August 2021
Cocktails on Tap at Capitol Hill’s Montana
Capitol Hill favorite Montana boasts cocktails on tap and take-in food
Tucked into an animated stretch of Capitol Hill’s East Olive Way, Montana (1506 E Olive Way; 206.422.4647; montanainseattle.com) is the kind of bar you expect and love on Capitol Hill: tabletops lovingly scarred by the carvings of many patrons, amiable staff, rollicking music just loud enough, and walls adorned with stickers, scrawled graffiti and photo-booth…
Day Trip to Issaquah for the Salmon Days Festival
Where: Issaquah, Washington, for the Salmon Days Festival (10/5–10/6. Downtown Issaquah; 425.392.0661; salmondays.org). What: For the 44th time, Issaquah throws its annual welcome for returning salmon with a street party featuring hundreds of artisans and musicians, playing everything from bluegrass to rhythm and blues. Graze: The more than 60 food vendors include Greek-American fusion, New…
Jill Bucy and Tata Harper = Skincare Dream Team
!–paging_filter–pIt was a sweltering late summer afternoon and I was finally about to cross the threshold of a href=”http://jillbucy.com/index.php” target=”_blank”Jill Bucy Skincare/a, hallowed ground for Seattle’s skincare obsessed and widely considered as strongthe/strong place for a facial in town./ppLocated in a small suite in Queen Anne’s a href=”http://www.marqueen.com/” target=”_blank”MarQueen Hotel/a, on the corner of Queen…
Huskies and Cougar Fan Gear for Gals (And Not a Bit of Pink Anywhere!)
One of the most frustrating things for an extremely devoted–verging on obsessed–college football ladyfan such as myself, is scouring the potential options for women’s fan gear and finding the following: too-tight tees (hey I enjoy beer(s) and a hotdog at games every now and then), ill-fitting box-like tops and more pink and rhinestones than you’d…
Seamless in Seattle Reader’s Choice Revealed
!–paging_filter–pAt long last it’s finally time to announce the winner of the 2013 Seamless in Seattle Reader’s Choice poll. Over 4,000 of you voted and the overwhelming winner is: a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/gallery/jordan-christianson” target=”_blank”Jordan Christianson of Jonquil Mr Black/a./ppHere’s a bit from Christianson’s branding statement: a href=”http://www.jonquilandblack.com/” target=”_blank”Jonquil Mr Black/a is a couture and made-to-measure line of…
Eileen Fisher’s Fall Cashmere Event
!–paging_filter–pOh, hi fall: it’s you. Nice to see you again, I guess. I suppose this means the rain is coming. Well, let’s focus on the positive. In addition to gray skies and drizzle, fall also means sweaters. Specifically cashmere sweaters, which are cozy, snuggly and all sorts of delicious./ppOn Saturday, September 21 local a href=”http://www.eileenfisher.com/”…
The Must List: Pop-Up Parks, a Spooky Fashion Show More
What to do this weekend
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Park It/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/19ge4H5” target=”_blank”brPARK(ing) Day/abrFriday (9/20, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) — Parking spaces throughout the city will morph into lounge-worthy mini-parks chock full of activities, music and more for the city’s annual PARK(ing) Day. We especially recommend the artful approach in front of Seattle Art Museum./ppstrongMust Browse/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15DJNol” target=”_blank”brSeattle Public Library Book Sale/abr(9/21…
Fall Cocktails Perfect for Hayrack Rides
!–paging_filter–pHonestly, there aren’t enough hayrack rides (aka hayrides) anymore. At least I don’t think so. I grew up mainly in Kansas, and took my fair share of hayrack rides, so I could be biased. But come on! Riding around with a bunch of pals snuggled up on the back of a cart surrounded by hay…
Following Doctors’ Orders
Harborview nephrologist Michael Ryan was used to worrying about patients, not himself
“I’d always been healthy,” says Harborview nephrologist Dr. Michael Ryan. So healthy that he didn’t have a primary care doctor. When the kidney specialist began to have abdominal pains in early 2009, he took some Mylanta and wrote it off as a possible ulcer, at times mitigating symptoms with food. “It seemed like if I…
Better Breast Screening
The Polyclinic and EvergreenHealth are among the first medical centers in the Seattle area to offer 3D mammography, a new technology that promises more accurate diagnoses in women who are getting tested for breast cancer. FDA approved in 2011, one of the great benefits of 3D mammograms is that they reveal more, taking a series…
The MS Mystery
New oral treatments bring hope and make managing one of the Northwest's all-too-common diseases easi
When Kaycee Kiesz of Seattle found out about a Virginia Mason Medical Center clinical trial for the first-ever oral multiple sclerosis drug, which later came on the market as Gilenya (pronounced “jeh-len-ee-ah”), she jumped at the chance to participate. She was diagnosed with MS in 2001, and after trying several different injectable treatments, she signed…
Pregnancy and Immunizations
Group Health Ob-Gyn Dr. Jane Dimer talks important immunizations in for moms-to-be
For pregnant women, whose immune system defenses are naturally lowered, the stakes for getting any type of infection are high. Two recent studies make prevention—against one common and one not-so-common illness—a priority. We talked with Dr. Jane Dimer, a Group Health obstetrics and gynecology specialist, about the Danish study linking pregnant women who have had…