FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 | Vol. 99, No. 29 Westside Seattle Your neighborhood weekly serving Ballard, Burien/Highline, SeaTac, Des Moines, Normandy Park, West Seattle and White Center WEST SEATTLE CUTS LOOSE SEE » P. 3 AT SUMMER FEST See our listings on page 14 4700 42nd S.W. • 206-932-4500 • BHHSNWRealEstate.com © 2017 HSF Aliates LLC. 2 FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 WESTSIDE SEATTLE White Center is evolving FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 | Vol. 99, No. 29 People come for the spicy chicken, chicken WSCONTRIBUTORS tenders, red beans and rice and cajun rice and buttermilk biscuits.” He emphasized that LINDSAY PEYTON News Editor “The big thing for us is the hospitality side of Lindsay is a veteran journalist it. We really try and concentrate on the ser- who came to us from the vice end. You’ll hear one of our people say Houston Chronicle where she covered education and arts ‘Good Afternoon’ and the whole crew will beats. She lives in West Seattle. respond ‘Welcome back to Popeyes’,” the goal She is a nice person and brings a Texas attitude to her work. Ballard News-Tribune, Highline Times, West Seattle Herald, being to make the dining experience fun as Des Moines News, SeaTac News, White Center News well as tasty. Part of that is a featured beverage PATRICK ROBINSON Strawberry soda which is a popular drink in News Editor Jerry Robinson Publisher Emeritus — the south said Downs. Patrick grew up in the 1951 - 2014 The new location will employ 78 people publishing business and has helped develop our websites. T. C. Robinson Co-Publisher/ Downs said, which will be a big boost for the He is a journalist, prize-win- community. The hours are 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. ning photographer and West General Manager PATRICK ROBINSON Popeyes has 2600 locations around the Seattle resident. And he is [email protected] one of the brothers. world in 30 countries. Popeyes serves chick- Kenneth Robinson Co-Publisher/ White Center’s makeover en dishes in mild and spicy flavors and offers SHANE HARMS Managing Editor continues with the opening of sides such as Red Beans and Rice, Cajun fries, Our Man in Ballard 425.238.4616 mashed potatoes with Cajun-style gravy, and Shane Harms does it all, from [email protected] Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen covering the ever-changing Cajun rice. As well as fried chicken, other landscape of Ballard, to goings- Lindsay Peyton News Editor at the corner of 15th S.W. and entree items include a chicken-and-sausage on in the maritime community and the cultural community [email protected] 100th S.W. jambalaya and po’ boy sandwiches. there. He is from Michigan, but White Center changes continuing calls Seattle home. Patrick Robinson Director of New Media t’s the second Popeyes in the Seattle area Just down the street on 98th S.W. Drunky [email protected] for owner Steve Downs, who has been in GWEN DAVIS Shane Harms Reporter/Photographer I Two Shoe’s Bar-BQ is continuing its build- Reporter/Photographer the quick service restaurant business for 26 out of its outdoor area with a stage and bar [email protected] years. He came up through Burger King and Gwen Davis likes reporting on set in a trailer after opening for business in local government. She is a vet- Gwen Davis Reporter/Photographer eventually ran that franchise in Federal Way. eran reporter and photographer. May. Beer Star across the street is now fully She is tough, accurate and fair. [email protected] He and a partner opened a Popeyes in Federal open with Lil Woody’s Burgers and Chinese Amanda Knox Contributing Way a few years ago. He became sole owner Takeout restaurants part of the same struc- Writer/Photographer and began searching for real estate in Burien ture opening soon. Southgate Roller Rink has or White Center. When the Chevron station [email protected] made some changes too by expanding into TIM CLINTON closed he partnered with Starbucks (now in the space next door (the former White Cen- Sports Editor Pat Cashman Columnist the last stages of construction on the proper- ter Sign Shop) adding bar space for around 20 Tim Clinton has been to more [email protected] ty) and built the Popeyes location. The build- baseball, football, track, more people. They still serve beer and cider Scott Anthony Columnist out took an extra six weeks Downs said due golf, tennis, swimming and on Adult Nights, Tuesday, Thursday and Sat- basketball games than all the [email protected] to the inability to find qualified construction urday and will offer cocktails at some point in players he has reported on in his 35 years as Sports Editor. Peggy Sturdivant Columnist contractors in Seattle. Downs said the draw is, the near future. Live music is also coming to Tim knows sports. 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Box 66769, Seattle, WA 98166 WESTSIDE SEATTLE FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 3 WESTSEATTLEHERALD SERVING WEST SEATTLE & WHITE CENTER SINCE 1923 Summer Fest was a sunny celebration with music, food and mayoral speeches Patrick Robinson through some rock classics like the Doors West Seattle’s Summer Fest was a sunny “Break on Through” and Paul McCartney’s celebration of the community with great “Maybe I’m Amazed.” But the capper was weather on all three days. On Friday night the blistering performance of The Hives two bands proved to be eye openers as “Because I Wanna” by the students led by Larry Oberto James Norton, Jr. Purple Mane, a Prince Tribute band repro- Nico Sound (his stage name) who brought duced the Purple One’s music extremely to mind Mick Jagger before he became fa- well, with the lead singer even stripping mous. “I just live for the audience” he said down to a purple thong near the end of after his set. their set. They were followed by headliner The afternoon saw the Greenlife Stage Thunderpussy, an all girl band that gyrat- filled to overflowing with 15 of the 21 invit- ed and rocked the stage harder than most ed Mayoral candidates taking part in what people might have thought possible. On turned out to be a reasonably interesting, Saturday the event brought the usual mix and at times amusing exchange of ideas. of music with a broad range of music styles Conspicuous by her absence was the candi- and sounds. The day was led off by West Se- date leading the field in both polls and fund attle’s School of Rock that had the students trading places on stage as they churned SUMMERFEST » PG.8 Bob Hasgawa Jessyn Farrell Tiniell Cato Alex Tsimerman Mike McGinn Jason Roberts Harley Lever Lewis A. Jones Nikita Oliver Casey Carlisle Water Taxi to suspend service Aug. 7 for up to a week The King County Water Taxi will sus- modate extra passengers while the Water feed. We’ll also inform media in our service ule. This will reflect the extra time it takes to pend all service for up to one week start- Taxi isn’t running, Metro will provide add- areas. You can subscribe to Water Taxi service board and de-board a growing number of ing Mon., Aug. 7 as the downtown Seattle ed service on these routes during the clo- alerts on our website. West Seattle riders, and extra time needed be- terminal is relocated to accommodate con- sure. Also, Water Taxi shuttle routes 773 When the Water Taxi resumes service after cause our route will now cross that of Wash- struction of a new terminal. and 775 will continue to run on their reg- its move to the north side of Colman Dock, ington State Ferries arriving and departing During the closure, the downtown Se- ular schedules during the closure, connect- the West Seattle route will be on a new sched- from Colman Dock. attle terminal will be relocated from the ing West Seattle riders to the West Seattle south side of Colman Dock/Pier 50 to the Junction and Alki Beach.