Alki Polar Bear Swim. Hundreds just ran in - and out. Happy 2018! Full coverage later on WSB. (Added - here's the link: http://westseattleblog.com/…/video-see-the-sea-of-people-wh… )

Thanks to Carolyn Newman for the moonrise photo from late today. The moon's officially full on New Year's Day. And that brings some "king tides" later this week: http://westseattleblog.com/…/west-seattle-scene-last-sunse…/

Happy last day/night of 2017!

Just talked with SPU for an update on the water break north of Lincoln Park.

Be part of the West Seattle Art Walk ... without being an artist! http://westseattleblog.com/…/west-seattle-art-walk-you-can…/

Wind alert: http://westseattleblog.com/…/west-seattle-weather-wind-ale…/

You can be part of West Seattle's only New Year's Eve parade - long before the rest of the night's festivities. http://westseattleblog.com/…/neighborhood-new-years-eve-20…/

Looking for something to do tonight? Go cheer the West Seattle High School boys-basketball team playing Squalicum for the championship in a tournament at Kennedy CHS in Burien, 7 pm. Head coach Keffrey Fazio is hoping the gym will be "packed with Westside fans." https://scorebooklive.com/…/games/45637-west-seattle-vs-squ…

A blood drive in West Seattle that's, well, more than a blood drive. http://westseattleblog.com/…/friday-give-blood-help-a-coll…/

It's a short list, but if you were wondering what's happening on this between-holidays Wednesday ...

Here's what the police/fire callout at California/Andover turned out to be about:

Trileigh Tucker's photos show us snow can be clear, too.

Christmas Eve snow in Seattle turns out to be fairly rare. The stats:

Snow arrives! Thanks for the texts (206-293-6302). We'll be tracking the weather at this WSB link: http://westseattleblog.com/…/12/west-seattle-snow-first-fla…