Hotel news: Bellevue has nabbed a W Hotel as part of its $1.2 million expansion of The Bellevue Collection. Slated to open in spring 2017, Starwood Hotels’ W Bellevue will feature 245 guestrooms (25 of those will be suites and one will be W’s Presidential-style Extreme Wow Suite), three restaurants and bars and more than…

The Easter holiday, complete with the appearance of a giant bunny, is fast approaching, and public venues throughout Seattle are pulling out all the stops with spring egg hunts for sharp-eyed youngsters. For a weekend full of Easter-related fun, we’ve rounded up an array of egg hunts and other exciting events around town that shall…

Must ViewMystical Works from Artist Maïmouna Guerresi on Display(3/20 to 5/1, times vary) Mariane Ibrahim Gallery (formerly M.I.A Gallery) celebrates its new name and new space in Pioneer Square with a show of photographs by Italian Muslim artist Maïmouna Guerresi, who stages bold scenes featuring cosmic garment sculptures that blend African and Western iconography and…

Downtown crime: A man was shot multiple times early this morning near Third Avenue and Pike Street. King 5 reports that witnesses are being asked to dial 206.233.5000 if they know anything.  Bertha will finally get a bit of a boost today: The tunnel boring machine, which has been stuck below Seattle’s waterfront and in…

Ten dollars can buy you a lot of things. This coffee, yogurt and banana (with tip) that I’m currently enjoying, for one. Ten dollars might also soon buy you a trip down I-405 express lanes. A bit steep, eh? According to King 5 News, The Washington State Transportation Commission will hold its final public meeting…

A little more than a year ago, in my Gray Matters column “Seven Slogans of Seattle,” I put forward the idea that Seattle needs a new nickname. We’ve been Queen City, Jet City and since the ’80s, rather lamely I think, The Emerald City. It felt like it was time for a change now that…

Accessbility is a high priority at the Pacific Science Center. A quick glance at the science and technology museum’s website and you’ll find a swath of helpful services it offers its visitors: complimentary wheelchairs, free admission for aides accompanying guests with disabilities, a friendly welcome to service animals and more. And this January, thanks to…

Twin Peaks drama: Word surfaced recently that the show’s writer-director David Lynch was unclear whether Showtime’s reboot of the series would happen saying “there are complications.” But, according to Entertainment Weekly, Twin Peaks is moving forward despite Lynch’s confusing comments. Phew. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hopefully you’re out celebrating with keggs ‘n eggs and making…

Yesterday was Selection Sunday, when the NCAA selection committee released the 68 men’s basketball teams that make up the 2015 tournament. There were surprises; there were snubs (ahem, Temple); and there were obvious choices for top seeds (Kentucky, Duke). Eastern Washington University made the cut. The school is a 13 seed and will take on…

As their young sons grew up, friends Ana Brown and Kim Edberg encountered a challenge more seasoned parents know all about: what to do with the prodigious artwork created by their budding Picassos. After a short run on a bulletin board or under a refrigerator magnet, all that creativity usually ends up stowed away. Looking…

The 1920’s marked a period of Prohibition in our country, and Seattle was certainly no exception. Although, where there were temperance lobbyists and suffragists, there were also flappers and bootleggers, and the establishments in which they privately reveled. Like many cities throughout the country, Seattle and the surrounding Puget Sound region became hubs where speakeasies…