Sunset owner Max Generaux and Friends Buy Hattie's Hat
Photo courtesy of MyBallard
Big news in Ballard, indeed: A new partnership has been formed to take over management of Hattie's Hat this July.
While current owners Dan Cowan (who also owns the Tractor Tavern), Kyla Fairchild (owner of No Depression), and her husband Ron Wilkowski will maintain an interest in the new partnership, majority onwership and management responsibilities will be under the direction of current Hattie's Manager Erin West, local musician Jeff Taylor (currently playing with the Huge Spacebird and YokoKnievel) and Max Genereaux, owner of Al's Tavern and the Sunset. Changes to look forward to will be the departure of the dining room fish tank and the return of Hattie's Hoot live music nights. In addition to live music, we expect to see a wide range of djs, dance nights, a piano bar and private parties in a soon-to-be-retooled back dining room. A 'New Management' party will be sometime in early July.
3 comment(s)
Seely says:
Still love Hattie's. Dan, Kyla & Co. did a great job maintaining that bar's dusty character while making it more inviting for younger folk. But man is it a breath of fresh air to hear that that fucking fish tank, really the only ill-advised maneuver of the current ownership regime, is coming down. Is there going to be a party for that, similar to the Kingdome's implosion?
Posted On: Tuesday, Jun. 16 2009 @ 3:56PM
erin says:
@tim:
duh! max wants to have, like 16 parties. we'll keep you updated.
Posted On: Thursday, Jun. 18 2009 @ 8:43PM
erin says:
oops, thought you were a different seely. updates stand, of course!
Posted On: Thursday, Jun. 18 2009 @ 8:52PM