Loving and living this life in Seattle
Seattle is home to seriously strange eating establishments. We like our food with a side of freak. What can I say? It does make for great dinning and tons of fun. That is precisely what greeted me at Luna Park Cafe in West Seattle. West Seattle is an interesting neighborhood in and of itself. There’s …
Oh yes, summer has finally found it’s way to Seattle. It doesn’t officially start until July 5 in these parts. But this year that date came and went completely unnoticed by mother nature. That has all changed in the last few weeks and summer is in full effect. That means block parties! First up, South …
Life in Seattle is better when you locate your spot, the place where you feel at home with the crowd. You know, like on Cheers. Everyone has to have a spot. A go to place that feels like home when you have a rough day or just need the comfort of being around people you …
There are a few things I love about summers in Seattle. There is the awesomeness of the sun. Let that marinate for a bit. It’s that important. There is also the abundance of festivals to fill my weekends with glee and rob my wallet of money. This past weekend I ventured south of the city …
There aren’t a lot of black folks in Seattle. We live in the region but it is possible for me to go an entire day without seeing another black face if I spend time in certain neighborhoods of Seattle. Most black people live in the suburbs. It’s is what it is. But that doesn’t mean …
Have you ever thought about what one weeks of food scraps looks like? Chances are you haven’t given it much thought. Unless you live in Seattle, where compost is lunch time conversation. I’m a gardener and so I know all about compost, but until I moved to Seattle, I wasn’t well versed in the intricate …
Awww. What a breath of fresh air it was to hop a ferry and head to Sequim for the Annual Lavender Festival? Sometimes you just have to get out of Seattle and explore the larger puget sound area to truly appreciate what we have in our region. Sequim has the largest lavender fest in the …
It’s summer and therefore, sunshine is supposed to be a part of our regularly scheduled program. Notice I said supposed to be. Unfortunately, we don’t get to control the weather and Seattle isn’t always the most cooperative when it comes to weather. She’s a beast of her own design and like Forest Gump said, you …
I’m from the midwest, Kansas City to be exact, and we know all about speakeasies. They are a part of our gangster past. Everyone loves a great gangster story, so I couldn’t help but conjure up those prohibition era images as I sat at the bar of a great little Belltown spot called Bathtub Gin …
