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Seattle’s Great Escapes: Play Close To Home

Off the beaten path or hard by the interstate, you can have a one-stop respite without getting too c

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Off the beaten path or hard by the interstate, you can have a one-stop respite without getting too complicatedNature and Nurture Suncadia ResortTravel time from Seattle: About 90 minutesIf you like to walk, run, bike, swim, fish, ride, soak or sit, Suncadia Resort—80 miles east of Seattle on the outskirts…

Great Escapes 2010: Bend

In the middle of Oregon, Bend is a town of seeming contradictions. It’s a mountain town…on the edge

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   In the middle of Oregon, Bend is a town of seeming contradictions. It’s a mountain town…on the edge of a desert. It logs an average of 300 days a year of sun…in Oregon. Bend’s quirky polarity is one of the many reasons why the town is so lovable; it’s the…

Great Escapes 2010: Methow Valley

The stress of daily life falls away as you drive to the Methow Valley over the spectacular North Cas

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The stress of daily life falls away as you drive to the Methow Valley over the spectacular North Cascades Highway. Surrounded by the glacial peaks of the North Cascades, and gateway to the vastness of the Okanogan National Forest, the Pasayten Wilderness and the Sawtooth Wilderness, the Methow lures Seattleites…

Great Escapes 2010: Friday Harbor

Friday Harbor, the only incorporated town in San Juan County, is a bustling metropolis compared to a

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   To Seattleites, perhaps nothing symbolizes getting away from it all as aptly as the ferry ride from Anacortes to San Juan Island, where time, for the most part, has been standing still for decades. Driftwood-festooned beaches, winding country roads, seaside ice cream stands and spirited whale-scouting tours are tonic to…

Great Escapes 2010: Lake Chelan

Sapphire skies and long sunny days, the buzz of Jet Skis, the scent of sunblock, the sizzle of burge

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Sapphire skies and long sunny days, the buzz of Jet Skis, the scent of sunblock, the sizzle of burgers at a roadside drive-in: This is what Chelan has meant to generations of Seattle families who have made visiting it an annual summer rite. Now home to a burgeoning wine industry,…

Seattle’s Great Escapes 2010

Places tried and true lure us back to discover what's new

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Places tried and true lure us back to discover what’s new Seattle’s Great EscapesThere’s nothing like returning to a place that holds special memories—and stands ready to inspire new ones. Like a favorite pair of jeans, a cherished vacation spot is comfortable, versatile. And even though everyone you know has…

Restaurant Insider: May 2010

News, gossip and general musings on openings, closings and fanfare in Seattle

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   News, gossip and general musings on openings, closings and fanfare in Seattle’s kitchens Passage to New DeliThere are quite a few things to love about Delicatus,  the new gourmet sandwich shop in Pioneer Square. Its sandwiches are made with mostly local ingredients (many fresh from the Pike Place Market) and…

Craving: Popcorn

Popcorn is having its cupcake moment, with Seattle vendors offering just about any flavor, color or

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Popcorn is having its cupcake moment, with Seattle vendors offering just about any flavor, color or type imaginable. Put aside the Orville Redenbacher and treat yourself to the wildly miscellaneous goodness of these local gourmet versions.Pop StarsPopcorn PavilionStep into the family-run store and embrace the aroma of 16 flavors popped…

Out To Lunch: Stinky Tofu at Henry’s Taiwan

Stinky tofu may be an acquired taste, but Henry's has plenty more to please the palate

If tofu is the Chinese equivalent of cheese, stinky tofu is the Chinese equivalent of a washed-rind or blue cheese. It’s made by aging tofu in a pungent brine, and it’s especially popular in Taiwan. Henry’s Taiwan—a congenial lunch spot in the International District that also serves many less fragrant dishes—has two versions, neither as…

Bar Hop: Capitol Hill’s Still Liquor

Still Liquor: a Capitol Hill take on Northwest industrial-chic

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   A Capitol Hill take on Northwest industrial-chic Still LiquorSituated in Capitol Hill’s much-buzzed-about Melrose Project, Still Liquor is in full motion. Seattle natives and former construction workers Josh Carrigan and Breckeen Anderson opened the neighborhood cocktail lounge in January as a new take on old Americana. The Vibe: Once a…

Meet The Producer: Willapa Hills Farmstead Cheese

At Willapa Hills Farmstead, the cheese stands alone

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   At Willapa Hills Farmstead, the cheese stands alone The cheese-making team at Willapa Hills Farmstead encompasses three generations of family, 160 sheep, 150 cows (from a neighboring dairy) and one chocolate Lab puppy that oversees everything. Husband and wife Stephen Hueffed and Amy Turnbull purchased the 146-acre farm on the…

Voice: How Can We Clean Up Pike Place Market?

Something smells fishy at Pike Place--and it's not the salmon

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Something smells fishy at Pike Place–and it’s not the salmon Street SmartMy parents almost bought one of those million-dollar condos smack dab in the heart of the Pike Place Market recently, but backed out at the last minute. They walked away for a number of reasons, none of which included…

Hot Button

You could help put Seattle in the black if a camera catches you running a red. But is the price for

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   You could help put Seattle in the black if a camera catches you running a red. But is the price for safer streets too high?  Photo SensitiveWhen Mike McKim made a right turn on red at the corner of NW Market Street and 15th Avenue NW in Ballard last December,…

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