West Seattle Blog... » West Seattle businessesWest Seattle news, information, and discussion, updated multiple times daily, 24/7/365The signs, they are a-changin: Sleepers finally swaps- August 29, 2008 A changing of the (sign) guard in The Junction this week: Six years after Also Furniture changed its name to Sleepers in Seattle, the Also signage came down, and Sleepers signage went up: The photos come from Sleepers in Seattle owner Meryl Alcabes, who notes that her company&8217;s been in The Junction for 17 years in ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=10087 Morgan Junction liquor store closing- August 26, 2008 Got first word of this late last night from Thomas, who spotted it on the Aaron&8217;s Bicycle Repair blog &8212; where the store proprietor wrote that the Morgan Junction liquor store next door (6527 California SW) is closing next month, and that Aaron&8217;s will be moving into the expanded space by early December. (Read the ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=10032 Whos behind new Snap Fitness in The Junction: Longtime WSBer- August 25, 2008 Meet Jim Flynn and M.J. Benavente of Gatewood. You might know Jim better as &8220;JumboJim,&8221; the handle he uses when commenting (or forum&8217;ing) on WSB. Our archives show his participation goes back at least a year and a quarter - to a time when only about 25% of the current readership was stopping by - ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9984 West Seattle cat tale: Moses has left the building- August 16, 2008 In the past day and a half, we&8217;ve received two notes alerting us to a major change in The Junction: Moses the cat is no longer in residence inside Next to Nature. Both notes expressed alarm and concern - is Moses OK So the ace WSB investigative team stopped by N-to-N this afternoon to find ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9781 Welcoming a new WSB sponsor: Alki Kids Place- August 14, 2008 This morning we welcome the newest WSB sponsor, Alki Kid&8217;s Place, which is getting ready for its first season offering after-school activities in West Seattle, and is already up and running with summer programs that started in late June. Director Cheryl Snyder says Alki Kid&8217;s Place is for children ages 4-14: &8220;We offer a safe, ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9735 West Seattle Thriftway may be trailblazer for beerwine tastings- August 14, 2008 This past winter, we reported twice on a bill in the State Legislature to allow beer and wine tastings in grocery stores &8212; first report here, second report here. The bill eventually passed, and tonight, the state has announced the first 15 grocery stores &8220;randomly selected&8221; to participate in a pilot version of the program ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9730 Welcoming a new WSB sponsor: Westside Dermatology- August 13, 2008 (Left to right: Westside Dermatology&8217;s Abbey Reyes, Dr. Kelli Arntzen, Amy Nelson PA-C, Stacey Lynema, and Jon Davis) This afternoon, the traditional WSB sponsor welcome goes out to Westside Dermatology, located in The Junction on 44th SW. When we welcome a sponsor, they get the chance to tell you about themselves, and here&8217;s what Westside Dermatology ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9713 Update: Grand-reopening day for locksmith hit by arson- August 11, 2008 We stopped in a while ago to check back with Michael Dein, who told WSB over the weekend (previous coverage here) that he would be reopening Puget Sound Key and Lock in Morgan Junction today, four and a half months after the as-yet-unsolved arson attack that gutted his shop - this photo was taken that ...http://westseattleblog.com/blog/?p=9694 |