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MONDAY MUSIC: Chewing Gum’s live free mini-show at Hiawatha
September 13, 2026 6:37 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

Back in June, local band Chewing Gum celebrated their EP “Possum” with a show at Easy Street Records. It wasn’t available via streaming at the time, but it is now, and local record label The Big Dark wants to invite you to celebrate – Chewing Gum will play a set of the album’s songs Monday night (September 14) at Hiawatha Community Center (2700 California SW). From the invitation:

… All ages are welcome and encouraged. Parents, bring your kids – let them witness some girls rocking out. Kids, bring your ‘rents – they deserve a good time too. We’ve heard that grandparents love Chewing Gum, bring them too.

This is a free event to celebrate the streaming release of the EP. Come for a short performance, merch giveaways, and snacks. Meet the band. Meet a new friend. Pay homage to the woman tree and watch these young women. All the cool kids will be there, and you are a cool kid (or kid at heart), right?

Doors open at 6. Meantime, you can find the album online here.

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FERRIES: Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth returns to three-boat service Monday
September 13, 2026 3:51 pm
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 |   Fauntleroy | Transportation | West Seattle news

(Reader photo, Thursday)

After a week of two-boat service on Washington State Ferries‘ Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth “Triangle Route,” it’s going back to three boats tomorrow. M/V Sealth – shown above in sea trials we noted Thursday – is done with maintenance and repairs and is joining the route as the #3 vessel (M/V Kittitas is #1, M/V Kitsap is #2). But full three-boat service will just last a few weeks; WSF reminds riders that the Kittitas’s scheduled maintenance starts in early October – no specific date – and while it’s out, the Triangle Route will be on “two-boat service with a third, unscheduled vessel.”

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UPDATE: Tree down on Beach Drive
September 13, 2026 3:00 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

3 PM: Just in via police radio, a tree is reported down across the northbound lane in the 5900 block of Beach Drive SW [map]. The dispatcher told officers SDOT has been notified; avoid the area for a while.

3:25 PM: Reader photo added above (thank you!). They report, “Tree crew just arrived on scene.”

6:55 PM: Hadn’t heard any updates, so we just went down to look. Tree crew still on scene, blocking most of the NB lane, no flagger, so be careful.

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UPDATE: Pole fire leads to power outage for 200+ on Puget Ridge
September 13, 2026 12:39 pm
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 |   Puget Ridge | West Seattle fires | West Seattle news | West Seattle traffic alerts

12:39 PM: A reported fire atop a power pole has left nine homes without power and brought an emergency response blocking 21st SW in the 5900 block [map], in an area where there are few outlets. Avoid the area for a while.

1:17 PM: SPD officers who were helping with traffic control just told dispatch the road is open and they’re leaving. City Light is reported to be on scene.

2:11 PM: Now the SCL outage map shows more than 200 homes out. Added a screenshot above. The map categorizes the cause as “environmental.” (We’ll follow up with SCL tomorrow for something more detailed.)

2:38 PM: Nearby resident reports a new pole just went by on a flatbed (photo above), so repairs might take a while longer.

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UPDATE: Rescue response for crash on westbound West Seattle Bridge
September 13, 2026 10:08 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS breaking news

10:08 AM: SFD and SPD are responding to what’s described as a “rollover” crash near the west end of the westbound West Weattle Bridge, with one person trapped, updates to come. The entire westbound bridge is blocked at the scene, and they’re diverting westbound traffic onto the Admiral Way exit.

10:15 AM: Police describe the crash location as “near the statues.” SFD says they’ve gotten the person out of the vehicle and that they’re “in stable condition.”

10:20 AM: The westbound lanes are reopening.

11:16 AM: We drove the eastbound bridge to verify the crash location. The vehicle already was being towed; all the activity was indeed at the pullout by Walking on Logs.

2:25 PM: SFD tells WSB that the driver is a 62-year-old woman who did not require hospitalization.

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WEST SEATTLE SUNDAY: 25 possibilities!
September 13, 2026 6:07 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Photo by Janelle Otterholt – American Hoverfly on dahlia)

Here’s what to know for September’s second Sunday – mostly listings from our West Seattle Event Calendar:

BEND IT LIKE BOOKER #2: This 25-hour marathon of speeches, performances, presentations continues nonstop, not scheduled to end until after 11 am today, at the Machinists Union Hall in South Park (9125 15th Place S.) and online – see our Saturday coverage here.

PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8 am-11 am at Alki Masonic Center (4736 40th SW), let someone else fix you breakfast!

WEST SEATTLE RUNNING CLUB: 8:30 am, meet at Alki Statue of Liberty (61st/Alki) to run with friends old and new.

SUNDAY FUNDAY RUNDAY: 9 am, Westies Run Club meets at Fresh Flours (9140 Delridge Way SW) for today’s run.

AMERICAN MAH JONGG: In The Junction, weekly Sunday morning games are happening at The Missing Piece (4707 California SW), 9:30 am.

LEARN HOW TO ‘ADOPT A CORNER’: 10 am info session on supporting immigrant communities, High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).

WEST SEATTLE FARMERS’ MARKET: Now in the still-bountiful late-summer produce-and-products season, open for shopping and eating (as it is every weekend of the year, even holidays), 10 am-2 pm, California SW between SW Oregon and SW Alaska.

MASTER GARDENERS CLINIC: Also in The Junction – this season’s second-to-last chance to get your gardening questions answered at the West Seattle Farmers’ Market, 10 am-2 pm.

ONE MORE JUNCTION HAPPENING: 10 am-2 pm, free crafting pop-up with The Works Seattle outside their future Junction location. (4540 California SW)

FREE NIA CLASS: Begins at 10:15 am; first class free if you pre-register. At Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary. (3618 SW Alaska)

INGATHERING SERVICE AND ACTIVITIES FAIR: Westside Unitarian Universalist welcomes everyone to this special service and celebration, 10:30 am, explained in our calendar listing. (7141 California SW)

KNIFE-SHARPENING POP-UP: Kneighborhood Knives is at Hotwire Coffee (4410 California SW), 10:30 am to 5 pm.

WEST SEATTLE TOOL LIBRARY: Open today! Need a tool but don’t need/want to, or can’t, buy it? Look for it at, and borrow it from, the West Seattle Tool Library, open 11 am-4 pm on the northeast side of Youngstown Cultural Arts Center. (4408 Delridge Way SW)

ART SHOW AT BRIDGE PARK: 11 am to 3 pm, residents of Bridge Park are showing and selling their art. (3204 SW Morgan)

WEST SEATTLE RESIST: 11:30 am-1:30 pm, weekly action in The Junction.

COLMAN POOL: Noon-7 pm, second postseason weekend wraps up at the outdoor pool on the shore at Lincoln Park – see the schedule here. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

PAST, PRESENT, ELSEWHERE: 1 pm album-listening sessions at Revelry Room (4547 California SW).

WELCOME ROAD WINERY: You’re welcome Sunday afternoons (among other times) at this West Seattle tasting room (with a patio!) – open 2-5 pm today, kids and dogs welcome. (3804 California SW; WSB sponsor)

GAME CAFE AT MR. B’S: Monthly “Everyone Plays” at Mr. B’s Mead Center (9444 Delridge Way SW), 2-4 pm.

ART SHOW AT THE KENNEY: 2 pm, see art by residents of The Kenney (7125 Fauntleroy Way SW).

LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: 5 pm at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW), hear Orville Peck‘s new album, free, all ages.

BLACK TEA AT REVELRY ROOM: 7 pm-midnight, nighttime tea service with teas curated by host Jack Sanders, info and RSVP here. (4547 California SW)

SUNSET SCREAMING: Scream Club Seattle at Lincoln Park shelter 4 (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW, on the waterfront path), 7:30 pm.

UNDERGROUND TRIVIA AT CORNER POCKET: Trivia starts at 7:30 pm – free to play, with prizes. (4302 SW Alaska)

LIVE JAZZ AT THE ALLEY: 8-10 pm jazz with the D-Lux Jazz Trio at The Alley (behind 4509 California SW).

Organizing, or assisting with, an event that should be on the WSB community Event Calendar – whether one-time or recurring? Please email us the basic details – westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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UPDATE: Apartment fire in Highland Park
September 13, 2026 2:26 am
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 |   West Seattle fires | West Seattle news

2:26 AM: Seattle Fire has a big callout headed for the 600 block of SW Kenyon [map]. Updates to come.

2:29 AM: SFD says the fire’s in a second-floor apartment and they’re working to extinguish it.

2:32 AM: Firefighters say they have the fire under control. No injuries reported.

2:54 AM: SFD says the fire’s out, and the cause is under investigation.

2:35 PM: SFD says they’re still investigating. We also asked if damage had gone beyond the one apartment where the fire started; SFD says no, “but there was reported water damage to the unit below.”

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: About the foot pursuit in High Point
September 12, 2026 10:28 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

Got a question about an incident about an hour ago in High Point in which police were running after a suspect. They arrested a 36-year-old man for investigation of attempted domestic-violence burglary. The incident began with a 911 call reporting that a man was trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment by kicking the door down. She was inside at the time. No injuries reported. The arrest was reported to have happened near 35th and Raymond.

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VIDEO: Goat, lions, lanterns at West Seattle Vietnamese Cultural Center Children’s Moonlight Festival
September 12, 2026 7:01 pm
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 |   Delridge | West Seattle news | WS culture/arts

(WSB photos/video)

Remember Friday’s saga of the stray goat on Delridge? The goat was back home at the West Seattle Vietnamese Cultural Center this afternoon for some special attention from visitors during the Children’s Moonlight Festival (Tết Nhi Đồng).

The “creatures” who drew even more attention were the lion dancers from Vovinam Burien:

Described as symbols of courage – “powerful guardians” – the lions danced around the all-ages crowd that filled the center’s courtyard:

Vovinam Burien also presented a martial-arts demonstration, with individuals and small groups, instructors as well as students, showing their moves:

Center director Lee Bui welcomed the crowd to what he declared was a “celebration of children”:

The centerpiece of the celebration was a giveaway of lanterns in honor of the moonlight in the name of the festival, which took place under a gray sky rather than silver moonlight, but featured a folk tale princess distributing the lanterns:

Photos preceded the promised lantern parade:

The princess led participants around the grounds of the center (which is at 2236 SW Orchard, just north of The Home Depot):

Other activities were offered, as well as food, for a fun afternoon. The center has several public events each year, listed here, and is open for public visits many Saturdays, noon-3 pm.

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Know West Seattle trivia? Play while fighting hunger at next month’s ‘Cup of Blessings’ fundraiser
September 12, 2026 5:25 pm
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 |   How to help | West Seattle news

Set your calendar for Saturday, October 17, for a fun night of playing West Seattle trivia while raising money for the West Seattle Food Bank. First Lutheran Church of West Seattle (WSB sponsor) is inviting you to this year’s “Cup of Blessings” dinner:

Cup of Blessings Dinner & West Seattle Trivia
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 5:00–7:30 PM

How well do YOU know West Seattle? Save the date for an evening of great food, community, friendly competition, and fun at the annual Cup of Blessings Dinner at First Lutheran Church of West Seattle.

This year, West Seattle Trivia takes center stage! Gather your friends, family, and neighbors and put your knowledge of West Seattle to the test. Questions will cover local history, landmarks, neighborhoods, businesses, people, and other fun facts about the community we call home.

West Seattle Trivia Grand Prize
There’s more than bragging rights on the line! EVERYONE at the winning table will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card! With 8 people per table, that’s $200 in prizes for the winning team! So start thinking about who you want on your trivia team. Who really knows West Seattle?

More Than Trivia!

The evening will also feature:

-A delicious buffet-style dinner from Ivar’s Acres of Clams
-Our always-popular Dessert Dash
-A raffle with fantastic prizes (Last year’s Prize total was $525)
-An opportunity to support the West Seattle Food Bank

Most importantly, 100% of the proceeds from the Cup of Blessing Dinner go directly to the West Seattle Food Bank, helping provide food and assistance to our neighbors in need.

Saturday, October 17, 2026
5:00–7:30 PM
First Lutheran Church of West Seattle

Gather your trivia team. Bring your appetite. And get ready to show us how well you know West Seattle!

Tickets ($10 each) and additional event details:
bit.ly/cupofblessings26
Great Food • West Seattle Trivia • Dessert Dash • Raffle • A Great Cause

Mark your calendar — we hope to see you October 17, 2026!

The church is at 4105 California SW, on the north edge of The Junction.

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SPORTS: Saturday afternoon football road game for West Seattle HS
September 12, 2026 4:40 pm
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 |   West Seattle online | West Seattle schools | WS & Sports

After playing on the road this afternoon, the West Seattle High School Wildcats are still looking for their first win of the season. Final score at the Southeast Athletic Complex was Rainier Beach HS 55, WSHS 0. Next week the Wildcats play Lincoln at home, 7 pm Friday (September 18) at Nino Cantu SW Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle).

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HAPPENING NOW: Information, ideas, inspiration at Bend It Like Booker, year two
September 12, 2026 2:01 pm
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 |   South Park | West Seattle news | West Seattle politics

Producing a ~25-hour event for an in-person and online audience can be a challenge, so this year’s “Bend It Like Booker“ got off to a later-than-planned start this morning, but we arrived in time for organizer Rachel Glass‘s welcome:

We stayed for an hour-plus to hear the first two speakers – King County Elections Director Julie Wise aimed to deliver a reassuring sheaf of information about the upcoming election including how ballots are processed and protected

She reiterated what we’ve heard other election officials stress this season – as soon as you get your ballot (they go out October 14), vote and turn it in – preferably at a ballot box (they open October 15), but if you must use the USPS, no later than a week before Election Day (November 3).

Second speaker was White Center lawyer Vicente Omar Barraza, whose topic was “Welfare Cheese Makes America Great.” Barraza described himself as son of a drug dealer and alcoholic, and beneficiary of govenment assistance that should not be begrudged to those who need it, particularly in light of the rich people who are benefiting from government generosity far more amply:

“Bend It Like Booker” will continue with nonstop speakers, performers, and presenters until 11 am Sunday at the Machinists Union Hall in South Park (9125 15th Place S.) and online.

see our preview for the organizer’s recommendations about highlights in the hours ahead, though she says any time will be a good time to tune in/show up. Get your ticket – online and/or in-person – here.

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FOLLOWUP: Buses back on Barton
September 12, 2026 12:41 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | Westwood

For the first time in almost six months, buses are back on SW Barton alongside Roxhill Park starting today, after the layover zone was repaved with concrete. The buses had been rerouted to SW Trenton during the work, which finished ahead of schedule. Metro was originally planning to keep them on Trenton until next spring’s service change, because the completion wasn’t a sure bet in time to make the recent fall service change, but Metro then decided they could move the buses back to Barton now after all, and we just went over to verify that it has indeed happened.

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WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: Get something new – or new to you – to get out on the water at Mountain to Sound Outfitters’. Boat Swap
September 12, 2026 10:36 am
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 |   West Seattle businesses | West Seattle news

Summer’s not over and paddling season isn’t either! Today until 5 pm, Mountain to Sound Outfitters (3602 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor) offers you the opportunity to get new (or new-to-you) watercraft during its end-of-summer Boat Swap.

You don’t really need to bring anything to “swap” – consigners already dropped oiff their kayaks and stand-up paddleboards in time for the sale; just come to the shop and browse the expanded inventory!

Gear too:

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WEST SEATTLE SATURDAY: 30+ notes to start your weekend!
September 12, 2026 6:12 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

(Sketch by West Seattle artist William Wittmann)

Here’s our list of what to know as the weekend begins, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar, after these reminders:

TRANSPORTATION NOTES: As we’ve been previewing, three things to be aware of locally (separate from other regional work):

–Buses return to SW Barton in Westwood today
-The right lane of the northbound First Avenue South Bridge is closed today for an inspection
-Today is the scheduled start of the foot/bike path closure by the West Seattle Bridge for Sound Transit work

Now, the events!

RUN WITH WEST SEATTLE RUNNER: 8:15 am, get your weekend going with an at-your-pace run. (2743 California SW; WSB sponsor).

GET ‘HEAVILY MEDITATED’ FOR FREE: 8:45 am at Inner Alchemy Studio/Sanctuary (3618 SW Alaska), free meditation to start your weekend!

FREE PRENATAL FITNESS CLASS: 9 am at Lake Washington Physical Therapy West Seattle (1309 Harbor SW; WSB sponsor), free FIT4BABY class.

MOUNTAIN TO SOUND OUTFITTERS BOAT SWAP: Big day to shop new and used personal watercraft and more, 10 am-5 pm at Mountain to Sound Outfitters (3602 SW Alaska; WSB sponsor).

BEND IT LIKE BOOKER, 25 CONTINUOUS HOURS! 10 am today to 11:15 am Sunday, get inspired, with a live marathon of stories, speeches, performances, and presentations at South Park Machinists Hall (0125 15th Place South), also streaming, details and highlights in our preview, choose when you want to watch, in person or online!

DELRIDGE FARMERS’ MARKET: Larger location this season! 10 am-2 pm, shop for fruit and vegetables, prepared food and beverages, artisan body care, makers’ creations, more! (9th SW and SW Henderson)

ALKI BEACH CLEANUP: Join Puget Soundkeeper and friends, 10 am-noon, rendezvous near Alki Bathhouse. (2701 Alki SW)

DACHSHUND WALK: 10 am Saturdays, dachshunds and their people meet up at Alki Statue of Liberty Plaza (61st/Alki) for a group walk.

CRAFTS AND PUZZLES SALE: 10 am until 2 pm, last day to shop this sale and stock up on what you need to keep busy during the long dark months ahead – shop at Emilie’s Treasures Thrift Shop at The Mount (4831 35th SW).

MORNING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), Marco de Carvalho and Friends perform. Info about Marco’s music is here.

FREE WRITING GROUP: 10:30 am, free, in-person, active writing group – see our calendar listing for info on how to participate.

FAMILY STORY TIME: 10:30 am-11 am at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond).

ALKI HISTORY WALKING TOUR: Meet at 11 am at the Log House Museum (3003 61st SW) – registration and tour info here.

FAMILY READING TIME: Every Saturday at Paper Boat Booksellers, 11 am family reading time. (4522 California SW; WSB sponsor)

KNIFE-SHARPENING POP-UP: Kneighborhood Knives is back at Hotwire Coffee (4410 California SW), 10:30 am to 5 pm.

SENIOR ART SHOW: You’re never too old to liven up the world with art! Residents at Bridge Park (3204 SW Morgan) invite you to come see their art today, 11 am-3 pm,

POST-SEASON WEEKEND AT COLMAN POOL: Just a few more chances to swim in the outdoor salt-water pool at Lincoln Park, sessions noon-7 pm. (8011 Fauntleroy Way SW)

THE WORKS POP-UP: Noon-3 pm at West Seattle Mercantile (3270 California SW), get creative!

(added) WATCH THE HUSKIES AT THE HYDRANT: 12:30 pm kickoff! “Bring your friends, bring your favorite game-day food, and settle in for football, cold beer, wine, coffee & pups. Your food. Our drinks. Your team. Let’s go!”

VISCON CELLARS TASTING ROOM/WINE BAR: Tasting room open, with wine by the glass or bottle – 1-6 pm at Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor).

WEST SEATTLE TRINKET TRADE: Bring a trinket to trade! 1 pm at Delridge Community Center park (4501 Delridge Way SW), near the skatepark,

NORTHWEST WINE ACADEMY: 1-6 pm, wine bar and tasting room open on north end of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor) campus.

CHILDREN’S MOONLIGHT FESTIVAL: Annual almost-fall festival at West Seattle’s Vietnamese Cultural Center (2236 SW Orchard), 2-4 pm, crafts, treats, Lion Dance, goat show, free, all welcome.

WEST SEATTLE PUZZLE SWAP: More trading! Bring a puzzle (in good condition), take a puzzle, meet other puzzle enthusiasts! 2-4 pm at High Point Library (3411 SW Raymond), free.

WALK-IN MASSAGE CLINIC: Free short, specific sessions at Nepenthe (9447 35th SW), 3-5 pm, first come, first served.

EVENING MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 6-8 pm, Thor’s Hammered C & P Coffee (5612 California SW), no cover, all ages.

RECORD-RELEASE SHOW AT THE SKYLARK: Local band Lookout Mountain Lookout, record-release show with Swinson and Roy & The Renegades, 7 pm, all ages, $10. (3809 Delridge Way SW)

LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: Be one of the first to hear new music by Beabadoobee, 7 pm, free, all ages. (4559 California SW)

ROSH HASHANAH: Second night of the Jewish New Year celebration.

REVELRY ROOM SPINNING: 9 pm with DJ Soul Focus FM. (4547 California SW)

SATURDAY NIGHT SKATING: 9 pm to midnight, skate at Southgate Roller Rink (9676 17th SW), with rotating DJs spinning old-school funk and hip-hop, $18 (plus $5 skate rental).

KARAOKE AT TRIANGLE PUB: 9 pm, add your voice to Megastar Karaoke with KDJ Mythikal at Max’s Triangle Pub. (9454 Delridge Way SW)

KARAOKE AT TALARICO’S: Saturday night karaoke with Rone begins at 10 pm at Talarico’s Pizzeria. (4718 California SW)

Planning a West Seattle event/class/show/etc. that’s open to the community? Tell us about it; it’s free to list something in our Event Calendar, always! Please email info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: Mashiko announces where in White Center it’s going
September 11, 2026 7:29 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | West Seattle restaurants

A month and a half ago, longtime West Seattle restaurant Mashiko announced plans to move to White Center – without saying where. Today, Mashiko’s owners revealed the new location – 9640 16th SW, about to be vacated by restaurant/bar Búho, which announced its impending closure earlier today. Búho’s announcement says its last day (after five years) will be September 23; Mashiko’s announcement says it’ll announce its last West Seattle day next week, and and then will “hopefully only be closed for renovations briefly” before opening in White Center.

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VIDEO: First-ever West Seattle YMCA Golf Tournament celebrates spirit of service
September 11, 2026 5:58 pm
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 |   West Seattle news | WS & Sports

More than 100 golfers arrived at West Seattle Golf Course just after sunrise this morning for the first-ever West Seattle YMCA Golf Tournament, raising money to ensure more community members can access programs to help them live healthy lives.

They started with a “mega-putt,” where a prize awaited the golfer who got the closest to a hole in the center of the putting green:

But before that, they paused in observance of today’s 25th anniversary of 9/11, listening to former NFL player and current Y executive Greg Lewis talk about the spirit of service that arose in the wake of the attacks, and is carried on by organizations like the Y with the help of supporters like those participating in the tournament:

About six hours later, they gathered for lunch and awards:

And they were joined by guest speaker City Councilmember Rob Saka:

He extolled the virtues of the Y and presented a proclamation:

The Y presented the golf tournament with sponsorship support from Nucor (which like the Y is also a WSB sponsor):

West Seattle/Fauntleroy branch executive Cleveland King – above right with Nucor’s Seattle general manager Mark Davis – said the proceeds will support a wide variety of the people the Y assists, from domestic-violence survivors to students who need life-saving swim lessons, and more.

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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Two casings-found cases – but when was the gunfire?
September 11, 2026 3:06 pm
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 |   Crime | West Seattle news

Seattle Police have reported two West Seattle cases in which casings were found but not immediately following reports of possible gunfire:

LAST NIGHT: Thursday night (September 10) after 8 pm, we heard an officer radio in a discovery of multiple casings, saying they might be related to a “possible shots heard” report sometime Wednesday night. He didn’t say where the discovery was made, so we asked SPD today. It was on a path in a “heavily wooded area” near 26th SW and SW Graham, and the discovery totaled 14 9mm casings. That was a ways from the previous night’s “shots heard” 911 call, which was made from the 6500 block of 21st SW, police say.

LAST FRIDAY: We also followed up on this summary of a discovery last Friday (Septemher 4):

At 1537 hours, officers responded to [someone who] reported finding evidence in a bike lane in West Seattle. Officers arrived and located shell casings. No associated victims, shots fired calls, and/or property damaged were located/reported. No additional information was available.

The initially released summary gave no hint of the bike lane’s location. In response to our inquiry, police said it was near Sylvan Way and Sylvan Heights Drive.

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9/11, quarter-century later: West Seattle memory with a mystery
September 11, 2026 1:17 pm
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 |   West Seattle history | West Seattle news

If you’re ~30+, you likely have a 9/11 story to tell. We received the following story from West Seattle banker Ryan Sales, including a mystery that someone who reads this might be able to solve:

On Remembering 9/11
After 25 Years

Morning Edition on NPR was my alarm clock for years starting in college at the University of Utah. Bob Edwards was most often the sound that pulled me from sleep.

I believe it was Seattle Mariners left fielder Charles Gipson who dove to catch the final out for the Mariners’ 104th win on Monday, September 10th, 2001. World Series fever had Seattle in an epidemic of Mojo fever.

I slept on that Mojo high.

Homer Simpson woke me up Tuesday morning around 6:05 pacific time. Homer was oddly talking about a “propjet” crashing into the North Tower, World Trade Center 1. As my brain’s cartoon Mojo haze gave way to weekday workday consciousness, I realized Homer was Bob Edwards, who was now talking about passenger jets and not prop-jets. His vocal tones were deepening into an uncharted baritone of serious.

The walk to work from my West Seattle, Admiral District apartment to the Junction felt like an episode from The Twilight Zone. No planes. No cars. No walkers or joggers.

This was pre-smartphones.

I arrived at work and began opening the West Seattle First Mutual branch where Pegasus Pizza is located today. My manager Dotty joined me next. Shock was our conversation. First Mutual had already sent out closure approval emails. But Dotty and I resisted the initial closure request. We put out coffee and dragged out a small lunchroom curved-screen TV.

We opened to no one. Quiet. Blue sky.

A couple people and a couple calls. After a half-hour our audience was five.

There was a tall, close to 6’2” gentleman who walked in slow and calm, eyes up, baseball cap down, who talked with Dotty for a few short minutes. It was a little over an hour after opening. About four people were still at the small TV with coffee. I was working hard to be busy with unsettled calm and shock augmenting my caffeine nerves. I had breathing and focus. He slowed as he approached the corner of my desk.

This is my first and only effort to recount with certain inaccuracy what he said to me that Tuesday. September 11th, 2001.

I’m proud you’re open today. I was the front line of our country on D-Day. When the ramps of our Higgins Boats opened at Omaha, I watched two good buddies shot up. I made it to beach, and we knew we were lucky. But we knew even more we were there for a responsibility. We had lots more work to do. Later they moved me to the Pacific. And I had to find beach under fire again. The responsibility for doing our job was our greater service. A service I believe we did well for our country.

Now it’s your generation. It’s you. Thankfully, and with blessing there’s no bullets at your desk. But I saw many closed doors in the Junction today but yours is open. You are the new front line. Customer Service. Now you serve with the greatest responsibility to serve our country. Thank you.

I thanked him back in a cloudy muffle of near tears.

If you lived in West Seattle in the late ’90s and early 2000s and frequented the Junction, you likely remember and know him. He was well known and well liked. He lived on Beach Drive. Who was he?

He is who I remember 9/11 for. No one who worked that Tuesday and served in response to it are forgotten. They are a remembered frontline that lives on in honor and kindness the way that World War II veteran lives with my memories. The responsibility and service he talked about with me is the responsibility and service we carry for all from 9/11.

I will be first at work today. I will open. I will remember with a full day of focus breathed with responsibility and service to the community of our country.

By Ryan J Sales
09/11/2026

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UPDATE: Why did the goat cross the road?
September 11, 2026 12:28 pm
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 |   Delridge | Pets | West Seattle news

12:28 PM: Apparently because it’s lost. We have multiple reports including this one:

We found a brown and white goat crossing Delridge by Home Depot on Orchard. She has horns and is currently at the gas station tied up by a food truck.

Here’s a photo we received (larger size substituted):

(We usually list lost pets on this page but this one’s unusual!)

2:38 PM: We just learned the goat escaped from the nearby Vietnamese Cultural Center (which, we should have remembered, is promising a “goat show” as part of its Children’s Moonlight Festival 2-4 pm Saturday). We’ve sent contact info to all parties and hopefully a reunion will ensue.

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A dozen more things to know about for the rest of your West Seattle Friday
September 11, 2026 11:36 am
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 |   West Seattle news | WS miscellaneous

We’ve been away from the desk for much of the morning, so here’s a belated list of highlights for the rest of your Friday, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:

WEST SEATTLE/FAUNTLEROY YMCA GOLF TOURNAMENT: Until mid-afternoon, more than 100 golfers are on the greens at the West Seattle Golf Course, raising money for Y programs in this first-ever tournament. We were there as golfers teed off and will be going back so we can bring you a full report later.

CRAFTS AND PUZZLES SALE: Until 2 pm, you can stock up on what you need to keep busy during the long dark months ahead – shop at Emilie’s Treasures Thrift Shop at The Mount (4831 35th SW).

SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE GARDEN CENTER: Late-summer gardening? The center has plants! Open until 3 pm on the north end of the main campus of South Seattle College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor).

TASTING ROOM AND WINE BAR: Viscon Cellars (5910 California SW; WSB sponsor) is open 5-9 pm Fridays. Stop in to sip, and/or buy a bottle.

MUSIC AT THE COFFEEHOUSE: 6-8 pm, Songwriters’ Showcase at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor), no cover, all ages.

JEWISH NEW YEAR: Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown tonight (official sunset time is 7:29 pm).

TWO BANDS AT THE SKYLARK: Doors at 7, show at 8, Double-Wide Lawn Chair and I-90 Fiasco. $10 at the door. (3803 Delridge Way SW)

LISTENING PARTY AT EASY STREET: Funkadelic analog reissue! Hear it tonight, 7 pm at Easy Street Records (4559 California SW), all ages, free.

KENYON HALL CABARET: 7:30 pm, Kenyon Hall‘s monthly drag showcase (7904 35th SW), all ages.

SPINNING: Revelry Room (4547 California SW) regular Friday night spinning – with DJ Lady Cco tonight, starting at 9 pm.

‘MAKE IT LOUD’ SKATING WITH MUSIC: Tonight, Russian Blue & Art Gecko, 9 pm at Southgate Roller Rink (9646 17th SW). 21+. $20 cover/$5 skates.

MEGASTAR KARAOKE: 9 pm at Max’s Triangle Pub (9454 Delridge Way SW).

If you have something for our event lists and ongoing calendar, please email what/when/where/etc. info to westseattleblog@gmail.com – thank you!

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9/11, a quarter-century later: Seen at Alki Statue of Liberty
September 11, 2026 10:19 am
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 |   Alki Statue of Liberty | West Seattle news

(WSB photo)

Another sight on this 25th anniversary of 9/11: As of about an hour ago, one bouquet, with a small American flag, had been placed by the Alki Statue of Liberty. The statue, a decade and a half before it was recast and surrounded with a plaza in 2007-2008, was a gathering point after 9/11 – candles and luminarias stretched along the promenade. In 2013, the gallery Alki Arts – located at the beach back then – hosted an exhibit with many of the bags that held candles and were marked with messages (here’s our coverage). A sample of that memorabilia – and the pre-recast statue – are part of the new “Beyond Alki” exhibit at the Log House Museum (61st/Stevens), which you can visit today until 4 pm.

ADDED 11:20 AM: Just found out you can also see many of those bags online – the Southwest Seattle Historical Society just posted about that.

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9/11, a quarter-century later: West Seattle firefighters remember
September 11, 2026 8:59 am
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 |   West Seattle history | West Seattle news

That was the scene minutes ago at Station 29 in North Admiral, one of the Seattle Fire Department stations where firefighters paid tribute this morning to the hundreds of first responders who lost their lives because of the 9/11 attacks – 25 years ago today. Each fire station read aloud some of the names of those lost.

ADDED 10:35 AM: Here’s our video of the ceremony, starting with lowering the station flag to half-staff:

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