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Capitol Hill brunch favorite Oddfellows Cafe and Bar will be the latest restaurant to close temporarily during the states current restrictions on indoor dining. But its not staying completely idle after service Sunday, December 6. Over the coming weeks, the restaurant is planning to construct what its calling a permanent street patio with a deck, roof, and heaters, and eyes a return in early 2021. There will also be a similar one built outside sibling restaurant Kings Hardware in Ballard.

This speaks to the changes that signal a longer lasting part of the dining landscape in 2021 and beyond. Outdoor street plazas began appearing across the city in late summer after the city loosened up permitting red tape and eliminated fees. Though the revised permitting process has been extended until October 2021, any effort to build durable patios may need a boost during the colder winter months. Oddfellows owner Linda Derschang told Eater Seattle that the makeshift tents she had been using at Oddfellows and Kings Hardware were not holding up in the weather, and we havent even gotten into the heart of winter.

Before the latest indoor dining ban was implemented, Derschang reached out to Mayor Jenny Durkans office to inquire about how far outdoor dining could go. She thinks that the more complex, semi-permanent structures that New York City restaurants have built could work for Seattle. It would be a game changer for many people, from business owners and their staff to the neighborhoods, Derschang says. Having so much outdoor activity really invigorates the streets. Adjusting the Safe Start permits that already exist for more complexity isnt too rigorous, though getting the go-ahead for even small details that require engineering approval can still take months.

Recently, Washington state issued some updated guidelines for outdoor dining. Most structures must have no more than two walls to allow proper ventilation. But smaller spaces such as domes and pods are allowed, if they follow proper COVID-19 sanitation guidance, are limited to one dining party at a time, keep any doors and windows open when diners are seated inside, and are aired out between uses. Derschang isnt going the hermetically-sealed dome route, but will try to create space for outdoor seating thats protected from the elements and a little more elegant than tents. She solicited some feedback on Instagram, using a patio example from NYC, and the consensus was that maximizing airflow would need to be a high priority of any design.

Derschang also isnt the only one trying to think more longterm about patios. After getting by for a few weeks with temporary tents, Musang recently constructed a wood roof over its small outdoor seating area in Beacon Hill, while Surrell in Madison Valley may have one of the more thought-out patios in the city at the moment its fully covered, with heaters for each table and canvas to help block the breeze, as well as landing tables where the wait staff drops off dishes and drinks for lower-contact service. Diners may expect such set-ups to be even more common going forward in Seattle, no matter how much rain the city gets.

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For a royal escape from the chaos of the pandemic, Royal 38 allows guests to sip quirky, fun cocktails on a spacious patio in The Union in Uptown. From the founders of HIDE which has recently relocated from Deep Ellum to Lower Greenville Royal 38 boasts a cocktail-focused menu simple and festive, fruity and bold, alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

The restaurant spans across 4,000 square feet, the inside containing a long bar, raised booth seating and socially distanced tables.

The owners of [The Union] approached us and were really adamant about us opening this space in this plaza, co-owner Scott Jenkins says. We didnt have plans of expanding so quickly, but when the opportunity presented itself, we did our research and realized that it was a good opportunity, and we wanted to do something special.

When creating the menu for Royal 38, Jenkins wanted something that both the cocktail buffs and the sober sort could enjoy.

The beach body cocktail

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I was very focused on creating nonalcoholic cocktails that are gonna have low ABV, so that people can come in, enjoy themselves, have a few and be safe, Jenkins says.

Some of the non-alcoholic cocktails include the no-jito, made with mineral water, lime, sugar and mint ($10). If you want to step it up a bit, the beach body, made with vodka, passionfruit, blended juice and clarified banana red bitters is sweet and refreshing ($13).

As a lover of vermouth, Jenkins has incorporated this spirit in many of Royal 38s cocktails, including the poco-loco, made with tequila, mezcal, Oaxacan rum, Cardamaro, Spanish vermouth, Pasubio Vino Amaro and Angostura bitters ($15).

For the menu, Royal 38 worked with Seattles Scott Gilkey. Jenkins wanted the menu to boast Americanized versions of food from all parts of the world.

We wanted to have global cuisine, Jenkins says. Just kind of unpretentious, really well-made and delicious food. I know everybody kind of says that, but we picked things that we liked.

The royal trio

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If youre wanting to keep things light, the royal trio makes for a great appetizer: A spicy nut mix comes with chili citrus olives and Royal 38s house-made Cheez-Its ($9).

A heartier appetizer is the chilisauced ribs, an Asian-inspired plate of baby back ribs bathed in a house-made Thai chili sauce ($14). Perhaps their signature app will end up being the lobster corn fritters, made with white cornmeal, corn, sweet pepper and a remoulade dipping sauce ($14).

Lobster corn fritters

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Truthfully, the appetizers are filling enough on their own, but if you manage to have room for an entree after munching on snacks, Royal 38 has a menu full of plates such as chicken enchiladas ($16) and prime New York strip ($34).

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Saturdays and Sundays, guests can try brunch, with savory items like the lobster Benedict with potato, poached eggs, lemon hollandaise and fried capers ($17) and sweet treats like the stuffed French toast with brioche, vanilla cream anglaise, bananas Foster syrup and fresh berries ($12).

We want everybody here, Jenkins says. We are truly grateful that people are coming in.

Royal 38, 2301 N. Akard St., No. 210. Open 4 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for brunch.

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As part of the YongeTOmorrow revitalization plan, the City of Toronto has proposed to create pedestrian priority zones fitted with expanded sidewalks and additional patio space on Yonge Street.

Yonge Street is one of the citys main arteries, booming with pedestrian activity, yet its narrow sidewalks limit the space available for pedestrians to walk. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the increased necessity for accessible, high-quality public space in the downtown core.

YongeTOmorrow is proposing a full redesign of Yonge Street starting at College Street and stretching south to Queen Street.

According to the plan, sidewalks would be expanded, vehicle lanes would be modified, restaurant patios would be extended, and streetscape elements would be added.

The plan also adds pedestrian priority zonesalong Yonge between 6 am and 1 am every day, with vehicle access restricted in zones situated between Walton and Elm Streets, and from Edward Street to Dundas Square.

New renderings by Norm Li have been released showing what the new design of Yonge Street could look like.

The City of Toronto has stated that, the water main beneath Yonge Street will soon need replacing and this construction provides an opportunity to consider a new street design to better serve everyone.

The final report on the plan will be presented to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee for review on January 11, 2021, according to the City.

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The City of Boston has announced the launch of an outdoor dining pilot program for the 2021 season, beginning April 1, 2021 and continuing through December 1, 2021, weather permitting.

The program will build on initiatives from this years program, such as streamlined permitting and outdoor patios on roadways that enable restaurants with narrow sidewalks to offer patio seating to patrons, as well as offer new features based on community feedback.

Applications for outdoor dining licenses on both public and private property are now open and can be accessed here:https://bostonopendata.knack.com/outdoor-dining#welcome.

The initial deadline for licensees to submit an application is January 18, 2021. Applicants who meet this deadline will receive a decision or follow-up questions from the City byFebruary 19,2021. Applications will still be accepted after January 18 and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Restaurants who took part in the 2020 temporary outdoor dining program and who wish to do so in 2021 must re-apply. The City will also be accepting applications from restaurants who did not take part in the 2020 program.

There will be virtual application help sessions to assist restaurants in preparing and submitting their applications. The first session is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16 at 5:00 pm. Registration is required.

The following changes have been/will be made based on public feedback from the 2020 program:

Read more at http://www.boston.gov/2021outdoordining.

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This weekend on an all-new episode of Goodtaste, raise a glass to good food, good times and a good patio at the popular Houston restaurant aBouzy. Love this spot and am excited to share it with all of you. Plus, feast your eyes on some of the best patios in the state! And, well take a bite out of LSA Burger Companys Texas-size burgers, some of the BEST in Texas. Check out the Spirit of a Hero Burger loaded with bacon and onion rings stacked so high, youll want to salute it! Set those DVRs for Saturday and Sunday morning at 5:30a on KPRC. Sign up for our newsletter for exclusive recipes and my HEB wine finds, plus a chance to win a stay at the Royal Sonesta Galleria.

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As a business owner, we are trying to make the business survive at all costs, she said.

When we were broken into, the alarm went off and I raced to the store from home. When I got here, there was a police officer and a dog inside. I was terrified.

The surveillance video showed a man crawling into the business while another person served as a lookout.

Nooners restaurant on Clarence Street has seen sales drop 75 per cent since March and, in the same time period, its windows have been broken three times.

We boarded up the windows and they came back with a saw and cut through the door. They took a ton of food, said Cathy Walsh, who has owned the business for 34 years.

The restaurants downtown are hurting bad.

There could have been more break-ins, but Walsh installed bars and safety glass on all the windows, she said.

London police Wednesday could not offer a breakdown of how many incidents of vandalism have occurred downtown since March. They have charged a person in connection with the damage at Che Restobar.

He destroyed the whole thing, owner Che owner Marvin Rivas said of a man who took a golf club to his patio. We will wait until the spring to see what we do. We are having a lot of problems with the homeless, with mental health issues.

Barb Maly, director of Downtown London, is not surprised merchants believe there has been an increase in property damage.

Anecdotally, we have heard there are more reports, more incidents in recent months, she said.

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With COVID-19 restrictions changing to allow up to 50 people to gather outdoors, we checked in with some well-known local spots offering outdoor events, deals on takeout or continued local night specials.

Cross Cut Warming Hut No. 5: Snag locals' day deal on Tuesdays, get $1 off all drafts, all day long. Snuggle up by a heater or fire pit while waiting for grub.

Bridge 99: Trivia is back and outdoors! Keep an eye on the weather for potential cancellations, otherwise mask up, dress warm and enjoy specials on pints, prizes and food truck grub.

River's Place: Offering outdoor eating, drinking, trivia and fire pits to help keep you from going stir crazy this winter. Outdoor TVs, so you never miss a game and brunch trivia every Sunday.

Boneyard Beer: Patio is open with four fireplaces and several patio heaters. They're also offering Locals Day deals every Wednesday featuring $1 off "Crowlers" and pints, $2 off Growlers and pitchers for only $15. Takeout and delivery on beer and food available.

Bevel Brewing: Open for outdoor dining with a covered tent, fire pits and tabletop heaters! Free delivery in Bend and pick-up options available. $4 beers and ciders every Tuesday and $2 off growler fills on Wednesdays. Grab some grub from the food trucks!

Worthy Brewing: Currently only open on the weekends for drinks on the patio. No food, but $4 pints every day they are open, all day long.

Silver Moon Brewing: The upgraded patio provides plenty of space. Locals' night is still on every Monday featuring $3 pints of their core lineup beers and $4 pours for barrel-aged brews. Trivia returns on Thursdays and Bingo on Sunday mornings with brunch.

On Tap: Over 30 tap handles, delicious food trucks and beer garden with a view. To keep patrons warm, they have a newly enclosed covered patio with heaters, two large outdoor fire pits and a lawn to sprawl and play outdoor games. Locals can enjoy $1 off all drinks all day long on Mondays.

Initiative Brewing: Redmond's Initiative Brewing has a great outdoor dining space with fire tables and pits to keep you warm. While they had to suspend their weekly trivia, they are still offering tons of great eats and brews.

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With temperatures finally coming down all across the state and health experts saying that outdoor dining is a better option to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, now is the perfect time to get out and enjoy the cooler weather on the patio at your favorite restaurants. Here are the 15 best outdoor dining options in and around the Valley.

Chelseas Kitchen in Phoenix offers a wide variety of savory Southwestern dishes all cooked to order on a wood burning rotisserie and grill or in their exclusive smoke yard. The restaurant has a stunning tree-covered patio and outdoor fireplace, making it the perfect place to eat now that temperatures have started to drop.

With games like ping pong, cornhole and foosball available to play at any one of their six Arizona locations, Culinary Dropout is one of the most fun places to go for a bite. Most locations are open air, which means theres no shortage of patio seating. Enjoy live music from local bands or catch a sports game on the TVs while enjoying delicious cocktails and good, homestyle food such as meatloaf, soft pretzels with provolone fondue or fried chicken.

O.H.S.O. is a restaurant, nano-brewery and distillery with locations in Gilbert, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley and Arcadia. All locations are home to huge dog-friendly patios with games like cornhole and ping pong to keep you busy through the afternoon and into the night. O.H.S.O. has a rotating selection of their own original beers, plus they serve all of their own house-distilled spirits: Arcadia flavored vodkas, D.i.C.K. and J.a.N.E. fruit-flavored whiskeys and #Vodka, Gin and Rum.

Famous for their mix and match bruschetta boards, Postino Wine Cafe is a great option for patio dining this season. Each of their nine locations offers an intimate outdoor dining area complete with low-slung couches and cozy fire pits. Postinos has a rotating wine list with over 30 bottles to try, as well as a full menu of charcuterie, bruschetta, sandwiches and salads.

LONs at the Hermosa Inn.

Surrounded by the Phoenix Mountains, LONs at The Hermosa Inn is the all-in-one spot for outdoor dining. The restaurant has a globally inspired Arizona cuisine, with a new Chefs Tasting Menu being offered each week and an on-site sommelier. Decorated with rustic ironwork and an adobe fireplace, LONs is a stunning place to have brunch, lunch or dinner any day of the week.

Considered one of the first fine-dining restaurants in Tempe, House of Tricks comprises two historic homes connected by a communal deck and outdoor patio bar. The houses serve as the dining rooms and kitchen. Each side has their own al fresco dining area in addition to the shared space in between. House of Tricks offers a seasonally-inspired contemporary American menu, as well as a wide variety of refreshing cocktails.

Located within The Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, the patio at Gertrudes offers gorgeous desert scenery as the backdrop to your meal. Described as a reserved oasis setting, Gertrudes seasonal menu of Arizona-inspired dishes and rotating selection of local and regional spirits is sure to inspire you.

The patio at Press is the perfect place to catch up on work or catch up with friends. All nine Valley locations serve coffee made from beans roasted locally at their original Phoenix location, The Roastery, as well as breakfast sandwiches and avocado toasts. Press Coffee prides itself on being a community focused business that supports both local Arizona charities and coffee farmers all over the world.

With a happy hour menu for every aspect of the restaurant, Kasai Japanese Steakhouse in Scottsdale is a great place to gather with friends on the spacious covered patio. The patio dining section features a mix of low and high-top tables, as well as heaters for chilly nights. The menu at Kasai includes sushi, teppanyaki and Asian fusion appetizers and entrees.

Pedal Haus Brewery has locations in both Tempe and Chandler, each with their own dog-friendly patio. Both locations host a Sunday Funday event every week featuring bottomless brunch and specials on wings, beer, wine and cocktails. The Chandler location has live music every Sunday between 1 and 4 p.m., while the Tempe location boasts NFL Sunday Ticket on over 40 screens.

Although PHX Beer Co. has locations in Phoenix and at Sky Harbor Airport, their Scottsdale location is the place to go for great patio dining. Located alongside Marguerite Lake, the generous patio looks out onto a stunning green belt and the lake itself. PHX Beer Co. serves 15 of their own original beers, brewed locally inside their Phoenix location, as well as a full menu of creative takes on classic American bar food.

Family owned and operated since 1986, U.S. Egg has six locations in Scottsdale, Tempe, Phoenix and Chandler each with their own gorgeous patio for you to enjoy. Strictly open for breakfast and lunch, U.S. Egg is famous for their protein pancakes, as well as their traditional breakfast options, deli-style lunch sandwiches and creative brunch cocktail menu.

VooDoo Daddys Steam Kitchen is a locally owned and operated Cajun, Creole and Caribbean restaurant in Tempe that focuses on bold flavors and a fun atmosphere.The New Orleans-style patio is home to live jazz music every Friday and Saturday night from 6 8:30 p.m. Their menu includes Big Easy favorites like poboys, gumbo and etouffee, as well as a number of craft cocktails.

Originally opened in Brooklyn in the 90s, Grimaldis now has eight locations in Arizona serving their signature coal-fired brick oven pizza. Every Grimaldis location has an expansive stone patio where you and loved ones can split a fresh pizza pie or enjoy a glass of wine from their extensive wine list while enjoying the gorgeous weather. Be sure to try something from their seasonal menu, including red velvet cheesecake and chicken alla vodka pizza!

Located in the tiny community of Tortilla Flat, Arizona, the Superstition Restaurant and Saloon has opened their patio seating early so that visitors can enjoy the beautiful weather with views of the Superstition Mountains. Be sure to try their famous Killer Chili and original prickly pear BBQ!

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Elyria City Council voted Dec. 7 to rezone land for an expansion of a mobile home park.

During a Planning Commission meeting in October, Pikewood Manor representatives brought forward its tentative plans to expand and bring in new mobile homes.

The Pikewood Manor is located off of state Route 57 and has been in the city for several decades.

The property came under new ownership in 2018.

John Monroe, who represented the owners, said there will be about 160 houses and a convenient access to Griswold Road.

The company he represents, UMH, is a 50 years old and has never sold a park, Monroe said.

It owns 122 parks, mainly in the northeast United States, and have 23,000 developed home sites under its management.

A bulk of the expansion will take place behind Lowes, 646 Midway Blvd., Monroe said.

Individuals can lease the houses, he said.

However, the designs could change in the future as the company goes further into the planning and rezoning process, Monroe said.

The property owner does own the strip that goes up to Griswold," he said.

Monroe said he cautions people that these are preliminary plans because they are not final in terms of engineering or construction.

"Right now, the plan is to Griswold," he said. "We think a majority of the existing park will still go out the existing entrance.

"The expansion could go out onto Midway Boulevard and onto Griswold.

Monroe said it's common to lose pads due to stormwater, potential wetlands and other issues.

The process to expand is just continuing as Council approved the rezoning to a residential-mobile home park designation.

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GoSun Inc. is a solar and renewable energy company based in Ohio, U.S., offering cooking, cooling, charging, and water purification devices working solely on solar power. This is their first tiny home and, as of last month, its available for pre-order (hat tip to New Atlas).

Solar power and tiny homes go hand in hand, especially since most people who buy these types of mobile homes do so first and foremost out of the desire to go off the grid or at least be able to in theory. The appeal of a tiny home is that, once you get past the prohibitive price, you get a home you can tow wherever you want, plop down wherever you want, and live all by yourself (with or without family/friends) for as long as you can.

The GoSun Dream aims to check all these boxes: its small enough so you can tow it, it has solar panels and batteries, separate water tanks, and its built with quality materials. It might not allow you to live fully off solar power and go completely off the grid, as GoSun claims in the video below, but you will get a certain degree of autonomy.

Meet the GoSun Dream, a solar powered, off-grid, tiny house, GoSun says. Designed to be affordable, versatile, mobile and solar powered to help you live a more independent, healthy and resilient life, anywhere. Perfect for RV resorts, off-grid, studio, rental (i.e. AirBnB, VRBO) or vacation property.Most tiny homes use height as a means to compensate for the lack of space, building a bedroom, and optionally some storage space on the second floor. The Dream doesnt do that, because GoSun wanted to keep the height down to avoid reducing the houses movability. Instead, it uses a floating bed to solve the issue of cramped space.

This makes the Dream able to sleep four adults, despite its compact size (22 feet/6.7 m in total length, with an interior floor space of 195 square feet/18 square meters). Two people can sleep on the extendable couch in the living room, which is deployed once the table is tucked out of sight, and two on the queen-size bed operated by a lift on rails up and down. This saves space and maximizes double functionality for the space available a must with all tiny or otherwise mobile homes.

On the side is a spacious kitchen with everything you need to make dinner for all four occupants: a sink, cooktop, two-burner stove, oven, fridge, and freezer. To get to the bathroom, you go through the kitchen: here, you get a small shower, the tiniest sink, and a toilet, which can be either flushing or of the composting type, depending on where you plan to be using it most.

Further amplifying the impression of more available space is the offer of a complete GoSun bundle: the Dream comes with a variety of GoSun products made for outdoor use, such as the GoSun solar kitchen and water filtration system. The automatically retractable electric awning serves to create shelter from the sun and mild rain, so you can take the kitchen outdoor with you and thus not stink up the place with all manners of cooking odors.

The Dream is move-in ready, with GoSun saying they will be offering more details and exact specs as the production date nears. A certain level of customization will also be available, at a cost, of course. Right now, GoSun is taking pre-orders on the Dream with $500 refundable reservations, with a delivery date set tentatively for 2021. Pricing will range between $69,500 and $99,500, depending on the final configuration you opt for.

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