February 2008
Award-winning Photographer Offers Four Season Glimpse of Lake Washington
A local photographer’s new project takes a seasonal look at a beloved body of water
This article appears in print in the August 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. One of the country’s top photographers—former Seattle Post-Intelligencer staffer and Pulitzer Prize–nominated Robin Layton—lives right here in our city. But for her latest inspiration, the globetrotting photographer did not have to go any farther than her own backyard: the shores of Lake Washington in…
100 Hundred Years Later, Seattle Still Loves Hockey and Bad Baseball
Seattle has always been sports town—Knute Berger notes how in 1919, hockey and baseball were both making headlines
I was dialing the way-back machine to 1919 and noticed a couple of interesting reminders of our times, a century later. Hockey was in the news, and so was bad baseball. Seattle had a Pacific Coast league baseball team, at various times called the Giants, Indians and Rainiers. In 1919, the team played at Dugdale…
Must List: Seattle Art Fair, CID Block Party, Jet Blast Bash
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Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST APPRECIATE Seattle Art Fair (8/1-8/4) It’s time to get artsy. This iconic Pacific Northwest fair is showcasing artwork from local, national and international galleries, giving viewers a chance to compare collector pieces from Washington state and beyond. The late Paul G. Allen founded the fair…
Get Your Shoe Fix at the Sabah Pop-up in Capitol Hill This Weekend
From desk to date night, these artisanal, hand-stitched shoes will take you anywhere
Sabah founder Mickey Ashmore has managed to make slippers chic again since founding his artisanal leather shoe company in 2013. His collection of Instagram-worthy slippers—Sabahs ($195 in leather or suede) and Babas (slip-ons, $170 in leather or suede) are available to try on and purchase at Glasswing (Capitol Hill, 1525 Melrose Ave.; 206.641.7646) starting today…
National Nordic Museum Photo Exhibit Is a Must-See for Pop Culture and History Buffs
A soon-to-close exhibit showcases the powerful lens of Swedish photographer Hasse Persson
IRON FIST: President Nixon was one of many political and pop cultural figures captured on camera by Swedish photojournalist Hasse Persson; an exhibit of his work is at the National Nordic Museum
Backstory: How the Gas Works Became a Seattle Park Landmark
An abandoned structure at a Seattle park was once a beacon of progress
This article appears in print in the August 2019 issue. Click here to subscribe. The Landmark. The Gas Works at Gas Works ParkThe Location. Wallingford, 2101 N Northlake Way The Backstory. Most Seattleites are familiar with the iconic industrial remnants that give Gas Works Park its name. But did you know that the structures we see today, perched…
