April 2021
Scoop: Good for You
Health Month makes getting healthy an interactive we adventure
Yes, this is the month we’re going to stop eating pizza and start going to the gym every day! Definitely. Well, probably. OK, maybe? When it comes to getting healthy, many of us have trouble with stick-to-it-iveness—largely because we assign ourselves unachievable goals. That’s where recently launched Health Month (healthmonth.com) may help. Invented by Seattleite…
The Must List: November
Our Top To-Do's For November
Sway: Brandi Carlile with The Seattle SymphonyIt’s a long way from busking and playing gigs at the Tractor Tavern for homegrown country-pop icon Brandi Carlile, who returns to town as front woman for the Seattle Symphony. Carlile’s latest album, Give Up the Ghost, reveals the singer at her rawest and most honest. Come and see…
Editor’s Note: The Steaks are High
Meat is in, it's not only Lady Gaga going ga-ga over meat
When Lady Gaga donned her meat dress for the MTV Video Music Awards the week before we shipped this magazine to the printer, it wasn’t quite what we had in mind to bring attention to meat. (But seriously, didn’t that dress drape nicely? And butcher string to lace up the “shoes”? Brilliant. Note to self:…
Cravings: Halloween Treats for Adults
Instead of filling up on mass-produced Halloween eats, opt for our favorite locally made caramel, li
Category: seattlepi.com teaser headlines Instead of filling up on mass-produced Halloween eats, opt for our favorite locally made caramel, licorice, and chocolate. Jonboy CaramelsOur staff is going ga-ga over these locally made Jonboy Caramels. Made of organic sugar, Skagit Valley cream and fleur de sel, this bite-sized sweet and salty treat will have you…
Trend: Green Education
Local schools are bringing green education out of the books and onto the campus
Last spring, students at Ballard’s Adams Elementary School toted some of their science lessons outdoors. On the lawn beside the building’s front steps, landscape architect David Minnery involved first-, second- and fifth-graders in the design process—including model building, site analysis and mapping techniques—for the school’s new rain garden. The resulting landscape feature (which helps manage…
Local Authority: Nancy Pearl
Local librarian and literary critic Nancy Pearl goes global with her new book
NAME: Nancy PearlOCCUPATION: Author; National Public Radio commentatorTV PRESENCE: Book Lust with Nancy Pearl, a monthly show on the Seattle ChannelLOCAL LITERARY STRENGTHS: “You really get a palpable sense of place from Northwest writers.”ON SETTING BOOKS IN THE NORTHWEST: “You have to live through a Seattle winter to really capture the place.” Does anyone know…
Hot Button: Spirited Debate
Although previous attempts have failed, in November Washington voters will have a double shot at get
Two measures that would allow Washingtonians to buy bourbon and bacon in the same establishment—and take the state government out of the $849 million–per-year business of selling and distributing hard liquor altogether—are headed for the November ballot. Depending on your persuasion, the initiatives, if passed, will either end the state’s Prohibition-era monopoly, thus giving consumers…
Health: Gym Dandy
For patients seeking to get well and for athletes seeking personal bests, a new local fitness center
For years, debilitating arthritis kept Leanne Stevens from doing much in the way of exercise. But on her 60th birthday, she gave herself two knee replacements. In 2008, after taking two years to recover from myriad complications, the former hiker and martial arts enthusiast was ready—or so she thought—to start working out. “I felt like…
Grey Matters: Life After the Jetsons
Seattle Center was born in the Space Age, but as it approaches its 50th anniversary, the issues are
There’s nothing so antique as the future. Seattle Center embodies that. The site of the Century 21 Exposition in 1962, it remains a Space Age fly caught in amber. There are few old world’s fair sites as intact as ours. The Space Needle, the monorail, the “space gothic” arches of the Science Center, all now…
The Gates Foundation: Portal to Opportunities
More than a visual reminder of its altruism, the Gates Foundation’s new campus may do for Seattle w
Bright copper skin shines along the sweeping arm of a building on the new Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation campus at the edge of Seattle Center. The brilliant surface seems to reflect the weight of world hopes and of distinctly regional ambitions. For as the largest charitable foundation in the world gives away about $3…
Lifestyle: Desktop Storage Solutions
Kelley Moore goes back to school in style with simple storage solutions for little scholars
Between the math assignments, art supplies and ever-mounting piles (backpack, sweatshirt, soccer cleats—wait, what is that green thing?), it can be tricky enough to organize your kids, let alone your entire home. In the spirit of students going back to school, I created a homework-ready desk with a few stylish, savvy ideas to aid busy…
Tasting Notes: Washington’s Hard Ciders
A blooming Washington hard-cider industry is beginning to find some room at the table
Hard cider may not have the huge fan base of Washington’s craft-beer-brewing movement or its rocking wine industry, but if recent appearances of the cult beverage on local menus is any indication, it’s only a matter of time. Part of the appeal of hard ciders—most of which are between 6 percent and 8 percent alcohol—is…