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Watered Down Beer at CenturyLink, Windy Conditions & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Leading off on this ridiculously cold Wednesday morning:
Windy conditions last night again knocked out power for many folks in Western Washington, and there are several area schools that are shut down. At 7:30 a.m., Puget Sound Energy told King 5 there were around 53,000 customers without power.
If you’ve been to CenturyLink Field and noticed that your beer was, um, tasting a bit watered down, you’re not imagining things. KOMO News put a few brews at the stadium to the test and the results were a bit shocking.
We bid farewell to the Hurricane Cafe in July and now Amazon has revealed its plans for the site, which also contains a Cornish College of the Arts dorm and a Budget Car Rental. Guess what the online retailer is planning? Yes! More super tall buildings!
The deadline to enter our Cover Pet contest is nigh! We’re looking for one sweet, photogenic and way cool pet to feature on the cover of our February 2015 issue, which will dive into all things pets. Our contest is open to all kinds of cherished creatures, so that includes cats, dogs, ferrets, turtles, tarantulas, iguanas, teacup pigs, or basically any other pet that is able to attend a photo shoot. How to enter? Simply Instagram a photo of your pet using the hashtag #Seattlemagcoverpet and tell us why your four-legged (or eight-legged…or no-legged) friend should be our cover star. If you don’t have Instagram, email your submission to lisa.wogan@tigeroak.com. Deadline for submissions is November 14.
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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!),…