Posts Tagged ‘Capitol Hill’
New Year, New Bars
We see a lot of people relocating to Seattle for work, or family, or simply a change of life. It’s a hard thing to do, much of the time; not many people like being “the new kid.” The same goes for small businesses. Starting out in a city is tough and intimidating, and too often, some…
Read MoreCanon: the world’s sixth-best bar
You can find sixth-best bar in the world on 12th Ave, just south of E Spring Street. Not sixth-best in Seattle, not sixth-best in Washington. Not even sixth-best in the United States. Sixth-best bar. In the world. Period. To find a better one, you’d have to fly more than 2,000 miles, all the way to…
Read MoreWhat does your zip code say about you?
Age? Check. Income? Check. Neighborhood? Check. Overall lifestyle? Check. It’s creepy, but once you get past the creepiness, it’s actually a useful tool for house-hunting and neighborhood-shopping, and, in a spying-on-the-Jonses way… it’s fun. Esri released an interactive map that analyzes your zip code information. You can zoom into Seattle and see…
Read MoreSeattle Restaurant Week: REGals’ Picks
Mark your calendars and make your reservations—it’s almost Seattle Restaurant Week! “Dine out and celebrate the fall run of Seattle Restaurant Week, October 19-23 and 26-30. More than 170 local restaurants are serving up three-course dinners for just $30—and many of them are offering two-course lunches for $15. **Price is per person and does…
Read MoreBeat the Seattle Commute
The commute, the dreaded commute! Bumper-to-bumper for miles, moving down I-5 slower than you backed out of your driveway. Wait, wait, wait—move forward ten feet and wait some more. Watch the minutes pile up. You should think about this when you pick a house. Map potential routes and test them. Imagine driving from that potential…
Read MoreThe Greenest in the World
Green construction has spread across the nation in recent years, digging roots into major cities and sprouting environmentally friendly buildings of all shapes and sizes. But no place can compete with our very own Bullitt Center. You might not notice it, walking through Capitol Hill. The Bullitt Center sits on the corner 15th and Madison,…
Read MoreOf Parks and Pianos
Seattle is known for many things. Music, coffee, rain. Good scenery and great parks. And this summer, you can combine all of it. How? Pianos in the Parks. From July 17 to August 17, twenty pianos will occupy twenty King County parks. Anyone can play them. It doesn’t matter if you’re tone-deaf or classically trained,…
Read MoreGals in the Neighborhood: The Seattle Speakeasies
Prohibition never ended in parts of Seattle. Three modern-day speakeasies hide within a mile of downtown, infusing the city’s nightlife with a little mystery and a lot of class. Step inside any one of them to find low lighting, murmured conversation, and a setting so secretive you’ll quickly forget these establishments do, in fact, have…
Read MoreGals in the Neighborhood: SLUT
Real Seattleites ride the SLUT. Or at least real Seattleites who work for Amazon and live near Westlake ride the SLUT. All 2.6 miles of her. SLUT, according to local knowledge, internationally famous T-shirts, and major news sources (including Ellen!), stands for South Lake Union Trolley. Poorly named? Maybe, but it’s the best advertising you…
Read More3 Reasons Why We Love Seattle Parklets
Parklets are coming to Seattle. Ten of them by the end of 2014—but what are they? Take your standard city park. Plants, bike racks, maybe some artwork, places to sit or talk or play a game. Now pack that into a single parking space. Six feet wide, twenty feet long. That’s a parklet. And yes,…
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