Two notes on the West Seattle Bridge this afternoon: (SDOT photo – inside the bridge, waiting for concrete) CONCRETE FOLLOW-UP: As reported here on Monday, striking concrete truckers say they are ready to return to work at three of the four companies involved in the labor dispute, to get concrete moving again for projects such […]
(Bald Eagles in Lincoln Park, photographed by Tom Trulin) Last day of standard time until fall! At 2 a.m. on Sunday, we “move forward” an hour. Before that – here’s what happens: ROAD WORK ALERTS: Three for today. Repairs to sewer lines on Beach Drive, just north of Lowman Beach, are expected to continue. Flaggers […]
Following this week’s major announcements regarding the end dates for mask requirements and vaccination verification, we checked for county-wide and West Seattle trends via the Public Health – Seattle/King County dashboard. * 42% fewer cases countywide in the past week compared to the previous week* Currently averaging 798 daily new cases countywide (compared to 1,415 […]
06:03: Good morning! It’s Friday. WEATHER Another cloudy forecast for today, high in the mid upper 40s. ROAD WORKS – TODAY AND TOMORROW 16th SW Repaving – As scheduled last night, SDOT plans to repave 16th SW between Barton and Cambridge today, 7am-3.30pm, with one lane open each way during the work. West Marginal/Highland Park […]
Cat sitter team – Main duties are to provide companionship/play, food, clean boxes and light cleaning if needed. Some cats will want to play, some will want to cuddle, and some may not want to engage. The expectation at work is to read and follow detailed instructions from an app on your phone, adapting to […]
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(Saturday sunrise, photographed from Don Armeni by Marc Milrod) Here’s what happens on the last Sunday in January: TRAFFIC ALERT – LOW BRIDGE CLOSURES: Today is the last Sunday that SDOT plans to close the low bridge three times, up to half an hour each time, for tasks necessary to prepare for repair work, as […]
Our weekly look at county and West Seattle numbers from Public Health-Seattle and King County moved to Tuesdays for now, given how often Mondays are off in the winter, so here’s what’s happened since last Tuesday: KING COUNTY CUMULATIVE NUMBERS (to date): *319,373 cases – 30,565 more than our last check a week ago (12,140 […]
Salvation! Looking for a Donut Maker who has baking, pastry making or donut making experience to join our Dough Joy team in our production kitchen in West Seattle. At Dough Joy, we make donuts differently, as we make delicious yeast donuts without any animal products in creative and fun flavors. You will be responsible for […]
TRANSIT: the metro resumes its regular service on Sunday January 1, 2022 at 11:55 p.m. Posted in Metro, White Center News | No comments ” (Seen in West Seattle this afternoon) Metro announced that it would begin the process of returning transit service to normal on Sunday: Metro will shut down the Snow Emergency Network […]
(Photo WSB, CA / Alaska this afternoon) As the thaw approaches, Metro announced it will begin restoring transit service: Metro will shut down the Snow Emergency Network (ESN) at 4 a.m. on Sunday January 2. Subway vehicle maintenance crews abandoned chaining and retrieving stranded buses and began repairing damaged buses that operated during the winter […]
At WSB, we only have a tradition of a “one-year review” – listing the 10 stories that have garnered the most comments. (That’s not to say that they were the most read stories – since we publish in blog format, and it’s possible to read multiple stories by scrolling down the home page without multiple […]
West Seattle / South Park has 21 new cases reported in this week’s update of COVID-19 dashboard for Seattle Public Schools. That’s more than three times the number a week earlier; 135 new cases have been reported across the district – students and staff – since last week’s update – twice as many new cases […]
A local West Seattle holiday event was a winning activity again this year, both for the winning teams and for the businesses and residences who volunteered to be a part. “Winter walk” treasure hunt creator Alice kuder organized it for a second year and calls it a “huge success”. She sent a summary report: Last […]
6:03 Good morning! WEATHER Winter officially arrives Tuesday morning. Today’s Forecast: Rain at times; maximum close to 40. (Snow possible next weekend!) REMARK -The school is out for the winter holidays. BUS, BOAT TAXI, FERRIES Metro is on her regular weekday schedule. look @kcmetrobus for travel word cancellations. (Vacation plans: This Friday, Metro will be […]
Here’s our weekly update on the local pandemic numbers and ratings: KING COUNTY CUMULATIVE NUMBERS (until Friday, as they are not updated on weekends): * 179,394 cases – 2,946 more than a week ago (6,370 total in West Seattle, up 120)* 8,937 hospitalizations – 54 over a week ago (262 total from West Seattle, up […]
(Historic photo courtesy of Lynn Sweeney) Finally an answer to the question of where Alki wood will move when its West Seattle Triangle site is redeveloped: South Park. The Sweeney family, who owned the lumberyard for a century, sold the business to South Park Lumber. We spoke late today with Lynn sweeney, after learning via […]
Here’s our weekly update on the local pandemic numbers and ratings: KING COUNTY CUMULATIVE NUMBERS (until Friday, as they are not updated on weekends): * 176,448 cases – 1,900 more than a week ago (6,250 total in West Seattle, up 80)* 8,883 hospitalizations – 55 over a week ago (259 total from West Seattle, down […]
(Photo by Jim Borrow) Here is our list of what is happening on the peninsula today, from our West Seattle Vacation Guide and all year Event calendar: (update) F9R AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES DONATIONS: New donation campaign to drop off at C&P Coffee Company (WSB sponsor), 10 am-2pm today or the rest of the month. Our calendar […]
Menashe & Sons Jewelers, a 48-year-old company in the heart of West Seattle Junction, has two new positions open for salespeople with excellent customer service skills and a love of jewelry. We are a family owned store that takes pride in high quality jewelry and treats everyone who walks into our store with the utmost […]
Back on December 11, 2007 – 14 years ago today – The B-Town blog posted its very first story, which had something silly to do with a video it found revealing “ugly neighbors” (okay, they were fish) swimming underwater at Three Tree Point. Since then, we’ve posted tens of thousands of original ‘hyperlocal’ stories – […]
As always, we’ll start each day this weekend with a list of what’s going on. But tonight, we’re taking a few highlights from the holidays for one more mention: JOIN A HOLIDAY TREASURE HUNT: Last weekend for this treasure hunt. Organizer Alice kuder says 23 teams are participating – almost double last year – and […]
Three notes in Crime watch this evening: ARREST WITH BURGLARY: A brief police summary reports a burglary on Tuesday night at Park West Nursing Center in the 1700 block of California SW. The summary says, “Upon arrival, officers found a window leading to a broken basement door. An inside check found a suspect hiding in […]
Here’s our first roundup of the local pandemic in two weeks – last week Sunday night’s data was short due to the holidays, so we skipped a week. CUMULATIVE KING COUNTY NUMBERS (until Friday, as they are not updated on weekends): * 174,548 cases – 3,541 over two weeks ago (6,170 total in West Seattle, […]