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Live from the Croc: listen on Aug 11

Peter — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:22:37 +0000

The UW Library has announced that sound engineer Jim Anderson’s collection of recordings from the previous incarnation of the Crocodile Cafe will be available on August 11th for perusal in the Odegaard Library Media Center. No online streaming for now, due to copyright restrictions, but a great chance to hear one of the hundreds of tracks from bands both great and obscure (sometimes both) in-person at the library.

UW Press Release

Delancey Pizza to land soon in Ballard

Peter — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:49:23 +0000

Ballardites will get a new pizza option soon, in the form of Delancey Seattle which will be opening mid-August at 14th & 70th. Drawing inspiration from joints such as Pizzeria Bianco, Di Fara, and Pizzeria Mozza, they hope to offer “Brooklyn-inspired wood-fired pizzeria using local ingredients.”

Can’t wait? You can follow their progress online…

New Economy Closing Times

Peter — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:32:20 +0000

Recently a number of places in North Seattle have been trimming their hours of business, closing an hour or so earlier than when the economy was booming. Off the top of the head, these include places as diverse as the Barnes & Noble at UVillage (10pm instead of 11pm Mon-Sat), Tangletown Zoka (10 instead of 11) and the Wedgwood Starbucks (9pm instead of 10pm). The first of these, coupled with the temporary shutdown of the large corner Starbucks there for renovations, has really turned the Village into a ghost town after 10. A micro-trend in today’s economy, or a coincidence? Anyone notice other Seattle area retailers or restaurants giving up on the late-night crowd?

Ducks invade campus

Peter — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:59:58 +0000

The April-cember weather has convinced fowl invaders to settle parts of the UW campus previously reserved for pedestrians, such as flooded pathways.

Brunch at Olivar

Peter — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:30:52 +0000

The ground-floor space on the west side of the Anhalt Loveless building has seen its share of tenants come and go. Brunch lovers have special reason to hope that the current occupant, Olivar, stays for a while. A product of chef Philippe Thomelin’s own Franco-Catalan background, Olivar’s menu has recently expanded to include a new brunch menu from 10am to 2pm on Satuday and Sunday. The offerings start with the Mallorcan pastry Ensaïmada:

… and continue on from there to include both hot and cold plates such as Patatas al lo Pobre, Tortilla Francesa and a Spanish-inflected Croque Monsieur with Manchego cheese:

Thomelin is offering the new brunch menu either prix-fixe or à la carte. The offerings add up to a sunny jaunt around the Mediterranean in search of comfort food — a happy coincidence between the core ingredients of his cuisine and what most people want on a weekend morning. Olivar’s location at the head of broadway, together with the warm interior offered by the vintage 1930s murals, offers hope to those who wonder if this part of Capitol Hill will survive the condofication and light-rail-a-ma-zation that’s happening all around it.

Instant Coffee Instant Replay

Peter — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:07:59 +0000

CeRo might have beat me to it (curses!), but I’m bound and determined to get my cinematography online in order to qualify for an ’09 Oscar:

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What really strikes you about this product is the texture: it’s definitely not your father’s Folger’s Crystals. Not sure if that’s part of the secret process, or just an artifact of how much the freeze-drying process has advanced in 25 years. The actual taste of the brew seems surprisingly mild and smooth for Starbucks, which has a reputation for darker (or ‘burnt’) coffee. This definitely tastes a lot better than the stuff from your office’s never-cleaned coffee brewer, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a net win for taste stability compared to the vacuum-packed ground beans that many institutions rely upon.

P-I direct-linking to WSB

Peter — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:47:21 +0000

As of about 3:30 this afternoon, an interesting thing appeared on the PI’s website: a direct link to West Seattle Blog’s coverage of the cost of this winter’s snowstorm. Has this been going on for a while, or is it something new? Part of the upcoming changes in the Seattle printed newspaper scene? A special agreement with one content provider, or something more general? Outside of special ‘breaking-news’ scenarios, I can’t recall seeing this kind of reporting handoff on the PI’s site before…

Win Tix: Lykke Li this Friday

Peter — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:28:23 +0000

Swedish popster Lykke Li is coming to the Showbox Market this Friday for an all-ages show, and if your vision of a pre-Valentine’s day evening includes the expanded universe of Peter, Björn and John, then MBSeattle might just be able to hook you up. Her publicists promises (threatens?) “harpsichords, flutes, and theremins” on her new album Youth Novels, but all we promise to do is select one lucky winner for två (2) tickets.

Her show last October at Neumos (pictured above) drew a capacity crowd for her mix of cymbals and vaguely-funky-chicken-esque dance moves. Email us at seattle.metblogs at gmail.com with “lykke li” as the subject if you’d like a chance to see for yourself.

// Lykke Li, Wildbirds & Peacedrums. Doors 8 pm, $20 adv, 13 february.

UVillage preps for cupcake invasion

Peter — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:53:31 +0000

Wallingford purveyor Trophy Cupcakes is making the jump across I-5 to University Village, if this window announcement is to believed. Now nearby residents won’t have to make the cross-town trek to Royale in Ballard. We wonder if this means that the Village is becoming more hip, or if indie cupcakes have gone mainstream.

Arrests in U-District muggings

Peter — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:52:56 +0000

This is sort of unexpected: the Seattle PD has arrested two soldiers from Fort Lewis under suspicion of committing three armed robberies in the U-District back in January. The assaults, which were closer to the fraternity/sorority area than the Ave, were part of a crime wave which prompted numerous email warnings from the UW Police department to students and university employees. If proven, this would be a somewhat surprising resolution to a series of crimes which I think many people believed was connected to problems on the 4500/4600 block of the Ave and the accompanying drug-dealing there…