Food & Drink
The Best Cakes by the Slice in Seattle
We ate many, many slices of cake in our research to find the city’s best bakeries—these are our favorites
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue, as part of our “The Best Neighborhood Bakeries,” cover story. Click here to subscribe. 1. Wandering GooseCapitol Hill, 403 15th Ave. E; 206.323.9938 Yellow cake with malted chocolate frosting and Whoppers. Photography by Alex Crook 2. Coyle’s BakeshopGreenwood, 8300 Greenwood Ave. N; 206.257.4736 Dense carrot cake with dates instead of…
The Best Stuffed Buns in Seattle
We ate many, many buns in our research to find the city’s best bakeries—these are our favorites
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue, as part of our “The Best Neighborhood Bakeries,” cover story. Click here to subscribe. 1. Mee Sum PastryPike Place Market, 1526 Pike Place; 206.682.6780 Beef curry bun—soft bread, sweet crumbly topping and rich, savory filling inside. 2. Despi Delite BakeryBeacon Hill, Everett Mini ube bread—soft bread stuffed with bright purple…
What Do Citizen Activists and Rainier Club Members Have in Common?
Rainier Club members have long played a central role in shaping our city, Knute Berger recognizes, but so have citizen activists
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. I am writing this from the quiet confines of The Rainier Club in downtown Seattle. The club’s ivy-covered brick facade speaks of tradition, power, privilege and solidity. The building is impressive, a landmark designed by Northwest legend Kirtland Cutter in a “Jacobean Revival style,”…
This Unlikely Bento Pairing Hits the Mark
Burgers + sushi = the ultimate in international comfort food
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. We love an unlikely pairing. Katsu Burger—the Japanese-influenced burger empire launched from a Georgetown strip mall in 2011—opened a Ballard location in July in the former home of Skillet. The restaurant looks remarkably the same, save for the faux tree full of blossoms in…
With Affordable Housing Dwindling, These Home Owners Are Fighting Back
In a booming economy, it’s no surprise that developers are eyeing mobile home parks, which house dozens of families, as prime properties for redevelopment. But some residents are finding ways to secure their home
GROUP BUY: In 2016, Steve Aitchison, with other residents of a Lakewood mobile home park, bought the land where 48 homes are located
Politics Over Dinner? One Seattle Woman Says It’s OK
With the ‘Make America Dinner Again’ initiative, Emily Lewis wants Americans across the political divide to learn how to talk—and listen—to each other
TABLE TALK: As the Seattle chapter head of Make America Dinner Again, Emily Lewis, pictured here at the Pound Arts Building, leads the way for respectful dinner conversation
Jill Soloway Explains It all for You
On Tuesday, the ‘Transparent’ creator and friends invited 900 people over to chat about smashing the patriarchy
“Ladies and gentlemen…is an outdated phrase we don’t need to use anymore!” was the gleeful introduction to Tuesday night’s event at Temple de Hirsch Sinai, as Town Hall gathered five feminist/queer-positive artists for an entertainingly scattershot evening of comedy and talk. Out first was Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, whose recent Netflix special Nanette shattered everyone who saw…
This Week Then: How the ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Spooked Locals
Plus: The history behind ghostly encounters in Seattle
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Worlds at War Eighty years ago, on October 30, 1938, Martians invaded our planet and annihilated much of the populace with heat rays — or at least that’s what some folks believed when they turned on their radios. That evening, Orson Welles and the Mercury…
Must List: GeekGirlCon, Loud Mouth Lit, Seattle Weavers’ Guild Show
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MUST GEEK GeekGirlCon (10/27-10/28) Celebrate the X chromosome in science and technology, comics, arts, literature, game play and more at this annual two-day convention. Female scholars and experts gather for panels, workshops, lectures, gaming, a DIY science zone, cosplay and networking. Times and prices vary. Washington Convention Center, downtown, 705 Pike St.; 206.694.5000; geekgirlcon.com MUST MOUTH OFF Loud…
Check out Amplifier’s Powerful ‘Power to the Polls’ Poster Campaign
The nonprofit arts organization commissioned more than 50 artworks from gender-nonconforming and female-identifying artists
POLITICAL PARTY: Along with a self-portrait (second), Duazo’s subjects are real Washingtonians involved in political causes, such as Kim Wyman (third), Washington Secretary of State.
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