Today’s side deal from Groupon is $10 for $20 Worth of Lunch Fare at Greenlake Bar & Grill: For $10, today’s side deal gets you $20 worth of lunch fare and drinks at Greenlake Bar & Grill, on Greenlake Drive North. This deal is only valid for lunch, served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 3 [...]

Greenlake Wines, the neighborhood’s new wine bar and wine shop, is hosting a series of Thursday-evening wine tastings. This Thursday (June 3, 2010), 5-7 p.m., five wines from Madeira, an island off the coast of Portugal, will be poured. The highlight of the tasting is that we will be sampling a 1948 Bual (Bual is [...]

It’s the end of an era at Little Red Hen (7115 Woodlawn Ave NE).  Dan McKay, host of a popular karaoke night at the historic Green Lake country bar, has announced that he is stepping down. Dan, a.k.a. “Dangerous Dan,” sent us a link to his personal site, My Big Fat Blog, where he explains [...]

From our neighbors to the south, Wallyhood: Our long, dry year is almost over. On March 21, 2009, the Wallingford liquor store rolled the last case of hooch out the front door and turned the keys over to Archie McPhee. Four hundred and thirty-three days later, on Friday, May 28, 2010, the store is scheduled [...]

Many thanks to My Green Lake reader Shannon for asking us to compile Green Lake’s happy hours and food/drink specials. Kangaroo and Kiwi Pub (7305 Aurora Ave N) Sunday and Monday: .25 cent wings Tuesday: $10 pitchers Thursday: $2 bottles of Barons Friday: 4:30 – 6:30 – Happy Hour and $6 Roast New Zealand Lamb [...]