🐢 Seattle does NOT see the need for speed

Plus: Rubinstein Bagels comes to Capitol Hill.

By Grace Madigan

Welcome to another hump day.

Has your grocery bill gone up this past year? You’re not alone if it did. The pandemic put a halt to the trend of Americans spending more on dining out than groceries. In Seattle, the median amount spent by households on groceries per week increased 25% from last year.

The grocery store with the highest grocery bill? Whole Foods — not that you couldn’t have guessed that. Anyway, this same study showed that compared to the rest of the country, our increase in grocery spending was 10% more than the national average. Whether a penchant for hoarding is to blame, the article is an interesting read.

Moving on to today’s news: A number of streets’ speed limits are being reduced, how you can learn to run for office in King County, and all the way at the bottom — where to get some St. Patrick’s Day grub.

What Seattle is talking about

Feeling lucky that this photographer snagged this shot and shared it with us. ☘️ | Tag @the_evergrey or use #theevergrey to be featured in our Instagram of the Day. (📸: @briangorun)

Former Seattle City Council President Bruce Harrell is running for mayor. Harrell spent 12 years on the council and is seen by many as a candidate that business groups are likely to favor. After Mayor Ed Murray resigned after allegations of sexual abuse, Harrell served as interim mayor for a few days before choosing to return to the council and finishing his term. (Crosscut)

Related: In other candidacy announcement news, Toshiko Hasegawa announced her candidacy for Port Commissioner, Position 4. Hasegawa is a fourth-generation Seattle resident and is the daughter of state senator Bob Hasegawa. (South Seattle Emerald)

Please slow down. Speed limits on Aurora, Lake City Way, and several other state-owned streets in the city limits are being lowered by 5 mph. In 2019, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced she’d lower speed limits on all city arterials to 25 mph but the streets which the state shares control of required further approval. Find a complete list of the new speed limits here. (The Seattle Times)

A crash course on how to run for office. King County Elections is offering several free workshops on how to file for candidacy in its elections. These workshops, put on by KCE since 2019, are part of an effort to continue the trend of seeing more diverse candidates in county elections. The first workshop was yesterday, but three more will be held in April. (South Seattle Emerald)

Capitol Hill gets another bagel shop. Rubinstein Bagels is set to open in a few months and will join other bagel slingers on the hill — Eltana, Dingfelder’s, Westman’s, and Loxsmith Bagels. (Capitol Hill Seattle Blog)

JUST FOR MEMBERS

🌼 Flower into Spring and another go at the I Spy

Photo credit: Melissa Galbraith of M Creative J.

Got spring flowers on the mind? We’ve got you covered. Learn to embroider flowers in this online embroidery basics workshop with fiber artist Melissa Galbraith of MCreativeJ. This two-hour, hands-on workshop covers a variety of beginner-friendly embroidery stitches and each attendee will receive a full kit. Kits are mailed to you and include everything you need to make your masterpiece. Enter here for your chance to win a ticket and good luck!

Since I only got a few responses about yesterday’s I Spy and two of them were my parents (hi 👋) — I’m giving you another shot at this one, this time with a hint.

This fisherman can be found by the water, in front of a building named for another profession of the same ilk. Know where he is? Send in your answer and we’ll announce the winner tomorrow (this time for real, I swear!). Plus, look for a guide on how to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day into the weekend and beyond.

🌼 Flower into Spring

Photo credit: Melissa Galbraith of M Creative J.

Things to do

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Today

🎭 Watch the play "The Great Inconvenience," which is a part of the Seattle Public theater (Online) — through Sunday, March 21

🥃 Raise a glass of Jameson whiskey and follow along as you learn how to make three craft cocktails (Online)

Tomorrow

🎵 Listen to The Calidore Quartet perform works by Schumann and Shostakovich (Online)

❓ Test your knowledge with the Burke Museum's virtual trivia night (Online)

🎵 Tune in and support Washington's live music venues with Keep Music Live's live stream co-hosted by Sir-Mix-A-Lot (Online)

Friday

🏠 Find out how you can help address our region's housing crisis (Online)

Saturday

🖼 Catch Wa Na Wari's latest opening art exhibition reception. (Online)

Sunday

🧘 Cultivating Creativity, an Online Yoga and Meditation Retreat (Online)

Monday

🥃 Get the lowdown on brandy with the Seattle Cocktail Club (Online)

🐦 Who’s calling, please? Learn how to listen to the birds (Online )

Wednesday

🗣 This month's The Urbanist meetup will feature mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk (Online)

🙌 Learn how purpose-driven business leaders can model Women’s Rights Champions to embed DEI in their company cultures. (Online)

🍕 Make pizza with Ethan Stowell for a good cause (At home)

One more thing …

No, we didn’t forget — how could I when I have the last name ‘Madigan’? Obviously, no pub crawls are in store for anyone this St. Patrick’s Day but that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate with a shot of Jameson or some soda bread. Here’s a list of places offering food and drink for the holiday. Tomorrow, Evergrey Extra members will be getting a guide on how to extend the celebrations into the weekend.

And last but not least, here’s what I’ve been consuming lately, as always send me your recs or thoughts.

🍴 Cooking: Fried rice (my own secret recipe, maybe I’ll share if you ask 😉)

📺 Watching: Bachelor finale (Want to vent or share your thoughts? Slide into my inbox.)

🎧 Song on repeat: Japanese Breakfast — Be Sweet

Catch ya tomorrow. ✌️

— Grace at The Evergrey

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