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Must List: Seattle Pride Celebrations, Arts in Nature Festival, Negroni Week
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST LOVE ALL Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest (6/30) The 45th annual Seattle Pride Parade is just around the corner and everyone is invited. The parade will move along Fourth Avenue, displaying plenty of color and support for our city’s LGBTQ community. Banners, posters and…
4 New Restaurants You Must Visit in Seattle
In today’s dining scene, it’s hard to keep up with restaurant openings. But it’s our job (and our pleasure) to do just that. Here are a few new places worth checking out
This article appears in print in the July 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Watson’s Counter Ballard6201 15th Ave. NWAll bets are off at this charming all-day café with a Korean twist, where the menu ranges from poutine topped with braised short ribs ($15‒$18) to thick-cut French toast coated in Fruity Pebbles ($7‒$12). (For the record, both are…
5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘West Side Story’: Big on Sound, Light on Fury
A new louder-than-life production exacerbates a masterpiece’s one problem
Only a bit of the slang has aged (as slang always does) in West Side Story. The rest of it, including probably the greatest score (by Leonard Bernstein) and choreography (by Jerome Robbins) in Broadway history, is as fresh as the day in 1957 it exploded onstage, as the 5th Avenue’s current production proves. It closes Sunday, so…
This Week Then: Celebrating Seattle’s Pride
Plus: Looking back on UFO sightings near Mt. Rainier
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Seattle Pride During the last week of June 1974, local lesbians and gays celebrated Seattle’s first Gay Pride Week, which included the opening of the Gay Community Center, a picnic in Occidental Park, and a “Gay-In” at Seattle Center. The celebration has grown over the…
Must List: ‘West Side Story,’ Solstice Parade, Make Music Seattle
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST ATTEND West Side Story(Through 6/23) Sure, it’s based on Shakespeare, but as long as one tribe feels threatened by a more recently arrived tribe—and every single day brings more tragic evidence that they do—Leonard Bernstein’s masterpiece will never stop being as timely as a…
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Beignets, Southern Food and Vegan Spots
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Seattle is a city of transplants. For those new to town, it can be hard to satisfy those lunchtime cravings without knowing the area. Even locals have a lot to keep up with when it comes to the ever-changing restaurant scene in Seattle. Consider this week’s Instagram Q&A from dining and lifestyle editor Chelsea Lin…
Igloo Debuts First Compostable Cooler
Our outdoors expert took one for a test drive
When we head into the great outdoors, wouldn’t it be nice if we knew that the things we haul with us are Earth-friendly? It just got a little easier to check that box with an innovation from the folks at Igloo. The company that brought you the iconic swivel-topped cooler has just introduced the RECOOL,…
Seattle Drag Performer Aleksa Manila Takes Pride in Community
'I’ve always believed drag is a platform. Just by nature of dressing up out of the norm, you’re already making a statement. You’re already a rebel'
QUEEN OF HEARTS: Community and LGBTQ advocate Aleksa Manila photographed in the Chinatown-International District at the Publix Hotel where she lives
Where to Watch Outdoor Movies in the Seattle Area This Summer
On a warm summer evening as the stars begin to shimmer, pack your blanket and attend one of Seattle’s outdoor movie nights, showcasing classics and new releases
Crossroads Movies at the Park Crossroads Community Park (Bellevue), Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov Aug 1: Christopher RobinAugust 8: Ralph Breaks the InternetAugust 15: Incredibles 2August 22: Mary Poppins Returns Downtown Movies at the Park Bellevue Downtown Park (Bellevue), Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov July 9: Hotel Transylvania 3July 16: A Dog’s Way HomeJuly 23: Small FootJuly 31: Goodbye Christopher RobinAug 7: Paddington…
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