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Instagram Inspiration: Hot Seattle Lunch Spots
Ditch the PB&J and feast on one or more of these delicious Seattle bites instead
Were you one of those kids who packed the same turkey-sandwich-and-a-bag-of-chips combo for lunch every single day of the week? I was, and now, at a more advanced age, I still adhere to that practice. Almost every time I eat out on my lunch break, I go to one of the same two places. (I…
Duwamish Revealed: A Celebration of Seattle’s Only River
The Duwamish gets an arts and culture festival devoted to its revival
Standing in a pretty park on the west bank of the Duwamish River on an unseasonably warm day in June, it’s impossible to ignore a tremendous crashing sound coming from the abutting industrial area. It’s as if iron chains are being tossed into an empty shipping container, or maybe tons of rocks are being poured…
FareStart’s Matthew Lasof talks Motivation & Chicken Fried Steak
This Texas-born executive chef shares what it's like to run the FareStart kitchen
Sponsored by FareStart The first dish chef Matthew Lasof ever mastered was spaghetti Bolognese. “[I] was preparing it for my family by age 10,” he says. Since October of last year, Lasof has been the executive chef at FareStart. Originally from Texas, his four decades-long restaurant industry career includes 10 years in New Orleans working…
New Co-op Brewery, Bernie Sanders at the Comet, & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Co-op Beer: What the Seattle P.I. is calling Washington’s first cooperatively-owned brewery is set to open its tasting room on August 15 at 12 p.m. Flying Bike Cooperative Brewery is owned by over 1,500 members. Those members get to enter their beer in competitions at the brewery and if they win, their beer is featured…
Photographer Uses Drones to Shoot Aerial Images of Seattle
Matt Satell snagged these lofty shots with a drone quadcopter
Photographer Matt Satell launched a new website last month devoted to aerial pictures of Seattle. The site, Seattle by Air, features a map of the city with a pin where each photograph was taken. Satell shoots them all himself via drone. Have a look at these gorgeous, mostly blue-sky vistas throughout the city. And if…
The Must List: Garage Sale Day, ‘Nabucco’ Opens
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must PartyHit the Streets at the SLU Block PartyFriday (8/7, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.) — The 11th installment of the SLU Block Party features food trucks, a Brave Horse Tavern beer garden, life-sized board games and live music from stellar local bands Kithkin, THEESatisfaction and Polyrhythmics. Proceeds benefit the Low Income Housing Institute and…
Seattle-area Beer Festivals to Add to Your Calendar
Bottoms up! Get your drink on at these upcoming beer festivals
Beer: The cause of — and solution to — all of life’s problems. It might be the truest thing Homer Simpson ever said. It’s only fitting that we celebrate this enticing elixir with grand festivals that showcase our affections for it (at least until the next morning). We’re talking beer festivals here, and there are…
Gun Tax, Seahawks Safety Earl Thomas is Back & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Reducing gun violence is no easy task, but Seattle may be one vote away from a new gun tax to raise money for gun violence research and prevention, says KOMO News. With the new tax, dealers would pay $25 for every firearm sold, $.02 for every .22 caliber round and $.05 for other ammunition. Although…
4 Swell Seattle Hotel Bars
For out-of-town guests or your night on the town, these four hotel bars aim to please
We’re still well within the summer visitor season, and if you have relatives or friends coming in to town, there’s one thing you’ll want to be sure of – that the hotel they pick has a good bar. Here, we’ve rounded up four swell ones. Oh, these also might help you pick out a nice…
Legendary Lighthouses in Washington
It's National Lighthouse Day. Here's a roundup of a few of the gorgeous lighthouses in our state
Lighthouses, though primarily used for navigating rough waters by maritime boatfarers, have always struck me as the stuff that great lore and legends are made of. (Think of tales about the ghost of the dutiful lighthouse keeper or one of shipwrecks and marauders.) If a story needs a hauntingly beautiful scene or two, put a…
The Best Places to Eat This Weekend
Hit up Salmonfest Seattle, the new Mioposto, and Beardslee Public House
Face it. You’re going to blink and summer – those 90-degree days you had the audacity to complain about – will be a distant memory cloaked in gray clouds. Don’t you want to munch under the glorious sun while you still can? Luckily, we’re here to tell you where to sup during the second weekend…
11 Perfect Weekend Getaways Near Seattle
From small towns to luxe resorts, trek to these nearby spots to recharge in 48 hours
From farm stays in the San Juan Islands and deluxe pampering at heritage resorts to small-town exploring and more, we pack plenty of pleasure—but zero stress—into your precious weekend. So, get going! 1. Destination: San Juan IslandsIn some hot and humid archipelagos, “island cuisine” is shorthand for frozen fish flown in from far away and…
The Makers: The Wandering Spirit of Wish You Were Northwest
Meet the road-tripping, coffee-sipping sisters behind this PNW-inspired clothing line
There’s something special about living in the Pacific Northwest. It’s like the whole world is alive; the forests, the valleys and those glorious mountains all pulse with a quiet, but very real energy that practically begs to be explored. That untamed wanderlust is what inspires the clothing line Wish You Were Northwest. Wish You Were…
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