April 2021
Bake Sale Averted: Coca-Cola’s Big Donation Funds the Seattle Fireworks
One Reel Gets Busy Planning "One Heck of an Independence Day Party for Seattle"
A $25,000 donation by Coca-Cola has just closed the gap on funding Seattle’s annual 4th of July fireworks display (“Family 4th at Lake Union”), proving for the second year in a row that the show can go on without a major title sponsor (so, no, it won’t be called the “Coke Family 4th”). Organizers at…
Dream Big: Seattle Mag Wants to Hear Your Big Idea For Improving Seattle
We want to hear what your one big dream is for Seattle. Share it and we might publish it!
What if you were in charge of Seattle—and had unlimited funds? What one single thing would you do to improve our city? Your answer can describe a project or idea that corrects a problem, rectifies a missed opportunity or creates an exciting new vision for our city. It can be as realistic (or as unrealistic!)…
LISTEN: Seattle Mag’s 2011 Summer Mixtape
Seattle magazine arts editor Brangien Davis scoured the local soundscape for a baker’s dozen of the best warm-weather songs recently released by Seattle bands of note. Stream the videos here (via YouTube), then support local music by buying the songs from iTunes. Happy Summer! Track Listing:1. Campfire OK: “Strange Like We Are”2. Lemolo: “Open Air”3. “Awesome”: “The Boy…
Free Scoop Alert! Molly Moon’s Celebrates Madrona Shop Opening with Free Kids Scoops Today
After putting a call out via social media for votes on where the third Molly Moon’s Ice Cream shop should open (and drumming up an impressive amount of neighborhood enthusiasm in the process), Molly Moon Neitzel has decided to open not one but two new shops, one in each of the top vote-getting ‘hoods. First…
Seattle Magazine Snags Five Honors at SPJ’s NW Excellence in Journalism Contest
This weekend Seattle mag’s edit team walked away with a major pat on the back from the Society of Professional Journalists. Congrats to Rachel Hart, Brangien Davis, Karen Johnson, Kate Calamusa, John Levesque, Sue Boylan, Allison Austin Scheff, Kristen Russel, Knute Berger, Maria Dolan, Dana Standish and all of the editors and contributors who helped us win the…
Grace Kitchen Bringing Comfort Food via a Local Celeb Chef to University Village
Even though he’s in real estate now, Billy Poll says he feels like he grew up in the restaurant industry. The longtime Schwartz Bros employee is now one of the owners of the soon-to-open Grace Kitchen at the University Village. Poll told me the opening is slated for August; the restaurant is moving into the old Zao’s locale. Grace Kitchen…
A Guide to Seattle Pick-up Games, For When You Feel Like Playing
There are plenty of no-strings-attached sports in Seattle that you can play on a drop-in basis.
In this entrepreneurial town, we like to do things on our own time and that includes being active. Whether there’s one last work project that can’t wait or The Bachelorette conflicts with your Monday night tennis league, having a weekly team sport commitment just doesn’t always jive with our free-spirit attitude. Perhaps that’s why Seattle has such a…
Revel: Genius Food In a Silvery Sleek Space
Allison Austin Scheff gives nod to another spectacular winner from Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi.
Sometimes, it’s easy to fall into “other city” envy. What’s not to like about Portland’s utopian indie scene, Vancouver’s dim sum and Japanese food, Chicago’s thrilling modern cooking, New York’s delis, bagels—everything? But when a restaurant like Revel comes along right here at home, it’s one more notch in our belt, and the competitive food…
Cheap Eats: Fuji Bakery
A sensational bakery opens in Seattle's International District.
My colleague Lorna Yee sent me an e-mail raving about Fuji Bakery in Bellevue, but before I could cross the bridge for a treat, word hit that there was a Fuji opening in the International District. Soon after, on three compulsive visits—I couldn’t stay away!—I tasted more than my share of goodies, and there wasn’t…
La Rêve: Bakery Review
Sweet and savory pastries and tasty lunches at a quaint Queen Anne spot.
In a city with its fair share of sensational bakeries, 6-month old Le Rêve on Queen Anne Hill fits right in. Let’s start with the kouign amann, or Breton butter cake ($3.75)—a wonder of butter, pastry and sugar that bakes into a caramelized, utterly divine experience (watch your back, Honoré!). Owners Sharon Fillingim, who grew…
Best Seattle Restaurants 2011: True Value Lunches
More Chow, Less Moolah. True Value Lunches.
MORE FROM BEST RESTAURANTS 2011 Splurge-worthy Meals Get the Most For Your Money True Value Lunches Happy Hour Bites How to Dine on a Budget How to Get the Best Value When Ordering Wine Directory Readers’ Choice $6.50Kimchi fried rice bowl at MARINATION MOBILE (food truck): Spicy, stinky (in a good way!), with…