August 2021

Take an Olympics-Themed Tour of Seattle During the Winter Games

Take an Olympics-Themed Tour of Seattle During the Winter Games

The Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, begin Feb. 9.

The Olympic Mountains behind Alexander Calder’s Eagle in the Olympic Sculpture Park

Gwendolyn Elliott

The Quick and Dirty on Seattle’s Hamilton Lottery

The Quick and Dirty on Seattle’s Hamilton Lottery

Still confused about those $10 Hamilton tickets? Here’s some do’s and don’ts to get you started.

If you don’t feel like paying $240 or more for Hamilton tickets, we don’t blame you. But you may have a chance on getting tickets without selling your kidney. Hamilton’s producers launched Seattle’s $10 #HAM4HAM ticket lottery on Sunday, Feb. 4. Here are the basics do’s and don’ts you need to know: DO download the…

Daria Kroupoderova

Sasquatch! Music Festival: The 2018 Lineup is Here

Sasquatch! Music Festival: The 2018 Lineup is Here

Memorial Day weekend festival announced its lineup this morning.

The anticipated Sasquatch! Musical Festival 2018 Lineup was posted this morning. Headliners include Bon Iver, The National, Modest Mouse, David Byrne, Tyler, The Creator, Spoon and many more.  See the full lineup here (via Facebook): Sasquatch! is held at The Gorge Amphitheater. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. PST. Find more…

Daria Kroupoderova

Seattle's Southwest Restaurants Get Fired Up

Seattle’s Southwest Restaurants Get Fired Up

Southwest heat in the Northwest chill.

Bang Bang Cafe flies in Hatch chiles from New Mexico, which lend flavor to the tasty green and red sauce on their signature burrito

Chelsea Lin, Naomi Tomky and Megan Lamb

How to Beat the Winter Blues: Tips From Seattle's Weather Experts

How to Beat the Winter Blues: Tips From Seattle’s Weather Experts

Meteorologists Morgan Palmer, Walter Kelley and Steve Pool weigh in with tips to stave off SAD.

GET OUT: Our experts’ most recommended tip to beat the winter blues? Enjoying the outdoors.

Gwendolyn Elliott

Hot Ticket: Kat Larson's Haunting New Exhibit

Hot Ticket: Kat Larson’s Haunting New Exhibit

Her video and photography show, "The Lens of Lyra (A Phenomenology of Spirit)," opens this week at Bridge Productions in Georgetown.

A detail from “On the Tracks of South Dakota (the Ghost prays for us),” an image from Larson’s 2016 show, The Ghost of Vega; gallery founder Sharon Arnold says “the aesthetics of the ghost are shifting in this next iteration.”

Gavin Borchert

Seattle's Best Barbecue from Around the Country

Seattle’s Best Barbecue from Around the Country

Throughout the area, pit masters do their best to imitate their favorite kind.

Beef brisket and ribs from Jeff’s Texas Style BBQ

Chelsea Lin, Naomi Tomky and Megan Lamb

7 Great Tastes from the East Coast

7 Great Tastes from the East Coast

Cheesesteaks, lobster rolls, matzoh ball soup, Italian subs, and more.

Bar Harbor’s lobster roll is full of (obviously) claw and knuckle meat, and we love it served Connecticut style and tossed in butter

Chelsea Lin, Naomi Tomky and Megan Lamb

Winter is the Perfect Time for Locals to Visit Pike Place Market

Winter is the Perfect Time for Locals to Visit Pike Place Market

9 places for Seattleites to check out at the market when the sky is dark and the lines are short.

It’s bone-chilling cold, dark way too early, and rainy for weeks, but guess what? Winter is the absolute best time for locals to visit Pike Place Market. No tourists, no lines! Here are a few of my favorite places — new and old — at this iconic landmark that we’re so fortunate to have right…

Leslie Kelly

Must List: Crosscut Festival, America's Largest Antique & Collectible Show, Seattle Boat Show

Must List: Crosscut Festival, America’s Largest Antique & Collectible Show, Seattle Boat Show

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST DEBATE Crosscut Festival (2/2-2/3) Journalists and public figures converge for in-depth conversations on topics ranging from politics to social justice, climate change to immigration at this inaugural festival, presented by Crosscut, the online, nonprofit publication covering Northwest news. Hear from Washington state Governor Jay Inslee and state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, former Obama administration officials…

Seattle Magazine Staff

The Best From the Midwest: Chili, Cheese Curds, Brats and Burgers

The Best From the Midwest: Chili, Cheese Curds, Brats and Burgers

Find a heaping helping of the heartland here in Seattle.

Some Cincinnatians will grumble about the lack of cheese on this version of Cincinnati chili from Mike’s Chili Parlor, but order it on the side and pile it high

Chelsea Lin, Naomi Tomky and Megan Lamb

5 Things You Need to Eat and Drink in February

5 Things You Need to Eat and Drink in February

Start with the burgers, end with the confetti cake

Meet chef Holly Smith and her fancy-pants lamb burger.

Chelsea Lin