April 2021
Can a Sound Bath Wash Away Stress?
A first-time experience at the Washington Athletic Club offers a different way to unwind during the busy holiday season.
The sound of the singing bowl vibrated in my ears so strongly that I felt it traveling through my body. Next came the Kenari shaker—the noise fluttering throughout the room like leaves rustling in the wind. A gong sounded, keeping me awake and aware, connecting me to the floor I was lying on, next to…
The Magic’s in the Making: Theo Chocolate Co-Founder Joe Whinney Finds His Next Act
After stepping away from the chocolate industry, he never thought he’d return. Now, he’s launched his second chocolate company with history-making treats.
For years, Joe Whinney was Seattle’s own Willy Wonka, complete with his own chocolate factory. One of the cofounders of Theo Chocolate, Whinney applied his passion for social and environmental justice to the brand, using organic ingredients and fairtrade practices that ushered in a new era for the industry. He remained at Theo’s helm until…
Article Brings Its Modern Furniture to the Bellevue Collection
Images courtesy of Article. For over a decade, shopping at Article was completely online, and you could furnish your home without leaving the living room. The direct-to-consumer modern furniture brand built a loyal customer base in the Pacific Northwest by letting shoppers browse, order, and have products delivered to their doors without ever setting foot…
How Art Stays Afloat in Iceland
Public funding, creative freedom, and a landscape that refuses to stay in the background have made this Nordic nation an extraordinary place for crafting culture.
“If you don’t have art and theaters—and free speech—it’s no good to live there.” The man telling me this, Guðmundur Kristjánsson, isn’t a curator or painter. He’s the CEO of a seafood company, Brim, and our conversation occurred at Reykjavík’s harbor on Fisherman’s Day. I had just toured one of Brim’s vessels, where framed art…
Rearview Mirror: Flying in Style, A Caviar Martini, and Wine to Start the Week
Things I did, saw, ate, learned, or read in the past week (or so).
SWEET SUITES Last week, I went on a trip to Rome with my mom. I had been once before, about six year ago, but it was my mom’s first trip ever to Europe. I will be writing about the experience in the Travel section of the January/February 2027 issue of the magazine, so stay tuned…
Counter Culture: Three Great Burgers Hiding in Plain Sight
A Ballard sandwich shop, a private club in South Lake Union, and a Mountlake Terrace Greek restaurant serve up burgers worth seeking out.
Sometimes you want a burger. You just don’t want a burger joint. Maybe the person across the table has something else in mind, maybe you’re looking for a new neighborhood spot, or maybe you’ve learned that a burger can be particularly good when it has to earn its place on a menu devoted to other…
Restaurant Roundup: Wine O’Clock and Brief Beef
Here’s what was served up recently in the Emerald City.
With the closing of Mi La Cay Restaurant on Oct. 29, it’ll be hard to ignore the sizable hole left in Little Saigon—just look how long the lines were in its final days. For 34 years, the noodle shop was a community gathering place not only for the Vietnamese community, but for diners across Seattle….
Braving the Midterms: Your Playbook for Whatever Comes
How do you get through a midterm season this tense with your integrity intact, whatever the results bring? Moni and April Lawson, your politically red and blue co-hosts, bring a survival guide: practical, evidence-backed tips for the anxiety, distrust, and exhaustion so many of us are carrying into this election. Don’t go it alone, whether…
New Murals Make Their Mark on Capitol Hill
Five works by local artists celebrate the neighborhood’s creative history.
More than 30 years after he first started painting graffiti in Capitol Hill, artist Sam Sneke is back, this time with a much bigger canvas. His work is among five new murals that have appeared across the neighborhood, bringing together generations of Seattle artists whose connections to the area stretch back decades. The murals are…
When Slow and Steady is the Winning Pace
At Full Pull Wines, a business model built on customer service proves to be the best marketing tool of all.
How did you hear about Full Pull? That was the first question I asked every customer who walked through our door back in the early years (I founded Full Pull Wines in 2009, and for the first few years, I was the sole employee). The most common response? “I can’t remember.” They didn’t know, but…
Photo Essay: Behind the Seams
A single thread can be beautiful on its own. Delicate and capable of stretching. Left alone long enough, the world slowly wears it down. But then we learn to weave. Threads intersect—over and under, until they become something greater than themselves. Behind the seams, a story carried across skin and across culture becomes a fashionable…
Broken? Ballard Has a New Shop for That.
At We Fix Old Stuff, two Seattle designers are giving treasured belongings a second life.
A woman had found a busted Sesame Street lamp just like the one her husband remembered having as a child. It wasn’t his original lamp, but she wanted to get it working again for his office. She brought it to Ashley Zaworska and David Nebert, two Seattle designers with a knack for fixing things. The…