get Ready to Roll! The 2nd Annual Sunday Funday Roll in the Park promises community fun

West Seattle is gearing up for an unforgettable day of family-friendly fun as The Connect PNW, BUILD 206, and VIBE BINGO proudly present the 2nd Annual Sunday Funday Roll in the Park Community Fun Day.

Happening this weekend Sunday, August 31, 2025 Highland Park Playground & Spray Park will be the place to be from 12 PM to 5 PM. Located at 1100 SW Cloverdale St, Seattle, WA 98106, this vibrant event promises "Games & Activities For All!".

Best of all, entry to this fantastic community gathering is absolutely FREE. You can also enjoy free food and fun, though select items will be available only while supplies last. To ensure you don't miss out, make sure to RSVP at bit.ly/rollwithus2025.

Attendees can look forward to a spectacular lineup of activities and entertainment:

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Roxhill Park rallies for restoration: Community tackles trash, charting a future for Seattle's last peat bog

Roxhill Park, a vital green space for diverse and often underserved communities in Seattle and White Center, is the focal point of a significant community-driven restoration effort. This initiative aims to revitalize the park's invaluable peat bog and address pressing safety and ecological concerns, transforming it from a "liability for the community into a valuable asset".

 

A Cleaner Alki
The crew from A Cleaner Alki with the trash bags they filled from their August 28 clean up effort. Photo courtesy of A Cleaner Alki

 

On Thursday, August 28, a dedicated community cleanup by "A Cleaner Alki" laid the groundwork for this broader vision, filling two dumpsters with trash.

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Sound Transit confronts staggering $20-25 billion shortfall, launches "Enterprise Initiative" to secure ST3 future

Sound Transit is facing a formidable financial challenge, with its ambitious ST3 mass transit expansion plan grappling with an estimated $20 to $25 billion affordability gap over the next two decades, the agency announced at its August 28, 2025, Board of Directors meeting. In response, the Board officially launched its "Enterprise Initiative," a comprehensive agency-wide effort to bring the ST3 program back to affordability and deliver on its promises to voters.

Sound Transit Chair Dave Somers opened the meeting by acknowledging the long-known "affordability issues with the ST3 plan" that had previously lacked precise quantification. He emphasized the Enterprise Initiative's role in providing the necessary "tools to address the affordability gap in a responsible way and one that serves the entire region".

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Sports Watch 8-28-25
Sporting events worth keeping an eye on

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

High schools

Football

Chief Sealth hosts a 4 p.m. Friday jamboree that includes Thomas Jefferson and Kennedy Catholic goes to Puyallup along with Lincoln and Rainier Beach at 7 p.m.

Foster is putting on a noon Saturday home jamboree against Garfield, Foss, North Mason, Kentridge, Meadowdale and Lincoln.

West Seattle goes to Stadium with Decatur at the same starting time.

 

Pros

Mariners

Seattle goes to Cleveland to play the Guardians at 4:10 p.m. Friday, 4:15 p.m. Saturday and 10:40 a.m. Sunday.

The Mariners visit the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:35 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

Storm

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Mark your calendars: Fauntleroy Fall Festival needs community support
Oct. 19 from 2 to 5pm

The Fauntleroy Fall Festival, a cornerstone of the Fauntleroy neighborhood for 20 years, is already generating excitement with a vital call for community support. This annual event, which brings the community together to celebrate all things autumn, is scheduled for October 19, 2025, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM.

Known for its commitment to being free to the community, the festival is a cherished tradition, hosting family-friendly activities like salmon hats, pumpkin painting, and birdhouse building. These legacy activities are a testament to the festival's enduring spirit and its dedication to providing a safe and fun experience for neighbors and families.

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West Seattle Float Hunt was a big success

The West Seattle Junction Association reports that the West Seattle Float Hunt for 2025 was a big success. Held the week of August 8-16 101 special glass floats made by Avalon Glassworks were stashed all over the community.

They reported that,

"On average, it took about 8.5 hours to score a find—but the thrill was worth it!

Float fever was real: 68% snapped selfies, 81% shared their adventure, and the clue page saw 72K refreshes as everyone chased those hints. Social buzz hit 176K views, proving West Seattle loves the hunt!

With top ratings (4.8 for hide spots, 4.3 for clue quality)."

glass float hunt photo

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Jennifer's View: The Seattle Defrost

By Jennifer Carrasco

I've heard a lot about the Seattle Freeze, but never experienced it myself. When I arrived at 52, very broke and scared about surviving in Seattle , I was too focused about making a living to worry about a social life.  I lived for three months in my friend Carolyn's basement and before I knew it, I had a group of supportive friends who were Carolyn's friends. These friends were usually writers, dancers and visual artists. Since creative types are often considered peculiar and live below the poverty line, I was accepted as "one of them." My friend's shawl of buddies warded off my cold entry.

It was obvious that gallery sales would not be my financial support, so I took my portfolio to design firms and applied for murals and decorative painting projects.They told me "You are overqualified" (code for "you are too old"). Well, eff you,I thought I'll start my own decorative painting business. Fire in the belly.

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A missing link to your well-being

By Beth Dayo

Whether you’ve considered it directly or not, we all know our voice is the bridge between our inner and outer worlds. How we share and invite others into our experience. Because of this we mainly use our voice for others. Your voice is a lot more than that, and here is why you need to use it for your health!

From a physical perspective, we’ve all experienced events that created tension in the body — from childhood traumas to desk sitting, to stuffing down emotions to be an “acceptable” adult. These tensions stay with us, restricting the open spaces where sound once resonated. If you “can’t” sing or are terrified to sing, that isn’t your natural state — it’s a pattern you developed, shaped by tension that makes it feel true.

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OpEd -Rethinking shoplifting: Beyond punishment towards a smarter, collaborative future

Shoplifting isn't just a nuisance; it's a complex challenge costing U.S. retailers over $13 billion annually. From the zero-tolerance policies of Singapore, where offenders face fines, jail, caning, and deportation, to European nations grappling with high rates due to economic pressures and organized crime, global approaches vary dramatically. While some countries view it as deeply shameful, leading to swift detention and deportation in places like Japan and South Korea, others in the West may treat it as a symptom of poverty or addiction.

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Sports Watch 8-21-25
Sporting events worth keeping an eye on

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

 

Pros

Mariners

Seattle hosts the Athletics of Sacramento for a 7:10 p.m. Friday game at T-Mobile Park ahead of 6:40 p.m. Saturday and 1:10 p.m. Sunday action.

The San Diego Padres come to town at 6:40 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and 1:10 p.m. Wednesday.

 

Seahawks

Seattle wraps up preseason play with a 1 p.m. Saturday visit to the Green Bay Packers.

 

Sounders

The Seattle men's soccer team entertains Sporting Kansas City for a 6:15 p.m. Sunday match at Lumen Field.

 

Storm

Seattle pays a 4:30 p.m. Friday women's basketball visit to the Dallas Wings before dropping in on the Washington Mystics at noon Sunday and on the Indiana Fever at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

The Storm visits the Minnesota Lynx at 5 p.m. Thursday.

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