Seattle Mag
The Potentially Lasting Damage on the Puget Sound Region’s Biomedical Research Industry
Federal budget cuts are hurting biomedical research and threatening our budding science industry
!–paging_filter–pRemember all the talk ofnbsp; “sequestration” that dominated the headlines last year? Concerns over the dire impact of governmental spending cuts had everyone up in arms, but attention faded as the reductions took effect. The reality seemed more like nips and tucks than radical surgery. brbrBut for the Puget Sound region’s sprawling biomedical community—which drives…
Queen Anne’s Cederberg Tea House Offers Rooibos Espresso
Seattle meets South Africa with rooibos espresso
!–paging_filter–pSeattle’s many teahouses have long been sweet on the red bush tea known as rooibos (pronounced “ROY-bus”), but a new entry in the field is offering a fresh take: rooibos espresso. Open since July, Cederberg Tea House on Queen Anne (1417 Queen Anne Ave. N; 206.285.1352;a href=”http://www.cederbergteahouse.com” target=”_blank” cederbergteahouse.com/a) is named for the only region…
Ada’s Technical Books and Cafe Makes a Smart Splash in Capitol Hill
A revamped technical bookstore brings science and math to the masses
!–paging_filter–pAda’s Technical Books and Café (Capitol Hill, 425 15th Ave. E; 206.322.1058; a href=”http://www.seattletechnicalbooks.com” target=”_blank”seattletechnicalbooks.com/a) invites browsers to touch, inspect and discover—just as a scientist might. Named after Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer, the bookshop has recently relocated to a sleekly renovated old home (designed with Seattle architects Board and Vellum and built by…
The Central District’s Humble Pie is a Welcome Addition
!–paging_filter–pThe Central District of Seattle isn’t quite a pizza desert, but it’s close. So when Brian Solazzi set up two shipping containers and an outdoor pizza oven on his corner property at Rainier Avenue S and Weller Street, you could almost hear the collective neighborhood cheer. It took more than a year for Solazzi (who…
Writer Kim Fu Discusses Her Debut Novel ‘For Today I Am A Boy’
Belltown-based writer Kim Fu makes her debut with a gripping, insightful novel
Kim Fu, 26, grew up in Canada as the only writer in a family of scientists and engineers. Perhaps that experience is what enabled her to so vividly capture the feeling of being an outsider in one’s own family in her powerful, timely debut novel, For Today I Am a Boy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; $23)….
Gift Shop Charley + May to Close
!–paging_filter–pSad news out of Queen Anne today: Gift shop a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/charleymay“Charley + May/a is closing at the end of January. “After three years the shop is not self sustaining,” said owner Lauren Formicola in her email to the public, “and growth of the shop is limited due to location, space and low pedestrian traffic.”/ppSwing by…
Refresh Your Beauty Regimen with These Three Local Skin Body Care Lines
Put your best face forward with local body care lines
!–paging_filter–pJanuary is all about refreshing your outlook, which might just involve a new skin care line. Robyn Bradley and her husband, Tyler Moore, built their La Connor business, Pepperjack Home (106 First St., Suite D; 425.330.0204;a href=”http://www.pepperjackhome.com” target=”_blank” pepperjackhome.com/a), on eco-sensitivity. Their body care collection includes soaps made with a local microbrew (good for a…
Add Port Townsend’s Strange Brewfest to Your Travel To-Do List
!–paging_filter–pstrongWHERE:/strong Port Townsend, for the 10th annual Strange Brewfest (1/24–1/25 $30 for both days; 21 and older. American Legion Marvin G. Shields Post 26, 209 Monroe St.; a href=”http://www.strangebrewfestpt.com” target=”_blank”strangebrewfestpt.com/a). strongWHY:/strong This quirky and quintessentially Northwest celebration of more than 30 craft beer and cider brewers from all over the region promises a weekend of…
Must Shiver and Shake at Leavenworth’s Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival
One wintry music fest is on tap January 10 11
!–paging_filter–pFeaturing such excellent local bands as Hey Marseilles, Telekinesis, The Lonely Forest, The Moondoggies and Cataldo, the first-ever Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival in Leavenworth is the chillier counterpart to summertime’s Timber! Outdoor Music Festival. If dancing doesn’t warm you up enough, there’s always the hot toddy garden. 1/10–1/11. a href=”http://www.timbermusicfest.com” target=”_blank”timbermusicfest.com/abrbr/p
AstroTwins Power: Activate (at Nordstrom)
!–paging_filter–pA few weeks ago I had my aura and past lives read by parfumeur and clairvoyant a href=”http://www.eaudeyosh.com/” target=”_blank”Yosh/a at a href=”http://www.barneys.com/” target=”_blank”Barneys/a (apparently I have a lovely champagne blush color around me and was a Mayan shaman in a past life, but I bet she says that to all the girls) and next week,…
Menswear Moment: Suitsupply Now Open
!–paging_filter–pAmsterdam-based men’s wear shop a href=”http://us.suitsupply.com/en_US/home” target=”_blank”Suitsupply/a, has opened downtown on Fifth Avenue, in a 3,800 square foot space once home to Z Gallerie and perhaps an art gallery or two. The Seattle store is Suitsupply’s tenth stateside shop, joining other outposts in New York City, Atlanta and Denver./ppIn addition to suits, which start at…
Oil and the Puget Sound Orcas: Can They Survive a Spill?
There are plans to export large quantities of tar-sands oil out of Vancouver, B.C.
!–paging_filter–pIn calm seas off the west side of San Juan Island, my kayak bobs gently in a kelp bed. In the water about a quarter-mile distance from me, orcas mill and frolic, most likely hunting their favorite chinook salmon. I drop my hydrophone (an underwater microphone) into the water to listen to their distinct calls.brbrA…
Noisy Ships Affect Orcas’ Hunting and Communication
More ships means more noise and more trouble for orcas
!–paging_filter–pAlong the western shore of San Juan Island, across Haro Strait, the view that most people observe when the killer whales are present is generally a placid one: The only noises are the sounds of the currents rushing, the “koosh” of the whales as they surface and blow plumes into the air—although at times, the…
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