Rachel Gallaher

Generation Next: Young, Local Fashion Designers to Hit the Runway 

Generation Next: Young, Local Fashion Designers to Hit the Runway 

The Bellevue Collection adds a student designer showcase to its annual fall fashion events.

Nothing marks the changing of the seasons like back to school, a crispness in the air, and, of course, fall fashion. For the past 20 years, the Bellevue Collection has marked the transition with an annual Fashion Week that highlights the latest trends in clothing, shoes, and beauty. This year, in celebration of its two-decade…

The Kraken Reveal This Season’s Artist-Designed Jerseys 

The Kraken Reveal This Season’s Artist-Designed Jerseys 

Seven regional creatives turned out unique designs that will debut each month, from October through April. 

Last week, the Seattle Kraken released its newest crop of artist-designed jerseys, each one coinciding with special-themed game nights happening all season. Launched during the team’s inaugural season, the partnership with local artists has evolved into the Common Thread Project, which aims to increase diversity in hockey appreciation and get a wider range of fans…

2025 Washington State Book Awards Winners Announced

2025 Washington State Book Awards Winners Announced

Covering seven categories from fiction to poetry, the annual recognition highlights the region’s literary talents.  

The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) has announced the winners of the 2025 Washington State Book Awards. Now in its 59th year, the program (formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards) celebrates writers of all stripes, and the winners were…

Autumn Arts: Visual Art

Autumn Arts: Visual Art

This fall, exhibits across the city invite you to look closer.

Sweater weather is fast approaching, and Seattle’s galleries and museums are about to head into the season with exhibitions that tackle politics, identity, and the environment alongside work that simply celebrates beauty. With arts funding under strain, showing up for First Thursdays or a neighborhood opening is one of the most direct ways to support the city’s…

Autumn Arts: Dance

Autumn Arts: Dance

Big ideas and bold movement take center stage this season.

Seattle’s fall dance season kicks off with homegrown talent alongside visiting choreographers bringing new energy to local stages. The lineup ranges from experimental world premieres and site-specific works to a major repertory highlight. At a time when arts funding is under strain, showing up for dance is one of the most vital ways to keep…

Autumn Arts: Theater

Autumn Arts: Theater

Catch the plays that will define Seattle stages this fall.

This fall, Seattle’s stages are packed with productions that reflect the urgency of our moment, as well as the escapism we sometimes crave. Independent theaters continue to tackle political and social issues head-on, while larger companies are bringing ambitious regional debuts and classics reimagined for today. It’s a season that makes clear how central theater…

Editor's Notebook: New Beginnings

Editor’s Notebook: New Beginnings

It’s never easy to step into something that’s already underway. Whether it’s starting a new school halfway through the academic year or picking up a project launched under prior leadership, big transitions are sure to ignite a flurry of emotions. Stepping into the editor-in-chief role at Seattle magazine felt a little bit like all of…

SAM Opens Its First Solo Exhibition By a Pakistani-American Artist

SAM Opens Its First Solo Exhibition By a Pakistani-American Artist

With Geometry of Light, Anila Quayyum Agha presents a dazzling Pacific Northwest debut

Anila Quayyum Agha is an artist who invites you to step closer to her work. To lean in, observe patterns, follow a stitch of thread or a beam of light. Her pieces are large—especially the laser-cut steel light sculptures featured in Seattle Asian Art Museum’s new show, Anila Quayyum Agha: Geometry of Light—but they hold…

A Taste of Tuscany

A Taste of Tuscany

Kira Jane Buxton’s latest novel turns her family’s Italian adventure into a funny and heartwarming summer read

Growing up, author Kira Jane Buxton had mixed feelings about her peripatetic childhood. Thanks to her father’s job, her family hopped around the globe, spending time in Dubai, Jakarta, Singapore, Korea and Texas. It was an upbringing full of adventures — playing in dunes, exploring tropical jungles, making friends with the neighborhood animals — but…

Seattle Summer Reads

Seattle Summer Reads

This crop of PNW books offers the perfect page-turner for every occasion, from poolside lounging to backyard breaks

Elita Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum We wrote about this book when it came out in January, and even though it’s set in the dead middle of a Pacific Northwest winter, the mystery behind this novel makes it hard to put down. Lunstrum’s first novel, Elita (Northwestern University Press/TriQuarterly Books) follows Bernadette Baston — a university lecturer…

Seattle Art Fair is Back: Here’s What to See 

Seattle Art Fair is Back: Here’s What to See 

Four not-to-miss happenings during the city’s most creative weekend

Last year, I wrote about Seattle Art Fair’s buzzy uptick in energy and doubled-down commitment to the local creative community. With the 9th edition opening this Thursday, everyone is eager to uncover what awaits at the Lumen Field Event Center — and beyond.  “We’re expecting that energy to grow even stronger this year,” says Seattle…

Seattle Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors List

Seattle Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors List

Find the best healthcare providers in the region

No one loves going to the doctor, but when you have a doctor you love, a trip to their office can feel a little less anxiety-inducing. These days, however, trying to find that diamond-in-the-rough medical professional can feel like playing the lottery. Between navigating insurance, looking for someone easily accessible (no one wants to add…

Why You Should Visit (or Revisit) Carrello This Summer 

Why You Should Visit (or Revisit) Carrello This Summer 

Chef Nathan Lockwood’s seasonal fare is even better on the restaurant’s hidden back terrace

It seems like everyone — celebrities, influencers, half my friends — is having a “European Summer.”  I’m not complaining because I get to travel a lot throughout the year (and there is truly no place like Seattle in the summer), but if I see one more person enjoying a plate of spaghetti with clams on…

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