Heads up on facilities at the Coves

[LCF]

I talked to Yvonne over the last couple of days. March 3rd will be the last day of business for Alki Crab & Fish. The new owners will be coming in and doing some remodeling and construction, and expect to be open by JUNE. This means there won't be any food or drink in the buildings for that period of time; I don't know, and she didn't, what the status of the restrooms will be. The new owners may bring in one of their trucks, and Yvonne didn't know if they were going to do that. But folks should be prepared for a period of several months of reduced or absent food services at the coves.

[sinky]

what abt the AED???

[CaptnJack]

what abt the AED???

If you need it, try the door then break the window...

[defied]

what abt the AED???

If you need it, try the door then break the window...

Charge the victim for the glass if they survive.

D

[ktb]

I'll send an email to my contact and ask. She said they wanted to keep it available to us.

[Grateful Diver]

If you're hungry, the Bubble Tea place across the street makes killer sandwiches ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[lamont]

If you're hungry, the Bubble Tea place across the street makes killer sandwiches ...

unfortunately, also under new management and closed...

[defied]

If you're hungry, the Bubble Tea place across the street makes killer sandwiches ...

unfortunately, also under new management and closed...

Nooooooooo!! ... The eyecandy will be missed. 0[

D

[ktb]

I've put the folks at Marination in touch with Sounder/Doug, since I understand he was instrumental is having the AED placed there after Jake's death. My contact at Marination, Michelle, has been very responsive thus far, and they want to make sure the AED is placed in a safe--yet reachable--place during and after construction. One of us will post on the board to let everyone know where the AED is when/if it's moved.

[renoun]

Was the fate of the AED ever determined? There is a public meeting about Seacrest facilities next week where the involved parties might be present. It also might be an opportunity to raise other issues of concern to the diving community.

Open House at Seacrest Boathouse TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012, 7 – 8:30PM
Location:Seacrest Boathouse Facility
1660 Harbor Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98126
Event Description:The public is invited to the open house for a question and answer session and to learn about Marination's vision and plan for providing quality food services at Seatcrest. Learn what types of food they will have on their menu, what types of boating recreation and amenities will be provided and what types of remodeling are being proposed.
Department/Organization:Parks and Recreation
Neighborhoods:Alki/Admiral, West Seattle Junction/Genesee Hill
Audience:All
Event Types:Public Outreach and Engagement
Event Contact:Charles Ng
Event Contact Position/Department:Charles Ng
Operations Manager
Event Contact Phone:206-684-8001
Event Contact Email:charles.ng@seattle.gov

[ljjames]

I hear that marination won't be opening until early fall now? September or something was the word on the street...

[LCF]

Well, I guess if we make the meeting, we'll find out.

[WylerBear]

What's the word on the restrooms? Are they still open and taken care of?

[ljjames]

Restrooms are open, had TP, no changes in cleanliness

[lamont]

the coffee shop across the street has also opened up again under the new management...

http://westseattleblog.com/2012/02/new- ... bbles-spot

[mjachetta]

Where is everyone going for warm food and drink after the dives? That can handle a group of 8!

[ljjames]

http://westseattleblog.com/2012/03/mari ... ore-104698

The new owner at Alki Juice and Java (formerly bubbles) has really good hot chocolate.... (in addition to smoothies, sandwiches and organic fruit/produce - and gatorade in the fridge for those looking for some pre-dive hydration). Her name is Tammy, and she thinks the divers are awesome folks!

http://westseattleblog.com/2012/02/new- ... bbles-spot

[LCF]

I do miss those awesome sandwiches, though!

[ljjames]

Trying to look at the bright side here....

[renoun]

http://westseattleblog.com/2012/04/alki ... pdate-more

Marination proprietors Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton stole the show at last night’s Alki Community Council meeting, with an update on the sudden red-tape snag that pushed back their Seacrest Boathouse project – but that wasn’t the only meaty briefing on the agenda:

MARINATION/SEACREST UPDATE: Edison and Saxton came to the ACC meeting to update the group on the Seacrest situation (taking a break from their celebration of the first anniversary of their first bricks-and-mortar location, which is on Capitol Hill). They noted for those unfamiliar with their business that their food truck has been serving West Seattle for three years – usually selling out of food during its Saturday visits to 35th/Graham.

If you missed our most recent update – after they were chosen as Seacrest’s new restaurant concessionaire in a city Request for Proposals process, after previous concessionaire Alki Crab and Fish moved out, they suddenly were told that the city Department of Planning and Development had to review the project for an additional permit – because it had never been officially designated for restaurant use (despite the fact that’s what had been there for a decade-plus). In our last update, Marination wasn’t very hopeful of being able to open before late summer.

Last night, Edison described the situation as “a little incredible” – but had some good news for their supporters: She said they’ve been told “instead of being a 4-month review process, they’ll make it a 2-month review process,” after fairly high-level intervention involving both departments (Parks and DPD). Some “technicalities are being sorted out,” Edison said, and then they will be able to go The estimate is now “mid- to possibly late summer.” ACC attendees expressed regret. The restaurateurs/food-truck operators agreed: “There’s no one winning … Alki Crab and Fish could have stayed in business till this was resolved. Even DPD land use didn’t win – we would have paid the permit fee that much sooner.”

As previously reported here, Alki Kayak Tours is continuing to operate under a temporary agreement. One attendee asked why AKT can’t just be a direct concessionaire with the city, and Roz said that’s a good question – it seems Parks just prefers to have one concessionaire be a single point of contact. Edison and Saxton say there’s a lot of work to be done but during “this waiting period,” as Kamala put it, their contractors can’t even go in and do work. The Health Department has approved their plans, but everything is just waiting on the shoreline use permit, land use, and construction permits.

Asked if they might consider bringing their truck “Big Blue” to Alki in the meantime, Edison said they have it locked into a route “we’re pretty loyal to” – including the Saturday stops in High Point – so can’t change now, but once things get closer, they do hope to bring it here. They say they have had their liquor license approved already. They promise “we are wedded to be on Alki for the long term – 10 to 20 years in this area. … If we miss part of this summer, it’s OK, because we have another 10 summers (at least) here.” Saxton also said they would love to host an ACC meeting once they’re open; asked if they would return to the council in a month with an update, they said they would love to be back with an opening date. “We don’t think there’s an evil machine working against us,” Roz insisted – it’s just the way things have turned out.

[Dusty2]

Isn't that just typical. The right hand doesn't know what the left is doing. A decade of doing business there and they suddenly get kicked out in favor of another vendor who now can't do anything because the place was never permitted properly and even though they have a liqueur license and building permits they don't have permission to go ahead with their remodeling. Ain't bureaucracy just great!

[renoun]

West Seattle Blog has an update

The fence is up, the windows are covered, and intensive work is under way at the Seacrest Boathouse as Marination gets ready to open its first West Seattle bricks-and-mortar location, after three years of bringing its truck to the peninsula on Saturday. This afternoon we spoke with Marination co-owner Kamala Saxton for an update, six weeks after they announced the start of construction – and the official name...

Sounds like they are planning on a late September or early October opening.

[Penopolypants]

West Seattle Blog has an update

The fence is up, the windows are covered, and intensive work is under way at the Seacrest Boathouse as Marination gets ready to open its first West Seattle bricks-and-mortar location, after three years of bringing its truck to the peninsula on Saturday. This afternoon we spoke with Marination co-owner Kamala Saxton for an update, six weeks after they announced the start of construction – and the official name...

Sounds like they are planning on a late September or early October opening.

Sounds like I'll be doing some nomming late September or early October!

[LCF]

I sure hope it's going to be a casual, diver-friendly kind of place, rather than another Salty's type establishment.

[Penopolypants]

I sure hope it's going to be a casual, diver-friendly kind of place, rather than another Salty's type establishment.

Marination is about as friendly and casual as it gets, and I am looking forward to dripping their pork torta on my dry suit! Of course, friendliness towards divers would probably ultimately depend on how friendly we are to them.