Shared by Alki photographer David Hutchinson, who says, “My wife and I came across this Common Loon in Elliott Bay while walking near Salty’s this evening.” (The bird may be deemed “common” by name, but its beauty is anything but!) »
(August 2010 photo by Guy Smith) Another chapter to share in the ongoing saga of Alki’s Joy D. Smith Wildlife Raft, first launched in 2008, first mentioned here when we heard from Joy’s husband Guy Smith in 2009, and the subject of some memorable stori... »
(First two photos by WSB’s Patrick Sand) New train service to Salty’s? No – just looks that way. You don’t often see locomotives this far west – but one is helping resolve a situation just past the end of the tracks along Harbor Avenue this afternoon. ... »
Another orca-sighting alert (via Elissa, on the WSB Facebook wall) sent us down to Beach Drive to take a look – but this was the only black-and-white-marked wildlife group we spotted – the beautiful brant who come here to eat eelgrass. (Here’s what Alk... »
Coastal Surf Boutique on Alki Beach in West Seattle is teaming up with Tom's Shoes for a very special event to help put shoes on the feet of children around the world who need them.On Tuesday, April... »
For your Saturday-morning morbid reading, here are the latest restaurants and bars in Seattle to go belly-up, along with our best information as to why. Look at what the Alki Crab and Fish Co. is going to be reincarnated as! And in the undead category,... »
Cycle University has just announced the opening date for its new location at 3418 Harbor Avenue, where it’s moving because Highline Medical is taking over its Triangle spot (as reported here last August). They expect to open the new, bigger location on... »
