Go West!: Of Tampons and Christmas Lights

Ian by Jon Codini from our Flickr pool.

• Monty Richardson has been given a maximum sentence for an attack last July that left a 65-year-old woman seriously injured.
• West Seattle storeowner Tesfamicael Ghebrehiwo has been charged with attempted trafficking of stolen property, including... tampons.
• The Super 24 on Delridge was robbed at gunpoint last night.
• West Seattle Produce is now open in its new location, right across the street from the old one.
• The Seattle City Council's Committee on the Built Environment approved a rezoning proposal for the Triangle, including upzoning to 85 feet. It goes to the full council for approval next month.
• The Weekly says that the best Chinese food in town is at Roxbury Lanes. (Although between you, me and the lamppost, this lady is partial to the Chinese food -- and the French fries -- at West Seattle Bowl.)
• In light Marty McLaren's school board election win, West Seattle Blog has this profile and interview.
• It's still seal pup season, and the Seal Sitters are still out there doing their thing. Remember to not touch the seal pups, as adorable as they may be.
• A West Seattle man is trying to restore the original Medic One van used by the fire department in 1970!
• Hyperlocal journalism blog Street Fight pits West Seattle Blog against West Seattle KOMO.
• In a deviously adorable move, a squirrel is stealing someone's Christmas lights -- but not the red ones.
• A man allegedly slashed another man with a machete after raising it aloft and saying, "Come on, motherfucker, you want to do that shit?"
• The newly-minted Admiral District business association is picking up a lot of traction as they figure out a plan of action, possibly including a Business Improvement Area.
• West Seattle resident Wayne Richard Dubois is facing charges related to a November 6 shooting on MLK and Dearborn.
• The DEA has released the findings of their medical marijuana dispensary raids, including the GAME Collective dispensaries in West Seattle and White Center.

And Coming Up...

• Twelfth Night Productions' It's A Wonderful Life radio play runs tonight through December 18.


• Merrill Gardens-Admiral Heights is hosting their "Stuff the Bus" fundraiser for Nickelsville tomorrow.


• The Kiwanis' pancake breakfast is tomorrow as well, complete with a Santa on-hand and a Toys for Tots toy drive! Proceeds support their community programs.


• Twilight Artist Collective is opening their new Twelve Days of Christmas show with a tacky holiday sweater party December 8.