West Seattle
Down by the Sound at Pioneer Coffee
Pioneer Coffee is a small space with lots of windows that face out on parked cars, the Alki Beach promenade and Puget Sound. I’m always thinking that parking needs to be eliminated from these pedestrian heavy areas, opening up the views from the sidewalks and making the public spaces more pleasant. Pioneer’s location didn’t change …
Dear Bakery Nouveau: I Love You.
I thought it was a passing crush, nothing more than a blush of affection based in giddiness around our departure from Capitol Hill for the broader reflective light of West Seattle. But as time has passed and I’ve visited over and over, my feelings have deepened and now, there is no denying it. Bakery Nouveau, …
Fauntleroy Creek
It’s about a 15 minute walk to the 39th Street stair climb that goes down in to a pricier neighborhood where most of the houses have views and two car garages. 15 minutes further along, there’s Fauntleroy Park. The park is shady and quiet and full of moss, ferns, very tall trees that are dropping …
Alki Beach at Low Tide
When I read on West Seattle Blog about today’s low tide, I knew where I was going to play hooky today. Destination? Alki Beach, of course. Low tide is a smorgasbord for water loving birds, a treasure hunt for nerds with metal detectors, and a learning playground for folks who don’t often get to see …