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Holy moly is this a good added service from the US Postal Service at the Wallingford Branch -- 46th just east of Stone Way:
24-hour automated package handling.
They have this slick little machine...
Holy moly is this a good added service from the US Postal Service at the Wallingford Branch -- 46th just east of Stone Way:
24-hour automated package handling.
They have this slick little machine they've installed with a scale, automated calculation of postage required, postage sticker printer, drop box, and it takes credit card payment with a quick swipe.
No reason to wait in line again -- go anytime.
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La Medusa is a relatively new arrival in Columbia City (at least I can't remember it being there last year during Farmers Market time). [UPDATE: I was corrected by a fellow JB'er -- La Medusa has...
La Medusa is a relatively new arrival in Columbia City (at least I can't remember it being there last year during Farmers Market time). [UPDATE: I was corrected by a fellow JB'er -- La Medusa has been here for 7 years - my bad - that's longer than I've been in Seattle, so shame on me for not finding this place sooner....]
The menu looks terrific, and it was packed last night. It's attractive, the prices seem fair, and although it's probably further hastening the upscale shift of this whole block of Rainier Ave S started by Tutta Bella and the Ale House a while ago, what's wrong with a tasty new restaurant?
The coolest thing happens on Wednesday nights in the summer, the same evening that the Farmers Market does its thing 1/2 block away: La Medusa chefs go over to the Market, pick out a bunch of tasty ingredients from that day's offerings from all the organic and local growers, and combines them to form a unique 3-course "Farmers Market Menu" only available that night.
So cool - what better way to spend a lovely summer Wednesday evening is there than that?
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Located in the formerly improbable (but more recently, less so) neighborhood of Wallingford, the Sea Monster Lounge actually manages to be dark, a little sexy, and smoke free -- a rarity in Seattle,...
Located in the formerly improbable (but more recently, less so) neighborhood of Wallingford, the Sea Monster Lounge actually manages to be dark, a little sexy, and smoke free -- a rarity in Seattle, and probably an impossibility downtown.
Live music nights can be a bit loud, but that's not every night. There are little semi-private side rooms towards the back that seem like ideal makeout spots, if you're on a date and its going well (or you're out for a "date night" with your partner, which always go well). Drinks are reasonably priced. And it doesn't feel like a "fake bar" like the myriad ale houses around town, Tangletown, Hales Brewery, etc where beers are served but there are more young families than hipsters and single-types. (Not that there's anything wrong with those places - as a married, employed, kid-having guy, I spend plenty of time in those places, too.)
One of the only "real bars" in town where you don't have to Fabreeze and shower when you get home if you like your booze without a carcinogen chaser.
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Do you have a saab? then you should know moe. I just bought a 22-yr old saab - perhaps this is foolish. Anyway, I asked around town and almost everyone said, "Go to Moe's". Then I called Moe and in...
Do you have a saab? then you should know moe. I just bought a 22-yr old saab - perhaps this is foolish. Anyway, I asked around town and almost everyone said, "Go to Moe's". Then I called Moe and in the course of our brief conversation it was obvious that Moe knows saabs. intimately. and his prices are good (better, in fact, than what I already paid for comparable work with standard parts at a different repair shop- meaning that moe charges less for his labor.)
Please stay in business, moe - at least as long as we have our old 900.
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These guys GC'd (and designed) the Craftsman restoration of a home of a friend of ours and their finished product was great. We've heard that they are top-notch, but charge for it.
Another home in...
These guys GC'd (and designed) the Craftsman restoration of a home of a friend of ours and their finished product was great. We've heard that they are top-notch, but charge for it.
Another home in Wallingford near ours was done by JAS and it turned out incredible - true to period and beautiful.
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We also bought our outback through carlos at Carter, who was fair and although we had to go through the standard new-car back-and-forth in the negotiation, he at least wasn't smarmy. However, my...
We also bought our outback through carlos at Carter, who was fair and although we had to go through the standard new-car back-and-forth in the negotiation, he at least wasn't smarmy. However, my experiences with the service & repair shop have been less than impressive. I'm committed at this point to giving my future repair services to a local shop with subaru focus, rather than paying $88/hour in labor.
When my '02 outback proved to have a defective clutch, it took 3 trips out there + a letter to Subaru U.S. until they finally replaced it under warranty - a gigantic pain. A recent repair job invoice had $250 in parts and $800 in labor - and I got attitude from the Customer Service guy at the repairs desk who was all huffy about me asking a few questions to understand what was being done, why, and why labor was going to cost 3x the parts. They didn't bother to wash it even though i spent over a grand on repairs and they had it for a week -- which seems like a no-brainer of customer love given that i also bought it from them. To top it off, they tried to tack on an extra $10 at the end of the invoice for a miscellaneous shop tools fee that was explained by same huffy guy as a standard "wear and tear on shop tools recovery charge"??? What other customer business would have the presumption to charge the customer for regular wear of the tools that they use to deliver your wildy overpriced service to you? That's like the Rolling Stones charging everyone an extra dollar on their concert ticket for "instrument wear and guitar strings replacement".... Huffy guy took it off my bill when I asked for a better explanation, indicating that it's clearly just an effort to gouge unsuspecting customers for another ten bucks. When I asked whether other customers brought this issue up, his huffiness reached its apex and he replied that, Yes, other customers had asked about it but they had all acquiesced after they had "understood" -- implying that I was putting HIM out by not understanding a meaningless charge with zero value to me, the customer. All in all, a highly negative customer service experience. Yeah yeah, they give you a loan car to use -- but what dealer worth their salt doesn't, these days?
Buy your trusty subaru there if you can drive them down to beat Melody's prices, which popular opinion (at least among those i've asked) says has the lowest sub prices in Seattle, but don't line their pockets with ongoing repairs... there's gotta be a few good sub mechanics in a town like this.
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best doughnuts in town, period. old fashioned with chocolate frosting is like coffee's childhood amigo: they are comfortable together without having to talk.
best doughnuts in town, period. old fashioned with chocolate frosting is like coffee's childhood amigo: they are comfortable together without having to talk.
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Neumo's
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Theater
Jackson Heights, New York 11372
(206) 709-9442
this is the best venue in town for live music. Except for the Crocodile.
this is the best venue in town for live music. Except for the Crocodile.
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young parents yearning to introduce their chitlins to mud and leaves and bugs without having to load up their car and drive to the cascades should dig the wide open space and big old trees just 1/4...
young parents yearning to introduce their chitlins to mud and leaves and bugs without having to load up their car and drive to the cascades should dig the wide open space and big old trees just 1/4 mile walk from the southern parking lot of Discovery Park.
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I'm concerned that the novelty of a cupcake in a coffee shop has gotten my fellow Seattleites all goofy in the head. Yes, cupcakes are fun. Yes, cupcakes are tasty. But building an entire enterprise...
I'm concerned that the novelty of a cupcake in a coffee shop has gotten my fellow Seattleites all goofy in the head. Yes, cupcakes are fun. Yes, cupcakes are tasty. But building an entire enterprise around selling $1.75 cupcakes cannot be sustained. On two occassions I have had unsatisfactory coffee experiences -- one at the Magnolia location (my coffee has kind of old and kind of cold) and one at the new Ballard location (even though i was clearly staying put for a while, i was served a very substandard $2.00 cappucino in a paper cup -- when there were plenty of clean ceramic cups available -- since it was late and dude didn't want to clean a dirty saucer). Yeah, the cupcakes are kind of cutesy and taste ok - but if you are craving a delightful baked dessert treat, there are numerous other local options: Essential Baking, which is open until 10, has unbelieveable selection of pastries, cookies, treats, and baked goods -- and they all rock. Dahlia Lounge will serve you a heaping slice of their signature coconut cream pie until 11. (Yes, it's more than a cupcake - but it is a graduate school dessert compared to Veritas' middle-school cupcakes). Top Pot Donuts classic chocolate glazed cake donut costs 30% less than a Veritas cupcake at $1.19 per, and you get a far superior cakey sugar treat.
I know some of the ladies out there won't agree with me here.... go ahead, try out the place if you want. It's big and cavernous and all they sell is expensive tiny cakes and non-impressive slightly expensive coffee drinks. It's a cute idea - but on execution they are bested by numerous established players in the coffee-and-dessert/bakery/Zoka category all over town. I suspect that like the baby blue Tiffany's box, Veritas will continue selling many to-go orders of cupcakes in their hot pink cardboard boxes due to the sudden "cachet" that such a purchase has gained here in town. But much like Tiffany's, you're paying more for what's in the box just for the brand name. Don't get my wrong - I love locally owned businesses that are doing well. I just think they can do better.
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