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Newspaper seeking one underling and one overlord: a staff news writer and an editor in chief. News writers should know about writing news, but preferably more than that. We’re looking for a local-politics obsessive who isn’t afraid to dig into a pile of documents or confront a politician with tough questions. You should also be […] The post We’re Hiring! appeared first on The Stranger.

TRAFFIC ALERT: Work on West Marginal Way SW

The ongoing King County Wastewater Treatment District project to reduce overflows into the Duwamish River will require work “to learn about conditions below ground,” and part of it means work on and near West Marginal Way SW (areas shown on map above) starting this week, per this alert just circulated: -Expect temporary lane closures with […]

The Washington Stonewall Democrats Want Organizations to “Revisit” Their Endorsements for Congressional Candidate Melissa Chaudhry

“I don’t want you to publish this,” Melissa Chaudhry, a candidate for US Congressional District 9, said during an explicitly on-the-record interview in The Stranger’s conference room, “but if elected, my personal plan and commitment is to be the first Green Party member of Congress that would switch parties while I’m in office.” “This is […] The post The Washington Stonewall Democrats Want Organizations to “Revisit” Their Endorsements for Congressional Candidate Melissa Chaudhry appeared first on The Stranger.

SPORTS: West Seattle HS alum Miles Gosztola drafted by Major League Baseball team

(WSB photo from 2023) Thanks to Mike for the tip! Three years after graduating from West Seattle High School, Miles Gosztola has been drafted by Major League Baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers chose the left-handed pitcher in the draft’s eighth round, according to this report from the University of Oregon, where he’s been playing and […]

Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 13–July 19

MONDAY 7/13 Sincere Engineer, Ways Away, Smug LLC (MUSIC) If you like fast-paced, pop-punk-tinged rock songs about fucking up, falling in love, and/or finding joy in watching your enemies suffer, then you may already be in love with Chicago’s Sincere Engineer. The Hopeless Records act, led by vocalist/guitarist Deanna Belos, has an anthem for every […] The post Stranger Suggests: Your Agenda This Week, July 13–July 19 appeared first on The Stranger.

Transit Measure comments, school sale, low-low tide, Music Quiz, more for your West Seattle (and beyond) Monday

(Photo by Rosalie Miller – furrow bee, upside down on yellow yarrow) Here’s what’s happening in the hours ahead, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: TRANSIT MEASURE PUBLIC HEARING: The City Council has begun the first of two all-day-and-night sessions of public comments on the proposed renewal/doubling of the Seattle Transit Measure sales […]

Slog AM: Senator Lindsay Graham Is Dead, So Is Dr. Grant, but Mitch McConnell Might Not Be

Good Morning! The sun is shining, NDAs are expiring. It’s summer in Seattle. We’ve got a week’s worth of central-casting summer weather coming up (high 70s, low 80s, barely a cloud in the sky), so go do summer things while we’re still free from the grip of smoke season. But first, the news. Grinder Loses […] The post Slog AM: Senator Lindsay Graham Is Dead, So Is Dr. Grant, but Mitch McConnell Might Not Be appeared first on The Stranger.

BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: 1 week until grand opening for Great American Diner successor Taste & Best

Thanks to the texter who sent that photo early this morning after spotting the banner that’s now up for Taste & Best, which is following the recently closed Great American Diner and Bar at 4752 California SW on the south end of The Junction. Taste & Best, which is also opening a Shoreline location this […]

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen travel trailer

The report and photos are from Erin: Our travel trailer was stolen from our driveway Sunday evening, July 12, around 8:30, near 39th Ave SW and Graham. Despite us having a hitch lock on, a white utility van with a red stripe down the side backed into our driveway and two men got out, hooked […]

TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Post-festival Monday

6:03 AM: Good morning! It’s Monday, July 13, 2026. Junction streets have reopened to all traffic following West Seattle Summer Fest. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Today’s forecast is for sunshine, high in the low 70s. Sunrise was at 5:25 am today; sunset will be at 9:04 pm. (Sunday sunset – photo by Carol Ann Joyce) TRANSIT […]

CONGRATULATIONS! Denis Sapiro to receive this year’s Orville Rummel Trophy as West Seattle Grand Parade honoree

(WSB photo, last March – Denis Sapiro at center, presenting grant to Summit Atlas Garden Club) By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor When the West Seattle Grand Parade starts rolling down California Avenue SW from The Admiral District to The Junction next Saturday morning, Denis Sapiro will be riding toward the front of the […]