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New Caspar Babypants Album Released this Month
Snap up kindie rocker Chris Ballew's second Beatles cover record, 'Beatles Baby!'
Despite being world-famous and on top of his musical craft as the lead singer of The Presidents of the United States of America, Seattle’s Chris Ballew felt unsatisfied. Something told him there was another style of art out there and the rock-and-roll he was playing wasn’t quite it. Thankfully, for Ballew’s state of mind, he…
Seahawks Week Two: Is the Magic Gone?
Eight reasons why we're holding out hope that the Seahawks will still be contenders
Expectations were high. The Seahawks, who have been to the past two Super Bowls (with the most recent trip requiring an upset over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship), lost their season opener last week. And this week, they knew their opponent, the Green Bay Packers, would have their teeth showing in the…
Instagram Inspiration: Seahawks Spirit
Go Hawks! For real this time.
After a Seahawks loss, do you ever feel like it was partially your fault? Like maybe you could have done more as a fan—cheered a little louder, sent more good vibes toward the television, or decked yourself out in more blue and green gear? It’s a silly superstition, but I feel it every time. Last…
Women in Seattle’s City Council Race
The general election could yield the first ever female majority
Much has been made of Seattle’s first-ever council race featuring seven of nine positions selected by geographic district. With 45 candidates, it certainly yielded a clamorous primary. But the general election holds the potential for another first: a female majority. Of the 18 candidates on the ballot, 10 are women, and five led in the…
New IKEA Store, Asthmatic Sea Otters & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Let the demolition begin. IKEA begins demolition today—September 17—to make room for its 406,000-square-foot facility in downtown Renton. The store—which will be built across the street from its current Seattle-area location—comes with 1,600 parking spaces. Customers can continue shopping at the current location until construction is complete in spring 2017. The age-old question that has…
Step into the Wardrobe of this Stylish Edmonds School Teacher
An Edmonds school teacher invites us over for a class in couture
Meadowdale Middle School teacher Tamara Musser knows how the world sees her: “If you walked up to someone in Edmonds’ school district and asked them if they knew me, they’d say no. But if you described me, they’d say yes,” says Musser. The recognition is a result of the special educator’s sensational, at times scandalous…
View a Replica of The Great Northern Train Tunnel
A local artist re-creates Seattle’s historic Great Northern train tunnel
Bertha isn’t the only tunneler in town. Seattle artist Rick Araluce is known for his miniature-scale sculptures of haunting interior spaces as well as the giant-scale sets he creates for the Seattle Opera. Now he’s embarking on The Great Northern, a less than full-scale but still massive replica of the 111-year-old, 1-mile-long tunnel that still…
The Must List: ‘Bootycandy,’ Fashion Film at Butch Blum
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must SeeBold Play Bootycandy at Intiman Theatre Festival(9/16 to 10/3, times vary) Through a life-spanning patchwork of scenes and sketches, this semi-autobiographical dark comedy by Robert O’Hara tells one man’s story of growing up black and gay. Witness his obsession with Michael Jackson, liberal use of Jheri Curl and awkward romantic encounters in this satire…
Everything You Need to Tailgate in Style
Sure, you’re on the sidelines, but your fan game shouldn’t be.
Twelves can show their support this season—and kill time waiting for kickoff—with the Seahawks Tailgate Toss. $69.99. Big 5 Sporting Goods, University Village, 4315 University Way NE; 206.547.2445; big5sportinggoods.com. // Therm-a-Rest Treo Chair folds up into a portable 10-inch package and weighs just 2.6 pounds, but holds up to 250 pounds. $99.95. Available at REI,…
5 Local Bands Bringing Back the Two-Minute Pop Song
La Luz, Shelby Earl and more dabble in a style that once ruled the airwaves
There was once a time when two-minute pop songs ruled the American airwaves. Much of what you heard on the radio mid-century were supremely catchy tunes like Elvis’ “That’s All Right” (1:56) or “Don’t Be Cruel” (2:01); The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” (2:20) or “Can’t Buy Me Love” (2:11); or Patsy Kline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight”…
The Makers: Leslie Stoner’s Brilliant Encaustic Paintings
Meet the dynamic encaustic artist whose main tools include a blowtorch and a bread pan
Leslie Stoner is holding a blowtorch in one hand while we chat in her Green Lake studio. She’s spraying the torch across the surface of one of her paintings and explaining her process: how the flame heats the wax and fuses it, pushes it down or smooths it out in different ways. As an encaustic…
Cafe Lago turns 25 – and celebrates with timpano
Guest chef Armandino Batali of Salumi Artisan Cured Meats will make the legendary pasta dish
Ever tried timpano, the dish that made Stanley Tucci famous in the 1996 film, “Big Night?” Now’s your chance. In celebration of its 25th year, Cafe Lago, the well-loved Italian restaurant in Seattle’s Montlake neighborhood, is offering the epic, drum-shaped pasta dish as part of a big, 5-course Sunday night family dinner. The cost is…
Metropolitan Market’s Delicious Cookie
Each 6-ounce tasty treat comes with two types of Belgian chocolate
It took three years and near-sinister gobs of chocolate, but Metropolitan Market has perfected and rolled out its claim to confection fame: The Cookie. What other name could fit such an exemplary treat? A purist’s delight, each 6-ounce Cookie contains two types of Belgian chocolate, local flour, toasted walnuts and butter. The full-figured orbs are…
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