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Love, Italian Style, in 'Bittersweet Life' Podcast

Love, Italian Style, in ‘Bittersweet Life’ Podcast

Town Hall program director Katy Sewall explores the expat life in her online audio broadcast

When Seattleite Katy Sewall headed to Rome in 2013 for an extended stay, she and lifelong friend Tiffany Parks—who had already been living in Rome for a decade—decided to create a podcast about the experience. The “BitterSweet Life” audio broadcast, with new episodes every Monday, is a natural for Sewall, who spent nine years at…

Sturgill Simpson Explores Surreal Seattle Roots at the Paramount

Sturgill Simpson Explores Surreal Seattle Roots at the Paramount

On Veterans Day, before a sold-out crowd at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre, the country-funk (funtry?) artist Sturgill Simpson abruptly had the house lights turned on. “This is sort of surreal for myself. Never woulda thunk it,” said Simpson, a native Kentuckian who lived in Everett for a short while after a stint in the Navy, and…

Stella McCartney Visits Seattle’s Nordstrom Flagship Store

Stella McCartney Visits Seattle’s Nordstrom Flagship Store

British designer Stella McCartney paid a visit to downtown Seattle’s Nordstrom flagship store just days before the debut of her inaugural menswear collection

Jeannie Nordstrom, Stella McCartney and Bruce Nordstrom pose for a photo during a personal appearance at Nordstrom Downtown Seattle on November 3, 2016 in Seattle, Washington

The Must List: Ampersand Live, 8th Annual Slack Key Festival and Knit Fit!

The Must List: Ampersand Live, 8th Annual Slack Key Festival and Knit Fit!

Deborah Faye Lawrence. Open Carry, 2016. Fabric and paper collage on canvas

Seattleite in Sight: Tiffany Wilson

Seattleite in Sight: Tiffany Wilson

As the song goes: “What the world needs now/ is love, sweet love.” This week it seems we need it now more than ever, but on the bright side, Seattle is overflowing with artists who have love to share and talent to spare. In the case of vocalist Tiffany Wilson—whose recent KEXP performance stopped me…

8 PNW-Inspired Books to Read This Fall

8 PNW-Inspired Books to Read This Fall

Relax and settle into the season with this Pacific Northwest-themed reading list

Between traveling and turkeys, you need to unwind. Here are eight literary picks to help you do it.

Here's Your Post-Election Neko Case, in Tacoma Tonight

Here’s Your Post-Election Neko Case, in Tacoma Tonight

Unless you already have tickets, you won’t be able to see Neko Case tonight when she visits the Pantages Theatre in Tacoma, her former hometown, for a sold out show. It’s sure to be one to remember; Case is a vocal advocate of progressive issues across the board. “In my beloved hometown, Tacoma tonight to…

Gray Matters: A Short History of Pike Place Market Tiles, Including Barack Obama's

Gray Matters: A Short History of Pike Place Market Tiles, Including Barack Obama’s

Selling tiles to raise funds for the Pike Place Market started in the 1980s. Today, you can buy a steel “charm” to help fund the market’s expansion

'Dangerous Liaisons' Lands Safely at ACT

‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Lands Safely at ACT

The story—which follows the manipulations and maneuverings of members of pre-revolutionary France’s 18th century royal court—is a familiar one, yet still timely

Dangerous Liaisons runs through November 20th at ACT Theatre.

The Secret Lives of Owls

The Secret Lives of Owls

Learn about 19 species of North American owls in Paul Bannick’s new book, including this inquisitive short-eared owl

Joel McHale, Funny Man

Joel McHale, Funny Man

The former Seattleite riffs on fame, fortune and life’s pinnacles

Joel McHale, born in Rome, Italy, and raised on Mercer Island, cut his performing teeth on KING-TV’s Almost Live before taking on Hollywood, where he’s appeared on Community, The Soup and the new CBS comedy The Great Indoors. We caught him between takes for a chat about his new half-memoir, half-self-help book, Thanks for the…

Seattle's Hall of Fame: Rising Stars

Seattle’s Hall of Fame: Rising Stars

Quinton Morris

The Must List: The Letter Farmer, Paychi Guh Trunk Sale and the 37th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition

The Must List: The Letter Farmer, Paychi Guh Trunk Sale and the 37th Annual Seattle International Comedy Competition

Rachel Brandzel Weil in front of her mobile stationery truck.

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