North Seattle Sarah got to attend the "soft opening" of The Publican, the new restaurant and bar by the Brouwer's Cafe / Bottleworks crew opening where Bandolero once stood in Tangletown (2253 N 56th Street). On her blog, she reports: The Publican has 21 taps for craft beer, and offers an incredible selection from an efficient storage system. [...] If you don’t want a beer on tap, just try their bottle selection – no wait, scratch that. There is NO bottle selection. …
(Updated: 12/26 9:20 am: I misread the order of things and got "newer" and "older" designs reversed. Corrected flow and opinions on same below.) There was quite a bit of conversation a week ago about the 4111 Stone Way development project, and whether the building design was a "fit" for the neighborhood. One sharp-eyed reader pointed out that older drawings of the building provided in the Early Design Guidance document available on the City of Seattle web site shows a much…
Imagine taking a walk to Gas Works Park and finding a life-sized gingerbread house perched atop Kite Hill. The roof is tiled with chocolate snaps and festooned with gumdrops! The eaves are dripping with snow-white frosting and, wow! Look! There are people climbing on the steps of the house to enjoy its sugary goodness! Just thinking about it brings out the kid in me. But alas, it's only a camera trick, though a marvelous one created by photographer Tracie Howe. Tracie…
By request, here's the lowdown on Wallingford restaurants open tomorrow (Christmas Day): Chutney’s Bistro (11AM-8:30PM) Murphy’s Pub (12PM-2AM) kitchen open until 7 or 8 May (11:30AM-10PM) The Iron Bull (3PM-9PM) Bamboo Village (10:30AM-9PM) Changes (6PM-2AM) Moon Temple (4PM-10PM, bar closes at 2AM**) Restaurants not open: Julia's (the one on Broadway on Cap. Hill will be open), Dick's, Ivar's Salmon House, The Rusty Pelican, Irwin's, Gypsy Java, Essential Baking Company, La Casa Azul, Blue Star, Olympia Pizza and Pasta, Issian, Elysian Brewing Company, Djan's, Rancho Bravo Tacos, Pudge…
It never fails in my house on Christmas Day — either I’ll need some random ingredient for dinner, or we’ll be out of “x” (dog food, milk, or heaven forbid–wine) and my poor husband will be sent out on a quest in the middle of the day. So, to make my life (and hopefully yours) easier, here’s a list of stores and whatnot that will be open on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including the most important among life essentials: coffee…
Julie wrote to tell us that her family's cat, Ruby, is missing. If you see the cat, please call the number below: Our beloved black cat Ruby, a 1.5-year old female, is missing as of yesterday (12/21). She has a white blaze on her chest and one white paw. Although she is an outside cat, she almost always comes in at night and has never been out for this long. She is missing her collar (we found it in our front…
When my husband and I were planning our wedding in 1999, we considered having our reception at the Kalakala. Back then, the iconic streamlined vessel was berthed on Lake Union, still somewhat structurally sound and open to the public. I had grandiose visions of an art deco-themed party. In the end, we discovered that the Kalakala was only open for fundraising efforts, so we bagged that idea. But we hoped that someone would host a New Year's Eve party on the old…