by Devin Chicras
Because we can’t quite pack a room with over 400 neighbors and dozens of giant inflatables right now, we’re getting creative to keep the Halloween spirit alive in Skyway-West Hill.
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema Stays Virtual for 2021 (Mostly)
by Devin Chicras
While Skyway Outdoor Cinema is staying virtual for 2021, you can pick up a FREE Cinema Pack full of snacks and fun stuff every Thursday.
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West Hill Action Mob Back on the Streets (and Parks) of Skyway
by Devin Chicras
After a long break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve reactivated our volunteer program – the West Hill Action Mob (WHAM) – and offered not one, but two ways to make a visible difference in the Skyway-West Hill community during July 2021.
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Big Announcement from WHCA and More News from July Community Meeting
By Devin Chicras
Your quarterly community catch-up featured some great speakers sharing what’s new in the Skyway-West Hill area, and we made a big announcement about what’s next for our organization. Guests included: Skyway Coalition, King County Local Services, Skyway Water & Sewer District, King County Fire District #20, and King County Sheriff’s Office.
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Let’s make Skyway-West Hill Shine for Earth Month—Join the Challenge!
by WHCA Events Committee
Instead of hosting just one West Hill Action Mob cleanup event for Earth Day, we’re staying active all month. This April, help us make Skyway-West Hill shine: grab a grocery bag, go for a walk around your neighborhood, and fill it up with litter. Will you join us?
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Back to Schools, Vaccinations, Expanded Metro Service Highlight WHCA’s Winter 2021 Community Meeting
by Devin Chicras
Held again over Zoom and Facebook Live on February 16, West Hill Community Association’s (WHCA’s) Winter 2021 Quarterly Community Meeting was absolutely packed with interesting and useful information and resources. Hear the fire chief recount the tragic 3-alarm fire that happened the day before Christmas Eve, get the inside scoop on how to get vaccinated, and let King County Metro explain how the Community Van program works (and how you could be a driver!) by rewatching the video.
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Skyway Virtual Cinema: Halloween Edition
By WHCA Events Committee
We missed being with everyone for Skyway Outdoor Cinema this August, but we had such a good time bringing you Skyway Virtual Cinema that we’re hosting TWO events for October!
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2020 Skyway Outdoor Cinema: Online Only, Friends!
by Devin Chicras
Hey SOC fans. We were really hoping for a different outcome, but in order to prioritize our community’s safety, we have no choice but to cancel this month’s Skyway Outdoor Cinema festival – at least in person.
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Persevering Amid Pandemic: Our Spring Quarterly Recap
by Devin Chicras
While the COVID-19 pandemic may have prompted us at the all-volunteer nonprofit West Hill Community Association to host our first-ever virtual Community Quarterly Meeting, it has also inspired an outpouring of support and togetherness (even while maintaining social distancing!).
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New King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay Leads WHCA’s Winter 2020 Quarterly Meeting Lineup
by Devin Chicras
Our first community meeting of the decade brought dozens of neighbors together to meet our new King County Councilmember and learn more about the 2020 Census, a new recycling startup, how Skyway Park is expanding, and more!
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Election Day 2019 in Skyway: Pre-voting Assistance, Post-Voting Celebration
by Devin Chicras
Nearly 1,600 residents stopped by the King County Elections drop box at Skyway Library on election day, and we were there to offer support, high fives, and invite them across the street to celebrate democracy at our first-ever Election Results Watch Party at the newly renovated Beach Comber Bar and Grill.
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Over 400 Neighbors Pack Annual Halloween Takeover Party in Skyway
by Devin Chicras
On Monday, October 28th, 2019, we took over the Lucky Dragonz event space at Skyway Park Bowl and turned it into the wildest Halloween Party around for over FOUR HUNDRED AWESOME NEIGHBORS.
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WHCA Quarterly Meeting Recap – Fall 2019
by Devin Chicras
Whether in person or via our live stream, folks paying attention at our Fall 2019 Quarterly Meeting on October 15th, 2019 at Skyway VFW Post #9430 learned all sorts of valuable information from deciphering what’s on their General Election ballot to what proposed land use policies are set to shape their neighborhoods for the next twenty years, and much more.
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Help Make Your 2019 Halloween Takeover a Smashing Success!
by Beth Hintz
What do you call an empty hot dog?
A hollow weenie.
But seriously, let’s CREEP it real. We need your partnership to help Skyway and our West Hill community have the best Halloween party yet.
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Fighting Litter & Weeds in Skyway’s Business District
by Devin Chicras
About 20 55-gallon bags full of litter and weeds were removed from Renton Avenue South in the Skyway Business District on Saturday, September 21st, thanks to 11 hard-working neighbors (Mary, Cindy, Tina, Miki, Rodney, Mark, Pat, Jadeyn, Curn, Devin, and Jim).
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