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West Seattle RapidRide: Luna Park businesses get bus-lane decision
As the RapidRide “C” Line bus service gets closer to its West Seattle debut, currently set for September of next year, Metro is locking in the details for stops, stations, bus lanes, and the rest of...
View ArticleMonday night happy-hour multitasking: Sip, snack, network
Warm up for Fat Tuesday with a Happy Hour Monday! If you’re a local business owner, no matter how small (or large!) your business, the Westside Professionals (WSB sponsor) would love to see you at...
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‘Ira Finkelstein’s Christmas’ star visits West Seattle’s Avalon
A postscript to the West Seattle shoots for “Ira Finkelstein’s Christmas” – Alki last weekend and Beach Drive yesterday – two photos just came in from Avalon proprietor Mary Palmer, who says: “We...
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Library notes! Avalon’s benefit ornament; SPL closures ahead
(Photo courtesy Avalon Glassworks, used with permission) West Seattle’s Avalon Glassworks has a long history of helping local nonprofits – and the latest is the Seattle Public Library Foundation,...
View ArticleWest Seattle Crime Watch: Restaurant patio vandalized
Just out of the WSB inbox, from Deb Breuler, co-owner of the Luna Park-area restaurant Avalon: During the early morning hours our patio at Avalon restaurant was vandalized. Two large planters were...
View ArticleWest Seattle road work: Avalon Way to get ‘spot paving’ too
SDOT was already planning to be over here doing “spot paving” on California SW in the block south of SW Edmunds tomorrow and Wednesday (as reported here). Now comes word that SW Avalon Way will follow,...
View ArticleWest Seattle road work: Still more to do on Avalon Way
Assuming the weather gets better by tomorrow – latest forecast suggests it could - SDOT says the paving work on Avalon Way will continue, and may go into Wednesday as well. According to spokesperson...
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What the police/fire response in Luna Park district is about
Several inquiries have come in about the police/fire response in the Luna Park business district. All we know so far is that an elderly man is reported to have suddenly collapsed, and medic crews have...
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Helping the neighbors: Ola fundraiser for Transitional Resources
At Ola Salon in the Luna Park business district tonight, that’s Tiann Stubberfield with the tweezers and Transitional Resources‘ Darcell Slovek-Walker (reclining) and Yemaya St. Clair. Ola and TR are...
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West Seattle restaurants: Happy 23rd, Luna Park Café!
Staci at Luna Park Café shared the photo of their sign – which is up in advance of the restaurant’s 23rd anniversary this Sunday (March 18th). She says they’re celebrating by offering kids free...
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Happening now: Luna Park Block Party, second annual edition
We’re on Avalon Way as its funky little business district opens its arms and its doors to evening visitors for the 2nd annual Luna Park Block Party. Top photo shows Sean Welch making a bowl at Avalon...
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West Seattle restaurants: ‘Soft open’ debut for Duos Lounge
(STORY UPDATED MONDAY with planned days/hours) It’s been almost four months since Duos Catering moved into the former Avalon Restaurant spot at 2940 SW Avalon Way (as reported here in August). The...
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West Seattle’s Transitional Resources receives RealNetworks grant, too
After publishing the news earlier this week that West Seattle Helpline received a $10,000 grant from the RealNetworks Foundation, we found out Helpline wasn’t alone: Transitional Resources,...
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Happening now: Heels for Hounds – shoes, tunes, sips, tastes
Lots of time left to get to Ola Salon in Luna Park for Furry Faces Foundation‘s first-ever “Heels for Hounds” – not just a silent auction of some cute shoes (casual as well as fancy, as shown in the...
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West Seattle Crime Watch: Ola burglarized; ‘stun’ item stolen
We start West Seattle Crime Watch with word of a business burglary overnight. From Natalie at Ola Salon in Luna Park: Hi there, I wanted to let the community know that Ola Salon in West Seattle was...
View ArticleWest Seattle summer: 3rd annual Luna Park Block Party set
Just noticed this on the Luna Park marquee while passing through that business district – its third annual Block Party is now set for three weeks from today. And now we have the official announcement,...
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Happening now: Luna Park Block Party, third annual edition
Get over to the west side of Avalon Way south of the bridge right now and check out the third annual Luna Park Block Party – bigger than ever, with more businesses having opened since last year, among...
View ArticleIn case you wondered: Big Seattle Fire response on Avalon
It was canceled fairly quickly, but it was so big that it caught a lot of attention, so here’s what emergency-radio traffic said about that big callout at Avalon/Bradford this past hour, in the Luna...
View ArticleLuna Park Street Market to debut with 4 dates this summer
This summer marks the fourth year that Luna Park businesses will throw a Block Party – it’ll be on July 10th. That date also will be part of a new monthly event debuting this weekend: The Luna Park...
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Happening now: Party time as Luna Park Café celebrates 25 years
Until 10 pm, whatever time you see on the clock at Luna Park Café is party time! Tonight’s the night the café celebrates its 25th anniversary, not only by hosting diners and imbibers as it does...
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