Food & Drink
The Summer of the Caftan
!–paging_filter–pLast month a href=”http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/05/how-to-get-your-body-caftan-ready-for-su…” target=”_blank”The Cut/a posted a hilarious little something about getting your body caftan-ready for summer (or for the caftan parties that are apparently the rage emdu jour/em in LA—Christina Hendricks is a HUGE fan), and it struck me as the perfect counterbalance to the barrage of bathing suit advice that comes with…
June 12 is Filson Day
!–paging_filter–pLast June 12, the City of Seattle declared June 12 a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/filson“Filson/a Day to commemorate the day the 100+ year-old Seattle company opened the doors to its brand new Seattle factory and world headquarters on First Ave. S in SoDo./ppWhile Filson has been quietly manufacturing their clothing and luggage in Seattle since 1897, most recently…
West Elm Local Launch Party
!–paging_filter–pa href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/west-elm“West Elm/a is a great supporter of local artisans in the cities where they have stores and the same is true for the Seattle store. On Friday, June 13 from 6 to 9 p.m., the South Lake Union location will be celebrating a fresh crop of designers and artists with the debut of West…
Ebbets Field Flannels Opens New Store in Pioneer Square
!–paging_filter–pstrongEbbets Field Flannels/strong, which recently moved around the corner to more spacious digs in Pioneer Square (119 S Jackson St.; ebbets.com), has always seemed misnamed for a Seattle-based company. But the 26-year-old retailer honoring the ballpark where the old Brooklyn Dodgers used to play makes up for it with plenty of Seattle-centric options. Consider the…
Lucky Them at the NW Film Forum, MOHAI Gets Sweet and Loads of Carnival Fun in Georgetown
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Seebra href=”http://bit.ly/1n6dOTk” target=”_blank”NW Film Forum Screens Lucky Them/a/strongbr(6/13 to 6/19, times vary) — Seattle superstar director Megan Griffiths (The Off Hours, Eden) is back with yet another critically acclaimed film, Lucky Them. Toni Colette stars as a music journalist trying to save her career by tracking down a rock-star ex-boyfriend, with Thomas Haden Church…
Maria Cornejo Personal Appearance at Barneys
!–paging_filter–pNew York-based Chilean designer a href=”http://www.zeromariacornejo.com/#!/home” target=”_blank”Maria Cornejo/a will be making her first visit to the Seattle a href=”http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Home-Show” target=”_blank”Barneys/a on Saturday, June 14 from 2 to 4 p.m. Known for her fluid, flattering, yet forgiving designs, Cornejo often uses her own iPhone photos as inspiration for her prints that she drapes, pleats and pins…
Father’s Day Gift Round Up
!–paging_filter–pDad’s come in all shapes, sizes and guises, but almost none of them want a tie, unless it’s a really cool bowtie from a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/madrona-s-hammer-awl-opens-saturday-october-12“here/a, a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/new-downtown-menswear-shop-suitsupply-…“here/a or a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/designer-watch-michael-cepress“here/a. Here’s a list of some of our favorite things we’ve seen about town for your dad, whatever he’s into./ppstrongFor the grill master:/strong/ppa href=”https://www.etsy.com/listing/159388232/japanese-apron-the-original-no-ti…” target=”_blank”Kanso Japanese…
The Bertha Crisis: How Much Will the Delays Cost Seattle?
Knute Berger ponders roadblocks to progress in Seattle
!–paging_filter–pPoor Bertha, she deserved better. Bertha Knight Landes, that is. She was Seattle’s first and only woman mayor. In fact, she was the first female mayor of a major American city. She served from 1926 to 1928. Prior to that, she was president of the City Council and involved in many good government organizations in…
Mossback Monday: Steve Scher Resigns, Sir Mix-A-Lot Wows at the Symphony and a Lawsuit for Steve Ballmer
!–paging_filter–div class=”storify”script src=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-49.js?header=falseborder=false”/scriptpnoscript[a href=”//storify.com/seattlemag/mossback-monday-49″ target=”_blank”View the story “Mossback Monday” on Storify/a]/noscript/div
Sir Mix-A-Lot Joins the Seattle Symphony, a Sidewalk Sale at U Village and SIFF’s Closing Night Gala
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Hearbra href=”http://bit.ly/StSX2J” target=”_blank”Seattle Symphony’s Sonic Evolution, Featuring Sir Mix-A-Lot and Pickwick/a/strongbrFriday (6/6, 8 p.m.) — One of the many cool things about the Seattle Symphony’s groundbreaking Sonic Evolution program, according to maestro Ludovic Morlot, is that it brings people to Benaroya Hall who’ve never been there before. People such as Sir Mix-A-Lot and the…
Yes, Seattle Has an Underwater Hockey Team
Seattle’s underwater hockey team heads to nationals
!–paging_filter–pSeattle is known for its rabidly loyal fans—we love our Seahawks, Sounders, Storm and even the troubled Mariners—but there’s one local team that has yet to gain a vocal following: the Seahammers. The lack of team scarves, 12th men and bobbleheads is likely due to the fact that the Seahammers are hard to see. Seattle’s…
The Outtakes: My Review of Brimmer Heeltap
!–paging_filter–pOne of the restaurants a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/ballards-brimmer-heeltap-serves-new-am…” target=”_blank”I review/a for the June issue is stronga href=”http://www.brimmerandheeltap.com/” target=”_blank”Brimmer Heeltap/a/strong. I’ve known proprietress Jen Doak for years, back when she managed The Tasting Room in Post Alley. It’s been fun to watch her career grow. And when she landed the former Le Gourmand space in Ballard, I was…
Sodo Fashion Show + Market
!–paging_filter–pEmerging Pacific Northwest designers have a place to shine on June 14 at a href=”https://www.facebook.com/studio18.sodo” target=”_blank”Studio 18 Artist Collective/a at 3600 East Marginal Way South, during a href=”https://www.facebook.com/sodofashionshow” target=”_blank”Heat of the Night, Sodo Fashion Show + Market/a. I love their lineup, which includes many of the most exciting talent from the region. There will be…
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