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TRAFFIC CAMS, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Cooler Wednesday

6:03 AM: Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 3, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET 18 days until summer, and today is back to more spring-like weather – mostly cloudy, high in the upper 60s, breezy. Sunrise was at 5:14 am; sunset will be at 9:01 pm. (Recent sunrise photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor) TRANSIT TODAY Metro buses – […]

King County Launches YouthWorks Program Offering More Than 200 Summer Opportunities for Young People

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay has launched YouthWorks, a new workforce development program that provides more than 200 paid internships and volunteer opportunities for young people ages 16 to 24 this summer.

CONGRATULATIONS! West Seattle HS announces state champs and more

West Seattle High School athletes – and one alum – are celebrating major successes. The roundup and photos were sent by WSHS athletic director Corey Sorenson: We had an Exciting Weekend for West Seattle High School! Saturday: West Seattle’s Special Olympics Unified Soccer C1 Team (above) captured their second consecutive State Championship, while the West […]

VIDEO: Mayor Wilson proposes renewing, expanding Seattle Transit Measure by doubling the sales-tax percentagethat funds it.

Through the end of this year, 0.15% of the sales tax you pay funds the voter-approved Seattle Transit Measure. That would double to 0.30% if the City Council and Seattle voters approve the renewal/expansion that Mayor Katie Wilson officially introduced this afternoon. She said it’ll make living im Seattle more affordable by enabling more people […]

Woman found dead near North Delridge bus stop

We’ve been working today to get more information about a person found dead by the northbound Delridge/Andover bus stop this morning. Here’s all we’ve been able to get so far: SFD, which responded to the scene at 8:15 am, says the person was a woman in her mid-60s; they tried to revive her but could […]

DEVELOPMENT: 11 townhouses proposed for Harbor Avenue SW site

(South part of the site as shown on King County Assessor website photo) Residential-development proposals in West Seattle continue to be dominated by townhouses. One of the newest early permit filings is for 11 of them proposed on three vacant parcels in the 2200 block of Harbor Avenue SW [map], immediately southeast of the West […]

Ready to read more? New book club in West Seattle wants you to be part of its first chapter

West Seattle is clearly a peninsula full of readers. We regularly feature more than half a dozen book clubs in our West Seattle Event Calendar, and new ones pop up periodically – like this one: The Good Neighborhood Book Club is launching one week from tonight at The Good Society Brewery and Public House (2701 […]

VIDEO: Summit Atlas Class of 2026 graduation ceremony celebrates ‘perseverance’

(WSB video) Hundreds of family members, friends, and educators gathered last night at Highline Performing Arts Center in Burien to cheer for West Seattle’s first high-school graduates of the year, the 55 graduating seniors of the Summit Atlas Class of 2026. We recorded the ceremony in three parts: First, dean of culture and instruction Stephanie […]

‘Help us stop drowning now’: No More Under offering free life-saving lessons for kids/teens at West Seattle YMCA

That video from the nonprofit No More Under explains why they are offering a free program at the West Seattle YMCA (WSB sponsor) this summer – to save lives. Here’s what to know, in case it can help your family, or that of someone you know: No More Under is partnering with the West Seattle […]

CONGRATULATIONS! 7 soccer players from West Seattle help lead their high school to state championship

Our region’s “summer of soccer” is about more than the FIFA World Cup matches, and here’s the latest proof – congratulations to seven West Seattle boys and their teammates on the Vashon Island High School soccer team that just won a state championship! The news is from one player’s proud parent Maija: (Photo courtesy Dawn […]

Black and Brown Youth in the South End Find Their Voices Through Spoken-Word Poetry

A ‘beautiful’ list for your West Seattle Tuesday!

Thanks to Scott for the photo of that message seen near Lincoln Park’s south lot over the weekend. Scott’s reaction? “Pure joy.” If you’re looking for something to be joyful about, maybe you’ll find it on our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: GIVE THE GIFT OF […]