In the meantime, check out this interesting student documentary on our wonderfully eclectic neighborhood.

We are excited to announce our first (hopefully annual) Rat City Rags holiday party at Big Al Brewing: December 5th from 5pm-10pm! Come meet some new friends and indulge in fine local brews and holiday spirits with us. You can also browse our wares if you’d like to mark a few gifts off your list in the process.

Expect great conversation and chances to win some handmade goods from RCR!

Nothing is required to join us but if you’d like to bring some holiday snacks or a bottle of wine to share, we wouldn’t object. We only ask that you don’t bring in outside beer as we want to support our hosts at Big Al’s. We hope to see you all there and look forward to starting the holiday season amongst friends, both old and new!

Cheers!
Stormy  & Lachlan

I’ve been wondering when I would get a chance to try out this new coffee venture and according to White Center Now I won’t have to wait much longer. Their grand opening will be this weekend, with hours 7am-7pm both Saturday and Sunday. Their mission statement is surely one that we can all support:

Sibelle plans for her coffee shop to be not just a place to get espresso, but also a place to enjoy local art — with a local artist serving as Dubsea’s curator — and a place for youth to gather in a safe space.

All this with values that nurture my inner locavore, according to West Seattle Herald, the menu is focused on sustainability:

Dubsea Coffee will serve organic and direct trade (even more socially responsible than fair trade) Stumptown coffee, organic Rishi teas, hot chocolate and chai. A variety of baked goods from Little Rae’s Bakery, Macrina Bakery & Café, and High Five Pies will be featured as well as breakfast items including bagels, granola, and yogurt. Sandwiches and Boylan sodas will also be offered.

“Stumptown looks to source and roast the best quality coffee in a socially and environmentally responsible way,” said Luke Dirks, sales and wholesale account manager at Stumptown Coffee. “We’re delighted to provide our products to Dubsea Coffee, which embodies an enviable business model: It’s an approachable café where fabulous, high quality drinks will be served, and it’s a place that will create a lasting, uplifting impact in its local community.”

Support local business, art and our community!

Dubsea Coffee
9910 8th Ave SW
Seattle WA 98106

Please come out and support our local businesses and artists!

Salvadorean Bakery, photography by Raina Anderson

Cafe Rozella, paintings by Robert Houk, Jr.

Proletariat Pizza, mixed media by Amanda Helmick

D’Zul, tattoo and airbrush urban art

Full Tilt Ice Cream, Onion Carillo and Jodi Luna Robinson

Big Al Brewing all month, photography by Julio Castro.
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Most locals know that White Center was home to the poet Richard Hugo, but as Brian Barr points out here, there’s nothing in our neighborhood that exists to remember him. I, for one, would love to see that change and that’s precisely what Mr. Barr has set out to do. Please, go to the link above and join the cause to bring more than an echo of Hugo’s memory back to White Center!

I received an email from Community Harvest of SW Seattle announcing a Fall Vegetable Start Sale. You can also bring some surplus garden produce for the local food bank and get a free veggie start!

Share the Abundance 12-3PM

St. James Church 9421 18th Ave SW

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Cafe Rozella is hosting a Latino Arts Exhibit and Music 4-9pm.

9434 Delridge Way S.W.

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White Center for the Arts is hosting a fundraiser with Live Bands, Full Tilt Ice Cream, Big Al’s Beer and the all new Proletariat Pizza! Art, Music, Food, Beverage, and Prizes- a rockin’ Saturday night, and help WCFTA reach its funding goal.

A portion of the sales of the pizza and beer will go towards the Community Gallery/ Coffeehouse and After-School Arts Education program.

Big Al Brewing, 7-10 pm

9832 14th ave SW

We’re also working on concepts for new product lines and line extensions, including limited quanitites of our market bags using the ever popular Amy Butler fabrics. Stay tuned for more textile excitement- same rat time, same rat channel!

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We’ve donated a few of our market bags to Let’s “Fix” the Problem, a benefit for F.C.A.T. (Feral Cat Assistance & Trapping). They are raising funds for a very important mission- to feed, spay, and neuter feral cats and help low-income cat lovers with needs like Advantage™ and teeth cleanings.

Saturday, September 12, 5:00 PM – close
Dong Khanh Café
9655 16th Avenue SW in White Center (map)

Admission $10 (cash only) or $5 with a 20+lb. bag of cat or dog food. Children are free with parents. All ages welcome until 11:00 PM, 21+ after that.

No-host full bar and special food menu for the night including vegetarian options. Live music performances by Stingshark, Paddle Wack, and 80s Invasion. Silent auction and prizes too!

Full Tilt will offer a special “Meow Mix” ice cream on Saturday with chunks of cranberries, almonds, and dark chocolate. Proceeds benefit F.C.A.T., so be sure to visit them too – yum!

Via White Center Now

We invite everyone to come join us for the West Seattle Artwalk, September 10th! Our bags will be hosted as a part of an artist extravaganza at Ventana Construction. Come and meet and greet everyone from 6-9pm. Wine and light snacks will be provided by our hosts.

We’ll be sharing the space with two other talented artists, 3G’s Glass and photography by Kristie Wehe.

We’d love to see you there!

Ventana Construction
5458 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98136

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