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Chop Suey to Close, Foggy Conditions & More News

The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today

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As the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas speeds along for another day, we’re hearing inklings of some very cool innovations–Audi previewing a self-driving car, for one. And yesterday during the event, Microsoft unveiled the Nokia 215, which Fast Company reports is slated to retail in markets such as Africa, Asia and the Middle East for a mere $29.

Shoreline schools are on lockdown this morning as police search for a man who was spotted with a gun near Meridian Park Elementary. Follow King 5 for updates and information.

In human feces news: The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates toured a facility outfitted with a machine that transforms human waste into clear, viable drinking water. How does it work? According to the Journal, “called the OmniProcessor and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this reincarnation of a sewage plant uses heat and steam to turn human feces into a glass of crystal clear water.” The hope is that this newly created clean water can be used to generate drinking water in developing countries.

Capitol Hill’s Chop Suey bar will shut its doors for good on January 20. The longstanding nightlife spot, where I once got a glimpse of John Cameron Mitchell (be still my heart), will host a special goodbye party on January 18 featuring a handful of local bands including Tacocat, Chastity Belt and Kithkin. Chop Suey’s demise comes on the heels of other massive neighborhood changes, most notably the shuttering of the beloved Harvard Exit Theater.

More fog is on the way: Expect more foggy conditions tonight and well into Thursday morning.

 

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Rearview Mirror: Crocodile Guardians, Late-Summer Potato Salad, and a Halloween Costume Hunt

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

COOKING WITH ASTER PANTRY A few leaves turn, my inbox fills with fall festival pitches and cozy brunch menus, and suddenly I want to stay home with a glass of wine and cook. I love this nesting season, though I’m not ready to give up summer produce. Earlier this year, I wrote about Seattle chefs…

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

WALKDONTRUN Returns This Saturday, Turning Downtown Seattle Into a Sprawling Art Show

In its second year, the free festival brings 200-plus artists to a 20-block route September 19, with a secret garden and a former 7-Eleven stocked with art.

Most walks through downtown Seattle involve trying to get somewhere. On September 19, the crosswalk itself might be the reason to stop. Heap Troupe will turn a four-way crossing into a performance, one of dozens of encounters planned for this year’s WALKDONTRUN. The free, all-ages art walk stretches across more than 20 blocks. From 11…

At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community

At Two Dot Schoolhouse, Ruth Marie Tomlinson Builds an Artistic Community

For nearly 20 years, the Seattle artist and her husband have welcomed artists, writers, and musicians to a historic Montana schoolhouse. Now they’re searching for its next stewards. 

At her solo exhibition last year at The Vestibule, Seattle artist Ruth Marie Tomlinson presented a new series of work inspired by her close readings of British nature writer J.A. Baker’s The Peregrine and Icelandic author Sjón’s The Blue Fox. As if on sheets torn from a sketchbook, her pages included excerpts and outtakes of…

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

Rearview Mirror: Seahawks Off the Field, Seattle on the Board, and Smoked Oysters

Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).

HOOKED ON KNOCKS Admittedly, I am late to this one. The Seahawks’ first season of Hard Knocks, the HBO series that follows NFL teams through training camp, premiered in August, but until last week, I had never heard of it. To be honest, my football knowledge starts with knowing what a touchdown is and doesn’t…