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The Must List: Atomic Bombshells, Sound of Music & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Ooh and AhhAtomic Bombshells Burlesque Show at The Triple Door(11/21 to 11/25, times vary) The Jetsons meets Gypsy Rose Lee in Lost in Space, the latest burlesque show by Seattle’s bodacious Atomic Bombshells, featuring BenDeLaCreme, Kitten La Rue, Lou Henry Hoover and Waxie Moon. Must Do-Re-MiThe 5th Avenue Theatre Presents The Sound of Music(11/24…
Instagram Inspiration: Stormy Weather
Local instagrammers captured last weekend's aggressive weather and beautiful sky
I love the sky. Living in Seattle often gets me down, because the large, compressed buildings—and the incessant gray blanket cloaking the sun—impede my ability to fully see and appreciate nature’s ultimate canvas. However, this was not the case during last weekend’s storm. Patches in the stormy sky occasionally gave way to distorted, beautiful sunlight,…
38 Seattle-Area Holiday Events to Add to the Calendar
We need a little Christmas, right this very minute. Your neighborhood guide to all things holiday
Cool yule havers take note: It’s time to ooh and ahh at the glorious exterior illumination, halls decked to the brim and other jingle bells and whistles Seattle has to offer. Below, we’ve listed 38 joyful, jolly and downright merry events happening around town at which you can get your holiday on. Good tidings, indeed….
Local Composer Angelique Poteat Gives Voice to Young Women
"Listen to the Girls” premieres Wednesday, November 18
On the cusp of turning 30, emerging local composer Angelique Poteat has already had work commissioned and performed by the Seattle Symphony. And this month she presents the world premiere of Listen to the Girls, a new choral piece she wrote to convey the issues young women struggle with every day. Poteat spoke with Brangien…
Gum Wall Clean, Stormy Weather and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
This house is clean. Last week our famous Gum Wall received an epic (and much talked about and talked about some more) steam cleaning, which took crews an estimated 130 hours to complete. According to a press release from Pike Place Market, the gum that was cleaned off the wall weighed 2,350 pounds (1.175 tons)…
The Cost of Staying in Seattle
How do native Seattleites navigate major changes occurring within the city?
The city is changing, affordability is worse than ever, and longtime communities are “hollowing out,” as Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant has described a Central District that is no longer an African-American enclave. And then there’s Ballard, where you can’t buy “fresh” lutefisk anymore. Missives from the departed, like civic suicide notes, lament the…
Should the UW’s Brutalist Nuclear Reactor Building be Saved?
Embracing the Nuke building’s iconic status links the roots of our tech past to the future
Even when something is “saved,” it’s never saved in Seattle, at least not during boom times. Case in point is More Hall Annex, aka the Nuclear Reactor Building on the University of Washington campus. The 1961 building used to house a small nuclear reactor used in training atomic engineers. It was designed by a…
Big Questions Answered During Yesterday’s Seahawks Game
What's a catch? Could the Seahawks come back NFCCG-style? Where are Jimmy Graham, Richard Sherman?
Entering Sunday’s Seahawks game there were a lot of questions surrounding the team. After the game, we had our answers. Sort of. For a contest that had more ups and downs than a Six Flags coaster, more heartache than a hospital ward and more tweets per minute than a bird cage, we were left with…
What it Would be Like if the SuperSonics Came Home
What we see the first game looking like... whenever it happens
It’s been eight years since the Seattle SuperSonics existed as a team and played in KeyArena. Last week, The Seattle Times reported that New Mexico-based real estate investment company M.T. Phoenix LLC had contacted the Mayor’s office and “expressed interest” in renovating KeyArena for NBA (and NHL) use. And while the Times notes that the…
Seattle’s Iconic Gum Wall Gets Cleaned Up & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Since its construction in 1962 the Space Needle has been an icon of the future and technology in Seattle. According to CBS News Correspondent Ben Tracy, our city’s beloved landmark is getting a much needed upgrade into the modern era. Visitors can now login to a 20 foot long digital guestbook or take a selfie…
Pacific Northwest Ballet Takes a Leap with ‘The Nutcracker’
New sets and costumes will bring a fresh look to PNB's beloved holiday spectacle
When Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) announced its adieu to the Kent Stowell/Maurice Sendak version of The Nutcracker last year, many of us—and by “us” I mean those rare individuals who have lived in Seattle for more than a few years—reacted with a plaintive groan or a whiny, toddler-esque chorus of Noooo! And it wasn’t because…
The Must List: Hello Kitty Exhibit, Film Noir Series
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must MeowEMP Gets Catty with Hello Kitty Exhibit(11/14, times vary) Meow! Hello Kitty turns 40! At Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty, the first exhibit of its kind at the EMP Museum, explore more than 600 Hello Kitty products, vintage treasures, artists’ work from around the world and the infamous plush-toy-covered Hello Kitty…
Must List: Carrie Brownstein Reading, PNB’s ‘Emergence’
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Be HungryCarrie Brownstein Reads at the Neptune TheatreFriday (11/6, 7 p.m.) Northwest native Carrie Brownstein, star of Portlandia, will read from her new book, Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl, at Seattle’s Neptune Theatre. Brownstein will share her story of music and family drama and how those experiences shaped her evolution as an artist….
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