February 2008

Modernist Cusine's New Gallery Gives Us Food for Thought

Modernist Cusine’s New Gallery Gives Us Food for Thought

The new gallery shows off the otherworldly food photography of Nathan Myhrvold

SECRET SAUCE: Nathan Myhrvold at the gallery with his deconstructed cheeseburger image titled “The All-American”

Road Trip: Visit a Vancouver Island Town for Maple Syrup, Hiking and History

Road Trip: Visit a Vancouver Island Town for Maple Syrup, Hiking and History

A tiny Vancouver Island city offers unique rewards for the visitor

AROUND TOWN: The Kinsol Trestle near Duncan was restored for hikers after sitting abandoned for 31 years

The Skagit Eagle Festival Is in Full Swing

The Skagit Eagle Festival Is in Full Swing

Now is the time to see these majestic creatures

There’s still time to see the eagles—not the football team, our national symbol birds who flock by the hundreds to the Skagit River from December through February to feast on the dying chum salmon who have come home to spawn. Visit in the mornings and bring your binoculars to see trees filled with the noble…

Take a Sip of These Natural Wines Available at Seattle-Area Restaurants

Take a Sip of These Natural Wines Available at Seattle-Area Restaurants

Restaurants are falling hard for low-intervention wine’s je ne sais quoi

PERFECT PAIRING: Pick up a double tavern burger from Loretta’s to pair with Michel Guignier’s 2015 La Bonne Pioche from Left Bank

Timbrrr! Music Festival Heats Up in Leavenworth

Timbrrr! Music Festival Heats Up in Leavenworth

For one weekend each January, Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival makes the mountains sing

The crowd rocking out in Festhalle

Viadoom Update: Highway 99 Is Closed and the Panic Has Mostly Subsided

Viadoom Update: Highway 99 Is Closed and the Panic Has Mostly Subsided

The traffic forecast is partly cloudy for our commuter staff

One week into the Seattle Squeeze and we’ve returned to address the transportation woes of our staff. With daily media press conferences (including one directly under the viaduct with cars driving overhead), the public response has been just as frenzied as expected. But at least for now, it appears that you can breathe a sigh…

This Seattle-Made Dog Friendly Canine Credenza Is the Perfect Space-Saving Solution

This Seattle-Made Dog Friendly Canine Credenza Is the Perfect Space-Saving Solution

One artist offers a stylish solution for living with pets in small spaces

OUT OF SIGHT: Woodworker Jordan Dowell sells this dual-purpose credenza as a storage solution and pet bed, perfect for crate training

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Takeout, Japanese Cheesecake and Greenwood Eats

Your Seattle Restaurant Questions Answered: Best Takeout, Japanese Cheesecake and Greenwood Eats

Plus: a new gluten-free and dairy-free spot, pad thai and hot wings

Our Instagram followers know our dining and lifestyle editor, Chelsea Lin, for the weekly live Q&A sessions where she takes reader questions about eating out in Seattle. Her knowledge of local restaurants is truly impressive — take advantage of her expertise by making note of the tips below.  Have a question for Chelsea? Submit here.  Reader:…

This Week Then: Celebrating 20 Years of HistoryLink

This Week Then: Celebrating 20 Years of HistoryLink

HistoryLink.org debuted on January 15, 1999, at the Seattle Center's annual Martin Luther King Day celebration

This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Looking Back at Our Past This week HistoryLink celebrates our 20th anniversary with a look at our own history of the online encyclopedia of Washington history. This website debuted on January 15, 1999, at the Seattle Center’s annual Martin Luther King Day celebration, where curious passersby marveled at this new online…

Must List: Women’s March, 'Wallflower' Installation, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Must List: Women’s March, ‘Wallflower’ Installation, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

Love the Must List? Get it right in your inbox. Subscribe. MUST MARCH Women’s March Seattle(1/19) This year marks the third Women’s March on Seattle. Join thousands of fellow marchers at the kickoff rally in Cal Anderson Park, where women leaders from around the region will speak on the trials, tribulations and triumphs of the past…

Beacon Hill's Homer Is a Home Run

Beacon Hill’s Homer Is a Home Run

A Beacon Hill couple creates a dreamy neighborhood restaurant right in their own backyard

FAMILY STYLE: From the menu: charred carrots, roasted chicken, pillowy pita bread with a couple of the available spreads and soft-serve ice cream

Scotch Pine Sets Up Second Location in a Kingston Trailer

Scotch Pine Sets Up Second Location in a Kingston Trailer

A popular Seattle barbershop goes mobile with its second location

CUTS, TO GO: Scotch Pine barbershop’s second location in Kingston is inside this remodeled Boles Aero trailer which features a mural by Seattle artist Kyler Martz