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Bonus Movie: Process

Reece Martin (RMTransit) resurfaces with a discussion with Dr Jonathan English on how process issues affect the quality of transit projects. They call it “engineering issues” vs “phone call issues”. Engineering issues are straightforward technical problems, like building Link on a floating bridge or a tunnel in dubious soil. Phone call issues are those where … Continue reading "Bonus Movie: Process"

Here’s how many animal complaints Seattle Park Rangers get – and how few citations they issue

(From recent photo by Theresa Arbow-O’Connor) If you’re heading out to see this afternoon’s mega-low tide, don’t take your dog. Not just because dogs are not allowed on city beaches, but also because it’s not good for the vulnerable sealife exposed when the tide goes so far out. Despite all that, dogs on beaches – […]

Mega-low tide, fundraiser for Cara, more for your West Seattle Tuesday

Thanks to Wendy and her kids for that photo from Monday’s mega-low tide. Below, you’ll find today’s mega-low tide time, plus what else is happening, on our list of event notes/reminders/listings for today/tonight, mostly from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar: FREE PLAYSPACE AT CHURCH OF NAZARENE … open now through noon, drop in with […]

YOU CAN HELP: West Seattle High School woodshop crowdfunding for ‘essential tool’

We’ve featured many fundraisers during the school year that’s about to end – here’s an unusual one we were asked to share with you on behalf of a West Seattle High School program: Help Replace the Woodshop’s Planer Donate to Woodshop for a New Planer WSHS’s 26-year-old planer is broken and the District does not […]

Black and Brown Birders Find Community and Wellness in the South End

What starts with spotting eagles and hawks becomes something deeper: Black and Brown birders across the South End are finding healing, belonging, and wonder outdoors.

TRAFFIC, WEATHER, TRANSIT: Last Tuesday of spring

6:01 AM: Good morning! It’s Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Next Seattle FIFA World Cup match is Friday. WEATHER + SUNRISE/SUNSET Also over for now, the summery heat (record high again Monday, 91). Summer officially arrives early Sunday, so this is technically still spring. Today’s forecast is for increasing clouds, high in the low 70s. Sunrise […]

CRIME WATCH: Seen ths giant rat trap? Also: Car break-in

Two notes in Crime Watch tonight: STOLEN ‘RAT TRAP’: One of the three-dozen-plus area events we spotlighted this past Saturday was the annual Georgetown Carnival. During that big street party, says entrepreneur and preervationist John Bennett – who lives in West Seattle but has property in Georgetown – somebody stole the beloved “life-size” rat trap. […]

WEST SEATTLE WEATHER: Another record high. Cooldown still on track

Thanks to Rainer Klett for the view from today’s mega-low tide (-4.3 feet, repeating Tuesday at 12:21 pm. The shore is a good place to be this afternoon because we’ve hit a record high for the second consecutive day – 89 degrees at the airport, second consecutive record high. We’ve seen the online airport temp […]

SOCCER: Special USA vs. Australia match in West Seattle on Thursday

Next FIFA World Cup match in Seattle is USA vs. Australia at noon Friday. The day before that, different USA and Australia teams will meet on a West Seattle field! Just announced by the owners of West Seattle Rhodies FC and West Seattle Junction FC: The road to the FIFA World Cup comes through West […]

PHOTOS: Another big win for West Seattle Rhodies FC

PHOTOS BY OLIVER HAMLIN FOR WEST SEATTLE BLOG The FIFA World Cup Seattle matches aren’t the only reason to pay attention to soccer this week. The big week actually kicked off Sunday afternoon at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex with West Seattle Rhodies FC – currently ranked #2 nationally – stomping on Bigfoot FC, 4-0, […]

HAPPENING NOW: First FIFA World Cup match in Seattle – Delridge’s big-screen watch party

The first of six FIFA World Cup 2026 matches in Seattle has just begun, and if you want to watch on a REALLY big screen, DNDA is hosting watch parties at Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in North Delridge (4408 Delridge Way SW) for all of them. The first one is under way now. As for […]

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