April 2021

Climbing Rocks with Spikey Tools 

Climbing Rocks with Spikey Tools 

Dry tooling is an increasingly popular and challenging adventure

Scratch, tap, squeak. The sound of my tools pierces the cold fall day, awakening a primal feeling within me. These tools aren’t meant for building a house, or crafting a sculpture, but for climbing on rock...

Ghoulish Grub

Ghoulish Grub

Seattle bars and restaurants go all in on Halloween

Bars and restaurants are getting into the Halloween spirit, featuring themed nights, costume contests, and drink and food specials. The center of Halloween cocktails in the Seattle area might be...

Suiting Up for Success

Suiting Up for Success

Men in recovery get job-ready makeovers as they prepare for new beginnings

This week, more than 60 men took a major step toward rebuilding their lives and careers...

The Largest Seattle Restaurant Week Ever Begins Oct. 27

The Largest Seattle Restaurant Week Ever Begins Oct. 27

Popular event launched in 2010 in response to the recession

Seattle Restaurant Week was born in 2010 when a group of local chefs collectively known as the Seattle Restaurant Cooperative make plans to spur the restaurant business out of the recession sparked by the 2008 financial crisis...

Having a Bad Spell

Having a Bad Spell

My alphabetic acrobatics are slipping

I’ve always taken an inordinate amount of pride in my spelling. I not only remember winning the junior-high spelling bee at my small Catholic school, but I clearly recall walking down to the Herald & News in Klamath Falls, Ore., to have my picture taken for the accompanying blurb...

Bringing Light into Seattle’s Darker Days

Bringing Light into Seattle’s Darker Days

Keep the gloom out and the coziness in

As the days get shorter and Seattle’s famous gray blanket settles in, it’s hard not to feel the urge to hibernate. The rain starts tapping at the windows, and staying inside in your comfiest clothes feels like the best option. But instead of letting the gloom win, what if we brought a little light into…

Must List: Top 6 Events in Seattle This Week

Must List: Top 6 Events in Seattle This Week

Big laughs, sultry spooks, magical stories

Here’s what’s happening in Seattle this week...

Hidden PNW: Portland’s Central Eastside

Hidden PNW: Portland’s Central Eastside

Hip, trendy neighborhood gives off a true Portlandia vibe

Portland’s Central Eastside, just across the river from downtown, was once known for industrial warehouses. Today, it buzzes with new restaurants, breweries, distilleries, and curated shops...

What’s New in Food for 2025

What’s New in Food for 2025

Whole Foods just dropped its latest trends, and they’re crunchy

Mushroom chips, anyone? Or maybe cactus water? How about a side of duckweed, or a sea moss gummy? 

The Wonderpreneur

The Wonderpreneur

Aegis founder Dwayne Clark is an author, philanthropist, filmmaker, and a highly successful business executive

Dwayne Clark was standing on a crate washing dishes at the tender age of 7 in an airport restaurant where his Mother, Colleen, was a cook. He grew up without a father. He was, he says, “at the bottom rung of the economic cycle.” The biggest influences in his life were all women: his grandmother,

Inclusion and Acceptance

Inclusion and Acceptance

Washington boasts top LGBTQ+ friendly cities in the U.S.

Three cities across Washington state are among the most LGBTQ+ friendly in the nation...

Fifty Breweries for 50 Years: A Birthday Adventure in Seattle

Fifty Breweries for 50 Years: A Birthday Adventure in Seattle

Friends celebrate a milestone birthday in a most unusual way

This wasn’t your average birthday celebration...