Food & Drink
How a Former Techie Found His Calling for Dance
Mikey Augusta teaches a new genre of dance he calls "outlaw swing"
When Michael “Mikey” Augusta found himself drawn to Seattle’s thriving honky-tonk scene 11 years ago, he realized he had one big problem: He couldn’t dance. He started taking West Coast swing lessons, but quit after seven sessions—he found the formal moves and set-in-stone steps too contrived. “I’m just not a ‘proper’ person,” says the Wedgwood…
Who Wants to Play Some Footgolf?
Get out and give this soccer/golf combination a try
There’s an interesting new sport catching on in the Northwest called footgolf. One part soccer and one part golf, the game is played on an 18-hole course and the objective is to a kick soccer ball into 21-inch hole, hopefully under par. The holes are shortened (so the pars are around 4 or 5, not…
Pretzel bread pudding?! Knot & Twist Bakery makes its sweet and salty debut
Former Peoples Pub chef brings twisted treats to farmers markets
We’re in the midst of a pretzel renaissance, from pretzel bagels and pretzel cones to the Coyle’s Bakeshop croissant-pretzel hybrid, better known as the cretzel. But if you love the original twisted and salted doughy beauties, you should check out Seattle’s new bakery, The Knot & Twist, which is now offering their handcrafted pretzels, artisan breads and…
Recipe of the Week: Grilled Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza
Get ready to grill with this pizza recipe from Karrie Truman
PNW mom, blogger and coupon-cutter Karrie Truman wants to make your life easier. Her blog HappyMoneySaver.com specializes in practical DIY projects and freezer-friendly recipes that you and your wallet (!!) will love. One of our favorite summer recipes is her BBQ Chicken Pizza. This one requires a little elbow grease but is so worth it–…
The Must List: Patriotism, Penguins and Where to Get a Drink Outside
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Cool DownSymphony Performs Live Score to March of the PenguinsWednesday (7/8, 7:30 p.m.) Flee the heat for cooler climes—at least as depicted in the movies. The Seattle Symphony will perform the original score from the documentary March of the Penguins while those precious flightless birds frolic on screen. Bonus: Leading the musicians is none…
Mighty-O Donuts comes to Ballard
Surprise, another fantastic food purveyor has signed a lease in Ballard. Vegan, organic Mighty-O Donuts of Green Lake fame is moving into a 2,500 square foot spot at the corner of NW Market Street and 17th Street, next to a weight loss clinic. The white industrial sign juts out onto the street, the O dangling…
Record High Temperatures, Uncovered Artifacts & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Record Temperatures: In case you didn’t notice, last month was really, really hot. So hot, in fact, that KING 5 reports it was the hottest June in Seattle ever. The National Weather Service says that the average monthly temperature at SeaTac was 78.88 degrees–3 degrees warmer than the record high from 1992. Don’t expect this…
Cast Your Vote in Our Best of 2015 Readers’ Choice Poll
Vote now for your favorites in the city. Deadline is July 20
Our annual year-in-review story in December is always packed with editors’ picks for the best our city has to offer. But you also have a say: Vote for your favorites–everything from casinos to CrossFit studios–in our Best of 2015 Readers’ Choice poll. Make your choice right here by Monday, July 20. Winners will be featured…
Lesser-Known Seafair Events You Won’t Want to Miss
The Blue Angels are a Seafair staple, but don't miss these smaller neighborhood-based events
Whenever Seafair comes roaring into town, the Blue Angels and hydroplanes tend to steal as much thunder as they generate. But some of the best moments of the two-month-long summer celebration happen during the smaller, neighborhood-based events. Take the Milk Carton Derby at Green Lake (7/11), where families and friends attempt to keep hilarious dairy-container-buoyed…
‘Up’ House in Danger of Demolition, Homeless Encampments Announced
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Up house update: The late Edith Macefield’s famous little Ballard dwelling that inspired the 2009 Disney movie Up was purchased at auction this past spring, but it looks like the buyers have backed out of the deal. KUOW reports the buyers changed their minds “after it became apparent the building’s age and condition would make…
5 Festive Fourth of July Events
What to do before the fireworks show
Freedom, friends, and long weekend of fun is just a few hours away and we give you a list of things to eat or do before ooh-ing and aah-ing at the Seafair fireworks show. A visit to Cupcake Royale will have you humming our National Anthem after just one look at its red, white and blue…
Seattle Writer Shares New Memoir About Husband’s Memory Loss
Sonya Lea faced an identity crisis when her husband suffered severe memory loss
Consider the connective tissue holding a long-term marriage together: a web of understanding based on personal history—years of discussion, arguments, realizations, inside jokes, terms of endearment, intimate gestures, memories of private moments. Then think about a spouse suddenly losing all that backstory, and in the process, losing the personality that made you fall in love…
Apples, Clams & Pinot Noir: Belltown’s Shaker + Spear
Walter Pisano serves seafood chic at Shaker + Spear in Belltown
With picture windows overlooking Virginia Street and clean, crisp, modern lines, Shaker + Spear, the newly opened restaurant in the new Palladian Hotel, serves chef Walter Pisano’s take on seafood. And it’s a restrained one; Pisano, best known for his famed gnocchi and Tuscan plates at Tulio in the Hotel Vintage, takes an almost spa-like…
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