Archive for May, 2022

YOU CAN HELP! Volunteer Saturday at White Center Heights Park

Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 Posted in How to Help, Parks, White Center news | Comments Off on YOU CAN HELP! Volunteer Saturday at White Center Heights Park

From Lina Rose at King County Parks - a chance to do a good deed while having a good time this Saturday (June 4th): Our program lead community members in high ... Read more..

Newly confirmed King County Sheriff to talk with North Highline Unincorporated Area Council at June meeting

Monday, May 30th, 2022 Posted in North Highline UAC, White Center news | Comments Off on Newly confirmed King County Sheriff to talk with North Highline Unincorporated Area Council at June meeting

(WCN photo, May 3rd) Three weeks after she was in White Center being introduced as King County Executive Dow Constantine's choice for sheriff, Patti Cole-Tindall was confirmed by the County Council. ... Read more..

White Center Ponds makeover ahead. First – questions for you

Sunday, May 29th, 2022 Posted in Environment, King County, White Center news | 4 Comments »

From King County Parks: King County is looking for public comments on plans to redesign the White Center Ponds between SW 100th Street and SW Roxbury Street and 11th and ... Read more..

VIDEO: Holy Family Bilingual Catholic School students protest gun violence

Saturday, May 28th, 2022 Posted in Schools, White Center news | 1 Comment »

(Also published on partner site West Seattle Blog) Students across the country demonstrated Thursday and Friday to plead for an end to gun violence, days after the massacre in Uvalde, Texas. ... Read more..

ELECTION 2022: 34th District State House contenders debate tonight

Thursday, May 26th, 2022 Posted in Politics, White Center news | Comments Off on ELECTION 2022: 34th District State House contenders debate tonight

The fields are set for the August primary. The marquee local race in our area this time around will be for 34th District State House Position 1, from which Rep. ... Read more..

UPDATE: Crashes in White Center after King County Sheriff’s Office pursuit

Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 Posted in Crime, King County Sheriff's Office, White Center news | 6 Comments »

8:28 PM: This is just developing now along 16th SW in White Center - according to emergency-radio traffic, King County Sheriff's Deputies were pursuing a vehicle (we don't yet know ... Read more..

FOLLOWUP: New location for the Lumber Yard Bar close to opening

Monday, May 23rd, 2022 Posted in Beverages, Businesses, White Center news | 1 Comment »

You have probably noticed the sign is now up at the new location of the Lumber Yard Bar in downtown White Center, almost 11 months after the fire across the ... Read more..

VIDEO: King County Executive comes to White Center to announce land-conservation ballot measure

Thursday, May 19th, 2022 Posted in Election, Environment, King County, White Center news | 1 Comment »

(Also published on partner site West Seattle Blog) (WSB/WCN photo) $1.81 a month to raise more money to save the "last, best" green spaces from disappearing. That's what King County Executive Dow Constantine ... Read more..

WHITE CENTER PRIDE 2022: More info about this year’s celebration

Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 Posted in Fun, People, White Center news | 1 Comment »

(WCN photo, 2021) The street festival noted here earlier this week isn't all that will comprise this year's White Center Pride celebration. Here's the full announcement received today from organizers: Coming in ... Read more..

It’s your money – help decide how it’s spent!

Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 Posted in King County, White Center news | Comments Off on It’s your money – help decide how it’s spent!

Time for the next step in participatory budgeting! Here's the announcement: King County is holding a pair of meetings on the dozens of project ideas it received via its Participatory Budgeting ... Read more..

Full Tilt Ice Cream announces flavor for fight to save reproductive rights

Monday, May 16th, 2022 Posted in Full Tilt Ice Cream, White Center news | Comments Off on Full Tilt Ice Cream announces flavor for fight to save reproductive rights

From White Center-founded Full Tilt Ice Cream: Full Tilt Ice Cream today announced Stout Your Abortion, a new flavor to support SYA. shoutyourabortion.com. Stout Your Abortion is a stout ice ... Read more..

White Center Pride Block Party less than 4 weeks away!

Sunday, May 15th, 2022 Posted in Fun, White Center news | Comments Off on White Center Pride Block Party less than 4 weeks away!

Is your calendar set for this? View this post on Instagram A ... Read more..

SATURDAY: 300 garage/yard/alley/block sales ‘next door’

Friday, May 13th, 2022 Posted in West Seattle, White Center news | Comments Off on SATURDAY: 300 garage/yard/alley/block sales ‘next door’

Been a little quiet over here as we work on the biggest project of the year over on partner site West Seattle Blog - we are the coordinators of the ... Read more..

What you might not know about the cannabis business, and how it’s regulated, @ North Highline Unincorporated Area Council’s May meeting

Thursday, May 5th, 2022 Posted in North Highline UAC, White Center news | 2 Comments »

By Tracy Record White Center Now editor The cannabis business and how it's regulated comprised the spotlight topic at tonight's May meeting of the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council. Here's what happened: STATE ... Read more..

UPDATE: Power outage in White Center, South Park, West Seattle

Thursday, May 5th, 2022 Posted in South Park, Utilities, West Seattle, White Center news | Comments Off on UPDATE: Power outage in White Center, South Park, West Seattle

1:04 PM: Big power outage affecting parts of White Center as well as South Park and West Seattle - more than 14,000 customers, according to Seattle City Light. Under investigation ... Read more..

VIDEO: Interim Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall nominated for permanent job

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 Posted in King County Sheriff's Office, White Center news | 1 Comment »

11:22 AM: In the parking lot at Steve Cox Memorial Park this past hour, both King County Executive Dow Constantine and his newly announced nominee for Sheriff, Patti Cole-Tindall, paid ... Read more..

New King County Sheriff to be announced Tuesday in White Center

Monday, May 2nd, 2022 Posted in King County Sheriff's Office, White Center news | Comments Off on New King County Sheriff to be announced Tuesday in White Center

King County Executive Dow Constantine says he's made his decision on who he'd like to hire as the next sheriff, and will introduce his nominee to the media tomorrow morning ... Read more..