Results tagged “remodel”

Turns out the stripped-down, de-logo-fied Starbucks up on 15th isn't quite the oh-so-original take on a neighborhood cafe that Starbucks intended. Linda Derschang, the owner of Smith, right next door, has sent an enraged letter over to the Stranger.

Dominic Holden's got a good piece up about the future of Capitol Hill dessert emporium B&O Espresso. Now that a developer is moving forward with plans for six-story apartment building on the site, B&O owner Majed Lukatah is caught between a rock and a hard place:

Lukatah is also skeptical that he can still open a second location on Broadway—which could serve as a substitute location while the B & O is closed—even though he has already obtained the permits. Banks won’t offer him a loan to remodel the space, he says.

A 33-year-old business that has got to have an annual gross in the seven figures can't get a loan for a remodel? Here's hoping Tim Geithner can get the banks to take a page from the George Bailey playbook: "Where's that money, you silly, stupid old fool?! Where's that money?! D'you realize what this means? It means bankruptcy and scandal and prison! That's what it means. One of us is going to jail!" Whoops. That's not right. We mean the part where George loans money to people who need it.

After a month-long remodel, Roq la Rue is re-opening tonight at six with its newest exhibition, a pair of solo shows by Victor Castillo and Brian Despain.

• The Central District News covered the ribbon cutting ceremony at our newly-remodeled alma mater, Garfield High School. Seeing that the remodel was desperately needed a decade ago when we were roaming the crowded halls, we say finally. But not so fast...classes start today and the final touches still don't seem to be finished.
• Capitol Hill Seattle poses a very important question: who is the best bartender on Capitol Hill? Any nominations dear, drunk readers?
• MyBallard unmasks The Geeky Swedes. True to their name, they are an adorably Scandinavian-looking family.