West Seattle - News

Information from the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce

Like clockwork, Mark Ufkes and his cheerful (joyful?) call to brave participants is back with his announcement of the annual Polar Bear Swim on Alki Beach at 10am sharp on New Years Day.

UPDATE 7:50am

The power was restored overnight

UPDATE 9:22pm

Only 276 customers were out at 9:20pm in Arroyo Heights with restoration expected by 1:00am

Portage Bay Cafe announced on Tuesday that they will be opening their West Seattle location on January 7. Located at 4725 42nd Ave SW this location joins four others including Ballard, 65th NE, Roosevelt and South Lake Union. 

by Ethan Bancroft 

UPDATE

Power has now been restored.

Original post

Menashe Jewelers in the West Seattle Junction was hit by a smash in robbery attempt in the early morning hours of Dec. 24. 

They are located at 4532 California Ave SW,

Information from Seattle Department of Transportation

UPDATE 2:25pm

Update 2:45pm

Now the outage is down to around 105 customers near the Glen Acres Golf Club centered on 9th Avenue South and another pocket in the Mt. View neighborhood.Estimated time of restoration is 4pm.