Food & Drink
How to Survive the Viaduct Closure
How to get by during the looming 'period of maximum constraint'
This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Think of it as Y2K for Seattle traffic: the imminent gridlock that’s predicted for the three-week period when the downtown slice of State Route 99 is shut down, starting on January 11, in preparation for the opening of the tunnel that will replace it….
Must List: Sun Liquor Eggnog Extravaganza, Let There Be Light Program, SODO Track: Process and Prints
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST NOG Sun Liquor Eggnog Extravaganza (12/21–25) For five days only, Sun Liquor’s famous Fancy Aged Eggnog is available by the glass at the Sol Liquor Lounge (bottles of its 2018 batch are sold out). Meticulously aged 30 days under controlled circumstances (we assume some…
A Day in the Life of a Seattle Pop-Up Baker
Pop-ups may be nothing new in town, but this year fledgling bakeries have especially embraced them as a way to gain customers before taking on the heady costs of a brick-and-mortar business. But even a pop-up isn’t easy to pull off
CULTURE CLUB: Mariela Camacho rolls dough overnight to make sure her Mexican-inspired baked goods, like empanadas and conchas, are ready by morning
Flying out of Sea-Tac? Check out These Last Minute Gift Ideas and Travel Tips Before Your Flight
Even Santa has to plan ahead for the security line
If you are traveling this holiday season there is a good chance that you will find yourself at Sea-Tac International Airport as you leave our fair city for, presumably, snowier pastures. Any seasoned traveler will have their seats reserved and a rental car waiting shortly after landing but even the most efficient traveler might be…
10 Best New Year’s Eve Dinners 2018
Ring in the new year with options for every palate
Everyone knows New Year’s Eve should be enjoyed with a plate of fabulous food and a festive drink in hand. We found the best places to dine while you reminisce on the wild ride that has been 2018. Party hats and noisemakers optional. Itto’s Tapas Chips and dip at home can be fun, but if you’re looking to take it up…
Local High School Teacher Gets an A+ in Style
Newport High School's Carolyn Marino earns bonus points for style both in and out of the classroom
This article appears in print in the December 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Carolyn Marino leads a double life. By day, she shapes young minds as an English teacher at Newport High School in Bellevue; in her off-hours, she updates her lifestyle blog, Hey Pretty Thing, often showcasing a new fashion find. Her personal style takes a…
Seattle Opera at the Center Is the New Crown Jewel of Seattle Center
It's a civic center, cultural resource and treasure chest, all in one
It could be a jewelry box, or perhaps a treasure chest. At street level are all-glass walls; above, small panels of scrim—arranged as if fragments of a larger scrim had been broken up and scattered by the wind—can be lit up to glow and sparkle and programmed for variable lighting effects. This is the attention-getting…
This Week Then: The Start of University of Washington’s Crew Team
Plus: How an aircraft carrier supplied electricity to the city of Tacoma for nearly a month
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Out for a Row On December 15, 1899, students at the University of Washington accepted an offer from developer and rowing aficionado E. F. Blaine to help establish a rowing club on campus. Within a year enough money was raised and support garnered to build two four-oared rowing…
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