Food & Drink
Think Outside the Brunch Box this Mother’s Day
Six out-of-the-box Mother's Day activities to show mom that you really care
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10, so it’s that time of year again where you show a little gratitude to your mom or any caring, female role model in your life for all she has done for you. I mean, raising someone like you? That’s some intense labor right there. If you feel like you…
Must List: ‘Outside Mullingar’ at the Rep, Spring Fashion Show
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Go EastCanvas of Style Runway Show Saturday (4/25, 9 a.m.) The style set will flock to Bellevue Square’s center court to preview the season’s must-have trends during this before-hours fashion show. Must See Carmina Burana at The Moore (4/23 to 4/26, times vary) This weekend, Seattle choreographer Donald Byrd stages a fresh take on…
The Makers: Bianca Yvonne Creates Retro-Inspired Art
This illustrator and designer marries retro-fun with sharp detail in her abstract world of art
The Makers is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores different Seattle creatives and their crafts. These artists live to design, connect and create. When 8-year-old Bianca Yvonne went to her elementary school’s book fair, she didn’t bring home a Beverly Cleary novel like many of her peers. “I found a book called How to…
Andrew Friedman on His New Bar Good Citizen
The owner tells us what to expect from the soon-to-open Capitol Hill spot
Andrew Friedman is a local bar-and-cocktail legend – the kind of legend you want to talk to, not just enjoy from afar. As if being owner of one the finest cocktail and neighborhood bars in Seattle, Liberty (opened since 2006), a recognized spirits expert (he recently was a judge in the American Distilling Institute Craft…
Prom Proposal Gone Wrong, No Speed Limit Increase & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Need for speed: You won’t be driving 75 miles per hour on any state highways any time soon. King 5 News reports that Governor Jay Inslee “partially vetoed” House Bill 2181 yesterday, which would “have raised the speed limit on certain stretches of the state’s highways to 70 or 75 miles per hour.” The portion…
Honest Biscuits rises in Pike Place
The biscuiterie opens June 1 with new sandwiches, sides
Think biscuits are merely a vehicle for butter? Our staff biscuit buffs beg to differ, especially after waiting in long, farmer’s market lines for the flaky, steamy sublime dough made by Art Stone of Honest Biscuits. Wait no more. Come June 1, Honest Biscuits opens its first permanent biscuiterie in Pike Place Market. The 450-square-foot…
Is it Time to Kill the Death Penalty in Washington?
With momentum building to end the death penalty, Knute Berger says he’s not sure it should go
Is it time to kill the death penalty in Washington? That question has been brought to the fore in the last year. Governor Jay Inslee has let it be known that no prisoner will be executed on his watch. The state Legislature has held hearings on a proposal to end capital punishment in the state,…
The Winners of our 2015 Best Restaurants Readers’ Choice Poll
We asked. You voted. Here are your favorites
In our April 2015 issue, our food and dining editor Allison Scheff presented her picks for the 10 Best New Restaurants in town. But we always know our readers have a thing or two to say, too. Behold, your selections in our annual Best Restaurants Readers’ poll. Best Neighborhood RestaurantBrimmer & HeeltapBallardbrimmerandheeltap.com Best Eastside RestaurantCafé…
Cats Rescued from Dirty Home, Streateries Approved & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Teachers to strike: Educators across eight school districts have planned a one-day strike to protest the lack of funding for public schools, King 5 News reports. The plan is as follows: “On Wednesday, the Stanwood-Camano, Arlington and Lakewood School Districts will hold one-day strikes and a joint rally. On Friday, the Blaine, Ferndale, Bellingham, and…
Music in Seattle Restaurants is Groovier Than Ever
The food in Seattle’s best restaurants is eclectic, personal and surprising—and now so is the music
During my early 20s, I worked in the kitchens of several Seattle restaurants. It was sweaty work, tiring but satisfying. The kitchen staff wasn’t tipped where I worked; a cook’s perks were free food, a shift drink or two, and, because we worked in closed-off kitchens, listening to whatever music the chef chose. When it…
The Local Artists Behind These 4 New Arts Venues
Transforming old, forgotten spaces into promising new venues
While shiny new buildings crowd the Seattle skyline, local artists are moving into old forgotten spaces—and transforming them into promising new arts venues. 1. Ballard Homestead6451 Jones Ave. NW in Ballard, built in 1923, open since MarchMost recently: Church of the Nazarene Who’s behind it: Abbey Arts, the people behind Fremont Abbey Arts CenterFocus: Live…
Three New Children’s Books by Local Authors
A determined ninja girl, a self-important otter and an intrepid 6-year-old star in these stories
Arrow to Alaska: A Pacific Northwest AdventureBy Hannah Viano Six-year-old Arrow has often dreamed about the voyages taken by boats traveling through the locks near his Seattle home. Thanks to an invitation from his Aunt Kelly—a salmon boat captain—he gets to tag along on a trip to Alaska to visit his Grampy Lightning. Along the…
The Makers: Ten Hundred’s World of Color
A local artist injects imagination into communities near and far
The Makers is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores different Seattle creatives and their crafts. These artists live to design, connect and create. It wasn’t a childhood dream that got Seattle-based painter, artist, designer and muralist Ten Hundred his start in the art world, but his journey into art did begin at his childhood…
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