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Throwback Thursday: What’s New at Spur
!–paging_filter–pemWelcome to strongThrowback Thursday/strong, a weekly column dedicated to the tried-and-true restaurants of Seattle and their secrets to staying relevant during an age of unrelenting competition.nbsp;/em/ppDana Tough and Brian McCracken have a href=”http://mccrackentough.com/” target=”_blank”three restaurants/a (and one turned event space) under their collective belt — Coterie Room, Tavern Law, The Old Sage and Spur —…
Visit Green Homes Big, Small and In-Between for Free this Saturday
The entire spectrum of local green design is on display in homes of all types—a 106-year-old Net-Zero Craftsman in Ballard to an under-construction 5-Star Built Green targeted house in West Seattle—this Saturday (4/26) during the 2014 Northwest Green Home Tour. The free annual tour, produced by a Built Green and Northwest EcoBuilding Guild, takes place from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and…
UPDATED: 10 Things to Know About Elysian Bar, Opening Downtown Monday
Get excited for the latest watering hole that's opening downtown Seattle
!–paging_filter–pstronga href=”http://www.elysianbrewing.com/” target=”_blank”Elysian Brewing/a/strong is getting ready to a href=”http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/2013/07/urban-visions-plans-to-r…” target=”_blank”expand into downtown/a, opening strongElysian Bar/strong as early as Friday (in extreme practice mode). Yesterday, CEO Joe Bisacca and head brewer Dick Cantwell gave me spin around the place, which is quickly coming together near the corner of 1st and Pike, just down the hill…
The Latest Place to Drink in Woodinville
Woodinville’s Hollywood Tavern has a boisterous country charm—and a distillery in the backyard
!–paging_filter–pIn the middle of Woodinville winery country, around the bend from Chateau Ste. Michelle, The Hollywood Tavern (14508 Woodinville-Redmond Road NE; 425.610.7730; a href=”http://www.thehollywoodtavern.com” target=”_blank”thehollywoodtavern.com/a) delivers traditional tavern food with a gourmet shine alongside a well-considered cocktail list inspired, in part, by the new a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/boozy-holiday-gift-alert-l…“Woodinville Whiskey Company /adistillery out back.brbrAn outpost in the expanding…
Seattle International Film Festival Organization Turns 40
At 40, our favorite film festival becomes farsighted, plus what to see at the fest
!–paging_filter–pOn a warm afternoon in mid-March, the sun is streaming through the tall windows of the a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com.239elwb01.blackmesh.com/events/siff-film-center“Seattle International Film Festival /aoffices. It’s the kind of miraculous spring day that locals would never consider rebuffing by heading into a movie theater to sit still in the dark. But for the last 40 years, SIFF has…
Mansions in Seattle
Even in discreet, pretention-phobic Seattle, you can still find a mega-mansion when you need one
!–paging_filter–pThe first time Seattle saw a house sell for more than $1 million was 30 years ago (in Shoreline’s Highlands neighborhood). We’ve come a long way. This February, a mansion in Bellevue hit the market with a $32.8 million price tag (it’s still available!). Of course, that’s nothing compared to real estate in New York…
Five Upcoming Portland Food Festivals
!–paging_filter–pAs any food-obsessed traveler knows, there’s never enough time (or room in your stomach) to eat at every restaurant on your painstakingly researched list. But there’s hope–in the form of food festivals. When most of a city’s best chefs are gathered in one place, your odds of trying everything on your list go way up….
Early Jamie Joseph Mother’s Day Trunk Show at Essenza
!–paging_filter–pJoin the team at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/essenza“Essenza /ain Fremont for their annual Mother’s Day a href=”http://www.jamiejoseph.com/” target=”_blank”Jamie Joseph/a extravaganza trunk show on Saturday, April 26 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m./ppIf you’re a fan of Jamie Joseph’s gorgeous hand-faceted and distinctive rings you really haven’t lived until you’ve seen hundreds of them sparkling back at you…
Why Women Should Get Excited for This New Dating App
A new dating app puts women in the driver’s seat
!–paging_filter–pimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/0514_sirenapp.jpg” style=”float: left; margin: 10px;” height=”232″ width=”350″Women who’ve tried online dating know the drill: spend hours crafting a profile that precisely reflects the individual you are (and the individual you’d like to meet), set it live and get instantly bombarded with requests from men using a scattershot approach (send enough emails and something’s bound…
Outdoor Music Festivals In and Around Seattle
From Sasquatch to Bumbershoot, make summer even sweeter with a wealth of outdoor music festivals
!–paging_filter–pThis was the year Sasquatch grew a bit too big for its britches. After adding a second full weekend of live shows to the wildly popular music fest at the Gorge Amphitheatre, event promoters had to cancel the bonus round due to weak sales. But never fear, the Northwest offers plenty of ways to get…
Can The New Director Fix Seattle Public Schools’ Floundering Special Education Department?
The special education director must turn the program around in time for a critical June deadline
!–paging_filter–pIt has become almost routine in Seattle’s public schools: A child with learning challenges—anything from difficulty with a particular subject to deafness to attention deficit disorder—is sent to school armed with a plan tailored by family and specialists. But due to inadequate training, limited resources and/or the lack of a clear policy the plan isn’t…
Mossback Monday: San Francisco’s BART Trains Boast Seahawks Colors, Oso Lawsuits More News
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-44.js?header=falseborder=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-44″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
We Asked The Chefs: What’s Your Favorite Warm-Weather Pleasure?
!–paging_filter–pemWelcome tonbsp;strongWe Asked The Chefs/strong, a recurring feature on Restaurant Insider that peers into the minds of some of Seattle’s culinary rockstars.nbsp;/em/ppstrongQuestion:/strong What is your favorite warm-weather pleasure?/ppstrongJack Timmons/strong, stronga href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/seattle-brisket-experience-goes-brick-and-mort…” target=”_blank”Jack’s BBQ/a/strongbr /”You know what we’ve done lately? Get fried chicken (Ezells, Bourbon and Bones, Skillet) and rent an electric boat at Lake Union….
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