April 2021
Ciudad’s Meaty Kofta is a Grill Master’s Versatile Dream
Recipe of the Week: Ciudad's Baked Kofta With Sauces.
Recipes for Seattlemag.com’s Recipe of the Week are contributed by participating chefs, cookbook authors and food bloggers. Name of Recipe: Baked Kofta with sauces Source of Recipe: Ciudad Why We Love This Recipe: Chef Aaron Willis from Ciudad likes his meals to have components that are easily interchangeable and can be used with all different types of…
How the Ballard Locks Changed Seattle Forever
As we celebrate 100 years since the construction of the Ballard locks and ship canal, we look back on how carving out Seattle’s waterways forever reshaped our landscape and economy.
The site where the Ballard locks were to be built needed to be kept dry, so a cofferdam was erected around the construction area, seen in this photo taken in 1915.
Seattle Opens $30 Million in Homeless Service Contracts for Bidding, Wants More Accountability
For the first time in a decade, the city rebid the homeless service contracts.
The city’s Human Services Department issued a request for proposals today for $30 million in homeless services—the first time in more than a decade that a majority of the city’s homelessness contracts have been put out for competitive bids. At a press conference Wednesday morning, Mayor Ed Murray said he found it “shocking that this…
26 Best Lakeside Getaways in the Northwest
On both sides of our mountains, east and west, our Northwest lakes are inviting playgrounds perfect for a day trip or extended stay.
Diablo Lake at sunrise. The water's turquoise hue is the result of rock particles, ground into a fine "flour" by surrounding glaciers, that are suspended in the water and reflect light.
Ballard Businesses Form Collaborative Home Design ‘Hive’
A quartet of home design companies finds synergy across the courtyard.
When John DeForest, founder of DeForest Architects (Ballard, 1148 NW Leary Way; 206.262.0820; deforestarchitects.com), first saw that a building on Ballard’s Leary Way was for lease, he knew it was more than double the amount of space his business needed. Then he thought, “Our practice is built around collaboration—with clients, colleagues and contractors. What could…
The New Food Court: Seattle-Area Malls Finally Get Serious About Food
Shopping mall "dining" was once an oxymoron. Today, these retail meccas are offering exceptional dining experiences to lure shoppers.
Spots like Din Tai Fung at The Bellevue Collection draw crowds willing to wait for handmade dumplings.