Sketched Dec. 15, 2014

The first Starbucks drive-through made out of recycled shipping containers opened in Tukwila three years ago, and the company has already replicated the concept in more than 20 other locations. There’s one in Ballard at 15th Avenue Northwest and Northwest 53rd Street, and others in Portland, Denver and Chicago.

Sketched Nov. 5, 2014

You may recognize these arched windows overlooking Pike Place Market and Elliott Bay. They frame a hidden space on the top floor of the Corner Market building that used to house Chez Shea restaurant but has been home to Storyville Coffee since last fall.

The upscale coffeehouse was the first for the Bainbridge Island roaster that started as an e-commerce business in 2006 and has since opened stores at First and Madison and Queen Anne Avenue.

Sketched Jan. 30, 2013 Most people know the first Starbucks is at the Pike Place Market. But how about the first Tully’s? Company founder Tom Tully O’Keefe told me it was in a shopping center near Panther Lake in Kent, but has been closed for more than a decade. As far as he remembered, the…

Sketched June, 14 at lunchtime After sketching at Madrona Beach last week, I stopped for lunch at Pert’s Deli in Leschi. I had never been there and it was a nice surprise. Not only because my Italian sub was delicious — perfect crunchy bread — but also because I got to meet owners Massimo…

Sketched May 23, 2:49 p.m. During my visit to Finn Hill (see previous post) I stumbled upon a historic drive-thru espresso on Juanita Drive NE across from Village Mart. Owner Katrina O’Malley said her stand used to be a toll booth on the 520-bridge from 1963 until 1979 (see a plaque she keeps inside.) Some…

May 11, 4:59 p.m. [Click sketch to view larger] Last time I drove by this intersection in Everett I decided to stop for a sketch. High Flying Espresso is at 112th Street SW and Airport Road — have you gone by it? I see many coffee kiosks around Snohomish County all the time but this one caught…