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Sandmaiden Offers Cozy Clothes for Moms
Say goodbye to ratty tshirts, and hello to stylish lounge wear you'll want to be seen in.
It is time to come to grips with the inevitable: saying goodbye to that ratty “Frankie Says Relax” T-shirt you wear when running errands and hello to designer Amanda Boyd’s stylish Sandmaiden line of lounge wear. A former career-wear designer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Boyd first started sewing wrap cardigans and warm woolen leggings almost…
In Commune
A great new Capitol Hill vintage clothing store with "flexible" hours.
For die-hard thrifters, finding a vintage dress that seems tailored for your 1940s alter ego is a thrill in itself, but sometimes the real thrill is finding the shop it’s hanging in, especially when there’s little more than a handwritten sign to mark its stealthy locale. Such is In Commune (Capitol Hill, 1510 12th Ave.;…
Balagan Theatre Reprises Spring Awakening
Back by popular demand, the reprisal of Spring Awakening features new actors in the lead roles, but
You might not have picked 1890s Germany as the setting of choice for a bold coming-of-age story, but the rock musical Spring Awakening may have changed that forever. Winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards (including Best Musical), the story is based on a banned German play from 1892 and surrounds teenagers discovering the good, the…
Seattle Area is Home to Two of This Year’s Food & Wine Best New Chefs
Well, well, well! We may have just two nominees to Portland’s three in the running for this year’s regional James Beard race (the winner will be announced in May), but lookie there: Food & Wine’s list of the Best New Chefs of 2012 is out and two local chefs made the cut! And they are:…
Kids Clothes Delivered to Your Doorstep
Wittlebee, a new “mom-commerce” site, has solved two major problems moms and dads face when outfitting their kids. Just imagine a business model that combines personal clothes shopping with CSA box-o-produce delivery. Red Tricycle has the full story. Once a week we post content from our partners at Red Tricycle, an excellent online resource…
Meet Washington’s Poet Laureate Kathleen Flenniken
Washington’s newly crowned poet laureate has big plans for poetry across the region.
February was a banner month for Seattle civil engineer turned poet Kathleen Flenniken. President of local poetry publisher Floating Bridge Press, she released a new collection, Plume (about growing up in the shadow of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation), and was appointed poet laureate of Washington state, a two-year position that comes with an annual stipend…
Three Theater Groups to Steer New 12th Ave Arts Space
Fans of bold fringe theater will be glad to know: an arts group has been selected to work in residence at the performance spaces that will be a part of “12th Avenue Arts,” or the exciting development currently planned to replace the Seattle Police Department parking lot near 12th Avenue and Pine Street (the Capitol…
Highlights from the Seattle Edible Book Fest
Saturday marked the 7th annual Seattle Edible Book Fest. A few of our editorial interns attended and participated. Here are (at left and below) some standouts among “All the Pretty Courses.” Eh? Eh? …eh. Punning isn’t as easy as it looks. “Butchering the Art of French Cooking” – Cath Carine “Of Mice and Pen”…
See “Madama Butterfly” for Free, Live on the Big Screen
Thanks to an award from the Wallace Foundation, Seattle Opera is producing its first ever simulcast. What that means: While typical opera goers are filing into McCaw Hall for the opening night performance of Seattle Opera’s Madama Butterfly, thousands more Seattleites will take over Key Arena to witness the exact same performance via live HD…
Behind the Scenes of Seattle Magazine’s Inaugural Food Establishment List
I won’t say it seemed like an easy task in the beginning, but it turns out I had no idea what I’d be getting myself into. “Let’s come up with Seattle’s 50 most powerful food people: companies, chefs, farmers, purveyors and so on,” someone said. This was last fall, when our April Best Restaurants issue…
Portlandia vs. Seattleopia
A side-by-side comparison of Portlandia skits and Seattle realities.
If you find yourself going into withdrawal waiting for the (just announced) third season of the IFC comedy Portlandia, don’t fret—there’s a live version of the Northwest culture-skewering show going on right now, all over our own city. See for yourself in this side-by-side comparison of Portlandia skits and Seattle realities. Portlandia Seatttleopia Husband-sitterA wife…
Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen Bringing Southern ‘Cue and Steaks to Ballard in June
Ballard’s in the midst of a barbecue boom: Recent newcomers Bitterroot, RoRo (which took over the old Zesto’s location), and the Boar’s Nest (which replaced the short-lived Seattle Burger Co.) join long timer Smokin’ Pete’s. The newest, biggest and likely swankest one is yet to open: Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen will debut in the 1920s…
The Must List, featuring Edible Books, Late-Night Shopping and Keri Healey’s Latest
MUST SHOPWest Seattle Junction’s Spring FlingCelebrate the arrival of spring tonight in West Seattle, where boutiques are staying open until 10 p.m. Visit these favorites along California Avenue, including Clementine (shoes!), Carmilia’s (Nanette Lepore!), Edie’s (more shoes!) and Sweetie (sweet clothes! Jewelry!). Pick up a free punch card at your first stop and get a…
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