The August 2021 Issue of Seattle Mag

A Blue Bathroom Supposedly Makes Your House $5,400 More Valuable

According to Zillow, certain hues may lead to higher values.

According to Zillow, homes with pale blue bathrooms fetch a higher average selling price than white.

Caroline Craighead

Idaho’s Up-and-Coming Wineries Deliver Bold Tastes and Impeccable Views

Dry days and cool nights give Idaho grapes great acidity and rich flavor.

Idaho's oldest continuous winery Ste. Chappelle is a must for vino vacationers.

Shannon Borg

Dining Decisions: The Bellevue Collection Brings a New App to the Table

The Eastside shopping mecca launches an app designed to make dining decisions easier for guests.

Henry's Tavern

Darien Parish Rozell

SoDo’s Experimental New Cidery Isn’t Afraid to Get Weird

Brownrigg Hard Cider makes a big impression with wild flavors.

SoDo's new cidery is for the adventurous.

AJ Rathbun

Ballard’s Hottest Pizzeria is Doing a Pop-Up at Stoup Without Pizza

The Must List: Your guide to Seattle's top events.

Stoup celebrates its fourth anniversary with a full week of events.

Danny Sullivan and Megan Lamb

Millennials Do Want to Own Homes in Seattle, But Can They?

How a progressive mortgage lender is catering to the city's unique real estate micro-climate to make homeownership possible.

Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. The assumption that Millennials prefer renting is a myth, according to a recently released 2017 Zillow Group Report on consumer housing trends. Of the 13,000 consumers surveyed nationally, 42-percent were looking to buy their first home. These topics were discussed during the University of Washington Rundstad Center for Real Estate Studies that…

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Your Best Bets for Easy, DIY Seattle Halloween Costumes

Leave the tired witch's hat in the closet and go with a (cheap) Seattle-centric costume.

Ol' Mack's penchant for ridiculous attire, as seen in the "Thrift Shop" video, makes the Seattle rapper a fine Halloween costume.

Alexa Peters

Rainier Beach Residents Fight to Preserve a Diverse American Dream

On a walk through Rainier Beach, Steve Scher finds an old Seattle neighborhood that’s trying to hold on in the wake of gentrification.

Rainier Beach residents enjoy the playground at Beer Sheva Park along Lake Washington.

Steve Scher

The Colorful Beauty of the West Captured in Seattle Artist’s Paintings

In a new book, local artist Molly Hashimoto explores the colors of our region.

Olympic National Park, Rialto Beach

Danny Sullivan

Cafe Racer is Closing This Week

Bid farewell to the University District institution on Wednesday.

After struggling to stay afloat for the past year, Café Racer is closing. Owner Kurt Geissel announced yesterday in a Facebook post that Wednesday will be the beloved U District hangout’s last day. “Lord knows the café has had it’s [sic] ups and downs but it has been 14 years of art and music and…

Michael Rietmulder

Washington Wine Grapes Survive Rampant Northwest Wildfires

Amid the horror stories coming from California's fire-struck wine region, Syncline finds no smoke taint.

A beautiful day at one of Syncline's vineyards.

Chelsea Lin

After Spate of Closings, Georgetown Artists’ Hub Rises When We Need It the Most

A performing arts space in the South End offers its founders, and area artists, a place to call home in a swiftly changing city.

Dance Off From left: Dayna Hanson, Peggy Piacenza and Dave Proscia in their new performance space

Florangela Davila

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