Seattle Mag
Food We Love: Buddha Bowl at Sweetgrass Food Co.
An everything-and-the-kitchen sink salad with a delectable dressing
I’m a kitchen-sink salad eater. None of this simple romaine-and-tomato-only business for me. Instead, I crave a big bowl with bright, beautiful vegetables and bits of crunchy surprises, topped with a fork-licking-good dressing. I recently found just that when I tried the Buddha bowl ($9.50) at Sweetgrass Food Co., a cheery café in the Denny…
New Ballard Outpost Celebrates Beer-Friendly Bites
Ethan Stowell's gastropub Bramling Cross features micro-local brews and unique dishes
There are lots of reasons to like Bramling Cross, Ethan Stowell’s new 50-seat gastropub located within a few blocks of sister restaurants Ballard Pizza Company, Staple & Fancy and Marine Hardware (formerly Chippy’s). Let’s start with the interior: Imagine white faux taxidermy and vintage encyclopedias sharing shelf space above booths lit by library lanterns. Then,…
Dentistry Gets a Holistic Makeover
Holistic dentists have a different approach to treating your teeth
Upon stepping into Ecologic Dentistry in Bonney Lake, the first thing you notice is the scent—or rather, the lack of that dentist office smell. Absent is the antiseptic aroma of root canal chemicals or the sticky-sweet smell of flavored fluoride treatments. Instead, you might sniff calming lavender essential oil. Inside, patients relax in massage chairs…
Intiman Theatre’s 2016 Festival Focuses on Plays by Black Women
Intiman Theatre’s reboot continues with a festival devoted to plays by black women
This March, Seattle’s resurgent Intiman Theatre announced its 2016 festival lineup. The once-venerable 44-year-old company, which just five years ago was forced by a looming financial shortfall to cancel its programming midseason and retrench, would devote its entire season to presenting nearly 20 American plays by black women who create community and deepen understanding. The festival would…
Create Your Perfect Travel Itinerary with New Seattle-based Site
A new Seattle-based website helps you create an unforgettable trip
Seeing iconic landmarks and historical sites is part of the allure of travel, but often it’s the little things—the hidden gems that don’t appear in guidebooks or brochures—that make a trip unforgettable. Sharing those lucky finds and personal experiences is the inspiration behind Jrrny (jrrny.com), a website launched in February by local entrepreneur (and former…
Health App Encourages Calling it Quits
Tech plus mindfulness helps extinguish smoking
A half-century ago, in the Marlboro Man’s heyday, nearly half of American adults smoked. Far fewer light up today, but the 20 percent who do face steep odds when they try to quit: According to the American Cancer Society, only 4–7 percent of efforts to quit smoking succeed without medicines or other assistance. Now, there’s…
Research Alters Allergy Approach
A new study reveals more about infants and peanut allergies
The rate of developing peanut allergy in Western nations has doubled in the past decade, but Seattle-funded research holds clues to prevention. A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, designed and funded in Seattle by Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason and the Immune Tolerance Network, indicates that feeding peanuts to…
Seattle’s Social Media Stars: Just for Fun
Because ultimately, isn't that what the internet is for anyway?
Amateur Hour@amateurhourparty 600 The DJ duo made up of creative techies and Capitol Hill residents Andrew Nedimyer and Alaa Mendili got their start when a friend asked if the two would put together a playlist for her birthday party. Inexperienced and then armed only with Spotify, they blew out an amp at that event, earning…
Seattle’s Social Media Stars: Culture Vultures
Who to follow to feed your soul
Hawkeye Huey@hawkeyehuey 200K There’s no questioning where 6-year-old shutterbug Hawkeye Huey got his eye—his dad, Aaron Huey, captures amazing images for National Geographic magazine. Thanks to dad’s job, Hawkeye’s had the opportunity to travel around the world during breaks from kindergarten in Maple Leaf, shooting on his analog Fujifilm Instax camera. His father uploads the…
Seattle Social Media Stars: The Foodie Network
From adventurous home cooks to rising stars, these locals' feeds will have your mouth watering
Aran Goyoaga@cannellevanille 268K on Twitter 26K A Basque expat, Aran Goyoaga studied business and economics and earned an MBA before attending culinary school. She’s published one cookbook, Small Plates & Sweet Treats ($29.99, Little, Brown and Company), and her blog, Cannelle et Vanille, has twice been chosen as a finalist for a James Beard Award….
Seattle’s Social Media Stars: A Tail of Three Frenchies
What is it with Seattleites and their photogenic French Bulldogs?
Milo @frenchiebutt 561K “Bedbound butterball. Mustached mush. Narcoleptic nugget. Squishy Seattleite,” reads the bio on Milo’s Instagram account, which—as you might expect—features photo after photo of the pudgy little pup snuggled up in the sack. Sir Charles Barkley @barkleysircharles 470K // “Barkley the French Bulldog” 22K It’s a dog’s life, as they say, and we…
Seattle’s Social Media Stars: The Twitterati
Sharing the city's ins and outs in 140 characters or less
Turning 10 years old in July, Twitter only started picking up steam after it was showcased at Austin’s famous South by Southwest festival in spring 2007. Then, the social media platform averaged approximately 60,000 tweets per day—today, that number is estimated to be more than 500 million. Of all social media, Twitter is arguably the…
Seattle Social Media Stars: The Beautiful Life
Gorgeous interiors, impeccable fashion sense...get ready to feel inspired (or downright jealous)
Kate Murphy@katecph 2K An architectural designer and the marketing director for Belltown’s Suyama Peterson Deguchi, Kate Murphy has an amazing eye for design. The Capitol Hill resident’s Instagram stream reveals the beauty, symmetry and pattern in everyday scenes and objects, along with details of architectural design. Cassandra LaValle@coco.kelley 30K // @casslavalle 29K // “Coco +…
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