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WEST SEATTLE SCHOOLS: Pipe break at Lafayette Elementary

(WSB photo, May) Lafayette Elementary‘s students and staff are dealing with the aftermath of a pipe break. Principal Cindy Chaput sent families a note, which was forwarded to us: Update on Flooding Issue for Lafayette Elementary Families Dear Lafayette families and staff, Today, our school experienced a pipe burst resulting in flooding in the kitchen, […]

Microsoft exec Shawn Bice returns to AWS to lead reliability push for AI agents

Shawn Bice, who left AWS for Microsoft's security organization in 2022, is returning to Amazon as VP of AI Services to lead the Automated Reasoning Group under Swami Sivasubramanian's Agentic AI organization. Read More

CLOSURE ALERT: Northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge to close all weekend again, starting this Friday night

When WSDOT announced the schedule for its second phase of repairs to the northbound 1st Avenue South Bridge, they warned, “Additional night or weekend closures are possible depending on the pace of bridge repairs.” Along with the nightly closures already planned, they’ve also just announced the northbound bridge will be closed all weekend again starting […]

Musk v. Altman: Satya Nadella was worried about Microsoft being ‘the next IBM’ in OpenAI deal

Satya Nadella testified for roughly two and a half hours in the Musk v. Altman trial in Oakland, revealing internal emails in which he worried about Microsoft's dependence on OpenAI, and new details about his input regarding OpenAI's board after the Altman firing. Read More

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Woman arrested, charged in three West Seattle business burglaries, and others

By Tracy Record West Seattle Blog editor A suspect has been arrested and charged in three West Seattle business burglaries – in addition to four others around the city. All but one were burglaries at pet-supply shops. The suspect is 27-year-old Teresa R. Scavotto, seen here in a photo from the charging documents: The seven […]

Starbucks to cut 61 tech jobs at Seattle HQ in department reorganization

Starbucks is cutting 61 technology jobs at its Seattle headquarters, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing… Read More

HAPPENING NOW: West Seattle Junction Association’s 2026 flower baskets are going up!

(Photos courtesy of West Seattle Junction Association) They’re here! The West Seattle Junction Association‘s annual hanging flower baskets have arrived in the past hour and they’re going up. This year you’ll see 96 baskets in the heart of The Junction, “adopted” by local people and businesses to help cover the costs (WSB “adopts” one every […]

Here’s what’s happening on your West Seattle Monday

(Photo by Rosalie Miller, who explains: ‘Ground nesting native Mining Bee, Genus Andrena, in a West Seattle garden’) Here’s your Monday list of highlights, mostly from our West Seattle Event Calendar: BABY STORY TIME: Noon at Southwest Library (9010 35th SW). For up-to-18-month-olds. Free. NO CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING: Canceled today. FREE HOMEWORK HELP: Drop-in […]

LAST CALL: Tennis/pickleball survey closes this afternoon

Quick reminder that if you haven’t already responded to the city’s survey on its Draft Outdoor Racquet Sports Strategy announced last month, it closes today at 3 pm per the city website. Find the survey link here.

UW DubHacks Next startup incubator produces 20 new student ventures in latest batch

University of Washington students pitched 20 startups at Demo Day for DubHacks Next, a 16-week incubator that has produced 68 startups since 2022. Projects range from a manufacturing design automation tool already live in three plants to an AI audio plugin builder and a web accessibility suite. Read More

Let there be light: Redfin powers up ‘Sunscore,’ an interactive map to track property sunlight

What’s it take to be a neighbor with a sunny disposition? Perhaps more sunlight, for starters. Seattle-based real estate brokerage… Read More