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6:01 AM: Good morning. It’s Tuesday, September 15, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET More showers possible this morning, then some sunshine, high in the mid-60s. Sunrise will be at 6:47 am today; sunset will be at 7:21 pm. (Just one week until the official start of fall.) PATH REMINDER The foot/bike path closure by the West […]
Thanks to Todd for the tip. He wondered if the 7-Eleven at 2429 Harbor Avenue SW was closing, after noticing people carrying items out. We went over after getting his note. Nobody was there, but some empty shelves were visible from outside, as were two handwritten notes, saying the closure was for cleaning and renovating, […]
Thanks to Brian for the tip about the banner that went up recently on the ex-Bartell Drugs building at 15th/Roxbury in White Center. As we told Brian and a few others who have since asked about it, the parent company of Castillo’s Supermarkets bought it some months ago; they have a store at 10426 16th […]
One week ago, reader Margaret‘s photo of a Tesla Cybercab on a test run in West Seattle generated discussion and questions. We took some of the latter to SDOT, since the department has made it clear that driverless cabs are not yet approve to operate in Seattle: The Tesla Cybercabs seen in Seattle have steering […]
West Seattle’s next festival is Friday and Saturday (September 18-19) – Holy Rosary School‘s WestFest! Entertainment, games, rides, food … and today, we have the stage lineup: Festival hours are 6-10 pm Friday, 10 am-10 pm Saturday; the campus is along 42nd SW between SW Genesee and SW Dakota.
It’s a great time to get healthier. Longtime WSB sponsor Fitness Together West Seattle in The Junction is offering a discount right now on this personal-training program: Why This Works Fall is the second-best time of year to reset. Routines come back. Schedules firm up. But most fall fitness programs fail the same way – […]
(Photos by Dave Gershgorn: Volunteers Bob Maughan, Lilia Matual, Diana Spence, Gerry Coit, and Mark Sears took on a thicket of invasive beach grass) By Judy Pickens Special to West Seattle Blog On Saturday, 10 volunteers convened in Cove Park to open a pathway for coho spawners to access Fauntleroy Creek this fall. Using a […]
A “gem of an opportunity” awaits at California and Juneau. Hannah and Sean, proprietors of Moon Room (WSB sponsor), explain in this message to you: Dearest West Seattle, After enjoying 4+ years of being a part of this wonderful community, we are deciding to look for a new owner or owners for Moon Room, our […]
(Fall fuschia – photo sent by Margaret) Here’s an eclectic list of what’s happening for the rest of today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING: The weekly 2 pm meeting for previews and briefings is back after the council’s recess. Today’s meeting includes an overview of the about-to-launch budget […]
With the school year now well under way and tutoring time approaching, Invest in Youth still needs volunteer tutors at two West Seattle schools. Here’s the announcement sent to us to share with you: Tutoring is about to start for local educational nonprofit Invest in Youth but they’re still short tutors at Roxhill and Sanislo […]
6:03 AM: Good morning. It’s Monday, September 14, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET The forecast is for some sunshine, high in the upper 60s. Sunrise will be at 6:45 am today; sunset will be at 7:22 pm. (Just eight days until the official start of fall.) PATH REMINDER Assuming the work started Saturday as announced, the […]
Four coyote sightings in the past several days: SUNSET AVENUE: Sent today by Deanna: This morning, a coyote was in our backyard roaming around for about 2 minutes before going to the neighbor’s backyard. CAMP LONG: A texter sent this photo of a coyote seen in the park on Friday afternoon: NEAR BONAIR: Sent by […]
Back in June, local band Chewing Gum celebrated their EP “Possum” with a show at Easy Street Records. It wasn’t available via streaming at the time, but it is now, and local record label The Big Dark wants to invite you to celebrate – Chewing Gum will play a set of the album’s songs Monday […]
(Reader photo, Thursday) After a week of two-boat service on Washington State Ferries‘ Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth “Triangle Route,” it’s going back to three boats tomorrow. M/V Sealth – shown above in sea trials we noted Thursday – is done with maintenance and repairs and is joining the route as the #3 vessel (M/V Kittitas is #1, M/V […]
3 PM: Just in via police radio, a tree is reported down across the northbound lane in the 5900 block of Beach Drive SW [map]. The dispatcher told officers SDOT has been notified; avoid the area for a while. 3:25 PM: Reader photo added above (thank you!). They report, “Tree crew just arrived on scene.” […]
