June 2012 - Wonders in AliceLand

Morgan Junction Community Festival this weekend

June 21, 2012 Alice Kuder Comments 0 Comment

During the summertime in Seattle you can find a festival on one street corner or another nearly every weekend. One of the smaller festivals is the Morgan Junction Community Festival, this year on Saturday, June 23rd from 10:30A-7P.

This is the 4th year in a row that I will have a booth at the festival with information about my group, Savvy Seattle Women: No-Cost Homeownership Resources. I love the friendly, low-key atmosphere and the manageable crowd size. The center point for the Morgan Junction Community Festival is actually the intersection of California Ave SW and Fauntleroy Way. But you don’t need to avoid driving through the Junction during the festival — the powers-that-be don’t even shut down the intersection during the event! Cars, bicycles and people all co-exist harmoniously as we celebrate the neighborhood.

Vendor booths (also quite low-key) are located in the parking lot behind Zeeks, Feedback Lounge and Washington Federal. Activities for the kids are hosted in the Washington Federal parking lot and Morgan Junction Park. Live music provides a sound track from the Beveridge Place Pub Parking Lot. Then there is the progressive treat known as “Bite of Morgan” hosted at various eating establishments throughout the Junction. Just pick up your booklet full of coupons to get your free bites.

This year, my booth will feature information about Savvy Seattle Women’s monthly event, “Ask & Answer.” Plus, I will have a fun game to benefit the West Seattle Food Bank.

More info at www.MorganJunction.org

SummerFest Coloring Contest

June 17, 2012 Alice Kuder Comments 0 Comment

School is out, or almost out, and you need activities to occupy young minds and hands, right?

Prudential Northwest Realty is sponsoring a kid’s coloring contest in conjunction with the West Seattle SummerFest. Download the PDF entry form here (also pictured below). You can either mail in the entry, drop it off at the Prudential Northwest Realty office (4700 42nd Ave SW, Suite 600) or bring it to SummerFest and drop it off at the Prudential booth across from Talarico’s Pizzaria (4718 California Ave SW) July 13-15, 2012.

This is a photo of one of last year’s winners. Looks kinda happy, doesn’t he?

Technically speaking, this is actually a drawing rather than a contest, because none of us at Prudential Northwest Realty Associates feels qualified to judge artwork. Since winners will be chosen by random drawing, every entry has an equal chance of winning a prize. Prizes are gift cards to various local businesses.

And don’t forget to mark your calendar for SummerFest, coming July 13-15. I will be staffing the Prudential Northwest Realty booth during the following times:

Friday, July 13th 10A-Noon and 2P-4P

Saturday, July 14th Noon-2P and 4P-6P

Sunday, July 15th 11A-1P

Come visit me and see what goodies I’m giving away 🙂

Westwood Bungalow for Sale

June 16, 2012 Alice Kuder Comments 0 Comment

Just listed this week! Cute, cute, cute 2 bedroom/1 bath 1928 home in the under-appreciated Westwood neighborhood of West Seattle! 8139 30th Ave SW, 98126. $259,500 MLS# 368850

This small and adorable home has been lovingly cared for and is in great condition. Crown molding, muted, designer colors, hardwood floors, granite countertops, low-maintenance landscaping… it’s all here. 720 sq. ft of living space, plus another 220 unfinished space in the basement for storage and doing laundry. Huge 7,860 sq. ft. lot with a poured foundation for a 2+ car garage or MIL unit. Plenty of room for an RV or boat or both, with easy alley access.

AND it’s in Westwood! If you don’t know about the Westwood neighborhood, you should. One of the best-kept-secrets in West Seattle, Westwood has nearly every amenity you could want. AND you will likely pay at least $20K LESS than you would for a comparable home on “the other side” of 35th! Ignoring outdated perceptions of the east side of 35th Ave can save you big bucks and provide you a great quality of life.

Here’s some of what you will find within a 2 mile radius of this great home.

Westwood Village Shopping Center; US Post Office; 4 public parks (including Lincoln Park on Lowman Beach and one brand new park one block south of the home); 1 indoor and 1 outdoor public pool; numerous restaurants; 2 community centers; brand new public tennis courts; health club; bus lines to downtown; public and private schools; South Seattle Community College; Longfellow Creek Trail; and more!

Questions? Call me at 206-708-9800.

Tree trimming mystery in Westwood

June 7, 2012 Alice Kuder Comments 1 comment

I live in the Westwood neighborhood of West Seattle and absolutely love it! The people are friendly without being nosey, they walk a lot, they maintain their homes, and they are very pet-friendly, among other attributes. But Westwood apparently has a mystery tree trimmer in its midst.

On a recent walk with my dog, I was puzzled to see some small tree branches had been clipped off and left lying on the sidewalk. A few houses down, I saw the same thing. It seemed very strange that two homeowners would have done this same thing. I kept walking and soon discovered the same phenomenon repeated over and over again all the way from SW Thistle Street to SW Myrtle Street (approximately one mile)!

As I continued my walk around Westwood neighborhood, I saw that this mystery hacker had continued his self-appointed mission on several other streets in the neighborhood.

I can only assume that someone has taken it upon himself (yes, I’m choosing to brand this person as a male) to trim any branches that he perceives to be invading the public sidewalk! That’s a pretty gutsy move, if you ask me. I might feel differently if he picked up the clippings and hauled them away but, no, he just left them along the sidewalk for others to deal with.

A couple of days later, I saw a notice on a telephone poll, apparently written and posted by an irritated Westwood neighborhood resident, declaring this tree trimming to be a cowardly and despicable act. I tend to agree.

What do you think?

Can anyone identify this mystery hacker?

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