Archive for September, 2008

Share your garden’s bounty with the White Center Food Bank

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in White Center Food Bank, White Center news | Comments Off on Share your garden’s bounty with the White Center Food Bank

Community Harvest of Southwest Seattle is inviting area gardeners to bring extra vegetables/fruit to the West Seattle Farmers' Market tomorrow for a fresh-food collection drive they're calling "Share the Bounty" ... Read more..

Last chance for Master Gardener help at White Center McLendon’s

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in Gardening | Comments Off on Last chance for Master Gardener help at White Center McLendon’s

Today's the last scheduled day of the year for the Master Gardener program to have its weekly clinic at McLendon's answering your questions ("what IS this weird plant I found?" ... Read more..

More video of White Center music: The Allegations at Full Tilt

Saturday, September 13th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Music, Video, White Center | Comments Off on More video of White Center music: The Allegations at Full Tilt

Click pic to play vid Hot music and cool treats - The Allegations rocked Full Tilt last night, and here's a sample. Read more..

Video: “Original jazz sextet” Reptet at Cafe Rozella

Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Music, Video | Comments Off on Video: “Original jazz sextet” Reptet at Cafe Rozella

Click pic to play video Ricardo shared a lively Reptet reminiscence earlier in the week (click here if you missed it) - as you can see by our video from tonight's ... Read more..

Seattle councilmember says a West Seattle jail site is one of the 2 “most likely”

Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Jail Sites, White Center Food Bank, White Center news | 12 Comments »

UPDATED FROM ORIGINAL FRIDAY MORNING VERSION: MagnoliaVoice.com covered a Magnolia meeting Thursday night regarding the proposed jail site in Interbay. That site's original report said that Burgess thought the Interbay ... Read more..

Notes from Cafe Rozella

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Businesses, Crime, Neighborhoods, People, White Center | 12 Comments »

A customer walks into Cafe Rozella and before I have chance to say anything he blurts out, "so, how many times have you been robbed?"  I stuttered, "What?"  He replied, ... Read more..

REPTET to Perform at Cafe Rozella – Friday at 7 p.m.

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Fun, Music, White Center | Comments Off on REPTET to Perform at Cafe Rozella – Friday at 7 p.m.

REPTET brings their award-winning and energetic jazz to Rozella. Friday September 12th at 7 p.m. Reptet is a sextet consisting of six multi-instrumentalists all of whom are members of the internationally acclaimed ... Read more..

Zapotec Women’s Weaving Collective Visits Seattle – Cafe Rozella

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Development, Sustainability | Comments Off on Zapotec Women’s Weaving Collective Visits Seattle – Cafe Rozella

La Vida Nueva – Zapotec women’s weaving collective visits Seattle Monday, September 29th 6pm – 9pm (9th House: for more info 206.323.4483 or bikewitch@yahoo.com ) Tuesday, September 30th 3pm – 9pm ... Read more..

16th SW proposal – got something to say about it?

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Transportation, White Center news | Comments Off on 16th SW proposal – got something to say about it?

The Puget Sound Regional Council is looking for your opinion on several transportation projects around the metro area that are slated to get millions of federal dollars - and one ... Read more..

Looking for Southgate Memories

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in White Center news | 2 Comments »

Ron Richardson is preparing a brief history of the historic Southgate Roller Rink.    He would like to include your memories, descriptions, thoughts about the place.   It was built ... Read more..

Coming to a school near you: Student info, online

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Online, Schools, Technology, White Center news | Comments Off on Coming to a school near you: Student info, online

From the Highline School District eHighlights blog: Three schools (none in White Center, though) are now using the district's new online info system eSIS - and by next school year, ... Read more..

White Center Energy Festival Sept 27th

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Volunteering, White Center, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center Energy Festival Sept 27th

This is taken directly from the website Moontown Foundation http://moontownfoundation.org White Center Energy Festival & Prosperity Project Date: September 27, 2008 Time: 8am to 6pm Location: White Center Heights Elementary School On Saturday, September ... Read more..

Tonight, Live music at FULL TILT

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Arts, Fun, Music, White Center | Comments Off on Tonight, Live music at FULL TILT

Yeah, we don't normally do midweek shows but this one is going to be amazing. Fatigo from Phoenix is a Latin/Americana freakout. Oh Man is the local support on this ... Read more..

“Preschool closing sale” in White Center this weekend

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 Posted in Schools | Comments Off on “Preschool closing sale” in White Center this weekend

Not your usual yard sale. Spotted on CL - "preschool closing sale," Saturday and Sunday. Here's the ad; here's a map to the sale location. Read more..

North Highline FD meeting, report #2: Annexation, and more

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in Annexation, North Highline Fire District, White Center news | 39 Comments »

As we reported here earlier, the prospect of a potential community fireworks ban came up at this morning's meeting of the North Highline Fire District's commissioners. Now, as the legendary ... Read more..

North Highline Fire Commissioners discuss backing fireworks ban

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in North Highline Fire District, White Center news | 2 Comments »

White Center Now covered this morning's Read more..

Update: White Center restaurant reopened after closure because of water woes

Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in Food, Health, White Center news | Comments Off on Update: White Center restaurant reopened after closure because of water woes

From the county's Food Establishment Closures list: *Pho Thu Thuy* restaurant located at 9627 15th Ave SW ... was closed by a Public Health food inspector on Sept. 8, 2008, 2:00 ... Read more..

At White Center Library: Learn how to fight for your rights

Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in White Center news | Comments Off on At White Center Library: Learn how to fight for your rights

This Friday afternoon at White Center Library, you've got the chance to find out more about the anti-discrimination laws designed to protect you, in a free forum sponsored by the ... Read more..

11th District Senator: Final primary results

Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Politics, White Center news | Comments Off on 11th District Senator: Final primary results

Results from the August 19th primary are official as of the last count and certification this past week. The State Senate race in the 11th District, which includes part of ... Read more..

The Night of the Reptet

Saturday, September 6th, 2008 Posted in White Center news | 4 Comments »

The following events are as I recall them.  Witnesses and participants are welcome to elaborate or correct my recollections. Reptet, is a local jazz group, scheduled to perform at Cafe Rozella ... Read more..