August 2021
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Pumpkin Pie, Shakshuka and Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Plus: Where to find elevated bar food
Now that we’re in the thick of the holiday season, those sweet comfort cravings like pumpkin pie and hot chocolate kick in more than ever. This week’s installment of our Instagram Q&A has suggestions for both of those and more from our editor-in-chief Chelsea Lin, like where you might find a great fried chicken sandwich…
Enjoy the Benefits of an Active Senior Living Community at Parkshore
Parkshore’s exclusive 62+ living community provides an active lifestyle in the midst of charming Madison Park
Sponsored by Parkshore Living Steps from the waters of Lake Washington and within the shadow of magnificent Mount Rainier, the Parkshore Living tower stands as a testament to community and living well. This Continuing Care Retirement Community supports an active atmosphere with outings, classes and social events as well as world-class dining options. Not only is…
‘Shout Sister Shout!’: Come for the Music, Stay for…Also the Music
A star turn by Carrie Compere buoys this overburdened bio-play of music legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Carrie Compere’s voice is enough to make you a believer, which would make her character in Shout Sister Shout!, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, very happy. The new Tharpe bio-play by Cheryl L. West, co-created with director Randy Johnson and now running at Seattle Rep, traces the arc of this musical visionary, from her days as a…
This Week Then: Seattle Turns 150
Plus: Remembering WTO
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. A City on the Go Happy birthday, Seattle! One hundred and fifty years ago this week, on December 2, 1869, the city was officially incorporated by the Washington Territorial Legislature — but getting there was no easy task. Eighteen years earlier, the Denny Party arrived near Alki Point on…
Shop for the Perfect Gift at These Local Holiday Markets
‘Tis the season to support local artists, crafters and businesses
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: gift shopping season. Sure, you could order all your presents online, but why sacrifice the thrill of the hunt? Holiday markets are the perfect place to find one-of-a-kind gifts made by local artists and businesses, while helping support our local community. Here are ten we recommend. Holiday Market…
With ‘Head Over Heels,’ ArtsWest Go-Goes for Broke
Add New Wave hits to a sexually updated Elizabethan comedy and the result is... a bit of a mess
The most winning thing about Head Over Heels, the 2015 musical now running at ArtsWest, is the matter-of-factness with which book writer Jeff Whitty (Avenue Q) foregrounded the same-sex pairings and gender fluidity only hinted at in the show’s 16th-century source. Streamlining Sir Philip Sidney’s preposterously complex romance Arcadia, Whitty kept the setting and premise (a happy…
This New South Lake Union Home Shop Combats Seattle Gray with Pattern and Color
From wallpaper to fabrics, Guesthouse helps you add the perfect pop of color to your space
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The goal of Guesthouse interior design firm and shop is to make you feel not as though you were a guest, but as if you were at home—supposing your home was decked in a mix of modern accents and vintage statement pieces, like a…
Must List: Seattle Center’s Winterfest, Cocopop!, Thanksgiving Day Apple Cup 5K
Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events
Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST GET FESTIVE Seattle Center’s Winterfest (11/29-12/31) A month might not be long enough to explore all the festivities on offer at Seattle Center’s annual winter celebration. From magic shows to model train exhibits, four Saturdays of ice sculpting to a skate night with drag…