Arts
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….
Anonymous Protests Amazon, E. Coli Cases Linked to Chipotle
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Anonymous is protesting Amazon. The hacktivist group, Anonymous, is partaking in their “Million Mask March,” a global day of action to protest corruption and injustice. This year, their target is Amazon. The company has advised employees to refrain from wearing clothing with Amazon logos and to keep badges out of sight, while Anonymous activists will be easily identifiable in…
Control Your “Smart Home” With the Touch of a Button
Bellevue startup Pebblebee prepares to launch its latest gadget, the Stone
Bellevue-based Pebblebee made a name for itself last year with the Honey ($24.99 at pebblebee.com), a small Bluetooth “key finder” device designed to help users keep track of oft-misplaced household items. This year the tech startup releases the Stone, a tiny gadget—roughly the size of a quarter—that looks like its namesake, except that it has…
Get Involved with National Novel Writing Month
We've collected this month's best events for writers and book lovers alike
As writers are well aware, we are in the throes of National Novel Writing (NaNoWriMo) mayhem. For those unfamiliar with the month-long event, NaNoWriMo challenges writers to complete the first draft of a novel by the end of November. Sound overwhelming? I definitely couldn’t commit. NaNoWriMo is not for the faint of heart. Thankfully, we…
Election Results, Curvy New High Rise and More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Hopefully you’re not currently stuck in the 17-mile backup on I-5 SB. Brutal. Either way, let’s talk about what’s happening in Seattle today. I’m also hopeful that you rocked your vote yesterday in the 2015 general elections. Find the results for Seattle, King County and Washington state here at Crosscut. While this was the first…
Amazon Opens U Village Store & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
After the swirl of rumors, Amazon has finally announced that it will open a physical retail store–a bookstore called Amazon Books–in University Village. The store will be Amazon’s first-ever brick-and-mortar bookstore, Geekwire reports, and will “sell top-rated books that are available on Amazon’s website and also feature Amazon hardware,” all at the same price points as…
Tacoma Art Museum’s ‘(Re)Presenting Native Americans’ Opens this Month
The museum investigates the American identity through paintings of Native Americans
One year ago, the Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) debuted its Haub wing, designed to house a newly acquired collection of paintings depicting the American West. Many of the works portray an imagined, culturally inaccurate version of the region (some of the white European painters had never been there), so TAM took the somewhat radical step…
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