Monthly Archives: March 2012

Goodbye to ‘The Publican’, hello to ‘The Burgundian’

Nope, The Publican isn't closing, folks. Can I get a collective "Pheeeeewwwww!" We just heard that due to some pesky legal issues involving The Publican in Chicago, The Publican in Tangletown (2253 N. 56th St.) has changed its name to The Burgundian Tavern. Last week, owner Matt Bonney told Seattle Met the reason he chose "Burgundian": The region between present-day Belgium and France long ago 'became known as a place for good food and good drink, and people from there were…

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Happy Birthday, Ivar!

Ivar’s is "shellebrating" the 107th birthday of its “flounder”, Ivar Haglund, on March 20 (next Tuesday) with a "reel" deal (oh, these puns! Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck): buy an entree, get a second entrée for $1.07 (and yep, that goes for their $20+ entrees, as well). You can take advantage of this offer simply by saying, "Happy Birthday, Ivar!" at any of Ivar's full-serve restaurants and Seafood Bars, including Ivar's Salmon House (excluding stadium locations). The first 107 people at each location will also…

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Discuss Seattle’s energy future

Seattle City Light is inviting customers to join its newly-launched Community Energy Forum. The Forum is a monthly online survey developed to gather input on a variety of energy issues, primarily green energy and conservation. The input they receive will help them to plan and create future programs. If you've got 5 minutes once a month to spare, help 'em out. The first survey emailed out to Forum members will cover renewable energy. Once you sign up, you'll receive an email once…

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‘Stone34’ Next Design Review is March 19

There's been plenty of discussion about Skanska's "Stone34" project in our last post, How Pasta Translates into a "Run Happy" Future. In the comments, reader Abdul posted some of the information he gleaned from the Wallingford Community Council meeting on March 7, including the announcement of the project's next design review, on Monday, March 19: (Excerpted from Wallingford Neighborhood Association 3/8/12 Enews) Skanska presented an update on their “Stone 34″ Living Building project. Skanska has applied for Design Review related to development…

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Power Outage

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Power is out! Seattle City Light says: A power outage that began  at 3:06 pm has affected more than 13,000 City Light customers. The general areas affected include Wallingord, University District, portions of Eastlake, Ravenna and Fremont. Restoration of power is expected about 4:30 pm. The cause is still being investigated and crews are on the scene. Also, it's pouring rain, sleet and snow. End of days people, end of days.

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Before You Kill The Kids

This is the time of year when things start to get really tough for life with kids in Seattle. The holiday diversions are over and the kids are bored and denting the walls. The cold, seeping rain is rotting out that last vestige of sunny disposition in your soul. The slides at the parks get their butts wet and there’s only so many trips you can make to the zoo before you’ll .... just … CRACK But wait! Click through this…

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