Skip to content

Chop Suey to Close, Foggy Conditions & More News

The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today

By Seattle Mag January 7, 2015

chop-sueyweb

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.

 

Follow Us

Studio Sessions: Jo Cosme

Studio Sessions: Jo Cosme

The Seattle-based multimedia artist and 2026 Neddy Award winner challenges the postcard version of Puerto Rico and centers the persistence of its people.

Jo Cosme knows how seductive a postcard can be. The Seattle-based Boricua (Puerto Rican) multimedia artist works across photography, installation, video, sound, and interactive elements to examine and pull apart how Puerto Rico is seen, sold, and misunderstood from the outside. Trained in photojournalism, with a BFA in photography from Puerto Rico School of Fine…

Seattle's Drag Brunch Has History

Seattle’s Drag Brunch Has History

The city’s Sunday shows started long before the mimosas got bottomless.

There was a time not too long ago, when drag performances—now a mainstay of Seattle’s queer scene—were kept under wraps. And when brunches, complete with singing and dancing queens dressed in dazzling drag as you sipped mimosas, weren’t a Sunday staple.  During the 1940s and ‘50s, an era largely shaped by restrictive laws and bias…

Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar

Studio Sessions: Sangram Majumdar

Working at the confluence of history, culture, and various painting traditions, UW associate professor Sangram Majumdar is one of this year’s Neddy Artist Award winners.

Discover the art of UW professor Sangram Majumdar, a 2026 Neddy Artist Award winner. Learn about his inspiration and upcoming Seattle exhibition at Cornish.

Rearview Mirror: A Georgian Dinner, Sidewalk Sips, and One-of-a-Kind Clothing

Rearview Mirror: A Georgian Dinner, Sidewalk Sips, and One-of-a-Kind Clothing

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

A new life for old clothes To celebrate one year in its current studio, the FXRY—a clothing repair service available via in-person appointments, home pickup, or mail-in drop off—is dropping its first collection. A small batch of reworked pieces, Second Mark will feature 13 vintage barn jackets, cropped, chain-stitched, and renewed into a completely unique, one-of-one…