August 2021

6 Seattle Outdoor Music Festivals in July

6 Seattle Outdoor Music Festivals in July

Hear that? Outdoor music season is in full swing. Here are some of this month’s highlights

Sol performing at Capitol Hill Block Party

Washington Road Trip Nirvana: Dreamy North Cascade Campsites for an Airstream Trailer

Washington Road Trip Nirvana: Dreamy North Cascade Campsites for an Airstream Trailer

Pacific Northwest trailer camping at its finest

North Cascades National Park was the perfect destination for a recent road trip that involved pulling a sporty Airstream Basecamp that I got to take on a three-day test drive. I headed that northeasterly direction—a three-hour drive from Seattle—because it’s home to some of the best wild-ish campgrounds that can easily accommodate a trailer. Gotta…

Congee Is Our New Favorite Comfort Food

Congee Is Our New Favorite Comfort Food

An Uwajimaya food stall is dishing up soul-warming bowls of rice porridge

It’s nothing fancy, but congee is comfort food at its core; spruce it up with peanuts, pickled vegetables and soy sauce. Full size image below.

Tom Douglas Teams Up With Nordstrom, Stepping Out of Seattle for the First Time

Tom Douglas Teams Up With Nordstrom, Stepping Out of Seattle for the First Time

Department Bento is the latest concept for Nordstrom at the Bellevue Square location

A teriyaki skirt steak bento box with charred broccoli, red beet and shiitake mushroom onigiri and pickled accompaniments

AIA Home of Distinction: Inside a Sublime San Juan Island Retreat

AIA Home of Distinction: Inside a Sublime San Juan Island Retreat

A couple’s San Juan Island campsite turns into the home of their dreams—30 years in the making

LITTLE BOXES: Paul and Bonnie Bunning wanted their house to be an art piece, says principal designer Geoff Prentiss. That meant from the outside as well as within. The house, a series of cascading boxes, is wrapped in cypress boards preserved in the Japan

By the Numbers: The Special Olympics Comes To Seattle

By the Numbers: The Special Olympics Comes To Seattle

More than 4,000 athletes and coaches from all 50 states will be here for the Special Olympics USA Games from July 1 to 6

This article appears in print in the July 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. Join the Special Olympics for the 50th anniversary of its USA summer games, which give people with intellectual disabilities the chance to compete in a variety of sports. The athletes gather in Seattle on July 1 for six days of team and individual events…

How to Go Foraging for Thimbleberries

How to Go Foraging for Thimbleberries

Plus: a recipe for a delicious homespun thimbleberry jam

Though the thimbleberry is fragile and anti-commercial in nearly every way, its flavor punches way above its weight.

11 Best Things To Do in Seattle in July 2018

11 Best Things To Do in Seattle in July 2018

Our hand-picked list of best bets for entertainment this month

Mickalene Thomas' 2008 chromogenic print, "La Lecon d'amour" at the Henry Art Gallery

Seattle's Best New Patios

Seattle’s Best New Patios

The new (and new-ish) restaurants you need to add to your summer bucket list for outdoor dining

Take it all in from Ascend's unreal new patio

Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Must List: Pride Celebrations, Shake Shack Pop-Up, ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST CELEBRATE Pride Parade and Seattle Center PrideFest(6/22–6/24) Pride hits its peak this weekend with a culmination of block parties, marches, festivals, performances, and of course, the parade. The 44th annual Seattle Pride Parade kicks off at 4th and Union 11 a.m. Sunday,  proceeding on to Seattle Center where the celebration continues with PrideFest, featuring…

Brand New High-Rise Condos Planned for Belltown
Sponsored

Brand New High-Rise Condos Planned for Belltown

This residential tower's 352-units will be for sale, not rent.

A rendering of SPIRE, a new residential tower in Belltown, slated to open Fall 2020.

The Canned Cocktails Your Summer Picnic Needs

The Canned Cocktails Your Summer Picnic Needs

Folks used to laugh about pre-made booze in a can, but these will change your mind (and your drinking game)

Summertime, and the living is easy... with these drinks.