Archive for July, 2024

King County Sheriff’s Office announces changes to pursuit policy

Wednesday, July 31st, 2024 Posted in King County Sheriff's Office, White Center news | Comments Off on King County Sheriff’s Office announces changes to pursuit policy

Though the state restrictions on police pursuits in 2021 didn't change the number of pursuits in which the King County Sheriff's Office engaged, it did have a dramatic effect on ... Read more..

SALE! The White Center Library Guild hopes to see you Friday and Saturday

Tuesday, July 30th, 2024 Posted in How to Help, Libraries, White Center Library, White Center news | Comments Off on SALE! The White Center Library Guild hopes to see you Friday and Saturday

It's an important fundraiser for the White Center Library Guild's support of library programs - visit them this Friday and Saturday, 11 am-3 pm: Read more..

VIDEO: What’s next for 16th SW street-safety plan, and how to speak up before decision’s made

Monday, July 29th, 2024 Posted in King County, Safety, Transportation, White Center news | 4 Comments »

By Tracy Record White Center Now editor King County Road Services expects to finalize a plan for the 16th Avenue SW street-safety project by the end of August. That's what county reps ... Read more..

WEEKEND NOTE: Pop-up market today at Future Primitive

Sunday, July 28th, 2024 Posted in Businesses, White Center news | Comments Off on WEEKEND NOTE: Pop-up market today at Future Primitive

Allison at Cascadia Wicks tells us her candle-making business is among the vendors at a pop-up market happening right now in White Center. It's at Future Primitive (9832 14th SW) ... Read more..

SATURDAY: Rat City Bazaar

Thursday, July 25th, 2024 Posted in Fun, White Center news | Comments Off on SATURDAY: Rat City Bazaar

Summer weekend shopping time! Organizers asked us to share the plan for the monthly Rat City Bazaar, "showcasing a rotating group of local vendors offering everything from handmade jewelry and ... Read more..

FOLLOWUP: Community meeting Wednesday for 16th SW rechannelization plan

Monday, July 22nd, 2024 Posted in Safety, Transportation, White Center news | Comments Off on FOLLOWUP: Community meeting Wednesday for 16th SW rechannelization plan

Two years after first word of a major rechannelization plan for part of 16th SW surfaced in a presentation to the North Highline Unincorporated Area Council, it's still moving ahead, ... Read more..

PHOTOS: White Center Low-Rider Block Party, expanded for 2024

Saturday, July 20th, 2024 Posted in Fun, White Center news | Comments Off on PHOTOS: White Center Low-Rider Block Party, expanded for 2024

From its beginnings on a stub of 17th north of the city-limit line, the White Center Low Rider Block Party has grown in a big way this year, moving to ... Read more..

VIDEO: Briefly big brush fire in White Center

Saturday, July 20th, 2024 Posted in Fire, White Center news | Comments Off on VIDEO: Briefly big brush fire in White Center

Thanks to Jon for sharing the video of what he saw in White Center near 14th/98th after 11:30 Friday night. The fire briefly burned big and bright, but was extinguished ... Read more..

New location, new date for Low Rider Block Party

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024 Posted in Arts, Fun, White Center news | 2 Comments »

(WCN/WSB photo, August 2023) Since its inception, the Low Rider Block Party presented every summer since 2021 by Nepantla Cultural Arts Gallery has been near the gallery in South Delridge, and ... Read more..

Greenbridge Health Fair next Wednesday

Friday, July 12th, 2024 Posted in Greenbridge, Health, White Center news | Comments Off on Greenbridge Health Fair next Wednesday

Just out of the WCN inbox: Read more..

HEALTH: Breast-cancer screening July 24 at St. Anne Hospital in Burien

Monday, July 8th, 2024 Posted in Health, White Center news | Comments Off on HEALTH: Breast-cancer screening July 24 at St. Anne Hospital in Burien

The sponsors of this are hoping to get the word out far and wide about this screening event for uninsured or underserved women: Read more..

FOLLOWUP: Revolution Laundry to open Monday, ‘game-changer for the neighborhood’

Friday, July 5th, 2024 Posted in Businesses, White Center news | Comments Off on FOLLOWUP: Revolution Laundry to open Monday, ‘game-changer for the neighborhood’

Two years ago, when Corry's Dry Cleaning/Fuzzy Wuzzy Rug Cleaning took over the former Northmart building in downtown White Center, they told us the plan was for an "expanded cleaning ... Read more..

New leader for King County Department of Local Services: Leon Richardson

Monday, July 1st, 2024 Posted in King County, White Center news | Comments Off on New leader for King County Department of Local Services: Leon Richardson

A new director for the King County department that most directly impacts communities such as White Center, the Department of Local Services, has just been announced: Leon Richardson has been appointed ... Read more..