Alki
Firefighters, both on and off-duty, were able to get a heartbeat before taking cardiac arrest victim to Harborview
By David Rosen and Ty Swenson
Update 2 for July 26, 9:19 pm: When the 65-year-old man collapsed in front of Salty's on Alki several off-duty firefighters celebrating a Seattle Fire Department Chief's retirement at the restaurant rushed outside to aid the man in cardiac arrest, according to Kyle Moore with the SFD.
Moore continued, "several off-duty firefighters jumped in and immediately began performing CPR. When the first engine arrived, the man did not have a heartbeat. But due to the work of the off-duty firefighters, the man’s heartbeat came back and he was transported to Harborview Medical Center."
Update for July 26, 12:12 pm: Kyle Moore with the Seattle Fire Department was able to provide a few more details. Moore said the unconscious 65-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center after receiving CPR for a cardiac event. The man's name was not released so the Herald is unable to check his condition at this time.
Original post: According to witnesses, a man was found unconscious face down in the grass outside of Salty’s on Alki on July 25 shortly after 9:50 pm.
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David Rosen
Local film company Bus No. 8 to shoot project in sections
The Alki Homestead, now in the process of review on the path to full restoration/reconstruction will be the subject of a series of short documentary films by Seattle film makers Bus No. 8.
Since the restoration process has to gain approval from the Architectural Review Committee of the Landmarks Preservation Board the project began last week with interviews with architects Mark Haizlip and Greg Squires of Alloy Design Group and Homestead owner Tom Lin.
"Because this project is going to go on for a long time, what we're planning to do is just do short videos along the way," said Bus No. 8 film maker Robert Lawson. "Each milestone along the way we will be here documenting it and release those short videos as we go." The videos will be posted on Vimeo.com.
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Patrick Robinson
Booths, bands and fun get Summer an early start
The Alki Summer Streets and Car Free Day really began with crack of the starter's pistol at 9:30 am for the annual West Seattle 5k where an estimated 1400 runners and walkers shook off the winter cobwebs and filled Alki Avenue.
After the race the booths began to sprout along the Avenue with vendors and others providing information, entertainment, and lots of opportunities for fun.
The music began at 12 Noon and continued through the afternoon.
Event organizer Sandy Payne, now Secretary for the Alki Community Council, primary sponsors for the event said," It's been a huge challenge. It was late notice and we were originally going to do something in July and SDOT asked us to be a part of this event so we moved up our plans 2 months. We've been running around recruiting like crazy."
She was happy about the rain free weather and the high attendance which was estimated in the thousands.
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By David Rosen
The West Seattle High School PTSA is proud to present the 3rd Annual West Seattle 5K Run/Walk. The event kicked off Sunday May 22nd on Alki around 9:30 am as part of the “Celebrate Seattle Summer Streets” Car-free Sunday. All of the benefits will go to West Seattle High School and all the funds will be used to improve math, science programs, and communications.
In attendance was about 1200-1400 runners/walkers.
Jeff Randall was the MC of this years West Seattle 5K.
Here are the Top Male/Female runners and their times:
Male:
1st Place Joe Sheeran 15:57
2nd Place Kyle Smits 16:16
3rd Place Ian McMorran 16:33
Female:
1st Place Megan Johnson 17:31
2nd Place Mary Hanna 19:02
3rd Place Alexandra Walton 19:12
In addition for the top 3 finishers for each age group, they will receive a ribbon for either first, second, or third place. The age groups ranged from 9 years old all the way up to 75 and older.
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By David Rosen
The West Seattle Sportsmen's Club kicked off their annual Kids' Fishing Pond on Saturday May 21 in the parking area of Seacrest Park for kids 14 years old and younger from 8:00 am - 11:00 am.
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By David Rosen
The warm temperature and today's super low-tide recorded at a -3.2, marking the lowest tide so far of this month brought out crowds to Alki Beach today. Some people were sun tanning on the beach, kids digging in the sand, and young adults playing volleyball.
The perfect combination of todays warm weather, low-tide and early dismissal from schools, Jonathan picked up his son Elijah from school and headed to the beach to go skim-boarding.
The forecast for the remainder of the week is calling for sunny skies and warm temperatures reaching 72 degrees by Friday.
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By David Rosen
The Alliance for Lupus Research (ALR) kicked off on Alki today for the ALR’s 5th annual Walk with Us To Cure Lupus. In attendance was 35 + different groups and over 600 people total.
Local residents could walk individually or form a team with family, friends or co-workers. All of the donations made to the ALR and EVERY dollar raised through the ALR’s Walk with Us To Cure Lupus program go directly to support lupus research programs.
Jordan Babineaux of the Seattle Seahawks hosted the event for the second year in a row.
Sisters Against Lupus was the largest group that attended with nearly 200 people.
The Sweet Mahogany Drill Team attended as well for pre-race entertainment.
While there are so many questions about Lupus, there are some facts that cannot be disregarded. Anyone can get the disease. Nine out of 10 people who develop Lupus at some point in their lives are women. It strikes mostly women of childbearing age, ranging from 15 to 44 years old. It is a fact that men can develop it as well, thus it has the possibility of affecting us all.
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On a roll and on a bun quirky company is hiring and opening a hot dog stand too
Monster Costume, the West Seattle based software development company which has grown from five employees to 17 in the last year is about to introduce the new version of their best selling iPad software title and launch a new retail business on Alki.
Last year, Monter Costume became high profile when the produced an interactive children's iPad title called Bartleby's Book of Buttons Vol 1 The Faraway Island. It swiftly became the top selling children's title on iTunes and remained there for weeks. For a short time, into early June that first title is being offered FREE. Once version 2 arrives in mid-June, officially titled,"Bartleby's Book of Buttons Vol.2 The Button At the Bottom of the Sea," Vol. 1 will go back to being a paid title. In three months Volume 3 will arrive and shortly thereafter iPhone versions will be available. There's also an update in the works for Vol.1.
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After a whirlwind of activity getting ready the El Chupacabra Mexican restaurant opens today April, 8.
The West Seattle Herald and contributing photographer David Rosen had a chance to see the new restaurant/bar during the soft open on Thursday evening (see slideshow), and as was previously reported the new business joins the original in Greenwood offering cocktails, burritos and tacos including what has been selected by other publications as The Best Margarita in Seattle.
The El Chupacabra will have these beers on tap:
Negra Modelo
Modelo Especial
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Mens Room Red
They carry all the basics of liquor but being a Mexican restaurant they of course feature tequila offering twenty different brands.
The staff on hand for the opening will be Shelbe Sheppard, Tyson Rogers, and Clayton Wright.
Getting everything done in time for the deadline was the result of many hands.
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El Chupacabra is the newest restaurant set to open in West Seattle on Alki at 2620 Alki Ave. s.w. on Friday April 8. A soft open is expected on Thursday the 7th.
A casual mexican restaurant with no menu item over $10 they specialize in three things: Cocktails, burritos and tacos.
Owner Aaron Wright has owned El Chupacabra in Greenwood for six years and planned to open the new on March 16 but things got delayed. The Casa Feliz is the former tenant in that space.
Wright worked at Linda's Tavern on Pike Street and began as a bus boy, working his way up to become the Bar Manager.
Why is Wright moving into West Seattle? He's very confident that his combination fo elements will work here as it has up north. "It's really good food, we offer a lot of vegan and vegetarian options. We have vegan cheese and you can't get a vegan enchilada anywhere in the city. We have "fake steak" that looks like steak and cooks up like steak, it's delicious. Everything we do is homemade."
While he has hired "three or four new people" Wright's entire staff is also going to work some shifts at the Alki location.
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