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Beaver spotted at the Ballard Locks

A beaver was spotted at the Ballard Locks on Tuesday. Leslie Rome shared the below video of the beaver, which she said she spotted on the Magnolia side of the ... Read more

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For The Bridge School Cooperative Elementary, this is truly the last day of school

As featured on our “last day of school” list, today is the end of the year for The Bridge School Cooperative Elementary, the only cooperative elementary school in this area. It’s also the end of operations for the school, which is closing due to low enrollment, according to board secretary Zoe Wilkins. It was one […]

Salmonberry Goods taking open-ended break from Ballard Farmers Market

Salmonberry Goods announced that it is taking an open-ended break from the Ballard Farmers Market, with Sunday, June 14, marking its final market day for the foreseeable future. In a ... Read more

West Seattle Art Walk, Junction Pride celebration, ArtsWest opening night, more for your West Seattle Thursday

Thanks to Theresa Arbow-O’Connor. for the photo from today’s sunrise – as we’ve been noting in the morning traffic roundups, it’s at 5:11 am, earliest of the year, until June 23. Meantime, here are our highlights for today/tonight, from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar (where you’ll find even more – thanks to everyone who […]

On ‘Rolf Neslund Day,’ a quirky donation to the Log House Museum

Today is a major date on the West Seattle calendar – the anniversary of the day that paved the way for the current West Seattle Bridge, June 11, 1978, when a freighter piloted by Rolf Neslund hit what was then the main West Seattle Bridge and rendered it inoperable, settling a long tussle over replacing […]

COLUMN | When Corporations Leave, Seattle Communities Pay the Price. It's Time to Invest Locally.

2. As major companies cut jobs and seek subsidies, Marcus Harrison Green makes the case for supporting worker-owned, family-run, and neighborhood businesses that keep wealth circulating locally.

TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Thursday info

6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Thursday, June 11, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Mostly sunny, high in the upper 60s. Sunrise was at 5:11 am (earliest of the year, staying there until June 23); sunset will be at 9:07 pm. ROAD WORK In advance of the first Seattle World Cup match next Monday, the “pause” for […]

WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: Three sightings

Three more readers have sent in sighting reports: SEAVIEW #1: Lynne sent the photo above, noting, “It was being so casual that I thought it was a pet! About 5 pm walking south on 45th toward Brandon.” SEAVIEW #2: Maybe the same one? This report is from KS: out walking my two dogs this evening […]

TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash blocking all NB lanes of I-5 before West Seattle Bridge exit

If you have to head this way from points south any time soon, avoid northbound I-5. A crash and the resulting rescue response have blocked all NB lanes just south of the West Seattle Bridge, and WSDOT is reporting a three-mile backup.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Leisurely car prowlers, but theft thwarted

Some security videos show criminals working fast. Not the ones in the video Jennifer sent (they drive up :08 in): ust wanted to share that my car was broken into around 2:41am this morning in Alki, about a block from the Korean BBQ restaurant. Not sure if it may be related to the recent post […]

Death investigation by Fauntleroy ferry dock

Thanks for the tips. An SFD medical response at the Fauntleroy ferry dock resulted in a police dispatch for a death investigation, and we’ve just obtained information from SFD spokesperson Kaila Lafferty, who tells WSB: At 3:09 p.m., our rescue boat and a fireboat were dispatched to the 4800 block of SW Barton St., near […]