October 2026

UPDATE: Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal reopens with 3 boat service following engine room workers call out

UPDATE 6:30pm

Three boat service has resumed on the Fauntleroy/Vashon/Southworth ferry route this evening.

The route will run 2-boat schedules with the 3rd unscheduled boat.

You can follow updates on the callout and service on the Washington State Ferries website. https://wsdot.com/Ferries/Schedule/scheduledetailbyroute.aspx?route=f-s

or on the WSDOT App for your phone. 

Other routes are returning to service as well though the sailings are not clear at this time

Sea/Brem - Additional Kitsap Transit Fast Ferry Sailings Today, Oct. 5

Kitsap Transit is providing additional fast ferry sailings today, Monday, Oct. 5, to help accommodate passengers affected by WSF service disruptions.

Additional Bremerton Fast Ferry departures are scheduled for:

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Fifteen years of community and costume: West Seattle Monster Dash rallies to save local preschool programs

For fifteen years, the West Seattle Monster Dash has brought festive Halloween energy, colorful costumes, and neighbors together at Lincoln Park.

What began as a local neighborhood celebration has grown into a cherished West Seattle tradition, uniting current cooperative families, alumni, and local community members for a autumn morning of running and festive togetherness.

Scheduled for Saturday, October 24, 2026, this year's 15th annual event marks a decade and a half of community tradition, but it also arrives at a critical turning point for local early childhood education.

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Sports Roundup 10-4-26

By Tim Clinton

Sports Editor

 

This past week featured some impressive blowout performances, dominant shutouts, and intense rivalry battles across football, girls soccer, and volleyball.

Among the most notable football contests, Cedarcrest delivered a 63–0 shutout victory over Foster, while Kennedy Catholic and Rainier Beach each secured 48–0 shutout wins against Auburn and Ballard, respectively.

Meanwhile, West Seattle claimed bragging rights in this year's Huling Bowl, defeating Chief Sealth 22–6.

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West Seattle tiki destination Three9 Lounge marks five-year anniversary with birthday bash

Three9 Lounge, a tropical hideaway located inside West Seattle Bowl, is celebrating its fifth anniversary this October with a weekend of festivities. The celebration culminates in the Three9 Five-Year Birthday Bash on Friday, October 30.

For five years, the lounge has brought tropical cocktails, island-inspired bites, and tiki flair to West Seattle as a neighborhood destination for happy hour, date nights, rum tastings, and group celebrations.

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West Seattle extends win streak to three games with 22-6 Huling Bowl victory 0ver Chief Sealth

West Seattle secured their third consecutive victory on Friday, defeating the Chief Sealth Seahawks by a score of 22-6 in the annual cross neighborhood rivalry called the Huling Bowl. The game is so named for the local philanthropist and former car dealership family the Hulings.

 The win continues a dominant run for West Seattle, who had outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points over their previous two victories.

With this win, West Seattle moves to a 3-2 winning record on the season. In contrast, Chief Sealth drops to 0-5, extending a losing streak that dates back to last season to six games.

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Sound Transit hosts real property drop-in session in West Seattle for affected property owners and tenants
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, October 6

Sound Transit is hosting an in-person informational drop-in session for residential and commercial tenants as well as property owners whose locations may be impacted by transit expansion projects. The event takes place on October 6, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, Classroom 111, located at 4408 Delridge Way SW in Seattle.

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Seattle Police investigate playground stranger incident at Alki Elementary School

Authorities and school officials are investigating an incident at Alki Elementary School after an unknown woman approached three first-grade students near the playground fence during morning recess.

At approximately 9:15 a.m on Oct. 1 the woman allegedly told the children that she had a "crown" in her car and attempted to persuade them to follow her to see it.

The students refused to go with her, immediately ran away, and reported the interaction to school staff. None of the children were injured, and none followed the woman.

The students described the suspect as being "grandma age" and driving a silver car. According to the students, the woman also allegedly stated that she would return later. Supervising faculty members on the playground did not witness the interaction directly.

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From West Seattle Junction to Hollywood and Benaroya Hall: Mateo Messina dreams big for Seattle Children's

Long before Grammy-winning composer Mateo Messina was scoring Hollywood films and television shows, he was a kid in West Seattle building his musical foundation from the ground up. Growing up in the neighborhood, attending Our Lady of Guadalupe school, and hustling to sell his early CDs at local shops around the West Seattle Junction, Messina's roots run deep in the local community.

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Highland Park Improvement Club invites you to the Pumpkin Patch

Fall is here, and Halloween is just around the corner, so join the Highland Park Improvement Club for their first Pumpkin Patch @ HPIC on Oct. 17  They are partnering with Cascadia Produce to bring the autumn vibes to our neighborhood. 

Pay what you can- pumpkins will be available for purchase on a sliding scale. 

They will  also have a fall photo opportunity with straw-bales and corn stalks. Bring the family and meet your neighbors.

Date- Saturday, October 17, 2026 

Time- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Location- Highland Park Improvement Club (1116 SW Holden St. Seattle, WA 98106)

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OP ED: Empty shelves, growing lines: Why our neighborhood food bank crisis demands immediate action

The Southwest Seattle-area hunger-relief networks are straining under an unprecedented wave of demand, facing a severe combination of inventory shortages and record client visits. Across Washington state, food insecurity has now eclipsed levels seen during the peak of the pandemic.

Nowhere is this crisis felt more acutely than at the neighborhood level, where community anchors like the West Seattle Food Bank and the White Center Food Bank are scrambling to absorb the fallout of national policy shifts, inflationary pressures, and dwindling food supplies.

The SNAP Cliff and Policy Fallouts

The root of the current influx lies significantly in federal policy changes. Recent SNAP revisions and heightened work requirements stripped or reduced food benefits for an estimated 170,000 Washington residents. As family food budgets evaporate, households have been forced onto local emergency food lines to survive.

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