August 2021

Looking Back on Seattle's General Strike and Spanish Flu

Looking Back on Seattle’s General Strike and Spanish Flu

Knute Berger reflects on two cataclysmic events that brought Seattle to its knees a century ago

WALK OUT: Some 65,000 workers walked off the job during Seattle’s general strike in 1919

W'him's '3x3': 3 Renown Choreographers, 3 New Works

W’him’s ‘3×3’: 3 Renown Choreographers, 3 New Works

The Seattle dance company opens its 2019 season with multiple original performances

LIGHTS, ACTION: Whim W’him dancers rehearse Yin Yue’s to-be-named new dance work; the piece will be performed along with two others this month

Delridge Resident Makes House in a Shipping Container

Delridge Resident Makes House in a Shipping Container

In this age of escalating construction costs, a young Delridge resident looks to shipping containers when designing her starter home

TRANSFORMATIONS: Homeowner Julianna Carlson’s kitchen has concrete countertops and a chandelier she made from a found branch

3 New Local Apps to Try

3 New Local Apps to Try

Download these new, locally developed apps that offer tools to help fashionistas, parents and diners

HAVE IT ALL: The Peanut app is a hassle free way that helps busy moms connect

Seattle’s Iconic Landmark Wows With World’s First Revolving Glass Floor 玻璃城堡:耗资1亿美元翻新的西雅图经典地标以全球首个旋转玻璃地板惊艳亮相

Seattle’s Iconic Landmark Wows With World’s First Revolving Glass Floor 玻璃城堡:耗资1亿美元翻新的西雅图经典地标以全球首个旋转玻璃地板惊艳亮相

西雅图地标太空针塔带来全新的玻璃体验 Seattle’s iconic Space Needle provides a new glassy experience

太空针塔顶层的全球首个旋转玻璃地板将脚下的风景也看尽

Modernist Cuisine’s Gallery Shows a Different Side of Food 美食广场:现代主义烹饪画廊展现别样美食

Modernist Cuisine’s Gallery Shows a Different Side of Food 美食广场:现代主义烹饪画廊展现别样美食

新“现代主义烹饪”(Modernist Cuisine) 画廊高调展示Nathan Myhrvold空灵超然的美食摄影 The new Modernist Cuisine gallery shows off the otherworldly food photography of Nathan Myhrvold

科学及美食天才Nathan Myhrvold意在通过“现代美食主义”画廊向人们以不同的角度和层面展现食物,如他身后这幅名为“典型美国”的分层后的汉堡包

These Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Are Just the Thing to Get Through January

These Non-Alcoholic Cocktails Are Just the Thing to Get Through January

Just because you're not drinking (or drinking less) doesn't mean you have to suffer

Poppy has a whole menu of mocktails for January.

Yes, We’re Freaking Out About the Viaduct Closing Too

Yes, We’re Freaking Out About the Viaduct Closing Too

Our staff looks into the crystal ball and makes predictions on how the Viadoom will affect us all

Unless you’ve had your noise-cancelling headphones on these past months, you’ve probably heard about this little thing that’s about to happen: the Alaskan Way Viaduct closing. Local media outlets have been in countdown mode, taken videos of last drives on the thing, offered tips for how to deal with the closure and have just generally been preparing all of us for the inevitable traffic mess.   The…

These Winter Threads Keep You Cozy All Season Long

These Winter Threads Keep You Cozy All Season Long

You don't have to sacrifice style for comfort

This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. In hygge-loving Seattle, easy-to-wear, stretchy apparel is practically the citywide wardrobe. But you no longer  have to sacrifice style for comfort, thanks to a new generation of locally available wearables. Whether you are inclined to hibernate at this time of year or just want an…

This Week Then: Saying Goodbye to the Viaduct

This Week Then: Saying Goodbye to the Viaduct

Plus: Port Townsend turns 159

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Farewell, Viaduct This week, a new chapter of Seattle history begins when the Alaskan Way Viaduct closes permanently, three weeks ahead of the planned opening of its replacement, the SR-99 tunnel. This is the longest major highway closure the Puget Sound region has ever seen…

Must List: 'Il Trovatore', Tasveer South Asian Literary Festival, World’s Quickest Theater Festival

Must List: ‘Il Trovatore’, Tasveer South Asian Literary Festival, World’s Quickest Theater Festival

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST VERDI Seattle Opera’s Il Trovatore(1/12–1/26) Its switched-baby, love-triangle plot is notoriously spoofable (it’s the opera that the Marx Brothers reduced to rubble in A Night at the Opera), but Verdi’s 1853 swashbuckler can still pack a punch—especially if you have a soaring soprano like…

Guillermo Bravo Launches Local, Sustainable Sneaker Line

Guillermo Bravo Launches Local, Sustainable Sneaker Line

Get off on the right foot with these locally designed, eco-friendly kicks

This article appears in print in the January 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. Designer Luis Velez launched Capitol Hill–based sneaker and apparel company Guillermo Bravo in August with an eye to more than just fashion. “I wanted to create something that is both stylish and sustainable,” says Velez, noting that each person involved in making his pieces is paid…