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Posts from ‘October, 2008’

Dia de los Muertos Celebration This Weekend

[ November 1, 2008; 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. ]

A special Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead” celebration will take place this weekend (Sat. and Sun. Nov. 1-2) from 10am to 6pm at the Burien Community Center, which is about three miles south of the Dub-C at 425 SW 144th Street (map below).

This is a first-time collaboration between Burien Parks, the [...]

Teen Boy Shot And Killed In Boulevard Park

According to numerous sources, a 17-year-old 15-year old boy was shot and killed Thursday night in the 1800 block of South 118th Street in Boulevard Park neighborhood.
Apparently, the boy was talking to someone inside a white car in the parking lot of an apartment complex when he was shot.
The car, a white Toyota or Mitsubishi, [...]

Greenbridge Library/YWCA Center Opens Nov. 5th

[ November 5, 2008; 11:00 am; ]

The brand spankin’ new 2,500 square foot Greenbridge Library and 10,000 square foot YWCA Learning Center will be having their grand opening on Wed., Nov. 5th, starting at 11am.

Everyone’s invited to help celebrate this new community building:
WHAT: Greenbridge Library and YWCA Learning Center building grand opening
WHEN: Wednesday, November 5, 11am
WHERE: 9720 Eighth Avenue SW in [...]

List Of Halloween Parties In White Center Area

Here’s a list of some parties and events going on in the greater White Center area this Halloween (Friday) night; if you know of any other parties/events, please email us ASAP and we’ll add it:
BARREL TAVERN: 11051 1st Ave South White Center • (206) 244-7390‎:

Party w/costume contest
Live music w/Shadrick starts at 9pm
Prizes
NO COVER

WAYNE’S WORLD: 1832 [...]

EXCERPT: “Growing Up In Rat City And Beyond”

Alexander Sasonoff grew up in "Rat City" and lived to write about it.
by Scott Schaefer
Alexander Sasonoff is a longtime area resident whose acronym could easily be “AAA” - Architect, Artist and now…Author.
Just don’t call him if your car breaks down (although he could probably fix that too…).
Sasonoff, an accomplished local architect, grew up in [...]

White Center Community Summit Is Nov. 8th

[ November 8, 2008; 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The White Center Community Development Association and Trusted Advocates present “Celebrating our Community, the White Center Way,” their 2008 Community Summit, on Saturday, Nov. 8th.

The event is scheduled to take place from 8am to 3pm at Mount View Elementary School, which is located at 10811 12th Avenue SW in White Center.

There is no charge, and [...]

PHOTO: 180-Lb. Pumpkin Grown In White Center

That’s a 180-pound pumpkin sitting in the office of Burien Bark, and it was grown right here in White Center at the home of owners Roger and Barbara Clairmont using their “Special Blend Garden Mix.”
The White Center Blog has been informed that Burien Bark plans to harvest the seeds of said giant pumpkin and distribute [...]

White Center Food Bank Benefit Brings In $50K!

by Mark Neuman
The White Center Food Bank’s Harvest Dinner and Auction last Saturday (Oct. 18th) was “festive and well attended,” according to the Food Bank’s Volunteer and Resource coordinator Audrey Zemke.
The annual event was held at the Jerry Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College.
“We raised about $50,000,” Audrey said.
She reports this was down from [...]

Public Safety Town Hall Meeting Is Oct. 29th

[ October 29, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Due to recent budget cuts, public safety in King County is in peril, and this includes White Center.

The King County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting a series of town hall meetings in your neighborhood to discuss the issue, with a Dub-C related one scheduled for Wed. Oct. 29th:

WHAT: Town Hall-style community meeting to discuss public [...]

PHOTO: Front Yard All Set For A Dub-C Halloween

Photographed on 16th Ave SW near SW 112th is this scene of a White Center yard festooned for Halloween:

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