!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Paddle/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/14NyPcd” target=”_blank”strongbrKayak Rentals at Golden Gardens/strong/abrBallard Kayak, a new rental and tour company, has hoisted its big blue tent on the south end of Golden Gardens Park to help you quench your thirst for recreation and Vitamin D. Outdoorsy types can stop by the beach outpost, rent a kayak ($25 per hour;…

Bertha the underground tunnel-boring machine began her slow march under Seattle this summer. She’s been a long time coming. The Nisqually earthquake hit in 2001 and did enough damage to the Alaskan Way Viaduct that it needed to be replaced, but it’s taken more than a decade to just get this far. The urgency of…

!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://www.ballardkayak.com/” target=”_blank”Ballard Kayaks/a, the company that offers kayak rentals and tours, has hoisted its big blue tent on the south end of the beach at Golden Gardens just in time to help you quench your recreation and Vitamin D needs. Outdoorsy types: Stop by BK’s beach outpost to rent a kayak ($25 per hour)…

!–paging_filter–p dir=”ltr”strongMust Whoop/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15Gjlpy” target=”_blank”strongbr/strong/aa href=”http://www.seattlepride.org/” target=”_blank”strongPride Parade/strong/abrSunday (6/30, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) — We’re swelling with pride over the historic U.S. Supreme Court vote striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Perfect timing, Ginsburg et al: LGBT (and straight!) revelers will flock to the sidewalks along 4th Avenue for the 39th annual…

Must RockThe Dandy WarholsFriday (6/21, 9 p.m.) — Portland’s 1990s alt-rock sensation The Dandy Warhols return to celebrate the recently remastered re-release of best-beloved album Thirteen Tales of Urban Bohemia (which this year, rather alarmingly, is 13 years old). Must ShootLong Shot 2013(6/21 to 6/22) — Anyone with a camera is encouraged to shoot his…

Must VisitBainbridge Island Museum of Art (BIMA) Grand OpeningBainbridge Island welcomes BIMA, its very own art and culture haven, focusing on contemporary work by artists from the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas. Go for the museum’s striking architecture—a curve of tall windows sweeps visitors toward the entrance—and for its many opening exhibits, including work by Bainbridge…

Whether we stream, rent, TiVo or watch on the air, Seattle is crazy about cleverly crafted television series. (We’re among the country’s top markets for Downton Abbey and Game of Thrones.) So we imagined the mayor’s race as pitch sessions for several series we’ll be watching (or trying to tune out) for the next four…

We do our best to keep a lid on all the stuff our kids collect, but have you taken a close gander at their play space or bedroom lately? Does it look like chaos? Given the way tiny toy parts seem to proliferate like bunnies, keeping them all in one place is a monumental Martha…

Sub Pop’s Silver Jubilee: A 25th Anniversary Public Display of Affection. The grand dame of Seattle’s indie music scene, Sub Pop Records isn’t too old to throw a rager. This celebration takes place on the streets of Georgetown, an appropriately grungy ’hood for the label that launched Soundgarden and Nirvana. But the live music lineup…

I don’t know a lot of people who look forward to going to the doctor, but it’s a necessity made less daunting when you’re going to see someone you trust, feel comfortable with and even gush about to your friends—the same way you do when you have a supportive boss or an amazing babysitter. I…

Warren Dykeman is looking for “the right kind of wrong.” A graphic designer by day, the Tri-Cities native and Seattle artist prizes an awkwardness in his mixed-media collages and paintings, which bring to mind graffiti, folk art, the oddly shaped humans of New Yorker cartoonist Saul Steinberg and blobby landscapes by 1960s poster artist Peter…

COFFEE DATE: Singer/songwriter Shelby Earl, whose debut album, Burn the Boats, Amazon.com named “#1 Outstanding 2011 Album You Might Have Missed.” Her new record, Swift Arrows, comes out on July 23 (with a release party at Columbia City Theater, 7/13).SCENE: Voxx Coffee on Eastlake Avenue, a sunny Wednesday in AprilSHELBY’S ORDER: Grande soy latte Nancy…

Must ExperimentSeattle Science FestivalA huge success last year, the second annual Seattle Science Festival boasts hands-on experiments, sci-fi movies, live demonstrations, activities and public talks on topics ranging from “The Scoop on Poop” to “Thought Experiments on the Question of Being Human” to “The Science of Ice Cream.” Plus: a seven-hour event entirely focused on…