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TRAFFIC, TRANSIT, WEATHER: Wednesday watch
6:02 AM: Good morning! It’s Wednesday, July 8, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Today’s forecast starts with clouds, then clearing, high…
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West Seattleite celebrates 108th birthday with party guests including mayor
By Macey Wurm Reporting for West Seattle Blog With her arrival at amazing age comes no shortage of birthday festivities…
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CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Warrant out for West Seattle Bridge wire-theft suspect after arraignment no-show
(Police body-cam image from Galitzeck’s arrest) When they charged 47-year-old Gregory W. Galitzeck with three felonies last week (as reported…
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FOLLOWUP: Alki Community Council urges residents to join call for action after Fourth of July ‘chaos’
On the Fourth of July, we chronicled some of the trouble caused by people shooting off illegal fireworks – and…
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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another SW Brandon gunfire incident
We missed this in real time, but police released a summary today: At 1243 hours [Monday], several 911 callers reported…
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Stop signs here, speed bumps there … SDOT’s list of ‘Safe Routes to School’ projects for West Seattle. See if your route is among them
Thanks to reader tips, we’ve reported some recent projects in school zones, such as the 41st/Dakota all-way stop (photo above…
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BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: West Seattle Junction Anchorhead Coffee update
It’s been two months since we first reported that Anchorhead Coffee would be moving into the former West Seattle Junction…
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FOLLOWUP: King County Executive’s two-part plan for Harbor Island Studios’ future
(WSB photo, April) Some news today about the future of Harbor Island Studios, the county-owned film-studios facility in the old…
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Play Along in the Park, Story Time in the Garden, more for your West Seattle Tuesday!
(State ferry Kaleetan silhouetted at sunrise – photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor) Here’s our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly…
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VIDEO: Humpback whale seen in the Sound
Thanks to Dylan for sending that video of a humpback whale seen from the Bainbridge ferry around 5:45 am. Likely…
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