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Well, good news! Vessel is not closing.

Quoted: Niemeyer has plans in place to make Vessel thrive. He has applied to add outdoor seating, will expand the offerings of champagne by the glass, and promote the space as a stylish, sophisticated locale for private parties and meetings. “Vessel is better than ever. These changes are nothing but positive.”

I'm in the newspaper!

Quoted: Trio of bloggers blankets a chunk of the I.D. for the sake of lunchtime gastronomy.

April Seattle 2.0 list is out. Faves is now in the top 10 (#9 by Alexa rank only).

Now with 282 companies on just this Seattle-based list, is it any wonder that web 2.0 companies are having a hard time getting heard above the noise? Now I can understand the importance of positioning and marketing:

- Provide a UNIQUE service (i.e. worth talking about)
- that somebody NEEDS
- and REACH them with targeted messages that
- EXPLAIN (briefly) how your product addresses their need.

I don't know anything about 80% of the companies here - and I make it a point to follow Seattle startups!

Sad news. Vessel was a great cocktail bar. It will be missed if it goes under.

Quoted: Bartender Jamie Boudreau has parted ways with posh downtown bar Vessel, which may now be closed—the phone’s been disconnected.

If J.J. is not 100%, this season is over.

Quoted: J.J.'s clearly not healthy. Fuck this season.
I even thought this just felt like a win. I smiled knowingly when Richie hit it out in the 10th. I had felt confident the entire later innings. I was confident with J.J. I was sure he was going to come up and put the fears instilled in that Oakland game to rest. And for one batter he did. Kudos to Batista, Rhodes, Morrow, Richie and Ichiro.

TeachStreet went "LIVE" on April 21. The site looks great - and I hope really useful. It's dedicated to helping you find local instructors for virtually any subject/topic/skill (think - find local music instructor).

Quoted: TeachStreet: Connecting Inquiring Minds with Inspiring Instructors in local face-to-face settings.

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We saw The Cure at Troy (SeattleRep) - which features a set made to look like a barren island. The Rep made a timelapse video showing the construction.

Quoted: See the Seattle Rep scene shop build a 16-foot high mountain in an amazing time lapse. See the mountain onstage, designed by Blythe Quinlan, in The Cure at T...

Quoted: I recall there was a study done at MIT years ago that looked at the number of founders and success of startups as measured by revenue 1 and 2 years after founding. It turns out that the success of your start up is directly correlated to the number of founders up to 4 and then it starts to decrease.

My article on Seattle coffee/barista culture is on MSN! I talked to some people who compete in the national barista competitions... pretty neat people.

Quoted: A look into the nation’s coffee capital, where espresso isn’t “just a drink” and being a barista isn’t “just a job.” Some of the best compete this week.