PI

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…

Continue ReadingGoodbye to ‘The Publican’, hello to ‘The Burgundian’

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…

Continue ReadingHappy Birthday, Ivar!

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…

Continue ReadingDiscuss Seattle’s energy future

‘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…

Continue Reading‘Stone34’ Next Design Review is March 19

Power Outage

  • Post author:
  • Post category:PI

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.

Continue ReadingPower Outage

Girl Scout Thin Mints + Molly Moon’s = Free Ice Cream

Girl Scouts of America is celebrating its centennial anniversary and former Girl Scout Molly Moon Neitzel is honoring the occasion with free kid-sized scoops of Scout Mint ice cream all day long at Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream shop (1622 N. 45th St.) on Monday, March 12. Need to satisfy that annual Girl Scout Cookie craving? Beginning at 3:00pm, local Girl Scouts will be selling Girl Scout Cookies outside of Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream shop. Better hurry, though, or Neitzel…

Continue ReadingGirl Scout Thin Mints + Molly Moon’s = Free Ice Cream

How Pasta Translates into a ‘Run Happy’ Future

This post was written by Heather Snavely, a Wallingford resident and an employee of Brooks Sports, the running shoe company that will relocate to Wallingford once the 3400 Stone Way project is complete. Heather has lived in Wallingford since 2007 and has worked at Brooks since March 2011, and she asked if we could post her point-of-view about the Brooks relocation and the 3400 Stone Way project. Several years ago, Cantinetta Italian restaurant opened in an unexpected place: the highly residential corner…

Continue ReadingHow Pasta Translates into a ‘Run Happy’ Future