Food & Drink
4 November Benefits You Should Not Miss
This month's upcoming events put the "fun" in fundraising
Breath of Life Gala November 3Put on your best for this Black Tie event at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel benefitting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails, fine dining and a silent and live auction. seattlebreathoflifegala.eventscff.org Wine, Women and Shoes November 9Preserving the family, treating and educating at-risk children and preventing child abuse…
Cocktail of the Month: A Perfect Drink for Fall at Black Cat Bar in Belltown
Calvados brandy provides the base for a cocktail that sings a delicious seasonal song
Fine Diving: Black Cat may have the attitude of a dive bar, but owner Dustin Haarstad’s bartending skills make sure it doesn’t drink like one
This Week Then: A Look Back at the Life of Paul Allen
Plus: One of Washington's first state parks is celebrating a birthday
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Farewell, Paul Allen This week HistoryLink looks back at the life of Paul Allen, who died on October 15 at the age of 65. Best known as the cofounder of Microsoft, his impact on Seattle and the Pacific Northwest was vast, and he will truly…
Must List: ‘Peacock in the Desert’ Opening, Seattle Queer Film Festival, 16th Annual Mushroom Festival
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MUST GET REGAL Peacock in the Desert: The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India(10/18) Join the Seattle Art Museum and community art lovers at this free opening celebration for the museum’s newest exhibition, Peacock in the Desert. The exhibition celebrates the vibrant paintings, lavish furnishings and rich artistic and cultural traditions of the Indian kingdom of Marwar-Jodhpur….
Don’t Miss Megan Griffiths’ ‘Sadie,’ Screening for a Week Starting Tomorrow at NWFF
The latest from the Seattle moviemaker examines our violent world through the experience of a teenage girl
Rounding the film festival circuit this year was Seattle filmmaker Megan Griffiths’ Sadie, a slow burning portrait of a young girl as she navigates a world without her dad (he’s stationed overseas), pressures at school and ever-present guns and opioids, as her single mom, meanwhile, just tries to keep it all together. We won’t give…
Your Seattle-Specific Earthquake Kit: Bourbon, Chocolate and Other Necessities
Quick tips you might not have thought of for surviving the Pacific Northwest’s dreaded natural disaster
Pack It In: Peanut butter and dried foods are recommended by the experts, but don’t forget the bourbon and fancy candy bars in your quake kit
With Mount Baker’s New Historic Status, What Lessons Can This Neighborhood Teach Us?
Knute Berger remembers his family’s Mount Baker neighborhood from long before it was designated a historic place
The Mount Baker Community Club, ca. 1914, became open to all in 1968, changing with its now-diverse neighborhood
3 Local Breweries Create a Beer Featuring Marijuana
And it's 100 percent legal
This story originally ran on Washington Beer Blog. Follow Kendall Jones on Twitter and Instagram at @beerblog When Washington state legalized cannabis in 2014, some professional brewers immediately began considering ways in which they might incorporate the magical herb into their beers. Although consumers were free to smoke, eat and otherwise consume products containing THC and CBD, brewing a beer that contained those substances remained illegal….
Seattle’s Story Told in Flannel, Ferries and Flood Lines
A new book presents Seattle’s history through engaging infographics
This article appears in print in the October 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. In a region experiencing rapid growth and development, it’s beginning to feel like we need a central, handy storage place for the details of the city’s fast-changing story before we all forget them. Authors Tera Hatfield, Jenny Kempson and Natalie Ross are on it…
Must List: Lit Crawl, Taste of Iceland, ‘The Orphan’ Special Screening
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MUST LOVE LIT Lit Crawl Seattle(10/11) A bar crawl for the bookish, this year’s Lit Crawl will fill venues on Capitol and First Hill with over 80 PNW readers and artists, offering more than 35 readings and performances. From poetry and plays, to topics such as food and empowerment, grab your choice of poison and…
This Week Then: Celebrating Filipino American History Month in Washington
Plus: See which National Historic Landmark in Seattle is turning 105
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Filipino Americans This week HistoryLink celebrates Filipino American History Month with a look at some of the men and women who played important roles in shaping their community. Filipinos first arrived in the Northwest in the late 1800s, but following the Spanish American War many…
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