Seattle Metro Magazine recently unveiled their picks for the best neighborhoods in the city. Over the next few weeks, I’ll feature a video on each of these neighborhoods so you can see firsthand what makes them special.
The first featured neighborhood is Alki Beach in West Seattle. This vibrant neighborhood offers something for everyone – condos, townhomes, and single family homes. It’s an easy commute to downtown Seattle via the West Seattle Bridge, or better yet, take the Water Taxi. The Alki neighborhood also offers an abundance of parks and recreation activities. Whether you want to take the kids to Whale Tail Park, rent bikes on Alki, or roller skate Friday nights at the Community Center, there are many options no matter your age! Thursday’s are biker days along Alki. It’s a lot of fun to check out some of the cool motorcycles parading up and down the street, or parked in front of the Alki Tavern.
Lastly, there are many good restaurants to choose from and summers are a great time to people watch. Some of my favorites are: Cactus, Duke’s and the Alki Bakery (they have the best apple cinnamon muffins in the world!).
Oh, and yes, there’s the beach! Yes, Seattleites, it’s a sandy beach and you can sun yourself until your heart’s content. (just wear your 50SPF sunscreen!) There are beach volleyball tournaments in the summer and lots of BBQ’s. They have fire pits along the beach, as well as picnic tables on the north end of the park. Check out the tide tables to find out when the low tides are – it’s a great time to do some beach combing!
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