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2015: Year for Big Headaches or Big Solutions?
Knute Berger predicts big expectations—and bigger worries—for 2015
Looking into my crystal ball—and yes, I have one, an old green Japanese fishing float—I foresee that the year 2015 promises to be the year of either Big Headaches or Big Solutions. For one thing, we’ll be catching up with many cans we’ve been kicking down the road. It is the year that the complex…
Must List: Cinerama Reopens, Contemporary Dance Aplenty & More
What to do this weekend in Seattle
Must Make Reservations10 Restaurants Serving Up Thanksgiving DinnerRestaurants around Seattle are preparing Thanksgiving feasts for dine in and take out. Prix-fixe menus, buffets and smoked turkeys to-go give us plenty to be thankful for this year, but make your reservations, like, now. Must HearDavid Bazan and Passenger String Quartet PerformFriday (11/21, 9 p.m.) Seattle singer-songwriter…
#Throwback Thursday: Cornish College of the Arts Turns 100
The arts school celebrates a century and looks forward to what's next
Cornish College of the Arts—one of three colleges in the country that specializes in both the visual and performing arts—has turned 100 years old. Founder Nellie Cornish opened Cornish on Capitol Hill originally as a music school, and then expanded it to become an integrative arts campus. Cornish wanted her college to create “artists, citizens…
Kshama Sawant Arrested, Downtown Safety & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Leading off on this rather warm Thursday morning: Councilwoman Kshama Sawant was arrested yesterday at a protest at Alaska Airlines’ Seattle headquarters. The protest was in support of $15 wages for Alaska Airlines workers at Sea-Tac. The Puget Sound Business Journal reports that three other people were also arrested, including two airport workers and a…
5 Shopping Events You Shouldn’t Miss
Ready the plastic: A host of shopping adventures are happening this weekend and next
There is so much to tell you about in the shopping sphere–pop-ins, pop-ups, sneaker collabs. And it’s all happening soon. Let’s get to it: Pop-In@Nordstrom: Gift & GoWhen: Launches Friday, November 21Where: Nordstrom’s downtown Seattle flagship and Bellevue Square storeWhat: Gifts, gifts and more gifts are packed into this pop-in shop, which is part of…
The Best Holiday Gifts for Kids
Sweet, soft, stylish and culturally savvy presents for all the little ones on your list
1. Designed in Australia and sold at Totara in Madrona (1130 34th Ave.; 206.765.7581; totarakids.com), this supersoft, gray lumberjack onesie by Doodlebug ($27) starts a hipster baby off on a stylish foot. 2. Our small world just got smaller with Hindi character blocks from Uncle Goose ($41.95), available at Top Ten Toys (Greenwood, 120 N…
Liquor Delivery, Marshawn Lynch Returns Lost Wallet & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Today I learned that liquor delivery in Seattle is a thing. Glorious. Read on: Lynch and Lynch: Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has been in the news a lot lately. On Monday, he discussed his potentially uncertain Seahawks future with the NFL Network and today he’s being heralded for returning a lost wallet he found…
Sea Star Deaths Linked to Virus, Bob Marley Weed & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Happy everyone-is-mad-at-Uber Day! Delete your app (you rebel!) and then let’s dig into what’s happening in Seattle: Get ready for Bob Marley-branded weed: A Seattle firm and the Marley family are teaming up to launch a global marijuana line dubbed Marley Natural, which will include a whole host of products like accessories and strains of…
Is Seattle’s ‘Lumbersexual’ Style Finally Becoming a National Trend?
Bearded, flanneled hipsters have been around in Seattle long before they were cool
There’s a new breed of men, from Ballard to Brooklyn. It’s the bearded, flanneled hipster, otherwise known as the “Lumbersexual.”  Those are two words you rarely hear together. My dad used to work in logging camps in the 1930s and I heard his incredible stories at the dinner table, including ones I won’t repeat…
Wish List: What if GTA VI Were Set in Seattle?
Why our city is a grand location for the next installment of the popular video game franchise
Wish List is our new series highlighting things that would be better if they were here. A little more than a year after Grand Theft Auto 5 was released, it’s being ported over to the next generation of consoles on November 18. (PC gamers have to wait until January 27, 2015.) Rockstar Games, GTA’s maker,…
Pronto’s Impressive Numbers, ‘Ramps to Nowhere’ Demo & More
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Good morning, fellow Seattleites. Thanksgiving is in one week. Do you know where your turkey is coming from? Those pesky “ramps to nowhere” in the Arboretum, leftover after voters rejected the R.H. Thomson Expressway in 1972, are finally being demolished. But nearby residents weren’t so happy with the teardown timing. King 5 reports crews worked…
SkinSpirit VIP Beauty Event Photos
Since opening in 2003, SkinSpirit has become one of the top destinations for aesthetic skin and body care, with multiple locations in California and Washington. On November 6 Seattle magazine and SkinSpirit Skincare Clinic & Spas partnered on a Beauty Insider event at the newly opened location in University Village. 100 VIPs attended to enjoy…
Best Bar Snacks, Paseo Updates & More News
The top Seattle news stories you should be reading today
Three cheers for a sunny Friday! Also, the Paseo saga continues. Leading off: A sunny outlook for Nordstrom these days. The luxury department store reported solid third quarter earnings, at 73 cents per share or $142 million, which is an increase from 69 cents a share and $137 million in the same quarter a year…
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