Photo by Anna Erickson
Pete Holmes is not your average city attorney. Witness his appearance last month at the opening of Seattle’s first legal pot store, an occasion he used to buy a couple bags of weed for posterity and “personal enjoyment.” You’d expect nothing less of the man who stumped passionately for legalization. In addition to upending the war on drugs, what else does Holmes enjoy? Read on for his Guest Bests.
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Best HangoutPizzuto’s in Seward Park, across the street from the PCC, has been a family favorite since [current owner] Cory [Pizzuto]’s uncle, Vince, owned the place. The food is excellent, and it’s been wonderful to watch neighborhood families grow up over the years. Our kids had their first restaurant experiences there!
Best ParkSeward Park. It’s where my kids learned to ride their bikes and took ceramics classes at the Seward Park Clay Studio. I’ve personally racked up many miles jogging the 2.2-mile outer loop, and explored every nook and cranny walking our two family dogs (both now in dog heaven). We’d always stop at the beach halfway around the loop to skip stones. And the views of Mt. Rainier on a clear day—or any of the three nesting pairs of bald eagles—are second to none.
Best Place to SplurgeMy wife and I like Il Terrazzo Carmine in Pioneer Square. But watching the M’s host the Orioles last week, where we paid $10 for a Pyramid ale, is pushing Safeco into the splurging category.
Best Movie Theater[Erstwhile] Columbia City Cinema, now Ark Lodge Cinemas. My son worked there during high school and learned the secret of their popcorn, the best movie-theater popcorn. And it’s close enough to our home that the four of us could decide to race to the theater five minutes before showtime—which was the case more often than not!
Best JudgeAs a young, impressionable civil litigator, I always admired [former] King County Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Winsor. To this day I remember his trademark admonition to advocates at the conclusion of every hearing: “Go forth in peace.”
Read all of our picks for People & Places, and explore the rest of this year’s edition of Best of Seattle.
