Madrona Marketplace

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We walked to the Madrona Marketplace today for coffee and to look in the shops. We started at North Road Sports and I bought a great pair of Merrill walking sandals which were very reasonably priced, we looked around and admired some of the shirts and shorts. Next stop was Slice of  Life, a gallery of art… Read more »

Opening Night

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Saturday was opening night for Woodfire Pizza and Pasta located at the new Madrona Marketplace and we had a reservation and high hopes. We were not disappointed! Each of us ordered a different 10″ pizza, some with unusual but very tasty toppings, shared a couple of tomato salads, washed down with a sleeve of beer and… Read more »