A conversation with Seattle
Drinking prosecco comes naturally on a summer day like today, preferably outside. On your deck, at the park, afloat upon Lake Union–all these are options. But did you know that prosecco also goes with food? It’s true! Continue reading Let’s Have Prosecco at Every Meal!
The Weekend Wrap looks forward to the Blue Angels arriving in town next week, with practice flights beginning August 4. If they give you an anxiety condition, the City of Seattle has decided to license medical marijuana operations. There’s much more neighborhood headline news, so read on. Continue reading The Weekend Wrap: July 24-30
“You like the penny whistle? I got drunk with James Galway once. True story. You run into all sorts of people hanging out in parks.” Continue reading Portrait of a Lower Woodland Park Squirrel
I hate to have to say this, but Cowboys & Aliens, I expected more. The problem with the film becomes evident in the opening credits, where there are five screenwriters listed. If that’s how many people did enough work on this script to get credited, they surely were polishing a turd. Continue reading Love May Be Stupid and Crazy, but It’s Still Better than Cowboys & Aliens
If I was visiting Seattle for business, I’d want to stay at Hotel 1000. I love the location, and little things like the free Internet access and VOIP calls make the guestroom a great remote office, or home away from home. But Hotel 1000 isn’t just for out-of-towners. It’s a perfect place for you to enjoy a pleasurable downtown couples’ getaway full of food, fun, and relaxation. And it’s where we stamp this week’s Passport to Pleasure—a hedonistic quest for food and good times. Continue reading Passport to Pleasure: Happy Hours and Happy Times During a 1st Avenue Overnight at Downtown’s Hotel 1000
“One thing is certain,” writes the Seattle Times editorial board, “the battle […] has raged too long.”
They are tired of “adding long months of delay to a critical project that some think already is a decade or so overdue.” Considering that “the freeway is almost at capacity at peak periods,” delay is too “costly in terms of in terms of time lost, higher construction costs and inconvenience to the public.” Continue reading Seattle Times: Unacceptable Delay is Unacceptable
Our city hall’s “green” roof is turning brown and desolate, even after the thunderstorms of Monday. Apparently the seagulls don’t mind, but how hard would it be to run a soaker hose up there? Either that or put in some cactus. Continue reading Ahem, City Hall: Whose Turn is It to Water the Roof?