The Seattle Traveler

Interested Seattle citizens can provide feedback to the City of Seattle via a new website (Idea Scale) allowing users to post ideas on how things could be improved around here.
Then, in Digg fashion, you can “vote up” the ideas that you like the best.  It’s community building at its best — in a real community.
There’s also plenty of space for comments and discussion.
It looks like a relatively new site, with only a dozen ideas posted so far, but it has potential.
I’m not entirely sure that this is directly related to City of Seattle government, or is in any way sanctioned …read more

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Horse racing returns to Seattle this week with Opening Day at Emerald Down, along with accompanying festivities for the start of this season’s Sport of Kings.
To complement the excitement of the racing season, and to make it a family destination, Emerald Downs schedules a variety of special events throughout the season.  These include: 

Sound Transit Family Days (Sundays, starting June 17th, that offer free family activities)
Senior Days (those 55 and older receive general admission, an official program, reserved Grandstand or Clubhouse seat and coffee or regular soft drink, for only $3 on Thursdays starting June 1st)
Fabulous Fridays (Horseshoe Toss …read more

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Chateau Ste. Michelle announces another performance in their line up of entertainment for the 2008 Summer Concert Series. 
Steely Dan will appear for two performances at the winery, on July 30th and 31st. 
Steely Dan rose to prominence in the 1970’s with their blend of musical styles — a little jazz, a little rock, a little pop, with some funk and rhythm and blues thrown in for good measure.  You may recall some of their hits:  Reelin’ in the Years (from their 1972 debut album), My Old School, and Rikki Don’t Lose That Number.  The group toured for awhile before …read more

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It’s easy to just focus on the theater performances at the major venues downtown, but that would be a huge mistake.  The surrounding environs has some great theater as well, and this weekend kicks off a run that’s sure to have the audience laughing.
Centerstage Theater in Federal Way presents Nightmare of a Married Man, an original play penned by theater artistic director Alan Bryce.  The performance will be staged at Federal Way’s Knutzen Family Theater.
The story chronicles two couples, irreconcilable differences, and twists and turns along the way to the thrilling conclusions.  It’s billed as a marital thriller.
Location:  Knutzen …read more

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The Harvest Vine opened in 1998, originally as a gourmet take out and wine company.  Owners Joseba Jiménez, and his wife Carolin Messier de Jiménez originally started a catering business, and its success soon became a small little restaurant.
And it was a very small restaurant to start off — about 600 square feet, and seating about 22 — barely more than a convivial kitchen with a group of friends hanging around.  A few years ago, the restaurant expanded, and created a basement wine cellar and dining room.  With stone walls, floor to ceiling wine racks, and open beam construction, …read more

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