April 2021

Must List: Seattle Cocktail Week, Octave 9 Open House, Penn Cove Musselfest

Must List: Seattle Cocktail Week, Octave 9 Open House, Penn Cove Musselfest

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST IMBIBE Seattle Cocktail Week(3/3 – 3/10) This annual full week of cocktail specials and events is any mixed-drink enthusiast’s dream come true. Be sure to check out the highlights, which include a Moscow mule contest, the Bartenders Brunch and the Cocktail District event, which…

A New Seattle Hotel Sounds Off

A New Seattle Hotel Sounds Off

The city’s new Sound Hotel offers impressive views and art that impresses

Jeff Jacobson working on the mural at The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown

Here Are Seattle's 2019 James Beard Awards Semifinalists

Here Are Seattle’s 2019 James Beard Awards Semifinalists

17 local chefs, restaurants and producers made the cut

Mitch Mayers of Sawyer is one of the James Beard Foundation semifinalist

This Seattle 10-Year-Old’s Accessory Hobby Grows Into a Family Business

This Seattle 10-Year-Old’s Accessory Hobby Grows Into a Family Business

A local 10-year-old designer has a flair for neckwear

CUTIE TIE: Jaylin Harris models one of the ascots she helps make

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Barbecue, Filipino Food and Natural Wines

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Barbecue, Filipino Food and Natural Wines

Plus: Where to get Seattle's best doughnuts, macarons and Turkish coffee

We love our Emerald City and all it has to offer, but it’s a lot of work to keep up with all the restaurant openings, new trends and seasonal menus that keep our city exciting. Thankfully, food and lifestyle editor Chelsea Lin knows Seattle’s cuisine scene like the back of her hand and graces us…

A Seattle Coffee Slinger Defends His Title at the US Barista Championship

A Seattle Coffee Slinger Defends His Title at the US Barista Championship

If Cole McBride wins, he’ll again represent the U.S. at the world championships in Boston

CAFFEINE FIX: Barista champion Cole McBride is the mastermind behind the coffee menu at Ada’s Discovery Café, where you can order this espresso old fashioned, one of his award-winning drinks

New Owner Bringing The Gerald to New Heights

New Owner Bringing The Gerald to New Heights

The Ballard bar gets an upgrade to both drink and food options

You’ll find many delectable drinks, like this lovely concoction, and more at the Gerald

A Bold New Waterfront Is Coming to Seattle Soon

A Bold New Waterfront Is Coming to Seattle Soon

After more than 65 years of being cut off from downtown Seattle, a new waterfront is set to unfurl, dramatically changing the city’s landscape

This article appears in print in the March 2019 issue and is part of our Seattle Waterfront feature. See PDF version of waterfront map here. Click here to subscribe. Seattle’s new downtown waterfront—a combination of projects so monumental in their collective scope that it’s hard to think of them as a single program—is finally coming into view. Squint just…

A New Seawall Anchors Seattle's Waterfront

A New Seawall Anchors Seattle’s Waterfront

The new, eco-conscious seawall is the foundation of the waterfront’s future

UP CLOSE: In the future, Friends of Waterfront Seattle plans to offer public kayak tours of the seawall, pictured here

An Afternoon at the Frye With Cherdonna, Cher, and DONNA

An Afternoon at the Frye With Cherdonna, Cher, and DONNA

Campy and surreal, a new exhibit showcases Seattle’s Lady Dada

The title is a slang term in lesbian-separatist circles for female genitals, but your kids don’t need to know that if you take them to Ditch, Jody Kuehner’s installation/performance piece at the Frye. If they have a healthy attention span, they’ll probably enjoy seeing Kuehner’s vivacious alter ego, Cherdonna Shinatra, and her dance troupe DONNA in…

Seattle Waterfront Gets Artistic

Seattle Waterfront Gets Artistic

Arts and culture are a significant focus of the vision for Seattle’s new waterfront, including permanent art installations by local and internationally renowned artists

This article is part of our Seattle Waterfront feature. Shaun Peterson, a member of the Puyallup Tribe and a contemporary Coast Salish artist, is developing three bronze and red cedar figures that will overlook Puget Sound, reflecting the historic connection between the Coast Salish tribes and the Seattle waterfront. Many of Winnipeg-based Cedric Bomford’s previous…

15 Best Things To Do in Seattle in March 2019

15 Best Things To Do in Seattle in March 2019

Our hand-picked list of best bets for entertainment this month

Dance ensemble A.I.M. performing “Drive”