August 2, 2010

As suspected, Buckaroo Tavern will close its doors on Fremont Ave. after 72 years in the neighborhood, confirms our partners at the Seattle Times. The owner, Donna Morey, says the tavern’s lease was not renewed, but her grandson is exploring options to reopen elsewhere in the neighborhood later this year.  In the meantime, a liquor

August 1, 2010

Even Nyquil won’t help you get your Zzzz’s if you live near the Aurora Bridge and you’ve heard it. By “it,” we mean that “loud as a monster woodpecker banging on a metal tree” sound that might have interrupted a few good nights’ rest. It’s the latest development in the Aurora Bridge Fence Project (the

July 30, 2010

Only one lucky Seattleite (or someone who lives in the area) will receive “a New Belgium, fully-loaded, hand-crafted, Fort Collins-built commuter bike” on stage in the closing ceremony of the Seattle stop of the 13-city Tour de Fat in return for taking the leap of donating his/her gas-guzzling vehicle to benefit a nonprofit; but more

July 30, 2010

The 46th Street Mural, which hasn’t even seen its final details, was vandalized Wednesday night, a tipster told us. The words “Not Art” were painted in big black letters over parts of the mural. The picture below was taken Thursday morning and sent to us. By the time we arrived yesterday afternoon, there was no

July 29, 2010

We – I – haven’t seen the signs, but readers are e-mailing us with reports of seeing signs/flyers on Fremont Avenue North announcing the imminent closure and moving of Buckaroo Tavern from its longtime home at 4201 Fremont Ave. N. Photo credit: Kurt Schlosser Those getting off the No.5 bus at 41st Street and Fremont