🍔 Food & Restaurants

Controversial Digital Payment Startup Cheq Faces Backlash at 2023 Bite of Seattle Festival

The 2023 Bite of Seattle food festival, organized by digital payment startup Cheq, faced backlash from attendees and vendors who found the festival inaccessible due to the requirement of using the Cheq mobile app for ordering and payment. Complaints included long wait times, app glitches, and confusion, with some vendors even accepting cash and Square payments in defiance of the contract, causing frustration for Cheq.

🏠 Real Estate

Eight Row Owner Seeks Approval for New Restaurant, Brigade, in Wenatchee's Historic Fire Station, Enhancing Dining Experience

Seattle restaurant operator David Nichols, owner of Eight Row in Green Lake, is seeking approval from the city council to purchase Wenatchee's historic fire station for $520,000. Nichols plans to establish a new restaurant named Brigade, offering an "orchard-inspired new American" menu, to enhance Wenatchee's dining experience.

🎭 Performing Arts

Gabrielle Nomura Gainor's Dance Film 'Sadako and the Cranes' Pays Tribute to Hiroshima and Nagasaki Victims at Green Lake in Seattle

Gabrielle Nomura Gainor, a Japanese American dancer and choreographer, has created a dance film called "Sadako and the Cranes" in collaboration with Trial & Error Productions and Hiroshima to Hope. The film, as well as a live performance, honors the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and will be performed at the annual 'From Hiroshima to Hope' event at Green Lake in Seattle.

🏀 Sports

Seattle Pickleball Fans Rally at Green Lake: Demanding Equality and a Secure Future

Pickleball fans held a funeral procession at the end of the Seattle Open tournament to protest the conversion of the pickleball courts back to tennis courts at Green Lake. They are also pressing the city to create 24 new pickleball courts by 2024, claiming that Seattle has neglected the sport in favor of tennis.

Unconventional Fly Fishing Adventure: Exploring Green Lake's Hidden Gems in Seattle

Fly fishing small lakes in Washington State, such as Lake Desire, Lake Fenwick, and Lake Wilderness, offers opportunities to catch various fish species including Rainbows, Large Mouth Bass, and Kokanee. However, if you're looking for an unconventional fly fishing experience, Green Lake in Seattle may surprise you with its Rainbow and Brown trout, and even Steelhead.