August 2021
Rethinking Mental Health Post-Pandemic
A new normal: increased awareness and reduced stigma
I am the one out of every five Americans who received mental-health care in the past year. I wouldn’t say that I’m proud of this fact, but I’m not at all embarrassed by it, either. In fact, I’m more sheepish about having high cholesterol than I am about the fact that I spend an hour
Must List: 6 Things to Do in Seattle This Week
Sips, tats, and laughs
Seattle’s buzzing with all kinds of news this week. Starbucks just brought in a new CEO, and everyone’s wondering what changes are coming. With Husky games kicking off later this month, sailgating is the talk of the town — and yes, it’s as fun as it sounds. On the food scene, two West African spots…
Belltown Blooms
Celebrate Seattle’s creative core at the Mural Festival
Stroll down the streets of Belltown over the next five days, and you’re likely to see scissor lifts and cherry pickers hoisting local artists up the sides of buildings, with paint cans tucked around the corners of alleys, and a new bloom of vibrant color throughout the entire neighborhood...
Seattle’s Hidden Haunts
A look at a few of our favorite speakeasies
With secret passwords, personalized cocktails, and an atmosphere rooted in history, these establishments are not like typical bars, but experiences that capture the essence of a bygone era, where excitement begins right at the door...
The Houses That Fufu Built
Two Seattleites turn culinary holes in their hearts into popular West African restaurants
Fufu, the shared starch of West African cuisines, is a soft pillow of slightly stretchy dough from which eaters pull chunks to use as a utensil and blank canvas for spicy soups. It represents the long traditions of pounding tubers — plantain, cassava, taro, or others, depending on where and by whom — even when
