August 2021

Summer Travel Reading List

Summer Travel Reading List

Explore new worlds and adventures with these new travel books

Summer and travel books go together like boat drinks and umbrellas. Here are eight brand new reads and one bonus edition newly in paperback to inspire wanderlust to distant lands — whether you are mentally voyaging from an armchair, couch, paddleboard, or floatie.

Dynamic And Engaging: The Call Of Calder

Dynamic And Engaging: The Call Of Calder

As a teenager, former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley fell in love with the works of Alexander Calder. He’s now sharing his passion with the public.

For me, moving around The Eagle, taking it in outside of traditional gallery walls and interacting with it, choosing how I saw the work, was a totally new way to experience art...

AI is here to stay. Its design shouldn’t leave kids behind.

AI is here to stay. Its design shouldn’t leave kids behind.

Seattle Children’s Research Institute weighs the implications of AI in pediatric care

Seattle is at the forefront of the AI revolution, and while we don’t work in the technology industry, we see the promise for our field of pediatrics. AI is already shaping a new era in medical breakthroughs and...

Must List: 6 Fun Things to Do in Seattle This Week

Must List: 6 Fun Things to Do in Seattle This Week

Powwow, block party, the 100-foot dragon

We’ve rounded up some fun stuff happening this week. So, grab your shades and get out there...

The Art in This Leschi Yard is Literally Immersive

The Art in This Leschi Yard is Literally Immersive

One local collector’s transformed front yard features a new swimming pool with a custom installation

When architect Ian Butcher signed on to design an outdoor space for a local philanthropist and art collector, it turned out to be a double dose of revisiting the past...

Virtual Playground

Virtual Playground

VR social gaming launches in Bellevue

Brush up on your VR gaming skills so you don’t flail in front of an audience — though, that’s meant to be part of the fun...

Canlis Goes Pink For KENLIS

Canlis Goes Pink For KENLIS

Upscale restaurant gets a colorful makeover

Canlis is going pink. The Seattle fine dining restaurant is ditching its dark colors in favor of a bold pink for a Barbie-themed event called “KENLIS” Aug. 9 and 10. The restaurant is now painted a flashy bright pink. The event is a dance party at “the Canlis dream house” that benefits breast cancer research…

Is Honesty the Best Policy in Relationships? Uh, Sometimes

Is Honesty the Best Policy in Relationships? Uh, Sometimes

All 'rules' have exceptions

I know that there is generally an ironclad sentiment that honesty is always best. But I would like to propose a reexamination of that “always” word. Because I think, no matter how much we all want to know the truth about everything, that the absolute truth is sometimes too brutal, and sometimes too destructive, to

Fave Five: Summer Vibes, Sunshine Highs

Fave Five: Summer Vibes, Sunshine Highs

Bespoke, Bingsoo, books, and trolls

Craving something cold and sweet? Perhaps it’s fresh style, art, or insights you’re dreaming of? Look no further. Here are five favorites that will quench your search for refreshment of body, mind, or garden this summer..

Longtime Seattle Artist Mary Ann Peters Opens Show at the Frye 

Longtime Seattle Artist Mary Ann Peters Opens Show at the Frye 

Peters’ first solo museum show is a testament to her decades-long career

After more than 30 years of active involvement in Seattle’s art scene, Mary Ann Peters finally has her first solo museum show...

Must List: 6 Things to Do in Seattle This Weekend

Must List: 6 Things to Do in Seattle This Weekend

Jazzy, festive, bookish

It’s been hot, hasn’t it? I’m scheming ways to hang out at Trader Joe’s just for the A/C. My kids haven’t left the inflatable pool, and it’s turned into the neighborhood hotspot. Did you know Washington ranks No. 1 for beaches? Now’s the time to hang out at the nearest one. And for those hot,…

Seattle’s Cool Confections

Seattle’s Cool Confections

Three cold treats to savor this summer

When the sun brings all the vitamin D, it’s time to seek out vitamin I: ice cream, shave ice, soft serve, or anything else cold, portable, and tasty. These are our current favorites in town.