Arts
The Courage Award Winner Who Saved Sound Transit
Joni Earl's work paved the way for light rail-related development in Seattle
Last week, Crosscut hosted its annual Courage Awards (Seattle Magazine was also a media sponsor) that recognize civic contributions by ordinary individuals who do extraordinary things. Each year, a lifetime recipient is one of the winners, and this year it was Joni Earl who led Sound Transit out of a budget morass and disorganization and…
Seahawks Win Ugly But What Does It Mean?
The team is again .500 but what does the win mean for their season?
Maybe Seattle’s magic is back; maybe it isn’t. The team got a few lucky breaks on the field Sunday, including a close-call touchdown by tight end Luke Wilson (who scored by the seat of his pants) and a missed call for a too-many-men-on-the-field penalty leading to a Dallas Cowboys field goal instead of a potential…
‘Atomic Frontier’ Exhibit at NW African American Museum Offers Insight
Photography exhibit chronicles the lives of black workers who helped build atomic bombs
In 1943, humble farmers were forced to evacuate their homes in eastern Washington’s Hanford–Pasco–White Bluffs region to make way for a secret military project base that would later bring devastation to Japan during World War II. Roughly 40,000 workers were recruited by the DuPont Corporation and traveled miles to participate in the Manhattan Project—of those,…
Must List: Symphony Performs ‘Psycho’ Score, ‘If/Then’ at the Paramount
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must ScreamSeattle Symphony to Perform Psycho Score(10/30 to 10/31, 8 p.m.) End the month with a scream as the orchestra performs Bernard Herrmann’s terrifying Psycho score live while the film plays on the big screen. Must SeeKT Niehoff’s A Glimmer of Hope or Skin or Light(10/30 to 11/14, times vary) Glam rock meets cabaret meets…
Men’s World Open Squash Competition Coming to Bellevue
This is the first time the Professional Squash Association will host the competition in the U.S.
No, it’s not another farmers’ market produce variety. Squash—the indoor racquet sport often compared to racquetball—is about to take center stage as our region hosts some of its finest players. The Professional Squash Association’s 2015 Men’s World Open Squash Competition is November 13–22 on the Eastside, marking the first time the event has been held…
UberKittens Today, U-District Crime Crackdown & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
It’s National Cat Day, and you know what that means: Uber kittens are out in full force. Request an UberKittens delivery today and a few fury friends will show up to hold, love or even adopt. Simply open the app between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., request some kittens and you have 15 minutes to…
New IKEA Coming to Seattle Area, Amazon and QVC Announce E-Commerce TV Channels
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
REI Encourages Shoppers to #OptOutside: In a bold attemt to reject the consumerist clusterf*ck that is Black Friday, the Seattle-based outdoor and fitness co-op, REI, will shut its doors this retail holiday. REI is sacrificing a significant loss of profit in order to contest the frenzied introduction to the holiday season. Last year, an estimated…
On-Demand Valet Service ZIRX Gains Traction in Seattle
Your car is now on call via a new smartphone app
For those of you who can’t part with your car, a new company launched last fall promises to make getting around a bit easier. ZIRX (zirx.com), an on-demand valet parking service, works via a smartphone app, much like another popular car service. Users let ZIRX know when they’re on their way to the office, a…
‘Mr. Burns’ Dares us to Conceive How we’d Survive Without Storytelling
The apocalyptic musical drama centers around the telling of a Simpsons episode amid tragedy
There have been many artists whose work has made bold claims for the necessity of art in society. Perhaps none in recent memory have done so with more urgency and deftness than New York playwright Anne Washburn, whose 2012 apocalyptic musical drama Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play is currently on stage at ACT Theatre. The…
Must List: Brew Seattle, ‘Buyer & Cellar’ at Seattle Rep
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must DrinkGet Your Tickets for Seattle magazine’s Brew SeattleFriday (10/23, 6 to 9 p.m.) If you haven’t attended Seattle magazine’s Brew Seattle the past two years, you’re missing out. The annual local-breweries-only tasting bash corrals some of the best beers from more than 20 breweries such as Big Al Brewing and Schooner Exact under one…
Seattle Ranked 4th Most Eco-Friendly City, Seahawks’ Wagner Expected to Play
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Congratulations, Seattleites. Seattle is the fourth most eco-friendly city in the country, according to a recent study by Gogobot. The travel research company—which researches and shares user reviews of hotels, restaurants, bars and attractions in more than 60,000 destinations—used data such as commuter trends and availability of recycling centers in cities all over the United…
Bad Data on Demolitions
Numbers on demolitions in Seattle highlighted in an Arcade magazine article were incomplete
Last month, I wrote a blog post about the seeming explosion of demolitions in the city. I cited an article in ARCADE magazine by Schema Design that plotted demolition permits from 2005-2009, and from 2010-2015 (projected). A graphic that ran with the original article, not my story, heightened the dramatic sense of demolition being more…
Where is Richard Sherman?
The Seahawks cornerback has had a lackluster showing thus far
We have a question: Where is cornerback Richard Sherman? We’ve seen a man with long dreadlocks on the playing field. We’ve seen him in Domino’s and beef jerky commercials. But the man who shut down the NFL’s top receivers, picked off Aaron Rodgers in the playoffs and asked the great Tom Brady, “You mad, bro?”–…
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