News, Transportation

King Street Station Waiting Room Reopens this Week

The morning of Wednesday, April 24, 2013, Amtrak passengers leaving from Seattle’s King Street Station will no longer have to queue up in the corridors. That’s the day the Waiting Room officially reopens, part of a $55 million restoration project that stripped away a series of ill-considered changes to the original decor. Continue reading King Street Station Waiting Room Reopens this Week

Bar, Food

Keep Clam! Ivar’s Whalemaker Lounge Reopens After Makeover

The legendary happy hour (3 p.m. until close, which is 10 or 11 p.m. depending on if it’s a school night, seven days a week) remains: $1 off draft beer (all local) and well drinks, $2 off cocktails and glasses of wine. Fish & chips, regularly $12, goes for $9, a bowl of wild Alaska smoked salmon chowder, $5.50. Continue reading Keep Clam! Ivar’s Whalemaker Lounge Reopens After Makeover