Boka on 1st is only a few blocks away. It's got all 3 of the things you're looking for.

The Confectionery in University Village is one of my favorite candy stores in Seattle. They have a great selection of delicious handmade chocolates and candy and also have some old-timey items like fun-dip, etc.

Bauhaus on Pine is a great place to hang out and read. Especially upstairs.

Hey Russ,

We stopped doing these on a regular basis due to a lack of resources. That said, we are open to having them if you have a special topic in mind and are willing to round up experts.

Let me know if you're interested and I can provide more details on how we went about it.

Thanks,
Marty

Love the milkshakes at Uneeda Burger. Their burgers are excellent as well.

I grew up in Florida and have been living in Seattle for 20 years. I love the weather here. Sure, it rains a ton from November to June, but it's almost always a light rain, not like the downpours in Florida, you can easily be outside walking around in Seattle rains. It's why we have so many coffee shops, places to duck into for a coffee by the window watching the rain.

And when it's not raining, it's beautiful. July and August and hot enough to be swimming in the lakes and September and October are my favorite when the light has this extraordinary quality to it. It's also when I arrived here so maybe it's just nostalgia.

The best thing about the weather here is that there are no extremes. No extreme heat, like Florida, no extreme wind, like hurricanes and no extreme cold. Weather for living I like to say.

Thanks for suggesting this Russ. I think the Seattle Center fountain idea is great. It'll be a much easier sell to my wife and kids as well.

The Fat Hen across from Delancey in Ballard.

Eltana is my favorite bagel in Seattle. I slice them up and put them in the freezer cause. They are the perfect when toasted out of the freezer.

There was an abuse of the voting system a few weeks ago so we had to back out a bunch of votes and recalculate the scores. It affected several users such as yourself. Sorry for the surprise. Marty