http://seattleblog.net Covering the people, places and events that make Seattle great. Wed, 21 May 2008 19:04:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Perhaps the best aspect of living on Beacon Hill is the sense of community, and for many years one of the main social centers of the neighborhood has been the Java Love coffee shop and Baja Bistro. It's rumored that owner Oscar Castro started both (they share a conjoined space at ... http://seattleblog.net/2008/05/21/beacon-hills-new-night-spot/ I've been spending some time lately thinking about things I'm really thankful for. Although I get SAD from time to time, I feel extremely fortunate to live in one the most environmentally progressive areas of the country. I work for a leading national sustainable architecture firm, I get to walk ... http://seattleblog.net/2007/11/29/king-county-global-action-plan/ Photo by Bejan. Flickr photophile K-ron75 writes: Officially, it's the South Lake Union Streetcar. But in the neighborhood where the new line runs, it's called the South Lake Union Trolley — or, the SLUT. At Kapow! Coffee, a shop in the old Cascade neighborhood, 100 T-shirts bearing the words "Ride the SLUT" ... http://seattleblog.net/2007/11/21/south-lake-union-streetcar/ Ran across this great photo of Dick's Drive In. Like LA's In-N-Out burgers, this is the best fast food in the city, a not to be missed hang-over cure late weekend nights. Untitled by adkensmith (Flickr) http://seattleblog.net/2007/03/31/seattle-icons-dicks-drive-in/ After seeing Seattle Busmonster and a dozen other cool Google mash-ups, I had the brilliant idea of creating a Seattle Happy Hour finder only to find out that it already existed. Unthirsty.com is a happy hour finder for anywhere (including Seattle of course) and as of this writing there are ... http://seattleblog.net/2006/12/26/finding-happy-hours-in-seattle/ I've been thinking about getting all grown up and purchasing a home. A condo, to be exact. I don't want to deal with a yard and if at all possible I'd like to maintain my walk-to-work urban lifestyle. The problem, real estate buys are complicated! The market is crazy ... http://seattleblog.net/2006/11/16/condo-shopping-in-seattle/ Grand Street: Texting by moriza (Flickr) The City of Seattle is working on a Bike Master Plan to help complete Seattle’s piecemeal bicycle network. To help target their efforts, the city is taking a survey of bicyclists (link is on the right side of the page, launches a popup window) to find ... http://seattleblog.net/2006/08/17/city-of-seattle-conducts-bicycle-survey/ Q: "How do you know if a Seattlite is dressed up?" A: "They're wearing their dress fleece." That joke pretty much sums up the sad state of fashion in Seattle. Although the scores of new designer clothes boutiques to open in the last few years indicate some hope for the fashion ... http://seattleblog.net/2006/07/29/why-people-live-in-seattle/ Is it April 1st? What a forcast! http://seattleblog.net/2006/07/21/sunny-seattle/ This blog is a resource about Seattle - I like to write about things I find here in the Emerald City, and hope that anyone may stumble onto this blog at any time and find relevant information. I've mentioned some current events in the past, but henceforth I will be posting ... http://seattleblog.net/2006/06/01/current-events-why-i-dont-cover-them/