Brrr! The cold spring hasn’t done much for plants–our asparagus is just coming in from the fields, finally–and it hasn’t improved moods either. UW Meteorologist Cliff Mass says he’s been hearing two questions over and over:
Are springs getting worse? Is this the worst spring on record? Looking at the data one might argue that the answer to both of these is yes.
But online, things are springing up all over. Eater Seattle, part of a national network, has launched and formerly-of-Seattlest editor Allecia Vermillion writes to say:
At Eater Seattle, we’ll dig deep for original reporting; offer user-generated tips, rants and raves; and curate a daily roundup of what the rest of the restaurant and food media around town—and on the national level—are talking about. No, you won’t find recipes, reviews, or food porn herein, but Eater Seattle promises a daily dose of restaurant news fresher than a basket of foraged fiddlehead ferns.
Which is weird because I just had to ask someone what a fiddlehead was last night. A companion online property–you can tell from the design–is the real-estate and lifestyle site, Curbed Seattle.
From the ins and outs of the real estate scene, to adventures in urban planning and architecture, to local oddities, for Curbed Seattle, it all comes back to real estate, rent, and the neighborhoods we inhabit.
Curbed Seattle joins the growing Curbed Network of sites including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and DC, not to mention our National Mothership.
That one’s helmed by Federal Way native Kelly Skahan.
I found out about Urbandipity by reading Queen Anne View’s post on the Queen Anne start-up. Urbandipity’s premise is that you post about something you’d like to do (heading to Discovery Park, a wine tasting, catching a Mariners–ha ha! No, I couldn’t get through that last one) and then Seattle’s famously stand-offish population looks over your e-shoulder and decides if they want to join you. Presumably they can monetize the site with offers to go do things that cost money.
Lastly, you’ve probably heard about GeekWire (the new indie offshoot of the PSBJ’s TechFlash, starring John Cook and Todd Bishop). If you’re interested in Seattle tech and its fleece-vest lifestyle, this is what you need to read. Coming soon will be an interview with Cook, as soon as I can find the time to pester him about it.
Too much publicity for Eater apparently. After loading very slowly once, the home page then failed (‘too busy’). Then, the page loaded, but the rather simple image gallery took forever. Buy sufficient capacity before you launch a press release, Eaters!