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Must List: Summer Festivals Edition
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST EAT Ballard SeafoodFest (7/12-7/14) Head over to Ballard for this 45th annual celebration of seafood and entertainment. This historic neighborhood is quite the hospitable host, offering an array of musical acts, presented by KEXP, including Pickwick and The Moondoggies. With craft beer, cocktail gardens, vendors…
Seattle Nonprofit Aims To Clean up Homeless Encampments Rather Than Sweep Them Away
Facing Homelessness, a local nonprofit behind the BLOCK Project, finds a new avenue for its advocacy
I’m standing next to a freeway overpass, chatting with a couple dozen strangers about what brought us here this Sunday morning. As we mill about, Rex Hohlbein, the head of the nonprofit group Facing Homelessness, beams and hugs each new arrival. A pile of garbage bags, a dozen hardware-store grabbers, two boxes of latex gloves,…
Summer Special: A Conversation With Seafair President Eric Corning
The head of Seattle’s signature summer festival series on what’s new this year
Sponsored by Seafair As summer heats up and the annual festivals approach, we sat down with Eric Corning, interim president and CEO of Seafair, to catch up on what’s hot this summer and to learn more about the history of the group that has been a signature part of Seattle since 1950. How did Seafair…
These Locally Made Dog Beds Let Your Pup Sleep in Style
Fido’s sleeping arrangement just got a major upgrade
This article appears in print in the July 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The style and elegance long associated with Maison Luxe is now available for the canine consumer. Kelie Grosso, owner of the chic Madison Valley interior design business, channeled her love for dogs and expertise in decor into Maison Woof, a line of dog beds…
July Hike of the Month: Denny Creek and Melakwa Lakes
This hike takes you from a beginner hiker to alpine expert
It’s the peak of summer—all those spring and early summer hikes prepared you for the main season of hiking. This month, try Denny Creek to Melakwa Lakes for a hike that takes you from beginner hiker to alpine expert in just under nine miles round trip. The first part of the hike is flat and…
AIA Home of Distinction: Couple Makes Light the Focal Point in This View Ridge Remodel
A View Ridge couple rebuild their hillside home to let the sunshine in
ALL DECKED OUT: Homeowners Tom and Amy Gaffney rebuilt their 1939 home to bring more light in; the deck, which looks over Lake Washington, is one of the couple’s favorite spots to hang out in the summer
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