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Seattle’s Social Media Stars
Meet the locals who know how to network
This article originally appeared in the May 2016 issue of Seattle magazine.
From Twitter addicts who know Seattle’s scene inside out to Instagrammers who share their artistic views of all the best things about this city, we’ve rounded up the local social media personalities who we think you’ll want to discover.
Want to give a shout out for your favorite local media personalities? Share with us on Facebook or Twitter.
THE YOUTUBE MILLIONAIRE
Social media is more than a past-time for north Seattle Judy Travis. It’s made her a star – and a very wealthy woman.
THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE
Gorgeous interiors, impeccable fashion sense…get ready to feel inspired (or just downright jealous).
THE TWITTERATI
Sharing the city’s ins and outs in 140 characters or less.
A TAIL OF THREE FRENCHIES
What is it with Seattleites and their photogenic French Bulldogs?
THE FOODIE NETWORK
From adventurous home cooks to rising stars, these locals’ feeds will have your mouth watering.
CULTURE VULTURES
Who to follow to feed your soul.
JUST FOR FUN
Because ultimately, isn’t that what the internet is for anyway?
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Studio Sessions: Ling Chun
The Seattle-based artist brings playful color to ceramics and neon while exploring memory, transformation, and life between cultures.
For Ling Chun, creating begins with something sensed before it can be named. Working with clay, glass, light, and sometimes synthetic hair, the Hong Kong-born artist gives physical form to things that words cannot always hold. “For me, the magnitude of making goes far beyond the object that is eventually produced,” Chun says. “The object…
The Magic of PAX Is Stronger Than Ever
PAX West draws more than 100,000 people to Seattle each year. Co-founder Jerry Holkins reflects on what the gaming convention set out to change, how its community has grown and why gathering face to face still matters.
Access to game news as it was happening was difficult back in the day. Even with the advent of the internet, communication between game publishers and journalists was still a very elite affair. I used to fake credentials—via fax machine!—to attend the Electronic Entertainment Expo, mostly just known as E3. It was simultaneously as loud…
Your Guide to Bumbershoot 2026
Navigate Seattle’s wildest end-of-summer weekend with 20 picks spanning Death Cab for Cutie, Blood Orange, wrestling, skateboarding and—obviously—movies made in 48 hours.
Four years after Bumbershoot returned with its quirkiness revivified, Seattleites broadly acknowledge the two-day multimedia extravaganza as a welcome finale to the summer festival season. Fests like Bumbershoot are designed around a choose-your-own-adventure model, but if you’re the kind of person who looked at this year’s sprawling lineup—featuring multiple bands, artists, and exhibits happening at…