All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
Seattle Night Out takes place this Tuesday, August 4th. This is a great opportunity for neighbors to get together to help build community and prevent crime.
If your block doesn’t have an official Seattle Night Out event planned, it’s not too late to plan something. You don’t have to have your event registered with SPD.
Even if you’re just reaching out to immediate neighbors for a pot luck dinner, snacks or share a refreshing beverage or two.
Have fun, Neighbors!
UPDATE July 31, 2015: The heat advisory has been extended through 8:00 pm Sunday, August 2, 2015!
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory through 9:00 pm Saturday night.
They recommend:
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS…IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE…RESCHEDULE
STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING IF POSSIBLE.
KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.
WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER.
THE INTERIOR OF AUTOMOBILES CAN BECOME VERY HOT
CREATING A DANGER IF CHILDREN OR PETS ARE LEFT UNATTENDED.
CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S. NORTH WIND TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S TO LOWER 90S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
PS: The forecast for Seattle Night Out on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 is sunny in the upper 70’s…how refreshing!
Brown/grey tabby, goes by the name of Swirl. She looks small here, but she’s a medium to large size cat. She has been missing since Monday 7/6. We live right by la rustica off of Beach Drive, up in the hillside. She doesn’t have a tag or chip and is a bit feisty! But a super sweet kitty. Please contact Britnie and Troy if you find her! Her brother is very lonely without her!!
206 604 4880 or
206 713 2677 (this phone has voicemail)
Brofarrell@yahoo.com
These folks just flew past my deck.
Looks like fun!
You can stop by Beach Drive and Jacobson today through Sunday to buy some art…if you do, be sure to tell them that Beach Drive Blog told you! 😉
The Seattle Police Department has released their newsletter with very helpful tips on how to stay safe during this hot weather and how to report graffiti.
It also includes a reminder that Seattle Night Out is on Tuesday, August 4, 2015. If you’re neighborhood is hosting a Seattle Night Out party, you’re encouraged to register it with the SPD here.
Someone on a walk along Beach Drive today lost her key with a crab on it. If you find it, please comment below and we’ll connect you.
The Seattle City Council created an ordinance that requires all rental properties be registered with the city of Seattle. This rolled out a few years ago and, if you’re like me, you may recall hearing about it and assumed it was for folks who had multiple rental properties and did not apply to those who just have one rental or a mother-in-law apartment they’re renting out…WRONG!
The Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance (aka RRIO) requires all rental properties, including attached dwelling units (aka mother-in-law apartments) to be registered with the City of Seattle.
The deadlines to register your Seattle rental home depends on the zip code the property is located in. Beach Drive rentals with a zip code of 98116 have until September 30, 2015 to register their rentals. Rental properties with a zip code of 98136 have until June 30, 2016 to register.
The cost to register a 1-unit rental is $175. The penalties to not register your rental home are a steep $150 per day for the first 10 days, climbing to $500 per day after that.
The city will also require that your rental be inspected by either a City inspector or one that you hire (who has been approved by the City).
I recently wrote about this on my other blog and I’ve been surprised at how many Seattle landlords are not aware of this ordinance.
So if you have a rental unit in the City of Seattle, you need to learn more about RRIO. For more information or to register your property, click here.
Our intrepid reporter, Scupper, Captain of S/V Pointless, is currently on trail of the Polar Pioneer.
Shell’s controversial oil rig is en route to Terminal 5 in West Seattle.
Stay tuned for more pictures from Captain Scupper as I will continue to update this post with photos as I receive them.
UPDATE 2:28 PM: You can barely see West Seattle in the background as the Polar Pioneer makes her way closer to Terminal 5.
Captain Scupper says, “There goes the neighborhood.”
UPDATE 2:39 PM:
Captain Scupper of S/V Pointless has just sent in this picture of the Polar Pioneer with Seattle in the distance.
Along with this close up photo taken of the oil rig from the deck of Pointless.
Captain Scupper does not see any kayakers from Portland…yet…
UPDATE 2:47 PM:
Captain Scupper has just sent a bunch more photos… they are all starting to look the same to me. Here’s a nice one of the Polar Pioneer posing in front of the Seattle skyline.
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UPDATE 3:05 PM:
Captain Scupper thinks he heard over the VHF that the Polar Pioneer is going to start drilling at this spot in Elliott Bay!
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