Seattle Mag
West Seattle Junction’s Tax Free Day
I’m a West Seattle girl and I love my West Seattle shopping. But I realize that many people think West Seattle is too far away or hard to find to warrant a visit. Which is totally not the case, it’s actually quite easy to get to via both I-5 and 99, and the Junction (the…
New Store News: Timbuk2
The number of bike messengers on the streets of Seattle has dwindled since the heady days of the late 1990s, when kozmo.com ruled the roadways, but our city’s denizens love for the messenger bag has not waned one bit since then. They’re just so useful on so many levels. On May 4, San Francisco messanger…
Fundraiser for Boston Bombing Victims Celebrates Sports and Solidarity in Belltown
A local man is hosting a fundraiser tonight (April 18; 4-11 p.m.) at Spitfire to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. David LeClair describes himself as “a Boston native living in Seattle. He grew up with Krystle Campbell, who was killed in the explosion” Details below are from the Facebook event page: “Please help…
Nordstrom’s We Heart a Great Fit Event
Ladies, do yourself a favor and get a professional bra fitting. It really makes all the difference in the world in terms of looking good and feeling good. Nordstrom is having a huge bra event on April 26 and 27, in all their stores (and on-line, where you’ll have access to great tips for finding…
The New Macklemore Video is Here
The latest music video from Seattle hip hop sensations Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is out. Call of the Wild, intercepted by James Bond, meets The Goonies and an obligatory rooftop party. It’s as fun as it is totally insane. Also, the mystery of the black American flag spotted on the Space Needle is solved.
Sensational Middle Eastern Food at Mamnoon
A sophisticated scene and fabulous Middle Eastern cooking thrive at Mamnoon.
Past an open kitchen, where chefs roll and bake fresh flatbreads, the air scented with toasted flour, and beyond the Moorish-tiled communal table, there lies the seductive and sophisticated dining room—all charcoals and candlelight—of Mamnoon. Former Microsoft execs Wassef and Racha Haroun opened the restaurant across the street from the popular Melrose Market late last…
Remembering the Steelheads, Seattle’s Negro League Team
How the Seattle Steelheads became the baseball team the city almost forgot.
On September 9, 1995, the Seattle Mariners took to the field at the Kingdome wearing plain white uniforms with dark blue trim. The word “Steelheads” emblazoned across the players’ chests was a complete surprise to many in the stands. The M’s were sporting replica jerseys of the pre-integration, African-American Seattle Steelheads baseball team, whose very…
Mother’s Day is Coming: Best Brunch Spots in Seattle
Belly up to these favorite spots for the most important meal of the weekend and Mother’s Day.
Only Brunch service hours are listed in this article. For complete restaurant info, including directions, follow links to individual listings in our comprehensive Seattle restaurant guide. BALLARD Bastille Café & Bar [FRENCH] The hyperlocal mission that guides this restaurant’s menu extends through the weekend, naturally. The house-made granola is sweetened with honey from the rooftop…
One Year Later: Cafe Racer and the Gun Control Discussion
One year after a Seattle shooting claimed six lives, questions persist about gun violence.
Walter Stawicki remembers exactly where he was on May 30 last year, when his wife called to say she’d just seen a surveillance photo of their son on the news: Ian was holding a gun inside Café Racer, where five people had reportedly been shot. “I was on the freeway…around Northgate,” Stawicki recalled in an…
Ken Griffey Jr.’s Seattle Legacy
Knute Berger mulls over the best and the worst of the Mariners.
As the Mariners ramp up their annual campaign, the best and the worst of Seattle baseball will come together at Safeco Field this season. Longtime fans are already well acquainted with what the worst feels like: If you endured the wretched Mariners teams in the 1970s and ’80s, you remember two decades of joyless seasons…
Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
You can never fully pay back the woman who raised you, but you can sure spend your life trying.
ScarfRedmond-based Satoko Pettersson draws inspiration from kimono fabrics, minimalism and mid-century design for Handarbete (“handicraft” in Swedish), her collection of textiles for body and home. Her scarves—handwoven from Italian cashmere cotton, merino and cashmere silk—are whisper soft and incredibly chic. From $110. handarbete.etsy.com Give her a thrill with these locally made gifts—chosen carefully with love,…
Mary Iverson’s Cargo Cult
Shipping containers go rogue in the paintings of this Seattle artist.
Living in a port city means getting so used to seeing stacks of shipping containers that we hardly see them at all. But that’s not the case for Seattle artist Mary Iverson (maryiverson.com), a graduate of both UW and Cornish College, whose work brings the colorful metal boxes to the foreground. In her hands, the…
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