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Lucky 8’s China House Merely Passable [CLOSED]
The tongue-in-cheek suburban American Chinese spot disappoints
If you grew up, as I did, in suburban America, you likely ate at a place similar to the Chinese restaurant of my youth, the Golden Wok. Chunks of pork were fried in a stiff batter and served in a pool of ruby gloss; chicken was fried and then topped with a mellow sauce and…
The Ultimate Urban Wilderness Chair
Our hearts go pitty-pat when we behold the tricked-out Wilderness Recliner chair ($60; available at rei.com) by GCI Outdoor. Its profile is low enough to be welcome at outdoor plays and concerts, it reclines for intermission snoozing and has enough pocket space to keep sunscreen, bottle opener and playbill easily at hand. A plus: You…
30 Perfect Summer Nights in Seattle
Your guide to the best summer nightlife, arts and outdoor entertainment our city has to offer.
When it comes to endless summer nights, Seattle has the bragging rights sewn up: Around here, sunlight lingers into end of day (we’ll have 16 hours of daylight on June 21!), making for long, languid evenings that seem to stretch on forever. Sure, our nights are seldom hot—some years, we just settle for dry—but the…
Tia Kramer’s Paper Necklaces
High-art sculpture meets arts-and-crafts fair wear-ability.
A Tia Kramer paper necklace is best described as the love child of an arts-and-crafts fair and a cosmopolitan sculpture: The Northlake-based installation artist uses recycled sterling silver to complement her handmade Philippine plant paper pendants, often layered with wire in intricate patterns for a decidedly contemporary cap to your ensemble. $148–$350 at the Seattle…
New Designs from Seattle’s Fashion Reality-TV Stars
For two seattle designers, a brush with reality TV was surreal: design god John Varvatos draping fabric and Jessica Simpson poring over fashion sketches. Add model Elle Macpherson to the mix and you have NBC’s Fashion Star, which recently featured locals Lisa Vian Hunter and Lizzie Parker as they competed against 12 other designers to…
LeMay: America’s Car Museum Opens in Tacoma
Tacoma’s new car museum is an ode to hitting the road.
Cars may have lost some street cred among bikers, environmentalists and anyone tired of pouring her paycheck into the gas tank, but a new museum in Tacoma is here to remind us of the glory days, when we could rev up and roll down the road free of guilt. LeMay: America’s Car Museum opens this…
Bottled Revolution
A locally developed water bottle makes the impact of sustainability clear.
Most of us recycle religiously in the hopes of preserving our planet for future generations, but what if your sustainability efforts came with more immediate gratification? A proposed product by local tech-design company Artefact (artefactgroup.com) helps you visualize the effects of eco-friendliness. The South Lake Union-based company has been developing ideas for new products since…
Red Carpet Arrivals at SIFF, Featuring Nancy Guppy in a Dog Crate
Check out this video Seattle Channel’s Art Zone, in which host Nancy Guppy interviewed Northwest filmmakers featured at SIFF this year on the red carpet during the opening-night gala. Why does Guppy arrive in a dog crate strapped to the top of a car? Because that’s how Guppy does it. (Mitt Romney, we’re looking at you.)…
Seattle’s Olympic Dream Team
Four Olympic hopefuls in three categories hail from our own backyard.
As the world turns its attention toward the Olympic Games in London next month, Seattleites will be cheering on locally based athletes. But at press time, a few of these determined fighters had a few more hurdles to clear—here’s hoping they make it all the way to the big time. [ BOXING ] Quoted as…
Raise a Beaker to Seattle’s First Science Fest
Seattle's first ever science festival brings a plethora of nerdy topics and the one-and-only Stephen
Organized by the Pacific Science Center and timed to coincide with the Seattle Center’s Next 50 celebration, the first-annual Seattle Science Festival features a galaxy of family-friendly festivities. Science Expo Day (6/2) kicks things off with a big bang. Taking place across the Seattle Center grounds, this free event features more than 150 happenings: exhibits,…
SIFF Trailer of the Day: The Do-Deca-Pentathlon
The SIFF movie we're considering seeing tomorrow.
Warning: There’s a pretty gross (but funny) vomit scene in the trailer. Why: a) Seems funny; b) directed by Jay and Mark Duplass; c) we empathize with the pain and humiliation that is misdirected sibling love; d) we dig laser tag. When: May 22 at Pacific Place. 4:30 p.m. More info and tickets at siff.net….
Submission Deadline Reminder, Plus a Video Update on 2011 Winner Bri Seeley
As the 2012 Seamless in Seattle submission deadline approaches (don’t forget, applications are due June 1st), here is a little dose of creative inspiration, courtesy of 2011 winning designer Bri Seeley. Inspired by a 2010 Alexander McQueen video wherein the designer deconstructed a bridegroom and transformed him into a bride, Seeley assembled five local artists,…
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