Preparing the February issue was more challenging than a typical press cycle, thanks to the incessant ear-splitting, nausea-inducing piledriving going on at the construction site across the street from Seattle mag’s SoDo headquarters. Just imagine someone three cubicles down from you banging a filing cabinet with a shovel nonstop for 8 hours, and perhaps you…

This weekend Seattle filmmaker (and Seattle magazine Spotlight Award winner) Lynn Shelton presents her lovely new film, Your Sister’s Sister, at the Sundance Film Festival. Or at least, she’s trying to­—according to her Facebook page, she’s currently still stuck at SeaTac and may miss her big moment altogether, which is terrible! But on the bright…

Whether you’ve been snowed in at home for just one, or several of what seem like eternal days, I’m betting you’re ready to get out and about this weekend. Here’s your sale 411, an important save the date for next weekend, and the salon circuit scoop as we wait for the meltdown: Darling Kirkland boutique…

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MUST TASTESeattle Mag’s Burger BrawlTickets are on sale now for our first-ever Burger Brawl, going down at Bell Harbor Convention Center on January 26. Many of the local restaurants featured in our Best Burgers issue, including Bravehorse Tavern and Skillet, will be cooking up their best burgers–in miniature–so you can sample all of Seattle’s Best…

RedTri.com put together a list of their favorite crock pot recipes–perfect for a snow day! From taco soup to chicken verde to veggie lasagna, below are some lip-smacking good slow-cooker dishes that will leave your family deliciously satisfied. 1. Arroz Con Queso: A perfect dish for the picky eater in your family. This super easy…

While Seattle turns white (Snowmaggedon 2012!), the Internet is going black. Well, significant portions of the Internet, that is, including Wikipedia, Reddit, WordPress.org and Flickr. These sites are going fully or partially “dark” for 24 hours on Wednesday, January 18 in order to protest SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and the Protect IP Act,…

Snowmageddon 2012 is (supposedly) on the way, so here are seven finds to peruse and order online while you are hunkered down at home waiting for the storm to pass:  1.  We’re all proud of our respective Seattle nabes; have your kiddos sport that pride with Little Orange Room’s ridiculously cute screen printed neighborhood t-shirts. 2. Belltown-based…

I’ve been a fan of Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton’s work since I saw her first feature, We Go Way Back, at a screening way back in 2006. I was entranced by Shelton’s approach to storytelling—which seemed simultaneously impressionistic and incisive. I also appreciated her firm grasp of how people actually speak to each other—probably a…

Seattle magazine is proud to be the official magazine partner of the Space Needle’s 50th Anniversary celebration, held in conjuction with the Next 50, which celebrates fifty years since Seattle’s 1962 World’s Fair. To get you geared up for the Big 50, which officially kicks off in April, we’ve cast our  February issue (available on…

The 5th Avenue Theater just announced they are giving away free tickets to the February 5 performance of Oklahoma! “And?” you may ask. Well, according to Brangien Davis’ preview of this production, there are a few updates and experiments in the works that promise to pull the show right out of kitsch country apparel and…