March 2026

West Seattle residents are encouraged to clear out their garages and closets for the upcoming Beyond the Cart Reuse and Recycling Collection event scheduled for Saturday, March 21. The event, which runs from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, provides a specialized disposal option for items that cannot be processed through standard curbside recycling bins.

This year’s collection features a new location to accommodate participants. The event will be held in the South Seattle College – South Parking Lot, located at 6000 16th Ave SW, just past the intersection of SW Morgan Street and 16th Ave SW. The initiative is a collaborative effort between the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Waste Management, and The Junction.

What to Bring

In the quiet, remote corners of a cabin in the near future, the fate of humanity and the bonds of sisterhood are set to collide. From April 9 to May 3, 2026, ArtsWest will present Amy Berryman’s Walden, a New York Times Critics’ Pick that explores the intimate friction between two sisters raised to look at the stars.

BUY TICKETS HERE

information from the Center for Active Living

Join us for a night of retro fun with live DJ music and dancing. Beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks and retro snacks available for purchase. Wear your favorite 80’s attire!

Thursday, March 26
7 - 9 p.m.
The Center for Active Living (4217 SW Oregon St.)

$10 at the door
Open to the community for 21+

All proceeds go toward The Center’s programs and services

EDITORS NOTE: Local West Seattle Mediator and Attorney Liz Steen is also a very capable technology user. As such she often uses various AI tools and other accounts interchangably as necessary. But as she discovered, that can lead to problems.

By Liz Steen

"OAUTH permissions" can be confusing. When you sign into Claude, Perplexity, or ChatGPT, the pop up says “Do you want to use open.ai to sign in?” Below the options are “Continue with Apple” “Continue with Google” “Sign up” or “log in.”

Information from Woodland Park Zoo

Woodland Park Zoo invites the community to take part in a special Lion Naming Poll for one of its two female South African lion cubs born on January 14.

The cubs were born to first‑time mother Ilanga (ee-LONG-uh) and father Tandie. The sister cubs mark an exciting new chapter in the zoo’s multi‑generational pride: their dad, Tandie, was also born right here at Woodland Park Zoo in 2014 to beloved lions Xerxes and Adia.

Mom and cubs continue living in the off-view maternity den where they can bond. Dad remains separated from the cubs and mother until the cubs are older. It will be several weeks before the cubs are ready to venture into the public habitat.

Naming Poll: 

Information from Burien Actors Theater 

Local student mathematicians are preparing for a day of intense calculation as the West Seattle Math Competition arrives at the Admiral HUB on Saturday, May 16, 2026. The event, which will be held in the old Admiral Church building at 4320 SW Hill St, is scheduled to run from 12 pm to 5 pm.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COMPETITION HERE

The competition is open to participants for a $5 entry fee, which helps fund the event's operations. Organizers have designed a rigorous four-round format that tests a wide range of mathematical disciplines, including algebra, geometry, probability, and number theory.

A Test of Skill and Speed