Results tagged “renovation”

Our good friends at the Bottleneck sent out an email this morning to let everybody know that they'll be closed this Sunday and Monday for renovation: "The lounge is expanding and we need a couple of days to take down a wall and regroup. We will re-open at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18th. Can we build it? Yes we can!!" The remodel is just in time for the bar's viewing party for the first episode of the new season of Top Chef, featuring two Seattle competitors, Robin Leventhal (formerly of Crave) and Ashley Merriman of Branzino.

Belltown people, where is your past? Belltown people, how long will you last? This is the them of belltownpeople's story on the opening of City Hostel Seattle. It's one of those gritty, gotta-dream stories, featuring a fiery waiter-turned-entrepreneur, 47 artists invited in to "redo" the hallways of the historic Spanish colonial-style Lorraine Hotel, and a reason for someone besides prospective condo owners to visit Belltown.

The current owner of Jimi Hendrix's childhood home has the little house resting on a foundation in a Renton mobile home park across the street from the musician's grave. Next week, however, is the final deadline for the owner, Pete Sikov, to come up with money, a plan, and a convincing argument for how he can meet City of Renton requirements to renovate the house appropriately; otherwise, he'll have to tear it down.