All about the West Seattle neighborhood around Beach Drive
I stumbled across The Definative Good and Bad Restaurant Reviews. This blogger specializes in reviewing Seattle area restaurants.
Here are a few West Seattle reviews from his blog.
Cactus (4.5 out of 5 stars)
Christos (4 out of 5 stars) for breakfast
Coyotes on Alki (3 out of 5 stars)…okay…it was their grand opening weekend.
What are your favorite Alki restaurants?
This evening, I saw this bird on the shore along Mee Kwa Mooks Park…I’m not sure if it’s an Eagle. What do you think?
I love gardening and in our neighborhood, we have some beautiful yards. In fact, this time last year, one of our own received recognition for their incredible paradise. This past winter was especially harsh on my potted plants…and…well, anything living. What I find so fascinating about this time of year is watching what comes back to life after a winter death. I was just getting ready to rip out everything in the planters by our front door, when I noticed some green starts on whats left of the fuchsia! The rosemary has been a real trouper as well.
I do have many pots I’m going to have to replace all the salt water and freezing weather this past winter.
What plants have you found to thrive well in this environment? Your comments or a post on this topic would be very timely.
Amazing but true. Beach Drive Blog is one month old today! That’s a life time in the blogosphere.
Our first post was on January 25, 2007…Welcome to Beach Drive Blog.
I’m not planning on announcing every month-versary. It’s just the first month is kind of special.
I would like to put a "shout out" for any Beach Drive neighbor who would like to be a fellow author on this blog. I have sent invites to a few who have indicated they would like to write for BDB…and they do have some very interesting ideas. I’m just waiting to see them (hint hint). Contact me if you’re game!
Thanks again for subscribing to Beach Drive Blog, for visiting the site and for sharing BDB with your neighbors. This has been a lot of fun. Happy Day.
PS: To celebrate…I added a new banner on the top of this web page…whaddaya think?
Can’t decide where you want to have lunch or dinner? Click this link, enter your zip code and if you’re hankering for breakfast, lunch or dinner…then give the "Wheel of Food" a spin. It’s a crack up…okay….so I’m easily amused!
Are bridge tolls on the West Seattle Bridge included as a funding resource? Will viaduct construction impede our access to medical facilities on First Hill? Bring your questions and your neighbors!
Tuesday, February 27th, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
West Seattle High School
Panelists will include:
Jan Drago, Chair of Transportation committee, Seattle City Council
Dave Gering, Manufacturing Industrial Council
Grace Cunican, Director, Seattle Department of Transportation
Moderated by CR Douglas, Seattle Channel
Sponsored by the West Seattle Chamber of Commerce
and the West Seattle Herald/White Center News
This information compliments of the Alki Beach Community Council email that I received tonight.
Check out what the West Seattle Herald reported today on the height restriction changes in our neighborhood. "Beach Drive has multifamily zoning from Alki Point to Me Kwa Mooks Park."
Fine! Today the Seattle Times reports:
"Retired Olympia artist Alex Young, a former state Department of Transportation (DOT) architect, has created a new ferry poster — one that depicts the state ferry Klahowya at Washington State Ferries’ Southworth terminal.
The artist will be on board the ferry Tillikum on the Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth route on Friday for an artist reception and poster signing. He’ll sign posters, at a discounted $15 cost, on the 3:05, 4:20 and 6 p.m. sailings from the Fauntleroy terminal in West Seattle. Posters from some previous years also will be available."
Not Beach Drive…but in the ‘hood. Just thought I’d let you know. To read the entire article, click here.
Did you know that if your home was built prior to 1930, there may be a photo of it in the State Achieves that you can obtain? 
It takes a couple weeks to receive the photo and for a few cents extra, you can order the records that they have available from that time (in our case, it wasn’t much to write home about). The photo is from 1937, our home was built in 1928.
To order a photo of your home from the Puget Sound Achieves, click here to send an email. You will need to provide:
You can order anything from a 5×7 for $17.00 to a 16×20 for $55.00. They will let you know what is available.
I don’t go to The Charlestown very often…I’m not sure why. Now that it may be closing…I’m tempted to go there (kind of like driving dow the viaduct). I do know it’s been a gathering spot in West Seattle for ions. To read more…click here.
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