Monthly Archives: October 2009

Rancho Bravo: The Plot Thickens

When we left off (previous posts: Winchell's Last Donut, Rancho Bravo Closed?!), we'd discovered that following the shuttering of Winchell's, Rancho Bravo, the taco truck of city-wide fame that had made a home in the donut shop's parking lot had closed as well, hanging a "pending new lease" sign out front. Cub reporter that we are, we dropped a line to Freddy Rivas, the proprietor of said taco truck, hoping for some hopeful news. Here's what we learned: Hope you and…

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McGinn “Town Hall” at University House Tonight

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Seattle mayoral candidate Mike McGinn will be at the University House (4400 Stone Way N) for a "Town Hall" tonight, Friday Oct 2nd, at 7:15 pm. According to McGinn web site, it will be "an excellent opportunity to talk to Mike about what you think is important" and he hopes to see you there. Now you know what we know.

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Neighboring Neighborhoods Round-Up

Some notes from our neighboring 'hoods: Nickelsville: My Green Lake reports that Nickelsville, the homeless encampment being evicted from the Port of Seattle, will be taking up residence at the St. Andrew's Church on 80th Ave NE and 1st Ave NE. Keep Green Lake multi-lingual: My Green Lake is trying to find a place to live for that friendly guy offering Spanish lessons while walking around the lake. Bridge Speaks Back: FremontUniverse reported on a mock protest held on the Fremont…

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Rancho Bravo Closed?!

It's a calamity, people, a calamity! The impact waves of Winchell's closing have apparently rippled across the parking lot to the humble taco truck in the rear corner, Rancho Bravo. In response to our note that the Seattle Weekly was hosting a give-away at the Rancho Bravo taco truck, DOUG. commented: I don’t think this event happened today. In fact Rancho Bravo is CLOSED! Hopefully it’s only temporary. Their sign says they’re working on a new lease. We'll be making some…

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Drama Open House

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Sometimes we feel sorry for the U District because it doesn't have a blog of its own (and because it must be tough to put up with that stale beer smell). Anyway, that's why we'll sometimes run stories about what's going on over there, even though we try to focus on Wallingford. Kris asked us to mention that the UW Drama School is having a free open house for their newly renovated Jones Playhouse (4045 University Way NE) this Friday, October…

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REVERB Scion Giveaway at Rancho Bravo

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The Seattle Weekly will be at Rancho Bravo (211 NE 45th St) today from 5 - 7 pm drumming up excitement around their REVERB music festival. The first 30 folks to show up will receive a $5 coupon to Rancho Bravo (that's enough for a burrito). You can also enter to win tickets to REVERB or the "Scion REVERB VIP Experience that includes car service for the night, dinner for two at Il Bistro, and VIP tickets to Seattle Weekly's REVERB…

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