1. That moment when you see a city fire department vehicle doing this to the car in front of them. Shouldn’t that not be allowed?
2. Brunch and mimosas at our favorite cafe Oddfellow’s
3. Spending a perfect spring day with Ashley down at Cal Anderson Park x2
4. Trying out Broadway’s “Bait Shop”
5. Capping the weekend off with a catch up with Stephy Roo
And just because.
Created by three Seattle natives, American Hipster is a web series that tells the story of how hipsters are living in this nation in the most hipster cities including (hi. home.) Seattle, Philly, San Francisco, New York and several others. Each episode focuses on a different aspect of the hipster culture and the ones on Seattle could not speak more truly about this wonderful city.
I went to a private school that just happened to be in a very hipster neighborhood so over the last four years, I heard some backlash naturally. Let me just tell you that I’ve never loved a city more. I’ve never enjoyed living in a neighborhood more than I did in this one. The neighborhood didn’t help me figure out what my passions were. I did that back in high school bro. This neighborhood helped my passions explode – in everything that I did, all over the sidewalks, in every club and event that I participated in and most definitely on Yow Yow!
Watching former One Reel employee Kayte Olsufka invite viewers into her Bumbershoot experience was tough. After all, that was the career that I always wanted for myself. It is the best reflection of what Bumbershoot means to me though and what it means to the attendees that continue to show up to the music and arts festival year after year. My favorite segments are below:
Bumbershoot Attendee since 2006
Linda’s and Oddfellows are two of my favorite Capitol Hill spots.
To watch the entire American Hipster series, click here.
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This year, Capitol Hill was booming with new restaurants! I’ve sampled many of them throughout the year and in my time living in Capitol Hill, but there are still so many that I haven’t tried. It also doesn’t help that there will be a handful of new places opening this January. In this post, you’ll learn about both my new and old favorites! Keep in mind though that this is not a “best of” post. I am in no way claiming that these restaurants are the best in their category, but these are the ones that I enjoy and they’re the ones that I take my friends to. With that, let’s get started?
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Favorite Fish & Chips: Pike Street Fish Fry
Pike Street Fish Fry has been across the street from my school for quite some time, but for some reason, I have always overlooked it. It’s probably cause I thought Neumos, Moe Bar, and Pike Street Fish Fry all merged into one and never gave it a second look. Over the summer, Lisa and I came up with this idea that we would have our lunch break at a different restaurant once a week. Now looking back on it, I think we only did this once and Pike Street Fish Fry was the only place we ever went to, but what a great choice it was anyways! Fish and chips were a common staple for me growing up since I was obsessed with Ivars and Skippers, which means I’m pretty particular about eating it anywhere else. Pike Street Fish Fry is incredibly greasy, but deliciously greasy in the best way possible. That’s like a descriptive heart attack, but trust – if everyone else on the hill and on Yelp says it’s the place you need to try, then you just have to.
*Every third Friday, the restaurant offers free fresh cut frys from 5 – 7PM.
What I order: Catfish or Cod and chips
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- The news that Jason Wu would be collaborating with Target was JUST ANNOUNCED, but already a sketch has been released for a beautiful LBD inspired by style icon Audrey Hepburn! [Source]
- Seattle based Izilla Toys has gone out of business entirely. Two months ago, their store on 12th Ave had closed and today it was announced that they would be closing their Wallingford location as well. The 12th Ave spot will now be turned into a new burger bar called “Manhattan Drugs.” [Source]
- Could this be the end of The Simpsons? [Source]
- Garrett Michael Brown is the new Chef de Cuisine at one my favorite restaurants Oddfellows on the hill. Nomz. [Source]
- Capitol Hill’s two newest restaurants Altura on Broadway and Momiji on 12th Ave will open tomorrow! Oola Distillery will open on Thursday. Hurray for booming new eateries and…drinkeries on the hill! [Source]
Two weeks ago, I heard word of the Whoopie Pie Bake Off going on at Oddfellows and decided to go that same day. I wasn’t exactly sure if spectators would be able to sample any of the whoopie pies, but I figured it couldn’t hurt to try and see. I could not believe that there were a little over a dozen variations of pies right in front of me. After the judges were handed their sampling plates, it was basically a free-for-all. Many of the individual whoopie pies were cut into quarter slices for the perfect bite! My favorite ended up being the chocolate whoopie pie filled with cream and strawberries. I didn’t keep track on who exactly took home the winning prize, but if you’re interested in the full coverage of the event, click here.
