Seattle Mag
Spring Arts Preview 2013: Editor’s Picks
Arts editor Brangien Davis found two themes connecting the best shows to see in Seattle this spring.
Risky BusinessThis season is packed with strong leading women who take big chances. See for yourself, and decide if you’d rather follow their lead or learn from their mistakes. Get NakedUntitled Feminist Show Pullman-raised Young Jean Lee has made a name for herself the world over by creating edgy and innovative performance art. Proven adept…
Seattle’s Suddenly Flush with Middle Eastern Flavor
The mainstreaming of Middle Eastern flavors in Seattle has been a long time coming. Granted, I’ve made regular trips south to pick up shawarma from Mawadda for years now; it’s the best in town if you ask me. And the Hallava Falafel truck is on my regular lunchtime rotation, too, though I prefer the family-owned…
Top Pot Doughnuts: Hand-forging World Domination
Hey, Big Apple! You ready for some hand-forged doughnuts? Yup, Top Pot arrives in Manhattan later this year or early next, part of a franchise deal being worked on by the geniuses behind this now-massive operation. (This year, NYC; next year, world doughnut domination?) No doubt about it, things are pretty sweet right now for…
Explore Snow Country on Fat Bikes
Experience nature’s wintry glory threaded with the childhood joy of biking in the snow.
While we wait (and wait) for spring to arrive, Seattleites head east for blue vistas and shimmering snowfields; plunging into all that mood-lifting whiteness on sleds, snowshoes, skis and, now, on so-called fat bicycles. While bikes with wide, snow-gripping tires have been plying frozen stretches of Alaska for years, this is the first time any…
Six Cocktail Spirits You Can Sip Neat
Recommended by Seattle bartenders.
Sometimes we get so caught up in the marvelous mixtures being served at our mighty local bars and lounges that we forget that the ingredients being mixed are often great by themselves, too. To narrow down what particular cocktail ingredients are worth trying solo, I asked a few local bar stars for suggestions in their…
Seattle’s Own Cat Rescuer
Dan Kraus reunites tree-stranded cats with grateful owners.
You could say Dan Kraus takes his extracurricular pursuits above and beyond. Roughly twice a week, the Everett-based arborist dons a harness and climbs way up—as high as 120 feet—in trees from SeaTac to Sultan, saving terrified cats that have far exceeded their comfort zone. A 2005 International Tree Climbing Competition champion, Kraus has been…
Hear Local Bands Sound Off, New Treats at Pike Place Market and Other Weekend Musts
MUST ROCKThe Fame Riot is going for gold in EMP’s Sound Off!Saturday (3/2) – Get an early glimpse of the next big name in local music, at the final weekend of EMP’s annual Sound Off! competition.The field has been winnowed to four emerging Washington bands who’ll compete for top honors and the chance to perform…
Trimpin’s Hot Pink Pinball Piano
Get thee to the Trimpin show before it closes on Saturday!
Only two more days to see Klavier–Stücke (meaning, “piano pieces”), Trimpin’s latest art installation to cleverly blend high-tech gadgetry with deconstructed pianos. The ingenious Seattle-based “sound sculptor” (read more about Trimpin in the profile I wrote for our January issue) has created several pieces for the show. The first grabs your attention as soon as…
Does South Lake Union Have a Soul?
Does South Lake Union have what it takes to be a real neighborhood?
To walk the streets of South Lake Union (SLU) is to be bathed in the thrilling glimmer of new construction and the hum of global biotech and software engines, interspersed with echoes of its maritime past. But does the neighborhood have a soul? It’s a question that stems, in part, from grumbling members of Seattle’s…
Grey City Shoes
Seattle’s Grey City has been making shoes since 2011, but they may not be on your radar if you don’t tend to wear the enormous platforms that are favored by twenty-somethings these days. (Check out Portland’s Solestruck for an education on just how high those platforms can go.) But in addition to chunky, sky-high ankle-breakers,…
5 Reasons to Visit Pike Place Market Now
Listening to the lame excuses Seattle residents spout about why they do not frequent Pike Place Market gets on my last good nerve. Especially this time of year, when there are few tourists clogging up the walkways and parking spots are easy enough to find. Here are five damn good reasons why you should go,…
Spaetzle Occasion at Feierabend
Käsespätzle mit zwiebel-buttersosse anyone?
German brats that pop and burst with meaty juices, hoppy pilsners and citrusy wheat beers are what draw many of us to South Lake Union’s convivial German pub. And with tender schnitzel and warm, soft pretzels showing off, it’s easy to overlook the humble Käsespätzle mit zwiebel-buttersosse at Feierabend, or spaetzle with onion-butter sauce, fresh…
Best Chocolate Shops
Our city hosts a bounty of boutique chocolate shops.
Intrigue Chocolates Co.Aaron Barthel says he wanted to be a mad scientist when he grew up. That dream nearly led him to a career as a botanist, until he spotted a recipe for chocolate ganache truffles in a botany magazine his mom had sent him. Now this Pioneer Square–based child of Minnesota dairy farmers is…
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