All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
bBring your filthy dirty grungy cars to Complete Automotive Repair on Saturday, March 15th from 11:00 – 4:00 pm to have it washed by our local West Seattle 14 year olds playing for Rainers Baseball.
Complete Automotive Repair is located at 7617 35th Avenue SW in West Seattle. Donations from the car wash will help fund their tournaments this year.
Just published over at West Seattle Blog: First round in "Painted Lady" front lawn development fight.
Read it by clicking here (this will open as a pdf)
Download southwest_precinct_public_safety_newsletter_march_4_2008.pdf
Thanks to BDB reader, Chuck, for sharing these amazing photos.
My husband has been in training for "The Big Climb" which takes place in just over 10 days (he’s the handsome devil who’s jogging along Beach Drive).
He will be with a group of his co-workers (and many others) climbing flights of stairs at the Columbia Tower. His group is raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of their co-worker, Dawn, who was diagnosed with leukemia last year. Their "troop" is called Dawn’s Army and my husband is fundraising under the alias of "Gomer".
To prepare for climbing 69 flights of stairs, he’s been tackling some of the stairs in the neighborhood. Suky calls this set "the mean stairs".
My husband is too shy to ask for sponsors or donations…but I’m not! If you would like to make a tax deductible donation (benefiting the Leukemia Lymphoma Society), please click here. All donations count…no matter how big or small.
I will be keeping a link up on Beach Drive Blog for "The Big Climb" (upper right corner) until the event is over on March 16, 2008.
I’ve been noticing more and more passing with anxious drivers along Beach Drive. Last weekend, I witnessed a small red car (a Rabbit?) pass a driver who was going around 30 mph (which happens to be the speed limit). The car went into the other lane and nearly missed a bicyclist that was approaching in the oncoming lane. I’ve seen all kinds of cars from exotics to clunkers pass other vehicles with drivers of all ages.
This is Beach DRIVE. Not Beach Freeway or Beach Highway. This neighborhood is full of families and pets. With all the parks and Puget Sound, Beach Drive attracts bicyclist, runners, walkers…just people out for a stroll. It’s a small strip of road that is dense with population. And with the swerves, bumps and side streets, it’s not accommodating to high speeds.
The passing I’ve seen lately is dangerous and it’s only time before an accident happens and someone is hurt. Slow it down to 30 mph, folks. Please reconsider passing the driver in front of you…most times, if someone is driving too slow, taking in the view, they’ll pull over and let you by when there’s room to do so.
As I was trying to get a better photo of the Brandts (?) this Bald Eagle flew in a caused a commotion!
If so, it’s a true sign of Spring in my book.
This photo is from yesterday in front of Emma Schmitz Memorial View Point. They were closer in today and just when I was getting my camera, they flew north a bit (photo below)…and I discovered why.
A close up shot will have to follow.
This morning’s sunrise just makes me think of strawberry ice cream.
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