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.

Filed Under: Lost and Found, Pets

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.
 

Filed Under: Puget Sound, Safety Tagged With: ,

Emma Schmitz Memorial seawall construction Fall 2018

August 11, 2017 by 1 Comment

The Seattle City Council finally put the OK stamp for construction to begin on the Emma Schmitz seawall project. If it holds, construction is due to begin around storm season, I mean Fall of 2018. Seattle Parks and the Seattle Division of the Army Corp of Engineers have been tossing plans around since 2013. BDB posted extensively about the needed repairs for years as the wall has wasted away.

King 5 is filming a live report tonight announcing the final approval of construction.

Update: Here is King 5’s coverage.

Scupper, reporting for Beach Drive Blog

 

Filed Under: Breaking News, Bulkheads

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.

Filed Under: Boats, Puget Sound

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

KOMO news

 

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.

Filed Under: Breaking News, Puget Sound

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.

Filed Under: Crime

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. 

Filed Under: Lost and Found, Pets

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.

Filed Under: Music, Parks

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.

Filed Under: Parks, Puget Sound

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.

Filed Under: Uncategorized
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