We’ve all been there: An email with an important deadline gets buried in the inbox and suddenly you’re doing damage control.
For a popular soccer bar in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, that missed email was a notification to renew its liquor license, which eventually expired. And the timing, ahead of the World Cup coming to the city, could not have been worse.
The George and Dragon Pub has been around for more than 30 years and has frequently been included on “best bars to watch soccer” lists in Seattle. In October, the Sounders FC named it among a few official sites to watch the team in the MLS Cup Playoffs. It is also one of just a few places in the city that has English delicacies, such as cottage pie, baked beans and bangers and mash…