Posts tagged outdoors
July Agenda with Tim & Lori McConnell of West Seattle Runner

The first of the month means it's time to run down our picks for can't-miss events in West Seattle, powered by the West Seattle Blog Event Calendar.

July is Independent Retailer Month! Our guests Tim and Lori McConnell of West Seattle Runner share the story behind their long-running retail shop and how giving back to the community sets the pace for their success.

We're also talking about...

[3:46] West Seattle 4th of July Kids Parade

[4:00] Cornhole at Ounces with the West Seattle Cornhole League

[5:00] Hedwig and the Angry Inch at ArtsWest

[5:30] Backyard Bard Shakespeare performances in West Seattle parks

[6:20] Seafair Pirates Landing at Alki Beach

[6:40] BedHead Open Mic

[7:22] Heron’s Market at Heron’s Nest

[7:34] Alki UCC donation drive and West Seattle Runner’s shoe donation program

[9:35] 26th annual West Seattle Big Band Concert

[10:14] West Seattle Grand Parade and Float Dodger 5k

[13:35] Summerfest in the Alaska Junction

[14:30] Alki Art Fair… and Tim’s ever-changing Tunnel of Lights

[15:50] In-store appearances from BRAD and Les Ailes at Easy Street Records.. and essential tunes for a run!

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Pridefest arrives on the June Agenda!

The first of the month means it's time to talk about our picks for can't-miss events in West Seattle, powered by the West Seattle Blog Event Calendar.

Special guest Alex Garcia, co-owner of Admiral Pub, shares big plans for the first-ever Pridefest, happening June 17 at businesses in the Alaska Junction. 

We're also talking about...

[6:30] Terry’s Greatest Movies You’ve Never Heard of, Mondays at the Senior Center of West Seattle

[8:47] Art of Music returning to the West Seattle Art Walk, with live performances in all three of West Seattle’s major junctions

[11:07] New opportunities to explore the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails

[11:55] The 2nd Annual West Seattle High School Car Show

[11:35] Morgan Junction Pride March and Community Festival

[14:19] West Seattle Chamber’s AfterHours at West Seattle Nursery and the West Seattle Garden Tour

[16:50] Opening day for Colman Pool and West Seattle wading pools

[17:46] School’s out for summer and it’s graduation night for West Seattle High School and Chief Sealth High School!

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Building Community With Positive Energy

In this episode, we hear from people who live and work in West Seattle about what connects them to this community, and have a chat with the Southwest Seattle Historical Society’s Treasurer John Sweetland about the invaluable role he’s played as a volunteer in keeping things rolling at the Log House Museum, and what fuels his own positive spirit.

This episode is a program of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society.

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Forging Connections in the West Duwamish Greenbelt

In this episode, we talk with Judy Bentley and Craig Rankin of the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Group, a volunteer-run organization working to connect the people of the Duwamish Peninsula to their namesake nature area, Seattle’s largest contiguous forest.

Learn more about the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Group and download their interactive trail map at https://wdgtrails.wordpress.com/

On April 22 2023, join the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails Group at the Duwamish Longhouse and Cultural Center for West Duwamish Greenbelt Stories, featuring guided hikes followed by an oral history panel program highlighting the tribal, residential, industrial, political and ecological history of Seattle’s largest contiguous forest. Register at https://www.loghousemuseum.org/

This episode of All Ways West Seattle is a program of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and is supported through a grant from the City of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods.  

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