I checked out the open house at the new Carleton Market in Georgetown today.
If you like what you see here, pay them a visit on the corner of Carleton and Warsaw. Their for-sure hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, with possible additional hours to be announced later.
This liquor license belonged to the old Country Inn roadhouse, which occupied this building a hundred years ago.
The roadhouse became a grocery in 1911.
According to the Friends of Georgetown History, "Ghost hunters gave identified several spirits residing in this building, including a Mediterranean-looking man in a white apron who haunts the storefront, and a prostitute who leans out of a second-story window."
Not only does this place have a better story than the AM/PM, it has better food too.
I know an actual Swiss person who buys this brand of fondue. It's good.
I was a little disappointed that I didn't see any Cherry Garcia frozen yogurt.
So I added that request to their already varied list.
I'd go to Full Throttle Bottles for my bubbly, but they do have some champagne on hand if while shopping you suddenly decide you need to celebrate something.
They also have some wine and beer. (They don't carry malt liquor, but Duvel's a quick drunk with its 8.5% alcohol content.)
They also have some South Park beers.
Today they sampled some of their selection (not of alcohol, unfortunately) for the neighbors.
The Carleton Avenue Grocery is located on the corner of Carleton and
Warsaw, just south of the Hat & Boots (Oxbow) Park.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Cheap Seattle: Nordic Heritage Museum
This post has absolutely nothing to do with South Seattle. It's just a bunch of snapshots from Ballard's Nordic Heritage Museum, "the only museum in the United States to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden." I paid a visit on Friday because I'm still on maternity leave and have nothing better to do than to act like a tourist in my own city.
The museum is full of life-size dioramas depicting life in old Ballard and other Scandinavian immigrant communities.
The sauna exhibit in the Finland room:
I inadvertently dressed on-brand for the trip, in a skirt from Finland. It's not Marimekko, but some other brand they sell at Tuuli downtown. I love this print and these colors.
While I did enjoy the dioramas and the current photography exhibit, I wished the museum devoted more space to showcase modern design in Scandinavia, which is home to some of the world's best printmakers, textile designers, glass artists, and furniture makers. (The seating area did have some pieces from Ikea, though.)
The Nordic Heritage Museum is located at 3014 NW 67th Street in Seattle. Museum hours are 10am - 4pm Tuesday-Saturday and 12pm - 4pm Sunday. Adult admission is $6.
Oh, hey, while I'm totally off the topic of South Seattle, I'll add these shots of the Rendezvous in Belltown, where I had a couple of my five (?) vodka sodas last night.
The museum is full of life-size dioramas depicting life in old Ballard and other Scandinavian immigrant communities.
The sauna exhibit in the Finland room:
I inadvertently dressed on-brand for the trip, in a skirt from Finland. It's not Marimekko, but some other brand they sell at Tuuli downtown. I love this print and these colors.
While I did enjoy the dioramas and the current photography exhibit, I wished the museum devoted more space to showcase modern design in Scandinavia, which is home to some of the world's best printmakers, textile designers, glass artists, and furniture makers. (The seating area did have some pieces from Ikea, though.)
The Nordic Heritage Museum is located at 3014 NW 67th Street in Seattle. Museum hours are 10am - 4pm Tuesday-Saturday and 12pm - 4pm Sunday. Adult admission is $6.
Oh, hey, while I'm totally off the topic of South Seattle, I'll add these shots of the Rendezvous in Belltown, where I had a couple of my five (?) vodka sodas last night.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Viva Monstero!
Monstero! used to be one of Georgetown's most distinctive street characters. A photo from the art walk in July, the month before some asshole set the car on fire:
Last night Monstero!'s keepers, Willow and James Fulton, threw a Day of the Dead benefit party to help with car's recovery fund. They celebrated with alcohol and fire.
The eyes of Monstero!
The party was held in the Miller Building, also home to the lovely Georgetown Pharmacy.
I got my Halloween candy there this year. I chose the good stuff: Kit Kats, Whoppers, Reese's.
(Holy crap, we kept the baby out until 1 a.m.!)
Last night Monstero!'s keepers, Willow and James Fulton, threw a Day of the Dead benefit party to help with car's recovery fund. They celebrated with alcohol and fire.
The eyes of Monstero!
The party was held in the Miller Building, also home to the lovely Georgetown Pharmacy.
I got my Halloween candy there this year. I chose the good stuff: Kit Kats, Whoppers, Reese's.
(Holy crap, we kept the baby out until 1 a.m.!)
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