Seattle Mag
The Design World of Tom Dixon
I sure know a lot more about Tom Dixon since his appearance last Saturday at Inform Interiors (as do the other 280 or so attendees). For instance, he’s noodling around on the guitar again (in his youth, he played bass in a rock band). The reasoning behind his sowing an underwater furniture farm in the Bahamas…
Register for Seattle mag’s Earth Day Run, Tasty Non-Alcoholic Drinks for Lent and a Photographic Tribute to the Comet Tavern
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Go East/strongbra href=”http://bit.ly/1fJPd70” target=”_blank”Kathy Venter’s Striking Nude Sculptures on View at Bellevue Arts Museum/abr(3/7 to 6/15, times vary) — Based on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia, ceramist Kathy Venter crafts life-size nudes out of terracotta, hand-pinching it from feet to head without a mold or interior framework. Inspired by Venter’s own experiences of…
New Bar Opening Part I: Damn The Weather from Bartender Bryn Lumsden
!–paging_filter–pA good new bar is always exciting, but a new bar from Bryn Lumsden is at least five levels above exciting! Not only was he past bar manager of the legendary Rob Roy (as well as making drinks at spots like the sadly departed Vessel and others during the last ten years), but a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/happiest-happy-hour-bartenders”…
New Bar Opening Part II: Walrus and the Carpenter’s Eli Dahlin Will Be the Chef at ‘Damn the Weather’
!–paging_filter–pIt’s been a great run for Eli Dahlin. He’s been the chef de cuisine at Renee Erickson’snbsp;stronga href=”http://thewalrusbar.com/” target=”_blank”The Walrus and the Carpenter/a/strong since it opened back in August 2010 —part of an integral crew that helped catapult the Ballard oyster bar into a nationally recognized restaurant.nbsp;/pp“It gave me a lot of confidence as a…
Customized Deals from Seattle magazine Snap Skout
!–paging_filter–pYou may have noticed those red ‘Skout’ boxes popping up at the top of articles you are enjoying on our website, or will start to now.nbsp; We recently partnered with a href=”http://www.snapskout.com/” target=”_blank”Snap Skout/a, a media technology startup that automatically surfaces highly-relevant offers and deals to readers through its recommended offers engine.nbsp; In layman’s terms…
Ambitious Bar Food and Impressive Scotches at Capitol Hill’s The Old Sage
!–paging_filter–pThe success of The Old Sage, the latest from chefs and business partners Brian McCracken and Dana Tough (Tavern Law, The Coterie Room, Spur Gastropub), who opened it last June, depends very much on the angle one takes in approaching the place. If one goes in expecting a bar—with the noise and the flashy scene…
Get Your Start Working in Food with Seattle’s Thriving Food Service Sector
!–paging_filter–pAlthough it may be best known for its aerospace and tech industries, Seattle has a thriving food sector, with acclaimed restaurants all around the city and a bevy of chefs and bartenders who have attained celebrity status. It’s a great place to start a career in food or just sock away some cash while preparing…
Working From Home: The Good and The Bad
Freelance writer and telecommuter Randy Woods on the perils and pleasures of working off-site
!–paging_filter–pIt’s the ultimate dream of the working stiff: to skip the 9-to-5 grind and just work from home. It seems like a magical land somewhere over the rainbow. You choose your own hours. Eliminate office politics. Reduce your morning commute to 20 carpeted paces. Work in your jammies. Why, oh why, can’t I?…brbrBefore you start…
Goodbye, Eastlake Teriyaki. Hello, Babirusa!
!–paging_filter–pstrongEastlake Teriyaki/strong, the more casual lunchtime offspring of stronga href=”http://blindpigbistro.com/” target=”_blank”Blind Pig Bistro/a/strong, served its final meal yesterday. Demolition has officially begun to transform the tiny strip mall storefront into a 23 seat bar that’s attached to Blind Pig. It’s been the plan since owners Charles Walpole and Rene Gutierreznbsp;took over the space last July./pp”Everyone…
Six Recently Hired Seattleites Tell Us How They Landed Their Jobs
From Starbucks to Zillow, these locals share how they snagged their dream jobs
!–paging_filter–pspan style=”color: #ff6600;”strongSenior Manager, Client Engagement, Zillow/strong/spanbrstrongBrent Downey/strongbrstrongMonths on the job:/strong 4brstrongPrevious job: /strongOnboarding manager at AmazonbrstrongHow did you learn about the job?/strong LinkedIn brstrongWhy do you think you landed the job? /strongDemonstrated bias for action in delivering results on customer engagement initiatives. brstrongWhere do you hope this job will take you?/strong I hope to…
How to Find a Job in Seattle: 26 Companies that Want to Hire You
!–paging_filter–pWhen Anna Carson moved to Bainbridge Island from Nashville, she felt it was time to re-enter the workplace. The 41-year-old homemaker with three children, the youngest of whom is in eighth grade, wanted a part-time job with health benefits to supplement her husband’s income from his own business. “I’m in Seattle. I thought, I’m going…
Digs in Ballard Turns One
!–paging_filter–pIn celebration of its first anniversary, hip Ballard home décor shop, a href=”https://www.digsshowroom.com/furniture-5/” target=”_blank”Digs/a, is celebrating with a cool collab with Portland-based shoe shop a href=”http://www.solestruck.com/” target=”_blank”Solestruck/a and Seattle’s own a href=”https://www.facebook.com/GreyCityShoes” target=”_blank”Grey City Shoes/a./pp style=”text-align: center;”img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/brock_flying.jpg” alt=”digs” width=”500″ height=”500″/ppCome check out the shoes (for both men and women) and celebrate with the Digs/Grey…
Yonder Mountain String Band Performs ‘What The Night Brings’
!–paging_filter–pnbsp;/ppiframe src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/xOpFATQVbq8?rel=1autoplay=0wmode=opaque” width=”400″ height=”250″ class=”video-filter video-youtube vf-xopfatqvbq8″ frameborder=”0″/iframe/ppSee them here in Seattle: The strummers of Yonder Mountain String Band bring a rock-flavored edge to their impressive picking. 4/10. 8 p.m. $25. The Showbox (downtown); a href=”http://www.showboxonline.com” target=”_blank”showboxonline.com/a/ppFor more upcoming music events around town, read our a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/ayron-jones-open-bb-king-plus-more-spr…” target=”_blank”2014 Spring Arts Preview/a./p
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