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Seattle-based Social App Launches, Seattle Sounders Unveil New Uniforms & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
A new Seattle-based social app for your smartphone called Down To Hang (DTH) launched its latest version on Tuesday at 1 p.m. Local creators Tim Strother and Skyler Bissell wanted to develop a solution to the dilemma of calling or texting and not receiving a response when you’re trying to make plans with friends. They…
Jolie Holland Live at the Triple Door
The musician graces the Triple Door stage this Wednesday
Jolie Holland, the lovely, fluttery-voiced singer famous for the songs “Littlest Bird” and “Old Fashioned Morphine,” is embarking on something brand new this month, but something that’s also rooted deeply in her past: a tour with songwriter Samantha Parton along the West Coast and Canada. “No matter what Wikipedia says,” Holland says, “Sam and I…
Online Dating, Open Relationships and Looking for Love in Seattle
Is Seattle a difficult place in which to find love? We explore.
I was with my girlfriend for three years before we broke up near the end of 2015. We’d met through a mutual friend while shooting a short film for a local competition. She and I were the two main characters in 17 Days of Summer, a spoof on the film 500 Days of Summer (because…
5 Rainy Day Diversions to Try
From Octopus Week to a stroll through a greenhouse, inspired ideas for stormy days in Seattle
When the rain is coming down in buckets it’s easy to want to spend the day posted up on the couch for a movie marathon with an extra-large pizza. The promise of comfort and warmth seems too good to pass up. Still, there are only so many hours you can spend in front of the…
Luly Yang to Design New Alaska Airlines Uniforms & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Storied and respected Seattle fashion designer, Luly Yang, is flying high. Announced just yesterday on February 11, the fashion mogul has struck a partnership with Alaska Airlines to design the company’s new uniforms. The airline, which is headquartered in Seattle, is currently undertaking a major brand update. According to a press release put out by the…
The Must List: Realish Housewives Parody, Valentine’s Day Dinners
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must LaughThe Realish Housewives Parody at The Moore(2/11 to 2/14, times vary) Watch out, Emerald City: The Realish Housewives of Seattle are moving in. In this original parody at The Moore Theatre, a cast of quirky women, including glamour queens and business tycoons, gather to gossip about local personalities and current events. Must LoveOur Favorite…
Seattle Among Top 10 Most Densely Populated Cities & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
For the first time, Census data shows that Seattle ranks among the top 10 most densely populated big cities in the U.S. According to The Seattle Times, with 7,962 people per square mile in 2014, Seattle bypassed Baltimore to become the 10th of 50 most populous cities in the country. Seattle’s population density has also increased by…
What to Expect for the 2016 Seattle Sounders Season
What you need to know ahead of this month’s Sounders season kickoff
The Seattle Sounders have the home field advantage when they take on Sporting Kansas City on March 6 in their first match of the 2016 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. They’ll be cheered on by their fervent fans (the team is top of the league for attendance, with averages of more than 44,000 tickets per…
Porcelain Works on Display at Bellevue Arts Museum
Sculptor Chris Antemann brings sexy back
While art in the 20th century expanded its scope through abstraction, minimalism and conceptualism, something was clearly lost in the process. It would only be a matter of time before the sensuality and underlying eroticism of traditional Western figurative art—which held sway from ancient Greece until the Victorian era—would come back with a vengeance. Oregon-based…
Go See this Heart-Shaped Ice Sculpture in Westlake Park
The new icy installation in downtown's Westlake Park will be up through Valentine's Day
Updated on 2/11 at 9:35 a.m.: A tipster on Twitter informed us that the ice sculpture had taken a bit of a tumble overnight and we confirmed with the DSA that the mix of too-high temperatures and precipitation caused the display to fall. The heart shape is no more, though the ice blocks are still…
New Book From Eli Sanders Joins the Pantheon of True-Crime Stories
Reflections on a story of violence and whether our city could have done more to prevent it
Seattle has been home to some of the country’s ablest writers of true crime; the late Ann Rule, whose book about Ted Bundy, The Stranger Beside Me, is a classic of the genre. Jack Olsen produced deeply reported books, such as the complex story of Spokane’s South Hill rapist, documented in his book Son. Author…
The Man Behind Seattle’s Great Wheel Light Displays
Gerry Hall’s LED designs are a glowing success
While it’s only been open for three short years, Seattle’s Great Wheel has become an iconic part of the city’s skyline—as have the 175-foot-tall attraction’s light displays, designed by Gerry Hall. “It was a void in the job that needed to be done, so I volunteered,” says the wheel’s general manager. “If I can make…
Must List: PNB Presents Romeo et Juliette, Design Center Sample Sale
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must HearSeattle Improvised Music Festival(2/4 to 2/6, 7:30 p.m.) Seattle musicians put their talents to the test during the 31st Seattle Improvised Music Festival. During the three-day event at Wallingford’s Good Shepherd Center Chapel, you can catch on-the-spot and off-the-cuff collaborations between the city’s bravest vocalists, saxophonists, guitarists, bassoonists, violinists and other musicians. Must PliePNB…
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