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‘Nickelsville’ closure countdown continues: WIN vigil, night 2; HPAC awaits action 27 Aug 2013 | 11:47 am
(WSB photo from Monday night, looking southeast from the encampment’s main gate) Less than a week remains until September 1st, the date the city has proclaimed and posted for closing the site where t...
9 days before school starts, Seattle teachers vote no on contract, yes on more negotiating 27 Aug 2013 | 08:30 am
With less than a week and a half until Seattle Public Schools students are due to return to school, the district and its teachers have yet to reach agreement on a replacement for the contract that exp...
Update: Owner found after dog hit by car, on the run 27 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am
6:54 PM: We’re cross-posting this from the WSB Lost/Found Pets page since an injured dog might still be out there somewhere. Ashleigh e-mailed to say: A black and white Boston Terrier was hit by a ca...
West Seattle Crime Watch followup: Robbery suspects charged 27 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
The three men arrested last Wednesday night after allegedly holding up a woman in Arbor Heights and trying to rob a man in Fauntleroy have just been charged. 22-year-old Hassan I. Abdirizak, 19-year-o...
Got a dog that loves to swim? Arbor Heights pool’s postseason for pooches approaches 27 Aug 2013 | 02:38 am
(Photo courtesy Cori Roed) It’s an annual tradition – AFTER Arbor Heights Swim and Tennis Club closes its pool for the year, its teams will raise money by inviting dogs over to swim again this year! ...
Bike lost/stolen? Seattle Police might have it – check @getyourbikeback 27 Aug 2013 | 01:40 am
The newest Twitter service launched by the Seattle Police Department is aimed at getting stolen/lost bicycles back to their owners. It’s @getyourbikeback – but instead of tweeting info on stolen bikes...
Happening now: Meet-and-greet day for Chief Sealth’s new principal 27 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
Aida Fraser-Hammer is one of six new Seattle Public Schools principals in West Seattle for the school year that starts a week from Wednesday – in charge of our area’s most populous school, Chief Sealt...
West Seattle scene: Superstar tall ship Lady Washington sails by 26 Aug 2013 | 10:03 pm
Thanks to Christine for the tip – she e-mailed with news of a “cool twin-masted sailboat” passing by; MarineTraffic.com revealed it was Lady Washington, the tall ship that’s been featured in movies an...
Four calendar highlights for your West Seattle Monday 26 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm
(Photo by Mark Wangerin) Short list of highlights today, so we’re bookending it with two beautiful photos of Anna’s hummingbirds, each credited beneath – thanks again to everyone who shares wondrous ...
TRAFFIC/TRANSIT TODAY: Last Monday in August 26 Aug 2013 | 06:03 pm
(Live view from the east-facing WS Bridge camera; other cameras are on the WSB Traffic page) No scheduled road work announced for West Seattle this week – aside from the ongoing Delridge repaving – s...
