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VIDEO: The Head and The Heart at Easy Street Records on West Seattle Summer Fest Eve 2026

(Photos and video by WSB contributor Anne Higuera) To celebrate the new vinyl release of a 15-year-old recording, The Head and The Heart appeared at Easy Street Records on Thursday night during West Seattle Summer Fest Eve. The “Live at Neumo’s” record is an Easy Street exclusive, and purchase was required for admission to the […]

WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: Two sightings within one hour

Before Thursday ends, two coyote sightings within one hour of each other in separate West Seattle neighborhoods. ARBOR HEIGHTS: Amanda sent that one just before 8:30 am, saying it was right outside Arbor Heights Swim and Tennis Club. HIGH POINT: Susan sent that one before 9:20 am, saying it was at Morgan and Lanham. See […]

HAPPENING NOW: West Seattle Summer Fest Eve 2026

A highlight of West Seattle Summer Fest Eve 2026 so far – Walk-All-Ways became Dance-All-Ways right after Jennifer Cepeda‘s DancePowered dancers put on a show: (Video later.) They’ll do it again at California/Alaska at noon Saturday. Summer Fest Eve is a chance for you to wander The Junction while crews set up for the three-day […]

Seattle Seahawks sale update: Two front-runners emerge, ex-Seahawk involved in one group

With the start of the NFL’s regular season drawing ever closer, there remains one question hanging over the head of the Seattle Seahawks’ organization: Who will our next owner be? It’s a question that could soon have its answer. According to a report from Front Office Sports’ Ben Horney, the bidding process appears to be […]

TRAFFIC ALERT: West Seattle Junction street closures begin for Summer Fest setup

The barricades are up, and California Avenue SW is clear of motor vehicles in the heart of The Junction: These lanes [map] won’t be empty long – it’s time to start setting up for West Seattle Summer Fest, which officially begns at 1 pm tomorrow – not just the vendor booths, stage, and Kids Zone, […]

ROAD WORK ALERT: Delridge Way median mowing, weeding this Saturday

Just in from SDOT: The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will perform median maintenance and invasive weed removal along Delridge Way SW on Saturday, July 11, to help maintain healthy landscaping and support long-term plant health. What: Median mowing and invasive weed maintenance by SDOT Urban Forestry crews. When: Saturday, July 11th from 7:00 a.m. […]

Ever wanted to try Camp Long’s high ropes course The Enchantments? Here’s your chance to explore – and help

(Photo courtesy Seattle Parks) The Camp Long Advisory Council is raising money for programs and evets by offering you the chance to try one of the park’s unique features, its high ropes course The Enchantments. As a fundraiser, they’re opening two sessions on each of three Saturdays – July 11 and August 1 and 22, […]

FOLLOWUP: Here’s when West Seattle (Admiral) Library’s three-month closure to install air conditioning will start

(Photo from spl.org) Back in March, we reported that the West Seattle (Admiral) Library was preparing for a three-month closure this year to install long-awaited air conditioning. The start date has just been announced, in a message to local library users: The Seattle Public Library’s West Seattle Branch (2306 42nd Ave. SW) will be closed […]

Seahawks’ Leonard Williams ranked as NFL’s best defensive tackle in ESPN survey

You wanted some respect for Seattle Seahawks players? This should cheer you up… only temporarily. Leonard Williams was brought over to Seattle from the New York Giants in the middle of the 2023 season. While the defense was one of the worst in the league in the final few weeks of the Pete Carroll era, […]

BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: Grand opening Saturday for West Seattle expansion of NW Fitness Project

(Photo courtesy Northwest Fitness Project) When Thunder Road Guitars (WSB sponsor) announced its plan to move to The Admiral District, proprietor Frank Gross also said he already had a tenant for the old TRG site in Morgan Junction – NW Fitness Project, which we first heard from a year ago when they were considering a […]

SUMMER FEST: Is your local business planning something special?Tell us!

While West Seattle Summer Fest features many visiting vendors, the year-round West Seattle Junction merchants are at the heart of the festival – which started decades ago as a “sidewalk sale” for businesses, and continues as a festival presented by the merchants’ association. We’ll again be reporting on Summer Fest on-site all weekend, based at […]

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