August 2021
Local Musical Mountaineers Duo Plays Concerts in the PNW Outdoors
Combining their musical talents and passion for the outdoors, Anastasia Allison and Rose Freeman play trailside concerts for hikers and trees alike
Anastasia Allison (left) and Rose Freeman hike into the mountains to hold unannounced predawn concerts as the Musical Mountaineers
Seattle-based Fuchsia Inc. Brings International Artisan Goods to Locals
Afshan Abbas is creating a market for Pakistani artisans—and bringing unique pieces to Seattle
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. People kept asking Afshan Abbas where she got her distinctive shoes. This happened so often that the Seattle businesswoman, who hails from Pakistan, decided it was time to introduce the footwear to the rest of the world. In 2016, after raising more than $60,000…
Expert Advice: 5 Tips for Parents Helping Teens With the College Search
University Prep college counselor weighs in on parental support
Sponsored by University Prep With this year’s college admissions scandal news wafting in and out of our newsfeeds, it’s an interesting time to be a parent of a high school junior or senior. It’s one more piece of news at a time when families are hit with a barrage of college information. With all the…
Halloween Is this Small Washington Town’s Forte
In Boo-coda, Halloween is celebrated all month long
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Bucoda, a tiny town (population 560) located 20 miles south of Olympia, takes Halloween seriously. How seriously? In 2012, its town council wanted to turn the town into more of a destination, so it voted to change the city’s name to Boo-coda for the month…
Paula Vogel’s Energetic, Elegiac Play ‘Indecent’ Now Running at Seattle Rep
The play-within-a-play is complex, exploring ideas of creative determination, censorship, immigrants and more
Dim light leaks through a gauzy scrim, illuminating bodies crumpled on a dusty stage, everything gray, everything still. Three musicians play silent music, their instruments making no sound, as those bodies slowly rise, the ashes filling their sleeves and hands draining to the floor. Suddenly, the whole eerie scene bursts open, klezmer music blares, gray…
Frye Art Museum Fetes Seattle Choreographer Donald Byrd with a Retrospective
The exhibit will explore his life and work
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. To mark his 70th birthday and a body of work that has covered subjects from musicals to race relations (sometimes at the same time, as in his Tony-nominated dance for The Color Purple), the Frye Art Museum is honoring Seattle-based choreographer and Spectrum Dance…
4 New Seattle-area Restaurants You Must Try in October 2019
In today’s dining scene, it’s hard to keep up with restaurant openings. But it’s our job (and our pleasure) to do just that. Here are a few new places worth checking out
This article appears in print in the October 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Fitchi HouseWallingfordThis casual, counter-service Wallingford spot, with its mustard yellow facade, boasts a menu of “eastern cuisine”; here, that translates into savory meat pies from Turkmenistan, plus a short menu of pasta dishes, like fettuccine carbonara and chicken fettuccine. Snowy VillageUniversity DistrictThe latest in…
This Week Then: Celebrating Italian Americans and Filipino Americans in Washington
Plus: The first military plane to land in Seattle
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Italian Americans in Washington October is Italian American Heritage Month, and this week HistoryLink looks at some of the contributions Italian Americans have made in Washington. One of the first Italians to visit the Northwest was explorer Alessandro Malaspina, who sailed here under the Spanish…
Must List: Taste of Seattle Made, Earshot Jazz Festival, Delta’s 17:00 Bar
Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events
Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST EAT LOCAL Taste of Seattle Made (10/6) Make your way to Pioneer Square to sample appetizers, dessert, boozy creations and so much more from local food and beverage makers including Broadcast Coffee Roasters, Gnocchi Bar and Dolcetta Artisan Sweets. This is the fifth annual…
11 Local Events to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
From adult entertainment to family-friendly fun, Seattle has all the spooky happenings to get your Halloween fix
Halloween may technically only be one day, but that shouldn’t stop you from getting the celebration started early. Whether you’re in the mood to eat, run, laugh or scream, October’s spookiest events have you covered. Here are our top picks for the month: Halloween Pet Parade (10/20) Don’t let your furry friends miss out on…