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Musicmaking, dancing, swimming, paddling, more for your West Seattle Tuesday!
Thanks to Al for the artichoke-flower-and-bee photo! Here’s our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: POSTCARDS4DEMOCRACY: New postcard-writers as well as returnees are welcome at this weekly advocacy gathering, 10:30 am-noon at C & P Coffee (5612 California SW; WSB sponsor). Sign up here before you go, […]
West Seattle Blog
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YOU CAN HELP: West Seattle Rotary’s ‘Pencil Me In for Kids’ school-supply drive under way
Looking ahead to next school year – just weeks away – the Rotary Club of West Seattle hopes you can help with this year’s Pencil Me In for Kids school-supply drive. Here’s how: Pencil Me In For Kids (PMIFK) is a West Seattle Rotary-sponsored project that has provided basic school supplies to West Seattle K-5 […]
Seattle Gay News
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SGN Endorsements Nilu Jenks (Seattle City Council District 5)
Our endorsement for Seattle City Council District 5 is Nilu Jenks! Among the candidates, Jenks stood out in part because of her comprehensive and nuanced platform to tackle the wide array of problems residents in the district face, including affordable housing, surveillance, immigration, and expanding the city’s LGBTQIA+ resources. Jenks is a first-generation Iranian American, born in Oklahoma to undocumented parents who arrived in the US to escape the 1979 revolution there. Having been naturalized through
West Seattle Blog
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TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Tuesday, with heat alert
6:00 AM: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, July 21, 2026. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET The National Weather Service‘s Heat Advisory alert is in effect at 10 am, until 11 pm tomorrow. The official forecast: partly sunny, patchy smoke, high mid-80s. Sunrise was at 5:33 am today; sunset will be at 8:57 pm. TRANSIT TODAY Metro buses – […]
Seattle Gay News
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SGN Endorsements Kshama Sawant (US House of Representatives, 9th District)
Our endorsement for the 9th Congressional District of Washington is Kshama Sawant! On Seattle City Council, Sawant was a driving force behind progressive policies and government accountability that made our city a better place. Sawant’s candidacy against Rep. Adam Smith as an independent socialist might be the change we need in Washington, DC. for the last two years of Trump’s presidency. Love her or hate her, none can dispute that Sawant has been an effective grassroots campaigner who has moved the needle
Seattle Gay News
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Tramps Like Us: A raw and unfiltered portrait of Queer life in America
Originally published in 2001 and quietly fading into the background, Tramps Like Us has been reissued — with an insightful introduction by Eileen Myles — and it demands to be read. This isn’t just a novel; it’s a fictionalized memoir, a raw, frank reflection of a bygone era in Queer history. Joe Westmoreland’s narrative follows a young Gay man named Joe, who escapes a difficult childhood in Missouri and spends nearly a decade wandering across the United States — to Miami, New York, New Orleans, and San Fran
West Seattle Blog
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WEST SEATTLE SCENE: Happy birthday, Tim!
Sent by frequent photo contributor Bob Burns: He is almost always on Alki in late afternoon, ready to wave and smile at all who greet him. I asked if it was OK to post on The Blog, and he said OK.
West Seattle Blog
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Driver hits tree on 35th
Thanks for the tips. We’re still pursuing details of this crash at 35th and Brandon, south of Camp Long, but we do know the traffic disruption was fairly short-lived – medic crews cleared quickly after being dispatched around 8:50 pm. A tow truck’s already there.
West Seattle Blog
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WEST SEATTLE COYOTES: North and south sightings
Two coyote sightings to report – first, we got two separate reports from 45th and Holgate this past hour of what’s alost certainly the same coyote – Sean sent a phto: I wanted to alert y’all that I spotted a coyote just now wandering in Admiral on 45th and Holgate at 7:30 pm. A lot […]
West Seattle Blog
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READER REPORT: ‘Old friend came down today’ as Hiawatha Play Area construction
A couple readers mentioned the start of key work today on the years-in-the-making Hiawatha Play Area move. Bruce Curtis sent a photo and report with a bittersweet take on one aspect: >Blockquote> This morning the neighborhood’s favorite playground equipment came down. Hiawatha’s big swings left us today. I’ve seen countless babies put in the “bucket” […]
West Seattle Blog
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Stay cool – get out on the water with Alki Kayak Tours
(Photo courtesy Alki Kayak Tours) With a Heat Advisory in effect tomorrow and Wednesday, and more warm days ahead here in the heart of summer, you might be planning ways to keep cool. Alki Kayak Tours – sibling business of WSB sponsor Mountain to Sound Outfitters – is offering daily guided sea kayak tours leaving […]
West Seattle Blog
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Planning a neighborhood Night Out party? One more week to register
Seattle Night Out 2026 is two weeks from tomorrow – Tuesday, August 4th – a time to gather with your neighbors and focus on neighborhood safety. The city grants permission to close non-arterial streets for block parties, but you need to register in advance, and the deadline for that is one week away – Monday, […]