Cities change, restaurants come and go. But the news today that Seattle’s Copper Gate is closing is one of the more disappointing closures I’ve heard about in a while (as a Norwegian-American, I have a soft spot in my heart for the bar). Located in Ballard, a neighborhood with a …
The past several years have had me digging deeper and deeper into my Norwegian heritage. Having grown up as a Norwegian-American once removed from Norway on my dad’s side (and the same heritage on my mom’s, just a few more …
It’s no secret that I’m a Scandinavian enthusiast. With a dad who moved here from Norway in the 1950s and a mother who is just as much Norwegian, though by way of North Dakota, my Nordic roots …
