Missing Kitty in Delridge

Have you seen this kitty?

The ever-helpful Rhonda of Beach Drive Blog put out an alert for this cute tabby yesterday on behalf of its owners. Though our readership is likely substantially less than BDB’s; us High Pointers (I’m still undecided on that moniker) live a little closer to the greenbelt where this kitty went missing. If anyone has seen or has managed to round up Dingleberry, please call Becky at 206-396-3815.

Spirit of Washington Dinner Train Saved?

As you may or may not have known, in the past year, King County has actively been working to acquire the BNSF railroad line that runs through eastern King county and convert it into–of all things–trails. As if there weren’t enough trails and parks and places to run, hike, and bike in the Seattle metro area. I recall hearing that the county was successful and that this basically meant that the Spirit of Washington Dinner Train, which is in my opinion one of the finer and most beautiful rail car dining experiences in the country, was going to die out.

Downtown Seattle on the Verge of Another Real Estate Boom?

I hate sounding sensational, but after reading about this I find myself asking the unthinkable question: is Seattle still, yet again? on the verge of another real estate boom? Given the sad state of many overpriced condo developments like Trio, Domaine, 2200 Westlake, The Cosmopolitan et al., and with the already huge influx of units from the SLU (that’s South Lake Union) neighborhood and forthcoming downtown luxury condo projects…can downtown Seattle really be on the move, with mid and highrise towers filling in the

West Seattle Real Estate Roundup: Month to Month, YOY Sales Up

Better late than never, right? Anyway, courtesy of the NWMLS via The Seattle Times, here are the sales figures for single family homes in MLS area 140.

Summer Lulls

No, this isn’t yet another example of a Seattle neighborhood blog biting the dust. HPB, however, was on vacation for a bit since there really hasn’t been too much news in High Point over the last few weeks. Check back tonight or tomorrow for some meaningful updates. Also; if you haven’t had a chance to look at the NWMLS numbers for May yet, I’ll be breaking those down and posting them this evening as well.