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The Octopus Bar Returns!

The pandemic has cooped us up in quarantine for over a year. With the days getting longer, we are growing itchy for a well-crafted cocktail and snack consumed on a patio! Soon, the Octopus Bar will join Murphy’s, Julia’s and Westward in offering pandemic-friendly dining for Wallyhood dwellers. Coming in March: The Octopus will offer indoor and outdoor seating via newly constructed “STREATERIES” on both Bagley and 45th!  Last year, the Octopus Bar bobbed just down the road to its new…

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Read more about the article Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Lincoln High School Community Meeting this Thursday

Seattle Public Schools will be renovating Lincoln High School and it will re-open as a permanent high school in September of 2019. Join Director Burke and SPS staff this Thursday, Oct 27 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for a community listening meeting about the reopening. They will share plans have for the site renovation and restoration, while academic programming and student assignment plans are still developing. Come and share your concerns and ideas to help make Lincoln's opening a successful…

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Jazz and bacon

Brunch in Seattle? Hour-long waits; cold coffee; over-priced food; the cacophony of unruly children being ignored by hungover parents. There's nothing like it! Thankfully, there is nothing like this at the Seamonster Lounge's Jazz Brunch. Instead, my wife and I were treated to smooth music and friendly, prompt service. We didn't see a single child there (although they are allowed in the space up to 9pm). Brunch is served Saturday & Sunday 10am - 3pm. The time of music varies depending on Seahawks…

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Ivar’s Whalemaker Lounge gets a makeover

It's o-fish-al! After s three-month remodel, the Whalemaker Lounge at Ivar's Salmon House (401 NE Northlake Way) has re-opened for business. The snazzy new lounge has a whole new interior, including expanded seating, plus they've flipped the bar 90 degrees to the right and extended it, topping it with a copper. The folks over at Ivar's tells us the lounge also has more water views, and the fireplace, which might have an updated fireplace tile, has river rock masonry with “KEEP…

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Tutta Bella adds a ‘Jewel Box’ lounge

If you're a lover of Tutta Bella's Neapolitan-style pizza, but not so much a fan of the family-friendly atmosphere, you might want to stop by and check out their new glassed-in bar area, dubbed "The Jewel Box", which officially opened this week. The Jewel Box is located on the NW side of the building, with easy access from the N. Allen Place entrance. The area has seating and standing room for up to 24 people, and the new bar adds cocktails…

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Joule (Re)opens tonight

Joule is set to open its doors for dinner tonight in its new location at The Fremont Collective on Stone Way at N. 35th St. (3506 Stone Way N.) You may remember when the restaurant ditched us left its former location on N. 45th Street back in April for bigger digs and outdoor seating. Joule will be the first of the three occupants to open at Fremont Collective. Sport gear shop, evo, and Renee Erikson's new restaurant, The Whale Wins will also…

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McDonald International School Grand Opening

After two years of ramping up in its interim site at Lincoln, F.A. McDonald International School has moved into its own, spiffy, newly-remodeled building on N. 54th St. at Latona. The school had been closed for 28 years and was in pretty bad shape until now. But starting on September 5, approximately 293 students will walk through its doors to begin a new school year; 112 of which will be Kindergartners. McDonald International is hosting a Grand Opening celebration and open house…

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