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UPDATED: Is Your Pet a Cover Star?
We're putting a Seattle pet on the cover of our February 2015 issue. It could be yours
Thank you everyone for your fabulous entries. We loved seeing all the adorable photos of dogs, cats, bunnies, geckos and horses. It was difficult but we’ve picked three finalists. So if you haven’t heard from us, your fantastic pal is not headed for our cover. But don’t despair, there’s good chance your submission photo will…
Waterfront Woes: The New Designs Still Don’t Get It Right
The new renderings for the waterfront redesign continue to sell an unrealistic view of Seattle
In our bi-monthly Seattlemag.com column And Another Thing…, Knute Berger–who writes regularly for Seattle Magazine and Crosscut.com and is a frequent pundit on KUOW–takes an in-depth look at some of the highly topical and sometimes polarizing issues in our city. There’s a lot to be critical of when it comes to Seattle’s proposed waterfront makeover….
The Urban Death Project: Should We Compost Human Remains?
Katrina Spade designs a green alternative to traditional burial and cremation
In the face of shrinking land resources and concerns about carbon footprints, what do we do with our loved ones when they die? For Katrina Spade, 37, a Capitol Hill–based designer with a master’s degree in architecture, that question arose after she had two kids and began thinking about her own mortality. Traditional burial and…
99 Park is Getting Two New Sibling Restaurants in Bellevue
The former real estate developer who brought 99 Park to life in Belleuve has two more restaurants in the works. Micah Pittman tells me that he plans to open a cool new sports bar and a Spanish tapas lounge right across the street from his newest eastside restaurant that just launched in late August. He…
Top 5 Things I Ate This Week
A week of eating summed up in 5 snapshots
It was another week of marathon eating, most of it good. Here are some of the highlights of my last 7 days of feeding: Snickers parfait at Trove The “old school” Snickers soft-serve ($6) is served in a mason jar—which can be all yours for $1—and topped with nougat, peanuts and chocolate sauce. (The “new…
‘Do You Know Bruce?’ Opens at the Wing Luke Museum
The Wing Luke Museum illuminates Bruce Lee’s formative years
The name Bruce Lee instantly conjures images of the shirtless martial artist performing speed-of-light kicks, unstoppable blows and nunchaku tricks. But instead, picture the young Lee attending classes at Seattle Central College (then called Edison Technical School) in pursuit of his high school diploma. Imagine him working nights as a waiter at Ruby Chow’s Restaurant…
Must List: The Egyptian Reopens, ‘Vaudevillians’ Hits the Stage
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must WatchSIFF Cinema Reopens the Egyptian TheatreStarting 10/3, times vary — This month SIFF officially reopens the Egyptian movie theater as a year-round venue heretofore known as SIFF Cinema Egyptian. Go for the slew of opening-weekend events, including screenings of the Egyptian’s greatest hits (Amélie, My Neighbor Totoro, Y Tu Mamá También), to and return…
Saturday is National Vodka Day! Let’s Celebrate!
Three drink recipes to celebrate this misrepresented and underappreciated spirit
You may not know it, but this Saturday, October 4, is National Vodka Day! Admittedly, there are lots and lots of random holidays (one for everything, it seems), and most are curiosities at best. However,this particular day is well worth celebrating. Not only because hey, it’s Saturday, and you should pick up any good excuse…
Watch Movies Like an Egyptian
SIFF Cinema reopens the Egyptian Theatre on Capitol Hill
When Landmark Theatres closed the Egyptian Theatre in June 2013, many locals proclaimed it a death knell for authentic Capitol Hill. (The death knells are becoming clangorous in this swiftly changing neighborhood.) The longstanding beacon of independent film—which started out as a Masonic temple—became a movie palace in the early 1980s, when the Seattle International…
2014 Seamless in Seattle Winners
The new local designers making the most interesting, exciting, challenging and innovative fashion
WOMEN’S CLOTHING[Designer] Suk Chai[Label] SchaiTwenty years of experience in fashion (14 as a Nordstrom designer and a product director), provided Bellevue-based Suk Chai with a wealth of knowledge about the business of clothing production—as well as valuable access to the highest-quality fabric manufacturers in the world. For her fall 2014 debut collection Chai worked with…
#Throwback Thursday: The Beginnings of Top Pot Doughnuts
We take a look back at Seattle's top spot for mouthwatering, hand-crafted donuts
It’s a chilly Thursday morning and as you can see, we are in the mood for donuts. Specifically, a classic sprinkles donut from the Seattle-based chain, Top Pot. This hand-forged donut mecca has 15 shops and cafes all over the greater Seattle area and recently opened one up in Dallas (talk about a change of…
Road Trip: Head to Vancouver for Taste of Yaletown
Visit our neighbor to the north for the 10th annual Taste of Yaletown foodie extravaganza
I recently enjoyed a luxurious weekend getaway to the trendy Yaletown neighborhood of Vancouver, B.C., courtesy of the Yaletown Business Improvement Association. This 48-hour media trip previewed Vancouver’s 10th annual Taste of Yaletown (TOY), a two-week long celebration from October 16 – 30 that features specially prepared menu pairings at various predetermined prices from local…
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