Well…if you are a West Seattle Blog subscriber, you all ready know that there is a police stand off at 4600 block of SW Brandon (possibly a bank robber). Stay safe.
Elliot Bay Water Taxi vs Bus
May 9, 2007 by 1 Comment
The High Point Blog has a new post about taking the Elliot Bay Water Taxi vs. the Metro bus to reach downtown. It’s a fun read and the pictures are fabulous! Click here to read more…
Plants for Pets–Happening NOW
May 6, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Thanks again to West Seattle Blog for always having the scoop. Since this is a charity event to raise funds for pets…I think it’s worth repeating here. Until 5 p.m. today, Furry Faces Foundation animal-rescue group is selling hanging plant baskets in the courtyard next to Hotwire, located at 4410 California Avenue SW.
Just in time for Mother’s Day!fornia SW
BDB How To’s
May 2, 2007 by 1 Comment
We just added on the lower left corner of this blog, a "How To" feature. These links provide information on "how to create a post (write an article) for Beach Drive Blog as well as ideas on what to write…just an over all "how to" make the most of this blog.
More to follow!
New Blog from High Point
May 1, 2007 by 1 Comment
Here is a newer blog that is also very neighborhood oriented, much like BDB. Howdy High Point Neighbor…welcome to West Seattle.
Check out this site. It covers a lot of what’s going on in the newly re-developed community of High Point.
WS Blog now offering subscriptions
April 25, 2007 by Leave a Comment
The West Seattle Blog constantly provides the latest of what’s going on throughout the West Seattle region. They are the mysterious super sleuths always getting the scoop.
Today they featured this post on a potential scam targeting West Seattle residents.
They recently offered subscription service, just send them an email and you will be updated whenever something new is posted. This is similar to how Beach Drive Blog’s subscription service works (except, you need to enter your email address in the upper right corner of this site).
Don’t miss a beat–subscribe to both sites!
Beach Drive Blog’s 100th Post
April 10, 2007 by 1 Comment
Can you believe it? This is the 100th Post on Beach Drive Blog!
What a perfect time to reflect on BDB favorites:
Of course I’ll always be sentimental about the very first post for Beach Drive Blog from January 25, 2007.
We currently have 23 subscribers and receive well over 100 views from readers a day (this blog is not submitted to search engines…it’s neighbors telling neighbors)! We’ve been viewed almost 4000 times. And we have other big time Seattle blogs giving us nods. Not too shabby for a blog created for a neighborhood along a street!
The Neighborhood Directory could use some more participation…this is elective and is private (you need to contact me for the login/password) to protect you from spammers and such.
We have helped in reuniting a couple pets with their owners. And we are posting various community messages that are provided to us.
I am most excited that we now have more neighbors coming on to participate in contributing articles and new posts to Beach Drive Blog. More and more readers are adding their valuable comments to posts which provides a great dimension to the blog.
Just today, an event calendar was added to the left side of the page. I’m still tinkering around with it…and my goal is to have the community events mentioned on this blog included in that event calendar.
Thank you for your positive feed back and support. It will be fun to watch how Beach Drive Blog continues to develop…we’re still pretty young! I have really enjoyed BDB and meeting more of my neighbors.
What would you like to see with our neighborhood blog?
Alki Views from Above
April 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment
While reading local blogs this evening, I came across one with interesting aerial shots of Alki. The post also had links to older views along Beach Drive. Can you find your house?
A Weekend Drive Without Leaving Home
April 7, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Looking for something to do? Here are some other Seattle neighborhood blogs you can visit without leaving your home.
What other area neighborhood blogs have you visited?
You can also check out 43 other places. Drive safe and have fun!
You Otter Write for Beach Drive Blog
April 5, 2007 by Leave a Comment
On my morning walk with Cat Woman, we saw an otter on a rock at Emma Schmitz 
Park. So please pardon my Otter pun. She asked me an excellent question, which I’m sure other BDB readers would like to have answered: How do you write a post for Beach Drive Blog?
Last month Bob provided tips on writing a blog…he forgot to mention how to process of posting of blog works.
This is how it works (you can click on the photos to get a larger image):
1.) Send me an email letting me know that you’re interested in writing for Beach Drive Blog.
2.) You will receive an email from Typepad with the subject line stating Rhonda Porter has invited you to join Beach Drive Blog. Once you open your email, it will look something like this (you would be “Ima Writer”). 
3.) Click accept or decline this inviation (underlined in blue). You will be prompted to the next screen where you will be forced to make a decision: accept or decline.
5.) You will then be forwarded to a page where you can begin your first post! Or, you can always visit www.typepad.com and use your login name and password to enter a post at a later date.
4.) If you all ready have a Typepad account, sign in! If not, you can register for free. You will create your Member Name, Password, email address and birthday. At the bottom of the page, you will need to check the box saying you agree with the Typepad Terms.
Composing your first post.
Hey…you got this far…
this is the super easy part….
In the title section, you enter the title to your post (what you would like to name your article). Next, in the light blue post body section, write your post. Remember, Bob gave you tips just a few weeks ago and how to write a post (just like writing an email to a friend). In the green section (it’s not showing on this photo, sorry), under the posting status, you can click preview (shows your work in progress) or save. I really recommend saving as you go along. You can always make changes after you save.
As an Official Contributing Author to Beach Drive Blog, you can email me photos if you wish to have them included in a post.
Your post will show up listed along with the other post on the admin. (me) side. I will publish it as soon as I have a chance to. (I try to publish posts as soon as possible).
You may want to send me an email to notify me of your new post! We’re approaching 100 post on Beach Drive Blog so there’s quite a few to go through.
I’m really looking forward to more participation. My only prerequisite is that you are a Beach Drive Neighbor (living on Beach Drive or one of the side streets). You can see how fun it was to read Natalie’s first contribution to Beach Drive Blog and the more authors we have, the more interesting this blog will be. Please contact me with any questions.
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