February 2008

Molly Moon's Ice Cream Vending Machines Are Popping Up All Over Seattle

Molly Moon’s Ice Cream Vending Machines Are Popping Up All Over Seattle

"Minimoons" have already been on the Washington State Ferries and at Seattle Children's, and they'll be in PCC locations starting this week

Seattle favorite Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream launched in 2008, and ten years later, they’re adding brand new ice cream vending machines so you can enjoy your favorite flavors all over town.  “It’s like our shop in a box,” said Molly Moon Neitzel, founder and CEO. These “minimoons” have been popping up all over Seattle…

We Visited Whistler's New Cloudraker Skybridge and It Is Breathtaking

We Visited Whistler’s New Cloudraker Skybridge and It Is Breathtaking

Whistler Blackcomb's newest attraction opened earlier this summer

The Cloudraker Skybridge on the tippy top of Whistler is breathtaking. No, really, I was gasping for oxygen as I approached the edge of the 130-meter walk so high above the rugged terrain below. I nearly chickened out, but I’m glad I took the leap. This impressive feat of engineering shares the newly refurbished Space Needle’s look-down-and-be-thrilled…

Greenwood Mexican Restaurant Luisa's Stays Great by Keeping Traditions

Greenwood Mexican Restaurant Luisa’s Stays Great by Keeping Traditions

At a family-run Mexican restaurant on Holman Road, time stands sweetly still

Neighborhood favorite Scott Sellers has preserved the original menu, and vibe, as much as possible for the 25 years he’s owned Luisa’s Mexican Grill

We Rode a Battery-Powered Bike Share to the Top of Queen Anne

We Rode a Battery-Powered Bike Share to the Top of Queen Anne

Lime E-bikes are everywhere in Seattle

Lime’s battery-powered bicycle

3 New Spa Experiences in Seattle That Take Luxury to the Next Level

3 New Spa Experiences in Seattle That Take Luxury to the Next Level

Check out these zen indulgences

When closed, the Infrared Pod at Penelope and the Beauty Bar wraps you in heat for a sauna-like experience

Meet the Former Amazon Employee Who Left Her Job to Write About Her Journey to Sobriety

Meet the Former Amazon Employee Who Left Her Job to Write About Her Journey to Sobriety

In her new book, former Amazon employee Kristi Coulter examines life without alcohol

Kristi Coulter left her job at Amazon to write full time. Now, her workplace is often Ravenna’s Third Place Books where she spends time writing

King County and Seattle Public Library Systems Have a Netflix-Style Online Streaming Service (And It's Free!)

King County and Seattle Public Library Systems Have a Netflix-Style Online Streaming Service (And It’s Free!)

New offerings from two local library systems go beyond books

This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. The King County Library System is taking its encyclopedic book knowledge to the airwaves with King County Reads, its new TV program (King County TV Channel 22/322/722; streams at kcls.org). Hosted by University Book Store public relations guru Terry Tazioli (a former Seattle Times editor and…

Go Treasure Hunting at the Increasingly Popular Sodo Flea Market

Go Treasure Hunting at the Increasingly Popular Sodo Flea Market

Dozens of vendors are setting up shop on the second and last Saturday of every month

This article appears in print in the August 2018 issue. Click here to subscribe. More than 50 vendors, artisans and craftspeople—including D+K Renewal pictured above—from Seattle to Centralia set up shop on the second and last Saturday of the month at the increasingly popular Sodo Flea Market (2322 Utah Ave. S; 206.496.7005). From its well-curated selection of vendors,…

The Brand New 'festival:festival' Is Aiming to Foster an Intersectional and Accessible Arts Community

The Brand New ‘festival:festival’ Is Aiming to Foster an Intersectional and Accessible Arts Community

Plus: a conversation with UW biology professor Jennifer Nemhauser on bridging botany and art

On the surface, this weekend’s inaugural festival:festival looks familiar if far from typical. There’ll be music: a triple bill from Bremerton rapper Guayaba, soul musician/sound designer Goodsteph and Olive Jun, who performs “bedroom-centric electro-pop” under the name Lushloss (Lovecitylove, 9 p.m. Friday). There’ll be film: shorts by young filmmakers Hanan Diriye and Kamyar Mohsenin (Northwest…

Must List: Sub Pop's 30th Anniversary Festival, Taste Edmonds, Milk Ice Cream Social & Bake Sale

Must List: Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival, Taste Edmonds, Milk Ice Cream Social & Bake Sale

Your weekly guide to Seattle's hottest events.

MUST LOVE SUB POP SPF30 – Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Festival(8/11) Seattle is chock-full of live music this weekend. If you didn’t snag tickets to Pearl Jam’s Home Shows, you can catch some great tunes at SPF 30, Sub Pop’s huge birthday bash. This all-day all-ages party will have four stages with Sub Pop favorites…

Get a Taste for Taiwanese Food at This New Pop-Up in Seattle's U District

Get a Taste for Taiwanese Food at This New Pop-Up in Seattle’s U District

BaBaLio (or BB6) makes its debut on Sunday

A taste of home: the chef's mother's noodles with braised bean curd, mushrooms and pickled baby corn.

5 Best Seattle Bars for Summer Drinking

5 Best Seattle Bars for Summer Drinking

Grab a drink and soak up the sun

Head up into the Cloud Room for delicious outdoor drinking.