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Lien Animal Clinic moving to larger building
The Lien Animal Clinic has been in its existing building since 1951, when there was just one veterinarian working there.
Now, more than 50years later, the clinic has clearly outgrown the space.
“We just had run out of room,” said Starla, Clark, the clinic’s lead office manager. “The clinic has really expanded, we are now 25 to 30 people.” More ›
Community members have different hopes for Westcrest Park
As Highland Park community members have met on multiple occasions to discuss plans for the new Westcrest reservoir lid, it has become clear that not everyone agrees on what would be the best use for the new space.
Dan Mullins, president of the Highland Park Action Committee, has collected hundreds of suggestions for use of the lid.
Community members have suggested creating a viewpoint, which would overlook Downtown Seattle, or an open space for picnics.
Many neighbors have also asked for a walking or running path in the park.
While some community members want to activate the space with a sports play field, other neighbors have adamantly opposed that idea, which they say limits the use of the space.
Other have requested an outdoor amphitheater where summer concerts could be held.
One very popular request from the community has asked that a P-Patch be created on the reservoir lid.
"This neighborhood really needs a P-Patch," said Mullins. "There are lots of people living in apartments or townhomes who could use a place to grow (their own food.)" More ›
Water Taxi sets another ridership record
The King County Water Taxi had another record month in June, with a total of 33,865 riders carried by the popular West Seattle-to-downtown passenger-only ferry.
It also set a ridership record in May.
The ridership represents an increase of 12.7 percent over June 2008, in which 30,046 passengers rode the Water Taxi. The year-to-date Water Taxi ridership is 85,784, as compared with 59,386 at the end of June 2008.
The Water Taxi also continued its MVP role for Mariners baseball fans returning home after games—a total of 410 people rode the four boats from Pier 55 to West Seattle’s Seacrest Park following the Mariners’ matinee (1:40 p.m. start time) win over the San Diego Padres.
“Mariners fans are a big part of our loyal Water Taxi ridership and we are happy to give them the opportunity to skip the traffic jams and take a relaxing ride home after the game,” said county council chair Dow Constantine, More ›
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