West Seattle Blog
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Librarian Ken says ‘thanks, West Seattle, for 25+ amazing years!’
If you’ve visited a Seattle Public Library in the SPL Southwest Region in the past quarter-century, you probably know Ken,…
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Water outage in West Seattle
Thanks for the tips. Seattle Public Utilities is working on a water outage in the Morgan Junction area, affecting at…
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WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: 20+ possibilities!
(Steller’s Jays, photographed by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor) Here are highlights from what’s on our West Seattle Event Calendar: FIELD DAY: Amateur-radio…
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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Alki gunfire
After several 911 calls about suspected gunfire, police went to 57th SW and Alki Avenue SW and have just reported…
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UPDATE: All those explosions = ‘fireworks’
12:04 AM: Lots of reports about “massive explosions” in various areas. including The Junction. Some have seen the source –…
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HAPPENING NOW: Amateur-radio operators gather in West Seattle for Field Day 2026
By Macey Wurm Reporting for West Seattle Blog Starting this morning, 31,000 “hams” – amateur radio operators – across the…
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WEST. SEATTLE COYOTES: Three sightings
Here are three more coyote sightings reported to us in the past few days: SATURDAY MORNING: Dwight emailed us this…
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VIDEO: Seafair Pirates Landing 2026, with some changes
(Photo by David Hutchinson) After boarding their landlubbing vessel Moby Duck, the Seafair Pirates sailed away down Alki Avenue after…
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WHALES: Orcas in our area
“A small group” of transient orcas is headed this way, southbound from Blakely Rock off Bainbridge, Kersti Muul tells us.…
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HAPPENING NOW: Barton St. P-Patch Party
The Barton St. P-Patch welcomes visitors this afternoon! Admire the garden and enjoy what’s being cooked in the wood-fired oven:…
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