Arts & Culture
Control Your “Smart Home” With the Touch of a Button
Bellevue startup Pebblebee prepares to launch its latest gadget, the Stone
Bellevue-based Pebblebee made a name for itself last year with the Honey ($24.99 at pebblebee.com), a small Bluetooth “key finder” device designed to help users keep track of oft-misplaced household items. This year the tech startup releases the Stone, a tiny gadget—roughly the size of a quarter—that looks like its namesake, except that it has…
Get Involved with National Novel Writing Month
We've collected this month's best events for writers and book lovers alike
As writers are well aware, we are in the throes of National Novel Writing (NaNoWriMo) mayhem. For those unfamiliar with the month-long event, NaNoWriMo challenges writers to complete the first draft of a novel by the end of November. Sound overwhelming? I definitely couldn’t commit. NaNoWriMo is not for the faint of heart. Thankfully, we…
Election Results, Curvy New High Rise and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Hopefully you’re not currently stuck in the 17-mile backup on I-5 SB. Brutal. Either way, let’s talk about what’s happening in Seattle today. I’m also hopeful that you rocked your vote yesterday in the 2015 general elections. Find the results for Seattle, King County and Washington state here at Crosscut. While this was the first…
Amazon Opens U Village Store & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
After the swirl of rumors, Amazon has finally announced that it will open a physical retail store–a bookstore called Amazon Books–in University Village. The store will be Amazon’s first-ever brick-and-mortar bookstore, Geekwire reports, and will “sell top-rated books that are available on Amazon’s website and also feature Amazon hardware,” all at the same price points as…
Tacoma Art Museum’s ‘(Re)Presenting Native Americans’ Opens this Month
The museum investigates the American identity through paintings of Native Americans
One year ago, the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) debuted its Haub wing, designed to house a newly acquired collection of paintings depicting the American West. Many of the works portray an imagined, culturally inaccurate version of the region (some of the white European painters had never been there), so TAM took the somewhat radical step…
The Courage Award Winner Who Saved Sound Transit
Joni Earl's work paved the way for light rail-related development in Seattle
Last week, Crosscut hosted its annual Courage Awards (Seattle Magazine was also a media sponsor) that recognize civic contributions by ordinary individuals who do extraordinary things. Each year, a lifetime recipient is one of the winners, and this year it was Joni Earl who led Sound Transit out of a budget morass and disorganization and…
Seahawks Win Ugly But What Does It Mean?
The team is again .500 but what does the win mean for their season?
Maybe Seattle’s magic is back; maybe it isn’t. The team got a few lucky breaks on the field Sunday, including a close-call touchdown by tight end Luke Wilson (who scored by the seat of his pants) and a missed call for a too-many-men-on-the-field penalty leading to a Dallas Cowboys field goal instead of a potential…
‘Atomic Frontier’ Exhibit at NW African American Museum Offers Insight
Photography exhibit chronicles the lives of black workers who helped build atomic bombs
In 1943, humble farmers were forced to evacuate their homes in eastern Washington’s Hanford–Pasco–White Bluffs region to make way for a secret military project base that would later bring devastation to Japan during World War II. Roughly 40,000 workers were recruited by the DuPont Corporation and traveled miles to participate in the Manhattan Project—of those,…
Must List: Symphony Performs ‘Psycho’ Score, ‘If/Then’ at the Paramount
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must ScreamSeattle Symphony to Perform Psycho Score(10/30 to 10/31, 8 p.m.) End the month with a scream as the orchestra performs Bernard Herrmann’s terrifying Psycho score live while the film plays on the big screen. Must SeeKT Niehoff’s A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light(10/30 to 11/14, times vary) Glam rock meets cabaret meets…
Men’s World Open Squash Competition Coming to Bellevue
This is the first time the Professional Squash Association will host the competition in the U.S.
No, it’s not another farmers’ market produce variety. Squash—the indoor racquet sport often compared to racquetball—is about to take center stage as our region hosts some of its finest players. The Professional Squash Association’s 2015 Men’s World Open Squash Competition is November 13–22 on the Eastside, marking the first time the event has been held…
UberKittens Today, U-District Crime Crackdown & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
It’s National Cat Day, and you know what that means: Uber kittens are out in full force. Request an UberKittens delivery today and a few fury friends will show up to hold, love or even adopt. Simply open the app between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., request some kittens and you have 15 minutes to…
New IKEA Coming to Seattle Area, Amazon and QVC Announce E-Commerce TV Channels
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
REI Encourages Shoppers to #OptOutside: In a bold attemt to reject the consumerist clusterf*ck that is Black Friday, the Seattle-based outdoor and fitness co-op, REI, will shut its doors this retail holiday. REI is sacrificing a significant loss of profit in order to contest the frenzied introduction to the holiday season. Last year, an estimated…
On-Demand Valet Service ZIRX Gains Traction in Seattle
Your car is now on call via a new smartphone app
For those of you who can’t part with your car, a new company launched last fall promises to make getting around a bit easier. ZIRX (zirx.com), an on-demand valet parking service, works via a smartphone app, much like another popular car service. Users let ZIRX know when they’re on their way to the office, a…
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