We thought you’d enjoy this picture of an early morning musician at Mee Kwa Mooks.
Happy Friday!
May 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
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.
I spy an Eagle eye
May 21, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Early in the morning yesterday, we awoke to see a bald eagle. It’s not unusual to see them in the tall tree a few blocks away from us located at the most southerly part of Emma Schmitz View Point…however, this is the the first time we’ve seen one on a neighbor’s fence (next door to Beach Drive Bungalow aka Alki Yacht Club).
The eagle had dropped his snack (a fish) on the neighbor’s bulkhead and decided to hang around until a crow encouraged the eagle to move along.
Film Crew on Beach Drive today
April 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Earlier today, we spied a film crew at apartments between Cormorant Cove and Constellation Park.
The infamous ever intrepid reporter Scupper discovered that the movie is a “short film”.
Car launches into a Beach Drive front yard
April 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Just before 7:00 pm tonight, an SUV went out of control and landed in a front yard of a home on the 4700 block of Beach Drive (near Jacobsen Road).
Apparently the man driving lost consciousness and some managed to wind up on the sidewalk, narrowly missing a telephone pole, careening down the sidewalk about 20 feet, passing a parked car on the sidewalk before wiping out a fence and landing in shrubbery. You can see the front end of the car that was passed on the sidewalk – which appears to be undamaged.
A Beach Drive neighbor who was walking on the west side of the street just saw white fence flying through the air as the accident happened.
The driver of the vehicle was seen alert and talking on his cell phone in the aid car on the way to the hospital.
It’s a miracle that no one was walking on the sidewalk on warm evening like tonight when this all happened.
Tonight’s sunset
April 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
This is a classic example of the news we like to report at Beach Drive Blog. 🙂 However, if you have story you’d like to share about Beach Drive life, we’d love the hear it.
High Wind Watch and Gale Warning for tomorrow
April 6, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Tomorrow’s weather looks like it could be spectacular…kind of like the cherry blossoms that are just starting to bloom.
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch (last updated at 11:05 am today as of the writing of this post).
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 1105 AM PDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a High Wind Watch, which is in effect from late Friday morning through early Friday evening. * WIND...Possible south wind 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Tacoma...Seattle...Everett...Port Townsend...Whidbey Island...The San Juan Islands...and Bellingham. * TIMING...Strongest winds are most likely Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Winds of this strength can break branches off of trees...topple weakened trees and produce power outages. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph...or gusts of 58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. Puget Sound Marine Forecast: PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 231 PM PDT THU APR 6 2017 GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY TONIGHT S WIND 5 TO 15 KT BECOMING N. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. FRI SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. FRI NIGHT S WIND 25 TO 35 KT EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. Ready for another colorful picture? Check out Wind Alert's forecast for Lincoln Park.EEEKS!!!! If the forecast is correct, we're in for some major wind from Mother Nature... some good news -- looks like the timing of the tides may be cooperating.
With that said, we are still preparing to potentially flood...we don't think it's likely, but would rather be safe than sorry. The joys of living on Puget Sound!
There’s black gold in them thar hills!
April 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A local neighbor proudly shows off what his truffle snoot’n dog dug up in one of Beach Drive’s parks.
As I was on my routine dog walk (on leash w/ doo bags), a long time resident and park steward stopped me to show the latest treasure unearthed by his Golden Retriever. Apparently this isn’t the first truffle sniffed out of the woods. Rescued at 2 years old, the golden was rumored to have had truffle training before his previous owners had to give him up. Before writing this post, I was sworn to secrecy as to the exact location of the digs but guarantee to have MY dog in truffle school immediately!
Bon Appetite,
Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog
Field trip to Beach Drive
March 28, 2017 by Leave a Comment
You may have noticed the group of students and the school bus by Mee Kwa Mooks on Beach Drive. They are here to study the 43 mile long Seattle Fault line zone that has a portion running through Beach Drive to the Bainbridge Island.
We noticed the group walking by homes along the 4700 block and then heading north. One of the leaders of the group told us this is an annual trip that they typically do in the fall.
It’s reminding me that we really need to get our safety kit ready to be prepared for an earthquake or tsunami.
Power Outage in West Seattle
February 16, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Several homes along Beach Drive are impacted by a power outage. This Seattle City Light map shows the current outage in West Seattle.
According to West Seattle Blog, this outage is impacting over 4,800 homes and businesses.
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