After taking a year off, we brought back Skyway Outdoor Cinema for a 2026 season that was bigger, better, and funner than ever before.
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Supporting Primary 2026 Voters at Skyway Library
More than 450 voters used the Skyway Library ballot drop box on Election Day (August 4, 2026), and your volunteer-powered West Hill Community Association was there to support and cheer them on.
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Celebrating Earth Month 2026 in Skyway Park
By Devin Chicras
About 40 volunteers celebrated Earth Month in Skyway Park on April 25, 2026 with a successful restoration event, thanks to King County Parks Volunteer Program led by Lina and Anna.
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Building Community with Pizza and Board Games in Skyway
By Devin Chicras
Dozens of neighbors came out to our first Community Social of 2026 and made new connections, got a little competitive, slammed 20 large pizzas and Crazy Corn’s freshest aguas frescas, and made it a day to remember.
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Hosting Skyway’s First Community Tết Celebration
By Devin Chicras
West Hill Community Association hosted Skyway’s First Community Tết Celebration (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) on February 10, 2026 at Skyway Library.
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Skyway Park Gets About 200 New Plants Thanks to Volunteers
By Devin Chicras
Nearly 200 new plants were added to Skyway Park on Saturday, November 15, 2025, thanks to King County Parks Volunteer Program led by Nick and Anna, and the amazing Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) staff and alumni.
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Gusty Conditions Couldn’t Stop Skyway’s 2025 Halloween Takeover
By Devin Chicras
Despite 40-mph gusts and sideways rain, nearly 1,000 costumed characters descended on downtown Skyway for West Hill Community Association’s Halloween Takeover on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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The Next “Mayor” of Skyway: Voters Heard from Zahilay and Balducci at Our King County Executive Debate
by Devin Chicras
West Hill Community Association teamed up with our friends at South Seattle Emerald to host Skyway’s first-ever debate for King County Executive on October 4, 2025. Not only did it give voters a chance to hear from both candidates (on topics ranging from safer streets, ICE, and homelessness to environmental justice and annexation), it sent an undeniable message that Skyway-West Hill neighborhoods are worth paying attention to, and can’t be ignored.
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Getting Out the Vote in Skyway-West Hill for 2025
It’s been a busy year preparing, supporting, and cheering on our neighbors to the polls – and we’re just getting started. Celebrate with us as we recap our successes, and mark your calendars as we look forward to what’s yet to come.
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Exploring Skyway Park’s Past, Present, and Future
About 30 folks gathered in Skyway Park on July 22, 2025 to learn a little more about our 23-acre green gem.
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Celebrating Earth Month 2025 at Skyway Park
About 20 volunteers dedicated three hours of their sunny Saturday morning on April 26, 2025 to restore habitat in Skyway Park.
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Halloween Took Over Skyway Again for 2024
Skyway’s biggest Halloween event returned on Saturday, October 26, 2024. More than 800 neighbors braved the rain and enjoyed fun activities, attractions, and entertainment (and LOTS of treats) throughout downtown Skyway. From our epic block party to the terrifying haunted house hosted by The Tool Doctor in the abandoned Skyway Mart, we loved seeing y’all having fun in your amazing costumes.
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Your Halloween Takeover 2024 Guide
Skyway’s biggest Halloween event is Saturday, October 26 from 1-5 p.m. Start your Halloween Takeover journey in the lot across from Skyway Library and get your map to navigate two blocks of fun along Renton Avenue South! We’ll be out there rain or shine, so be ready in case there are a few showers.
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema Premieres in Skyway Park for 2024
For the first time since 2003, Skyway Outdoor Cinema (SOC) moved to a new location: Skyway Park! While our regular parking lot location at the former U.S. Bank remains a construction zone as the new Skyway Resource Center is built, we heard loud and clear from neighbors that they couldn’t wait another season for this annual tradition.
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Celebrating Earth Week 2024 at Skyway Park
By Devin Chicras
On April 27, two dozen volunteers joined WHCA and King County Parks in Skyway Park to celebrate Earth Week by restoring more of the wetland area we’ve been working on for the last five months.
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