August 2021
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Commissioner of Public Lands, Hilary Franz
Franz secured $50 million from the legislature this year to fund fire prevention efforts
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. After smoke loomed on seattle’s horizon for the two summers prior to this one, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is making her Department of Natural Resources (DNR) a more visible force. Elected in 2016,…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: TransFamilies Executive Director, Aidan Key
The founder of the organization Gender Diversity begins a new project with TransFamilies
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. It’s been 12 years since Aidan Key founded Gender Diversity, an organization dedicated to creating supportive, inclusive environments, both physical and emotional, for transgender and gender-nonconforming children. Key is a powerful public speaker, not with…
Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Pupusas, Hawaiian BBQ and Steak Frites
Plus: Where to take out-of-towners
Our Instagram is a great place to find amazing photography and get the scoop on what’s going on in the city. It’s also where our editor-in-chief, Chelsea Lin, answers reader questions about eating out in Seattle. Every Wednesday, she’s on our Instagram story uncovering the best spots to satisfy your cravings. We’ve got her answers from the…
15 Restaurants Serving Thanksgiving Dinner 2019
Turn off the oven and let Seattle chefs make you a fantastic holiday meal
You can forego the hours of cooking and loads of dishes to clean on Thanksgiving with the many Seattle restaurants who are offering special, chef-prepared Thanksgiving meals this year. Vegetarian and vegan options are available at some as well as multi-course meals that range from four to nine dishes, some more traditional, others more experimental….
AIA Home of Distinction: Central District Triplex Provides a Blank Canvas for Bold Design Strokes Inside and Out
'We wanted to create a model for urban living, where we have potentially six homes: three townhomes and then the three Airbnb or mother-in-law units'
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL: Architects and partners Steven Lazen and Kailin Gregga live in one unit of the Central District triplex nicknamed Big Mouth House; Lazen loves to cook, so he opted for a big kitchen featuring this island with a six-burner stovetop
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Microsoft President and Chief Legal Officer, Brad Smith
This year, Smith pledged $500 million to be spent on increasing affordable housing in Seattle
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. Microsoft’s recent renaissance is nothing new; the local tech giant has seen substantial revenue growth since Satya Nadella took over in 2014. (Nadella made our Most Influential list that same year.) This year, Microsoft president…
Celebrity Hairstylist Chris Appleton Talks Seattle, Hair Essentials and Trends
The England-born trendsetter counts Kim Kardashian West and Jennifer Lopez as clients
Chris Appleton doesn’t get frazzled easily. In fact, the celebrity hairstylist admits that he works best under pressure, evidenced on Sunday evening as he floated between styling hair on models, sitting down for this interview then walking through choreography on stage. Appleton was in town to pass down the techniques behind his red carpet ready…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Social Justice Fund Interim Program Director, Karen Toering
Toering's black-led Giving Project has raised more than $370,000 from 240 donors to boost black-led organizations
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue, as part of the Most Influential People of the Year feature. Click here to subscribe. As interim program director of the Social Justice Fund, Karen Toering has directed her many talents—as a grassroots organizer, cultural worker, and nonprofit arts and social justice consultant—into the black-led Giving Project. The project, the…
Book Excerpt: Demystifying Mussels with ‘The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook’
In her first cookbook, Seattle magazine contributor Naomi Tomky proffers a complete guide to preparing—and understanding—the region’s bounty of fresh seafood
This article appears in print in the November 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Local food and travel writer Naomi Tomky’s work has been published in dozens of national magazines, but The Pacific Northwest Seafood Cookbook (November 5, The Countryman Press, $27.95) is her first foray into cookbook writing. In her signature relatable style, Tomky outlines everything there…
Seattle’s Most Influential People 2019: Homelessness and Housing Advocates, Colleen Echohawk, Matt Hutchins, Nicole Macri and Paul Lambros
These four locals are helping change the intertwined homelessness and housing crisis in Seattle
From left: Colleen Echohawk, Nicole Macri, Matt Hutchins and Paul Lambros