Our Hood

So we were at a housewarming party last night, and I was talking to this girl about buying a house in Seattle, and she said she would never buy a house in Beacon Hill because it's such a shady area. Ahem.

Okay, I realize we don't live in fancy-shmancy Queen Anne or Ballard, and our neighborhood definitely has some areas that could use a little TLC, but things are looking up for us folks on the hill! Read a few entries from our neighborhood blog, and tell me if this doesn't sound like a pretty awesome place to live. Note in particular this article, which is the plan for our North Beacon Hill Town Center. I don't actually expect you to read all that, but it's pretty awesome. There are so many great things happening in our area to make it beautiful, safe, walkable and bike-able, and family-friendly. It's a great time to live in Beacon Hill, I tell you!


Besides what you see on the blog, here's what else I love about our neighborhood:

+  We're in walking distance of fabulous Georgetown, with it's old, rustic buildings, artist studios, breweries, bars (including the oldest standing saloon in Seattle!), and it's very own (second annual!) farmer's market. Glorious!

+  We are super close to Columbia City, another up-and-coming neighborhood. We've found a bunch of great places to eat there, and my favorite new place to shop: the used bookstore! I could spend hours in there!

+  There are some pretty amazing restaurants and cafes near the Town Center, and even more moving in. Here's a sampling: Bar del Corso, a new branch of Travelers Tea Bar, Tippe and Drague Alehouse, The Station, El Quetzal, and Victrola Coffee. So much to consume, so little time! ;)

+  McPherson's — a small produce market less than a mile away, where I can fill a HUGE bag of fruits and veggies for under 20 buck-a-roonies. Which is a good thing, because between the four residents in our house, we go through fruit like there's no tomorrow!

+  Traffic is awesome on the south side, as in, there isn't any.

+  On a similar note, there are bus and Light Rail stops close-by, we can hop on I-5 or 99 super fast, and we just realized we can bike to the Green River Trail fairly easily, so transportation is a breeze!

+  They filled the potholes on Lucile by the train tracks! It is smoooooth sailing through that intersection nowadays!

+  Beacon Hill is really diverse. It's important for me to learn how to be a good neighbor to people from such varying cultural backgrounds. Yay for personal growth!

+  There are people doing awesome things in our community. Like Urban Impact, for example. People who live here really do care about this neighborhood.

+ And lastly, Darrick and I live here. What else could you ask for?!?


What about you guys? What do you love about where you live?