Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   A new profession in the medical field helps patients find solutions to more than their health problems As 24-year-old Maple Valley resident Wendy Clement lay in her hospital bed last spring, she was petrified—and not just because of the lumpectomy and mastectomy she had had, both within a week. Looming…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   The non-partisan Port Commission is responsible for setting port policy. Four candidates are running for two seats on the commission. The only candidate for the third seat is incumbent commissioner John Creighton, who is running on a “Reform the Port” slate with candidates Max Vekich and Rob Holland. >>Read Seattle…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Rocked by scandals in the last few years, the Port of Seattle may finally be taking a turn for the better. But with three commissioner seats up for grabs next month, will this agency–responsible for more than 100,000 jobs and generating millions of tax dollars–be able to chart a secure…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Washington is home to some 650 wineries, so perhaps it’s not surprising that more and more locals are joining the crush of home winemaking RESOURCESThe Cellar Homebrew14320 Greenwood Ave. N; 206.365.7660Northwest Wine Academy South Seattle Community College6000 16th Ave. SW; 206.674.7942 The symptoms start in the fall—rapid breathing; inability to…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   Seattle is an indie-film-adoring town. So who will be our first breakout indie filmmaker? Seattle loves independent film. The city is home to more than 10 cinemas screening indie flicks daily. Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF), the biggest, longest-running film festival in the country, just celebrated its 35th year and…

Category: Tasting Notes   The Grand Reve Vintners’ wines show what happens when local winemakers have their way with some of the best grapes in the state The process of growing and making wine takes talent and expertise in so many areas—viticulture, viniculture, chemistry, marketing—so it’s no surprise that some winemakers are collaborating. One notable…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Elemental Next Door (E.N.D.), Phred Westfall’s wine bar next door to his eccentric Wallingford eatery, Elemental, is “same food, less attitude” If you’ve never heard of Phred Westfall, here’s a primer: Since he and his partner, Laurie Riedeman, opened Elemental, their eccentric Wallingford eatery, back in 2004, Westfall has become…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Kid-friendly, affordable Italian—these are what’s drawing locals back to West Seattle’s humble, welcoming Café Revó Kid-friendly, affordable Italian—these are certainly not buzzwords, but they’re what’s drawing locals back to West Seattle’s humble, welcoming Café Revó, open since February. Owners Sean and Sofia Goff’s ristorante is nearly always packed with families…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The mobile street food craze has hit Seattle hard, and with it comes a roving upscale feast worth tracking down Most people fall into one of two camps when it comes to the idea of eating from street vendors or food trucks. There are those in the Roach Coach camp,…

Category: Seattlepi.com featured stories   Don’t arrive late to try Sweet & Savory Bakery’s fantastic egg sandwiches; these ultimate breakfast sandwiches usually sell out within the hour Cynthia Brock’s petite Sweet & Savory Bakery is cherished by south-enders. And while the classically trained French pastry chef’s tender, buttery croissants are simply wonderful, I find myself…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The latest in urban design are interiors that come with moving parts  We are a convenience-driven, customize-it-to-me-now culture. The alphabet soup of TiVo, iPhone and Hulu essentially translates into having it our own way with a few flicks of our fingertips. This ethic of prompt personalization has immigrated to urban…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   The Degenerate Art Ensemble brings virtuous performance art to the Moore Theatre Sonic TalesThe Moore TheatreOctober 30–31$20degenerateartensemble.com Sonic Tales, the new experimental theater/music/dance performance by Seattle’s Degenerate Art Ensemble (DAE), features a slug princess, a Ninja battle, a drum robot and supernatural demons. The performance is perhaps not one DAE…

Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines   A surprising swath of good eats and arts sits just south of Pioneer Square >>more photos from SoDo’s First Avenue South Between the 99-North on-ramp and South Walker Street, First Avenue South may seem industrial, but this SoDo neighborhood—anchored most visibly by Safeco Field and Paper Zone—harbors shops, eateries and…