Puget Sound chumming season is in full swing on this beautiful day.
Photo credit: Scupper
Are you ready for potential storm Wednesday?
October 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
We have some windy weather in the forecast starting Tuesday. It looks like the wind will be almost non-stop on Wednesday. Combine the forecast with the some high tides could mean that some of us along the water may flood.
We are currently getting our pumps out for the first time this “season” to inspect them and prepare for potential flooding this week. Because we tend to have water come over the bulkhead during high tides and southwest winds, we’ll continue to have our pumps on standby.
When we anticipate high odds of flooding is when we publish a “barking dog” report here at Beach Drive Blog and shared on Facebook and Twitter. One of the main reasons for starting this blog many years ago was to try to share this information with neighbors. A barking dog report is like a friendly neighbor’s dog who barks to warn of impending danger – sometimes they’re right and sometimes not. 😉
Here are the upcoming tides for Puget Sound:
High tides will be hitting us around 4:00 pm over the next few days.
Tomorrow, the winds will begin picking up and it looks like we’ll dodge flooding on Tuesday with the forecast from “Wind Alert” showing winds dying down before high tide.
However it looks like the wind may be howling most of the day on Wednesday.
Of course forecast often change and this is as good of reason as any to get prepared for this winter’s storm season…even if we don’t flood, we could experience a power outage with the wind and heavy rain expected during this pineapple express.
Stay safe, Neighbors!
Missing Cat: Have you seen Nubbinz?
September 2, 2017 by Leave a Comment
If you’ve been on Alki near 64th you’ve likely seen my fliers for Nubbinz. He’s been missing for 10 days now, and I am worried out of my mind. He went missing just before we were scheduled to move. I set up camp on our last night in our empty apartment with a shrine of cat food and catnip willing my precious boy to come home, with no avail. We are officially moved out of what he considers home and my heart is so broken. But we aren’t giving up hope. We will continue to search for him nightly. Asking anyone and everyone to please keep their eyes and ears open for him. Feel free to visit my Facebook page, like and share my photos with his description and other info.
Possible Toxic Sound by Harbor West Condos
August 22, 2017 by 8 Comments
Earlier today one of our readers gave us a heads up of a possible sewage leak by the Harbor West Condos. The beach at Cormorant Cove is closed.
If this is indeed a sewage leak from the Harbor West Condos…it wouldn’t be the first time.
John C. Stennis CVN-74 heading out
August 11, 2017 by 1 Comment
This morning our intrepid reporter, Scupper, caught a couple pics of the John C. Stennis heading out into the lingering smoky haze from the BC fires.
Recovering the plane off the shores of Beach Drive
August 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
UPDATES POSTED BELOW.
A water craft has approached the plane that landed on Puget Sound just off the shore of 6000 Beach Drive yesterday afternoon.
We’re assuming the plane will be towed when tides are a bit higher. We are just coming off this morning’s 6:00 am low tide of 1.45 and the next predicted high tide of 8.71 just before 3:00 pm this afternoon.
It’s truly amazing that nobody, including the two men on board the plane, was injured during this emergency landing.
Additional coverage can be found here:
West Seattle Blog
Westside Seattle
Update 2:14 pm:
Cranes have arrived to help hoist the small plane.
Update 2:21 pm
The plane has been lifted from Puget Sound.
Update 2:50 pm:
The plane is now resting on the deck of the crane.
Explosion on Beach Drive
July 7, 2017 by 6 Comments
Around 1:40 a.m. this morning, a unnamed Beach Drive neighbor says they were awoken by a powerful explosion that reverberated through his home. Our intrepid reporter, Scupper says that by the water side Mee Kwa Mooks park, a garbage can was disintegrated and the telephone pole that it was sitting next to is deeply scorched.
Scupper reports that it appears that the hoodlums were planning a party as they left behind several uncooked steaks and hot dogs at picnic table at the park. They apparently left in a hurry after the explosion.
The Seattle Fire Department arrived on the scene just after 2:00 am this morning.
Hopefully these idiots are caught.
Is this your kitty? UPDATE: Kitty has been reunited.
June 10, 2017 by Leave a Comment
UPDATE: “Bubbles” has been reunited with his owner. 🙂
This sweet friendly orange and white short haired kitty was running along Beach Drive and Jacobsen. 
Happy Friday!
May 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
We thought you’d enjoy this picture of an early morning musician at Mee Kwa Mooks.
Community Meeting about Lowman Beach Park seawall next Wednesday, May 31, 2017
May 25, 2017 by Leave a Comment
NEWS RELEASE
Edward B. Murray, Mayor
Jesús Aguirre, Superintendent
For Immediate Release: May 25, 2017
Contact: Karen O’Connor, 206-233-7929
karen.o’connor@seattle.gov
Community invited to Lowman Beach Park seawall meeting
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) invites the community to the Hall at Fauntleroy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31 to learn about the Lowman Beach Park seawall and provide input on design options. The Hall at Fauntleroy is located at 9131 California Ave. SW.
Lowman Beach Park is a neighborhood park on the water located just north of Lincoln Park at 7017 Beach Dr. SW. At this meeting, SPR will present the project background, analysis of the coastal processes (wind, waves, tides, sediment transport/littoral drift) and design options, as well as gather community input.
The Lowman Beach Park seawall is failing and needs to be removed or replaced. As visitors to the park have seen, the existing seawall is slowly falling over towards the water. It is SPR’s goal to remove the remaining seawall and continue the shoreline restoration work that began when the south half of the seawall failed in the mid-1990s.
We hired Environmental Science Associates (ESA) as a design consultant to undertake a feasibility study to look at options for removing the seawall, taking into consideration both the habitat benefits of the seawall removal and the coastal engineering ramifications of that seawall removal. Given the design constraints of the project, it is likely that the existing tennis court will remain in place.
For more information, please visit https://www.seattle.gov/parks/find/parks/lowman-beach-park. If you have questions about the project, or if you need an interpreter or accommodations please contact David Graves, SPR Strategic Advisor, at david.graves@seattle.gov or 206-684-7048.
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