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Must List: The Grand Old 4th of July, Greenwood Car Show, ‘Summer Dreams’

Must List: The Grand Old 4th of July, Greenwood Car Show, ‘Summer Dreams’

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST CELEBRATE The Grand Old 4th of July(7/4) Celebrate an old-fashioned Independence Day on Bainbridge Island. The all-day party features a parade downtown, a pizza-eating contest, a street fair and, of course, fireworks in the evening. (Don’t worry: there will be food vendors, live music and entertainment to keep you going until dusk.). The Bainbridge…

Daria Kroupoderova

Everything You Need to Know Before Going to Willows Inn

Everything You Need to Know Before Going to Willows Inn

The Lummi Island bed-and-breakfast is a PNW must—read this primer first

It may not look like much, but this dish is a fan favorite: house-made bread with intensely flavorful chicken pan drippings and butter

Chelsea Lin

Charge Into Stampede Cocktail Club for Good Drinks and Good Fun

Charge Into Stampede Cocktail Club for Good Drinks and Good Fun

New Fremont bar has the drinks to back up the kitschy decor

Pink drinks and palm fronds may abound, but this bar offers substance with the fun

A.J. Rathbun

6 Seattle Outdoor Music Festivals in July

6 Seattle Outdoor Music Festivals in July

Hear that? Outdoor music season is in full swing. Here are some of this month’s highlights

Sol performing at Capitol Hill Block Party

Gavin Borchert

Congee Is Our New Favorite Comfort Food

Congee Is Our New Favorite Comfort Food

An Uwajimaya food stall is dishing up soul-warming bowls of rice porridge

It’s nothing fancy, but congee is comfort food at its core; spruce it up with peanuts, pickled vegetables and soy sauce. Full size image below.

Chelsea Lin

Tom Douglas Teams Up With Nordstrom, Stepping Out of Seattle for the First Time

Tom Douglas Teams Up With Nordstrom, Stepping Out of Seattle for the First Time

Department Bento is the latest concept for Nordstrom at the Bellevue Square location

A teriyaki skirt steak bento box with charred broccoli, red beet and shiitake mushroom onigiri and pickled accompaniments

Daria Kroupoderova

11 Best Things To Do in Seattle in July 2018

11 Best Things To Do in Seattle in July 2018

Our hand-picked list of best bets for entertainment this month

Mickalene Thomas’ 2008 chromogenic print, “La Lecon d’amour” at the Henry Art Gallery

Gavin Borchert

How to Go Foraging for Thimbleberries

How to Go Foraging for Thimbleberries

Plus: a recipe for a delicious homespun thimbleberry jam

Though the thimbleberry is fragile and anti-commercial in nearly every way, its flavor punches way above its weight.

Langdon Cook

Seattle's Best New Patios

Seattle’s Best New Patios

The new (and new-ish) restaurants you need to add to your summer bucket list for outdoor dining

Take it all in from Ascend’s unreal new patio

Chelsea Lin

Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST CELEBRATE Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest(6/22–6/24) Pride hits its peak this weekend with a culmination of block parties, marches, festivals, performances, and of course, the parade. The 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade kicks off at 4th and Union 11 a.m. Sunday,  proceeding on to Seattle Center where the celebration continues with PrideFest, featuring…

Daria Kroupoderova

The Canned Cocktails Your Summer Picnic Needs

The Canned Cocktails Your Summer Picnic Needs

Folks used to laugh about pre-made booze in a can, but these will change your mind (and your drinking game)

Summertime, and the living is easy… with these drinks.

A.J. Rathbun

Seattle Is for Beer Lovers

Seattle Is for Beer Lovers

This month's Editor's Note from Rachel Hart

This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. I most definitely picked the wrong time in Seattle history to cut back on carbs. It’s hard enough to take only a bite or two (instead of my customary one piece—OK, two) of that shatteringly gorgeous crusty artisanal bread set in front of me…

Rachel Hart

Best Brewpubs and Taprooms in Seattle

Best Brewpubs and Taprooms in Seattle

Plus: See who won the award for Most Iconic Washington Beer Brand

LAGER THAN LIFE: Elliott Bay Brewing has three pub locations, but our favorite is still the West Seattle original

Kendall Jones

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