Joe Bar, Capitol Hill

During my most recent visit to Joe Bar a man brought his new puppy, a chocolate brown Portuguese water dog named Moses, into the shop with him to get a coffee. Moses was in full throttle cuteness mode, bounding from table to table, tugging at shoelaces and licking the hands of charmed customers (myself included) who couldn't help but reach down to pat his darling little head. "It's his visit to Joe Bar," the man...

Liberty 123, Kirkland

When I was a little girl, I used to dream of having my birthday party inside Toys "R" Us. I would invite my best girlfriends and we would spend the night putting on Barbie Doll fashion shows and racing the aisles on pogo sticks and roller skates. Now that I am a grownup girl, I dream of hosting a dinner party inside Liberty 123. I would invite my closest girlfriends and we would drink wine...