August 2021
What Do Citizen Activists and Rainier Club Members Have in Common?
Rainier Club members have long played a central role in shaping our city, Knute Berger recognizes, but so have citizen activists
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. I am writing this from the quiet confines of The Rainier Club in downtown Seattle. The club’s ivy-covered brick facade speaks of tradition, power, privilege and solidity. The building is impressive, a landmark designed by Northwest legend Kirtland Cutter in a “Jacobean Revival style,”…
This Unlikely Bento Pairing Hits the Mark
Burgers + sushi = the ultimate in international comfort food
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. We love an unlikely pairing. Katsu Burger—the Japanese-influenced burger empire launched from a Georgetown strip mall in 2011—opened a Ballard location in July in the former home of Skillet. The restaurant looks remarkably the same, save for the faux tree full of blossoms in…
With Affordable Housing Dwindling, These Home Owners Are Fighting Back
In a booming economy, it’s no surprise that developers are eyeing mobile home parks, which house dozens of families, as prime properties for redevelopment. But some residents are finding ways to secure their home
GROUP BUY: In 2016, Steve Aitchison, with other residents of a Lakewood mobile home park, bought the land where 48 homes are located
5 Beauty Products to Get You Through Fall
From bath soaks to eye serums, these must-haves will keep your skin soft this season
There’s nothing quite like autumn in the Pacific Northwest. Between the watercolor-esque backdrop of changing leaves and an array of festive events to attend, we fall into natural habits that protect us from the season’s chilly air. And while most of us don’t question our impulse for pilling on cozy layers, slipping into our rain…
Politics Over Dinner? One Seattle Woman Says It’s OK
With the ‘Make America Dinner Again’ initiative, Emily Lewis wants Americans across the political divide to learn how to talk—and listen—to each other
TABLE TALK: As the Seattle chapter head of Make America Dinner Again, Emily Lewis, pictured here at the Pound Arts Building, leads the way for respectful dinner conversation
Seattle Housing Experiences High Demands as Tech Companies Continue to Grow
As Housing Trends Normalize, Tech Titans Continue to Drive Demand into Seattle.
Sponsored by Realogics Sensational headlines too quick to call for a housing downturn may face pushback from expansion in the tech industry. Seattle remains the top tech-30 market in North America, according to the CBRE Tech Report, with high-tech jobs expanding 26 percent over the last two years. Colliers Research is tracking nearly 6.5 million…
Key Lessons from the 2018 Most Influential People of the Year
This month's Editor's Note from Rachel Hart
This article appears in print in the November 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. The single most sobering moment of parenthood I’ve experienced since, of course, the day my first son was born, was when he started driver’s education last year. Parents/guardians were required to attend the first class with students, and the first words out of the instructor’s…
Jill Soloway Explains It all for You
On Tuesday, the ‘Transparent’ creator and friends invited 900 people over to chat about smashing the patriarchy
“Ladies and gentlemen…is an outdated phrase we don’t need to use anymore!” was the gleeful introduction to Tuesday night’s event at Temple de Hirsch Sinai, as Town Hall gathered five feminist/queer-positive artists for an entertainingly scattershot evening of comedy and talk. Out first was Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, whose recent Netflix special Nanette shattered everyone who saw…
This Week Then: How the ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Spooked Locals
Plus: The history behind ghostly encounters in Seattle
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Worlds at War Eighty years ago, on October 30, 1938, Martians invaded our planet and annihilated much of the populace with heat rays — or at least that’s what some folks believed when they turned on their radios. That evening, Orson Welles and the Mercury…