Archive for July, 2012

Open-mike event returns to White Center on July 27th

Monday, July 16th, 2012 Posted in Fun, White Center news | Comments Off on Open-mike event returns to White Center on July 27th

Fun event ahead - for participants as well as spectators! Here's the official announcement: On July 27, we will be hosting the 2nd annual Cultivate's White Center Outdoor Open Mic. The open ... Read more..

White Center Garden Tour 2012: One stop along the way

Sunday, July 15th, 2012 Posted in Gardening, White Center Jubilee Days, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center Garden Tour 2012: One stop along the way

(Photos by Nick Adams for WCN) This year's White Center Garden Tour is a wrap! Coordinator Vera Johnson of Village Green Perennial Nursery (one of the tour stops) says today's tour ... Read more..

Today: White Center Garden Tour, part of Jubilee Days!

Sunday, July 15th, 2012 Posted in Gardening, White Center Jubilee Days, White Center news | Comments Off on Today: White Center Garden Tour, part of Jubilee Days!

The Village Green Perennial Nursery-organized White Center Garden Tour is today - 10 am-4 pm, free! The map, first linked here July 5th, includes locations in south West Seattle as ... Read more..

White Center KeyBank robbery-suspect search

Friday, July 13th, 2012 Posted in Crime, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center KeyBank robbery-suspect search

We first heard about this because a helicopter was called in to search - and that instantly alerts thousands of people. So, thanks for the tips. Sgt. Kathleen Larson with ... Read more..

Big (briefly) response to crash on White Center/West Seattle line

Friday, July 13th, 2012 Posted in White Center news | Comments Off on Big (briefly) response to crash on White Center/West Seattle line

(Photo by Christopher Boffoli) Traffic is getting back to normal at 17th/Roxbury, after a crash that briefly drew a large response. Turns out the two-vehicle crash was not as serious as ... Read more..

Burien annexation? Info session tonight, and 3 more dates set

Thursday, July 12th, 2012 Posted in Annexation, Burien, White Center news | 4 Comments »

Tonight at 6 pm at Dubsea Coffee in Greenbridge (9910 8th SW), it's your next chance to find out about annexation, with four months to go till the November vote. ... Read more..

1st-ever summertime lunch meeting for White Center Chamber of Commerce

Thursday, July 12th, 2012 Posted in White Center Chamber of Commerce, White Center news | 1 Comment »

Aileen Sison shares the announcement: At last! Summer's here! W.C. Chamber of Commerce proudly invites you to attend our first-ever summer luncheon on Tuesday, July 17th, noon-1:30 pm, at Mac's Triangle ... Read more..

Thursday night Music in the Plaza at Greenbridge!

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012 Posted in Fun, Greenbridge, White Center news | 1 Comment »

Just in from Neighborhood House: Thursday July 12th, from 4-7pm. At the Greenbridge Plaza 8th Ave SW and 99th Ave SW Food, fun, live music, cultural dances, prizes! Everyone is ... Read more..

White Center Food Bank needs you! Upcoming volunteer opportunities

Monday, July 9th, 2012 Posted in White Center Food Bank, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center Food Bank needs you! Upcoming volunteer opportunities

From Audrey at White Center Food Bank: White Center Food Bank has the following opportunities for volunteers this summer. Come help provide food to hungry families: Tuesday, July 24 ... Read more..

White Center weekend scene: Accidental geyser near Zippy’s

Sunday, July 8th, 2012 Posted in Utilities, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center weekend scene: Accidental geyser near Zippy’s

A text alerted us to an unexpected geyser in the Zippy's Giant Burgers parking lot along 14th SW this afternoon ... the folks we talked to there said some sort ... Read more..

Jubilee Days: Golfers hit the green, in the sun, today

Saturday, July 7th, 2012 Posted in Sports, White Center Jubilee Days, White Center news | Comments Off on Jubilee Days: Golfers hit the green, in the sun, today

Next White Center Jubilee Days event is today - though it's happening a bit south of town. Glen Acres Country Club and Golf Course is the scene of the Jubilee ... Read more..

Update: King County sergeant out of the hospital after Top Hat crash

Friday, July 6th, 2012 Posted in King County Sheriff's Office, Top Hat, White Center news | 4 Comments »

(Photos by WCN editor Tracy Record) FIRST REPORT, 4:50 AM: 1st Avenue South is closed at 112th in Top Hat (map) as King County Sheriff's Office investigators work to sort out ... Read more..

White Center Garden Tour: The map is out!

Thursday, July 5th, 2012 Posted in Gardening, White Center Jubilee Days, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center Garden Tour: The map is out!

Village Green Perennial Nursery, sponsor of this year's White Center Garden Tour, sends word that the map is available! The tour is part of White Center Jubilee Days; it's free, ... Read more..

Need a jolt before the boom? Caffe Delia open today

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012 Posted in Beverages, Holidays, White Center news | 2 Comments »

Some of your downtown White Center favorites are taking a break this holiday - like Full Tilt Ice Cream and Proletariat Pizza - but Caffe Delia, which operates inside the ... Read more..

Reminder: North Highline Unincorporated Area Council’s NOT meeting

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2012 Posted in North Highline UAC, White Center news | Comments Off on Reminder: North Highline Unincorporated Area Council’s NOT meeting

A reminder from North Highline Unincorporated Area Council president Barbara Dobkin - NHUAC is *not* meeting this month, so if you show up at the fire station on Thursday night, ... Read more..

White Center scene: Rainbow Girls’ fireworks stand

Monday, July 2nd, 2012 Posted in Holidays, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center scene: Rainbow Girls’ fireworks stand

If this turns out to be the last 4th of July for fireworks sales in White Center - since fireworks are banned in Burien - the local International Order of ... Read more..

Truck takes a dive in Shorewood; possible hit-and-run

Sunday, July 1st, 2012 Posted in King County Sheriff's Office, Shorewood, White Center news | Comments Off on Truck takes a dive in Shorewood; possible hit-and-run

Thanks to the person who texted our 24-hour number (206-293-6302) to report this - a truck that went through a fence and partway down an embankment kitty-corner from the Shorewood ... Read more..