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Downtown + Waterfront	Belltown, Queen Anne	Madison Park, Seaward Park, Madrona
Capitol Hill, Central District	Leshi, Columbia City, Rainier Beach, Beacon Hill	Lake City, Northgate, Maple Leaf, Wedgewood
Fremont, Lake Union, Ship Canal	Georgetown, Sodo, Beacon Hill	University District, Roosevelt

GreenLake, Wallingford, Greenwood

Ballard, Blue Ridge, Magnolia,
Crown Hill

West Seattle, Fauntleroy

Cruising around by boat? click for Boatable Happy Hours!

<--- Complete Happy Hour Lists are found over there.

SBF's best happy hour in Seattle ?
- McCormick's Harborside ! - Located in the 9-story AGC building off the south end of Lake Union... Go there today.

Cheap Thrills page... (coming soon.. freebies, goodies, and just things to do.. cheaply.)

______________.From the SeattleBarFly daybook:

Fremont Solstice parade 2009
24.Jun.09 - 10am -Steve
Once again, fun was had by all at the 2009 Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle WA.. Art, Espression, and fun.. lots of it. Enjoy the pix over there ->

A few areas now added... Sodo, Georgetown, Roosevelt.. why didn't I think of them earlier?
18.June09 - 3:30pm -Steve
Well, in talking with a lady at the Greenlake bar and grill, it suddenly occurred to me I had not done a few updates ..mostly additions I've been collecting (there are more coming too). Thanks Inga... and kick butt at that Triathalon in a few weeks! (she has been swimming across greenlake) - Cool.

Thinking of major changes soon.. revamp offerings to make it easier yet to find what you are seeking !
03.June09 - 5:30am -Adminguy Steve
Working for your happiness! I'm considering a big change with SeattleBarFly to provide more direct listings and less 'photo buzz' ..but some peeps like to look thru the event pictures... so there's my delemma!

2009 TELUS Ski and Snowboard Festival
26.April.09 - 2:10am -SBF
The 2009 TELUS Ski and Snowboard Festival was not to be missed! Arrived within the last three days, all went great, and Ken and HulaStan were a hoot to ski with in sunny blue sky every day! Photos over there -->

With the promise of 'More Bars in More Places' ...
SeattleBarFly changed cellular provider to AT&T !
02.Apr.09 - 6:00p -SBF
Large communications giant AT&T is smack talk'in about more bars? haha.. That was easy! And if you are looking around for a better deal on cel services.. contact Kallie at the Northgate AT&T store !

Robot WARS 2009 -Key Arena, Seattle WA.
30.Mar.09 - 4:55a -Steve
What the heck? High school students and engineering mentors from all over (even one team from Turkey) collided their creations at the Robot WARS competition held in Seattle last weekend.. what fun! Link to pix over there -->

Seattle's Winterfest 2008 - Fire Festival !
10.Jan.09 - 2:33a -Mar
What can I say? Lots of fire, sculptures, dancers, music, and hedonistic mayhem! ...and just family orented fun with flames! Photos to come, but for now,

click here to view a video of the 'FirePod'. They guy in the foreground is tapping a keyboard to music.. soon Fire Dancers joined him and it was quite a show.
(File is kept very small..in GIF format.. so a bit grainy. 2-megs.)

New Happyness in North Seattle!
07.Jan.09 - 10:04a -SBF
Sure, The Saffron Grill is a new North Seattle spot serving Indian and Mediterannean fare.. and the food is terrific. But I gotta say, once inside, I was greeted by everyone... and even the owner visited my table to say hi. -Amazing cozyness! Read more in the North Seattle link above.

Christmas Ships 2008.. in Madison Park
08.Dec.22 - 5:33a -Margaret
The annual Christmas Ship visit to Madison Park rolls in the holiday spirit ...with snow! -Click here for a 9-image lookie..!

Bad economy?
Finacials have dunked, but happy hours are looking better than ever to soothe your wallet woes ...and a perfect boost for your holiday social life!
08.Dec.08 - 5:33p -Steve
Finacial portfolios have tanked, but I gotta admit, happy hours are still looking pretty darn good. Big updates to the list include Ivar's has caved in to costs and increased prices. Their happy food is still great but the bargans we had before have shrunk like our wallets. Rats. Still, no reason to sit at home and sob ! So get out there!

New table of Happy Hour links!
-that BarFly finally got some'in done.
04.Oct.08 - 4:10a -SBF
A few changes that make sense! -Why not have a nifty table of happy hours by neigborhood? That should improve your finding some happyness.. enjoy.

Whidbey Island BBQ with Adam and Vanessa
17.Aug.08 - 2:33a -Mar
What can i say? -Perfect weather to drive up north on Whidbey Island. Add a great landing spot, good friends with some new friends, and a great BBQ.. perfect! 36 or so photos -click here!
July 4th Boat Parade on Lake Stickney.. a fun venture !
04.July.08 - noon -SBF
A floatilla of festive folks and electric boats dot Lk. Stickney for their annual 4th of July boat parade.. fun stuff ! Photos over there -->

Artopia 2008 ... Georgetown goes nutz !
01.July.08 - 11:00pm -SBF
Ok.. just imagine your old Skill saw on wheels.. yep, that's what Power Tool Races were like. Side-by-side fun! Georgetown just went nutz with art, dance, music, and well.. fun! Enjoy pix over there -->

Random Thoughts... Walking and Beer.
12.May.08 - 2:30pm -Steve
Rodney-T e-mailed a nifty study about walking and beer; 'A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles per year. Another study found Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of beer a year... So the average beer-drinking American gets about 41 miles to the gallon.' - Kind of makes you proud to be an American - yes?
Food for thought indeed.
That cat Rodney is on it.. Thanks man.

2008 Seattle Maritime Festival - Tug Boat Races !
10.May.08 - 11:30pm -SBF
This annual event really stirs up the water in Elliott Bay and
everyone simply has a great time ! Only thing that was missing was an Irish coffee ! Pier 70 was the photo spot.. see'm over there -->

2008 Cinco de Mayo -at Alpental Ski Area, WA.
05.May.08 - 10:30pm -SBF
Just when everyone thought snow skiing was done, Doug and Jeffrey drag the Barfly to Alpental's annual Cinco de Mayo spring ski fling.. Sun, skiing, music, and beer.. all to celebrate with Mexico.. Whaddahoot !

2008 TELUS Ski and Snowboard Festival
23.April.08 - 11:08am -SBF
The 2008 TELUS Ski and Snowboard Festival was not to be missed! It also was really cold... like 30 -15 F on top ...whoababy ! This year, SBF shared good times with local skiiers Bob, Jan, George, and Bill plus my Seattle pals, Kenny, Suzzanne, Laura, Anuraag ... thank you for sharing the good times and spring skiing! Over 450 photos this year- You'll find them in that linky over there -->

Apple Computer / iTunes Led Zeppelin concert contest
26.Oct.07 - 11:00am -SBF
http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/us/ledz/

KWJZ Smooth Jazz CD Release Party #11 -Dimitrios Jazz Alley
22.Oct.07 - 11:55pm -SBF
Musician Rick Braun and his band blew the roof off a packed house! The sales of this jazz CD sampler #11 will help Seattle's kids get the exposure they need at Jackson Street Music Program www.jsmpinfo.org . A great cause and a very fun night!

Happy hours in the news....
26.Jul.07 - 4pm -Steve
Even MSN has the idea.. Happy hours rock your career -not your wallet. As always, a big thanks go out to the restaurants whom imbibe in happy hour offerings.Click here for the article.
Winthrop Blues Festival 07
25.Jul.07 - 10am -SBF
The blues festival in Winthrop celebrated it's 20th year in 2007! So much singin an dancin it seemed just nutz to bring a chair! Some of the best in the blues business rocked this little town over three great days. Enjoy a loosely selected set of 270 images from over 500 taken!

PNWCC's All Chevy Show 07
09.Jul.07 - 4am -SBF
Own a Chevy? Antique to new, this was the day! Sponsored and organized by my pals with Pacific Northwest Camaro Club.

SOVREN Vintage Auto Races for 2007
02.Jul.07 - 1pm -SBF
Enjoy these photos of rare classic race cars and know the event was for a great cause -all proceeds go to the local Children's Hospital. Everybody wins here. THREE sets of photos!

SBF captured a few local sightings during a TELUS Ski and Snowboard Festival in Whistler, Cn., then created a similar graphic to the festival's main poster art... enjoy the 2007 pix. And they are over there on that link! --->
21.Apr.07 - 3:30am -SBF

OK.. let's start the new year with some humor...
02.Jan.07 - 1am - SBF
This Barfly has followed Joe for years. I finally e-mailed Mr. Joe for an ok to link to his wacky stuff... he said 'All good!' -Kool guy that Joe. Enjoy the world thru the eyes of Joe's troubled gerbil, dog, baby, even Santa...

20.Jan.07 - Midnight. Peace.. BarFly

Vessel.
20.Dec.06 - 3am -SleepySteve
A new lounge in downtown... 3-ounce martinis perfectly served. Great for 5th Ave theater-goers and holiday shoppers..! Find more about them in the NEW happy hour list.

All ready for the holidays..? yeah right! Fun events in 06 continue.. into fall already!
31.Oct.06 - 2:00am -SBF
So you forgot to prep the boat for winter.. and it just froze.. twice. OMG -Go check! Also, Warren Miller's new film for '06 will show in Seattle on Nov 16-18. Once again, Fiorini Sports offers the greatest deal for entry- good seats with no service charge.. but it's CASH ONLY for tickets! Skiing is just around the corner! Oh my!

2006 Is Happy 200th-Birthday to the Cocktail !
04.Oct.06 - 3:00pm -sbf
-Yep, 200 years ago from 2006 the first cocktails were made and enjoyed. Have an Old Fashioned soon!

A note about a new face- Meet Morgan The Cat.
07.Sept.06 - 1:30am -Nick
My pal Nick decided to get a cat. He calls him Captian Morgan too -just like the rum. Ya see, that-little-cat is gonna be one of those sailboat cats. May even get fitted for a skull & crossbones bandanna and life vest. Now, we must be patient... cause it seems Morgan can't find his beer again, and this time he's mak'in a big deal over it too.
Youngsters.

....'Hey dude! turn around!'

Man... young cats these days.