Finally, Independence Day falls on a Friday, granting us a great American three-day weekend. Whether you're planning to go to a fireworks show or simply heading out to the patio for barbecue and beer, we sincerely hope that you enjoy the nice, long weekend ahead.
By Geoff Carter | July 3, 2008
Last year I decided to get a pair of quad skates and go trail-skating with my girlfriend, a Rat City Rollergirl. I'd whip around the Green Lake loop, glide along Alki and barrel through Myrtle Edwards wearing a pair of blue satin Dolphin shorts and a pair of Radio Shack AM/FM radio headphones. (You were totally thinkin' that.) And when I felt confident enough, I would begin skating the new Ballard leg of the Burke-Gilman Trail -- the Interstate 5 of Seattle's recreational trails.
By Geoff Carter | July 2, 2008
Full Tilt Ice Cream saved my life. I wouldn't have survived the 90-degree tempertures of last weekend without a pint of Full Tilt's Mexican Chocolate ice cream in my freezer. Oh sweet, chocolate-cinnamon nectar, I bow humbly to your melty remnants. Thank you.
By Geoff Carter | July 1, 2008
Joel VandenBrink is likeable for several reasons. The 27-year-old South Lake Union resident is immediately approachable, polite and soft-spoken. His axiom for work and play is stitched on his ball cap: "Take some time." He's always smiling, or looks like he's just about to smile. And he makes darn good beer.
By Geoff Carter | July 1, 2008
I have fervently anticipated this first weekend of summer, but perhaps
not for the same reasons as you: Finally, I have an excuse to go out
and get an ice-cream cone or dish of gelato. I can't tell you how long
I've wanted to visit the establishments in our guide to frozen treats and sample the best of everything they've got.
By Geoff Carter | June 26, 2008
On Saturday, June 18, Georgetown will do what it now does better than virtually any other Seattle neighborhood: have a unselfconscious good time. "Artopia" allows all of the neighborhood's artists, dancers, musicians and lunatics to show what they've got.
By Geoff Carter | June 25, 2008
Full Throttle Bottles has everything you could want to pour down your gullet, affordably-priced and ready to move. And it also has a rideable elephant such as the kind one used to find grazing in front of supermarkets. Rides on "Tusko" costs only a dime, and if you leave the premises without springing for a ride on this possibly bibulous pachyderm you're missing the point of Full Throttle, of Georgetown and very possibly of life itself.
By Geoff Carter | June 25, 2008
Whym Cafe,
a 24-hour diner located in the First and Denny space formerly occupied
by Minnie's Cafe, is now open for business. If you've been getting your
post-club breakfasts at the Hurricane or Beth's
and are beginning to burn out on the mere idea of chowing down at 3
a.m., this third option may put the spice of variety back into your
jaded life.
By Geoff Carter | June 24, 2008
Sustainable Ballard is holding a bike rack design contest that any Ballardite with a pencil and an active imagination is invited to enter. Simply draw up a bicycle rack that is intuitive to use, allows U-style locks, isn't a hazard to kids or pedestrians, and looks ultra-nifty.
By Geoff Carter | June 23, 2008
Located in a handsome vintage bungalow at the corner of Summit and Mercer on Capitol Hill, Cairo is a gallery and boutique with a lifeforce worthy of the triumphant city it's named for. Its bright and breezy interior is wholly defined by the art that hangs upon its walls, the locally- and internationally-created art, jewelry and fashions that it sells, and the artists that call it a second home.
By Geoff Carter | June 23, 2008
