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Pronto’s Impressive Numbers, ‘Ramps to Nowhere’ Demo & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Good morning, fellow Seattleites. Thanksgiving is in one week. Do you know where your turkey is coming from?
Those pesky “ramps to nowhere” in the Arboretum, leftover after voters rejected the R.H. Thomson Expressway in 1972, are finally being demolished. But nearby residents weren’t so happy with the teardown timing. King 5 reports crews worked through the night to make sure that the demo didn’t disrupt traffic, though it did disrupt several people’s sleep.
After a crushing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Seahawks’ running back Marshawn Lynch chatted with the NFL Network on his future with the team. His response wasn’t necessarily what fans wanted to hear.
Looking for a new place to live in Seattle? The Puget Sound Business Journal lists some of the most expensive (ahem, Eastside) and the most affordable areas in Seattle in which to buy a home.
Fireweed Farms in Prosser, Wash., hosted the state’s first marijuana auction this weekend and it brought in a whopping $600,000.
Have you tooled around town on a Pronto bike yet? Our first-ever bike share program has been alive for just one month and already, the Seattle Bike Blog reports, it’s reached record numbers: “1,760 annual members, 1,856 24-hour pass holders and 156 three-day pass holders used the system to make 10,747 trips and travel 22,663 miles on the bike share system.”
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SENSORIUM Takes on Our Screen Addiction
Dance, drag, and immersive art collide in an eight-week exploration of our phone-obsessed lives, with a few surprises along the way.
What do drag queens, smartphone addiction, art installations, and an old luggage shop have in common? According to longtime Seattle choreographer Alana O’Farrell Rogers, a lot. “There’s no dead time anymore,” says Rogers, explaining how the proliferation of smartphones fills the empty spaces that once served as time for rest or connection. Where we snuggled…
Salt-N-Pepa on Breaking Barriers and Staying Power
Ahead of their performance at Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture gala, the hip-hop pioneers talk about creative ownership, connecting with new generations, and the songs that still resonate.
The Museum of Pop Culture (MOPOP) will host its annual ICONS of Pop Culture Gala in Seattle on October 22, honoring five artists and institutions whose work has helped shape entertainment and culture. This year’s honorees are martial arts and film legend Bruce Lee, fashion designer Jeremy Scott, the video game franchise Halo, hip-hop pioneers…
Studio Sessions: Christopher Paul Jordan
Drawing on childhood memories, neighborhood history, and salvaged materials, Christopher Paul Jordan’s latest show at Cornish’s Behnke Family Gallery explores how the past stays with us.
Start in the middle. It’s good advice for telling a story, and a way into Christopher Paul Jordan’s paintings. By the time you encounter them, their materials have already been something else, and who knows what they might move on to become. The Tacoma interdisciplinary artist works with salvaged objects, including screens, picture frames, canvas,…
Rearview Mirror: Wedding Bells, A Furniture Launch, and the Symphony’s New Look
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
WEDDING BELLS I’ve been a bit absent from this column lately, but I think I have a pretty good excuse: I got married! It’s already been three weeks since my September 19 wedding, but I’m still reflecting on the magic of the day. My fiancé, well husband now (I can’t get used to saying it!),…