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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Wednesday watch
6:02 AM: Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 8, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Today’s forecast starts with clouds, then clearing, high around 70. Sunrise was at 5:20 am today; sunset will be at 9:07 pm. ALMOST WEST SEATTLE SUMMER FEST Streets start closing around 4 pm Thursday for Summer Fest Eve and the three-day festival Friday, […]
West Seattle Blog
about 8 hours
West Seattleite celebrates 108th birthday with party guests including mayor
By Macey Wurm Reporting for West Seattle Blog With her arrival at amazing age comes no shortage of birthday festivities for Rosa Facciuto, a resident at Brookdale West Seattle, where she celebrated her 108th birthday today. The party included a massive cake, the West Seattle Big Band, a special appearance by Mayor Katie Wilson, and […]
West Seattle Blog
about 10 hours
CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Warrant out for West Seattle Bridge wire-theft suspect after arraignment no-show
(Police body-cam image from Galitzeck’s arrest) When they charged 47-year-old Gregory W. Galitzeck with three felonies last week (as reported here), the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office warned that the alleged West Seattle Bridge wire thief had 16 arrest warrants issued by courts since 2008 and might be unlikely to appear for arraignment. A judge […]
West Seattle Blog
about 11 hours
FOLLOWUP: Alki Community Council urges residents to join call for action after Fourth of July ‘chaos’
On the Fourth of July, we chronicled some of the trouble caused by people shooting off illegal fireworks – and worse – around West Seattle; the clip above is the last one we added to the report, with the sender reporting they caught Alki gunfire in the first few seconds. The Alki Community Council is […]
West Seattle Blog
about 13 hours
WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another SW Brandon gunfire incident
We missed this in real time, but police released a summary today: At 1243 hours [Monday], several 911 callers reported hearing shots being fired in the greenbelt area near 26 Ave SW / SW Brandon St. Officers responded to the area and contacted witnesses, which led them into the green space where they found evidence. […]
West Seattle Blog
about 15 hours
Stop signs here, speed bumps there … SDOT’s list of ‘Safe Routes to School’ projects for West Seattle. See if your route is among them
Thanks to reader tips, we’ve reported some recent projects in school zones, such as the 41st/Dakota all-way stop (photo above from last week) and the SW Holden speed bumps. Today, SDOT sent a list of “Safe Routes to School projects either recently completed or under construction this year at West Seattle schools … designed to […]
West Seattle Blog
about 17 hours
BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Junction Anchorhead Coffee update
It’s been two months since we first reported that Anchorhead Coffee would be moving into the former West Seattle Junction Starbucks space (southeast corner of California and Alaska). Two quick updates to report: First, Anchorhead tells WSB they’re now aiming for a fall opening. Second, the West Seattle Summer Fest planning team at the WS […]
Fremont Neighbor
about 17 hours
Down comes the Ballroom block
Demolition started Monday on the Ballroom block. Crews are tearing down the buildings at 452 N 36th St. that once housed Roxy’s, the Back Door, Norm’s, Caffe Ladro, and Baila Bar. The Ballroom’s iconic dancing couple sign is being preserved and will be mounted at the top of the new building. A seven-story, 178-unit mixed-use […]
West Seattle Blog
about 19 hours
FOLLOWUP: King County Executive’s two-part plan for Harbor Island Studios’ future
(WSB photo, April) Some news today about the future of Harbor Island Studios, the county-owned film-studios facility in the old “grain silos” visible from the West Seattle Bridge. The facility was championed by former King County Executive Dow Constantine; under his successor, Girmay Zahilay, it was targeted for cuts last year. Today, Executive Zahilay announced […]
West Seattle Blog
about 21 hours
Play Along in the Park, Story Time in the Garden, more for your West Seattle Tuesday!
(State ferry Kaleetan silhouetted at sunrise – photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor) Here’s our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: New postcard-writers as well as returnees are welcome at this weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up […]
Seattle Met
about 22 hours
A Seattle-Themed Crossword Puzzle
A game with more east-west connections than our public transit system.
West Seattle Blog
about 23 hours
VIDEO: Humpback whale seen in the Sound
Thanks to Dylan for sending that video of a humpback whale seen from the Bainbridge ferry around 5:45 am. Likely the same humpback that Kersti Muul just told us is southbound off west-facing West Seattle, seen in the Lowman Beach vicinity a little while ago, “close to shore.”